Daily Archives: December 19, 2015
CML – where do we stand in 2015?
The progress with CML‐treatment continues at a rapid pace. Treatment of choice is targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI). Five‐year survival ranges around 91% and 10‐year survival around 84% up from 11% with Busulfan 30 years ago. More
Receptors as drug targets
According to the latest count, human body has 37.2 trillion cells. They all have the same genetic material, half deriving from a sperm cell, the other half from an egg cell. Consequently, all the cells are in
Artworlds – and Scienceworlds?
What makes a painting, a sculpture, or an installation art? According to the philosophical theory called Institutional Theory of Art, it’s essentially artists themselves. Whether a piece can be called art is a sort of collective decision
Bacterial cross-talk with small molecules
Bacteria, the unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms are the first form of life to appear on earth that may be traced way back about 4 billion years ago. Bacteria exist in typically two life forms i.e planktonic or free-swimming
Left-handers, you are not smarter after all!
People often wonder who is smarter: right-handers or left-handers? In order to answer this question, we tried to find out whether left-handers are over-represented in groups of people who have very high IQ (and who are sometimes
Compact, all-optical, Terahertz wave generator
Terahertz (THz) wave is a kind of invisible light that has the frequency of about 1012 Hz. THz wave can path through different materials with small absorption or reflection, therefore this kind of wave can be used
A patent cranial end of the ligamentum venosum can result in hemorrhage when performing surgery in the extreme upper abdomen
Unexpected bleeding with major surgery In the surgical management of cancer in the mid-portion of the extreme upper aspect of the abdomen, a complete resection with all visible tumor removed is a necessary part of successful long-term
Effect of exercise duration and exercise withdrawal on memory consolidation trend
The beneficial effects of exercise on the physiologic systems, brain, and mental health are well-established. Also, the maintenance of a healthy central nervous system throughout life serves as an imperative public health goal. Evidently, exercise can help
Mental files and belief
Children pass one batch of “perspective tasks” around age 4 and another batch around age 6. Kids who pass one task in a batch usually pass them all. What changes when children pass batch 1 tasks, and
Computational study of optical and electronic properties of metal-decorated Graphene
The computational methods for studying the various properties of nanomaterials like Graphene, have become extremely popular these days. Thanks to the ever increasing processor speeds. These methods include Density functional theory ( DFT ) and Time dependent density
