Daily Archives: September 26, 2016
Cancer can growth without angiogenesis. A new field opened in cancer biology
The word cancer derives from the Greek “karkinos “which means “crab”. According to the legend reported by Paul of Aegina in the 7th Century AD, this name was chosen because this disease “has the veins stretched on
How does fever work? As a non-specific stressor
Despite the spectacular discoveries in immunology and recent biotechnological advances, amazingly there has been no consensus on how fever functions to help control infections. Does the heat of fever act as an immune stimulant, or does it
Abdominal wall schwannoma
A 62-year-old woman was admitted to our institution for the surgical evaluation of a mass in the right iliac fossa causing an enduring abdominal pain. The patient presented with the following comorbidities: visceral class I obesity (BMI
Genetics of body shape: Connexin43 is the key to two zebrafish mutants with shorter backbones and fins
The variation in body shape within and among animal species has long been an intriguing question. D’Arcy Thompson, a pioneer of mathematical biology in the early 20th century, put forth the idea that body shape variation in
Meatal mobilization and glanuloplasty: A viable option for coronal and glanular hypospadias repair
Hypospadias is one of the most common anomalies in the human genitourinary system. With an incidence of 1 in 300 male newborns. The meatal location may be anywhere from just below the tip of the glans to
