Daily Archives: October 19, 2015
What do we breathe? A study of particular matter exposure and deposition in the human respiratory tract
Have you ever thought about the diameter of a single hair from your head? It is somewhere between 50-70 µm. (micrometres, or thousandth of millimetres) wide. Small, isn’t it? Well, now think about liquid or solid droplets
GLI mutations in patients with Hirschsprung disease
Hirschsprung (HSCR) disease (congenital megacolon) is one of the more common birth defects. It is a global problem but is particularly prevalent in Asia, affecting 1 in 3000 babies. These babies suffer from severe constipation and intestinal
Weather predictions of tick bite risk
A walk in the park can be an uplifting experience. It can also turn into a nightmare if the outdoors are filled with blood hungry ticks. The newly published research shows that weather conditions, particularly temperature, can
A novel 18F-azido click agent and their applications in PET imaging
Positron-emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive molecular imaging technique that is used to study and visualize in vivo physiology by the detection of positron-emitting (radiolabeled) compounds. Fluorine-18, represented by symbol 18F, is the most widely used element
The vicious cycle in liver that fuels the obesity diabetes pandemic
Experimental obesity is readily produced by dietary excesses of fats or carbohydrates and involves an initial increase in glucose production by the liver with subsequent increases in blood insulin levels, i.e., an insulin-resistant state. In turn, elevated
