Daily Archives: February 28, 2016
Towards wearable electronic devices that are powered by sweat
How would it be to charge your smartphone or iPod with your sweat while training? This would definitely be a green way to power portable electronics that you use everyday! The benefits of such attractive energy convertors,
Milk exosomes for drug delivery
The need to effectively deliver drugs to target site has employed a multitude of substances varying from biological to a chemical nature and solid metals for the preparation of tiny drug delivery vesicles called nanoparticles. However, factors
CD164 helps physicians to diagnose and treat cancer in Sézary Syndrome
Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) represent malignancies of the T-lymphocytes that go to or reside in the skin. Roughly 50% of all CTCL cases are Sézary Syndrome and Mycosis Fungoides. The typical external manifestation of the disease is
Side effects of radiation therapy: Why me?
Most lung cancers are treated with radiation therapy, often in high doses. Although these treatments are absolutely required to prolong life (by killing the tumor or slowing its growth), radiation treatment can have negative side effects that
Extended VATS lobectomy
A lobectomy is the standard operation for removal of a lung cancer. Traditionally, it is performed through a large incision (approximately 15 cm or 6 inches) at the side of the chest. This incision, termed a thoracotomy,
Bleeding and thrombosis in a patient with primary antiphospholipid syndrome using norethisterone
Antiphospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune hypercoagulable state caused by specific antibodies, and it is known to be associated with the occurrence of blood clots, or thrombosis, in the veins and/or arteries. However bleeding is rarely associated with the syndrome. Only a few cases
