Tag: Medicine

Evaluating Programs Offered for Pharmacy Residents
6th Jan 2021
Introduction: While recruitment and retention of qualified faculty members are critical for the success of an academic program, the faculty shortage remains a recurring challenge in the schools /colleges of pharmacy across the nation....

Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen for Prostate Cancer
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: The aim of this project is to prepare PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) targeted, exosome-like vesicles, encapsulating doxorubicin prodrug that will selectively target metastatic PC cells....

Health Disparities in Prostate Cancer: An Immunobiological Perspective
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most commonly diagnosed male malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men older than 40 years in the United States....

Hemodynamic Effects of Mechanical Ventilation in Premature Infants
5th Jan 2021
Introduction: One of the most drastic adaptations our species must survive is the physiologic transition from intrauterine life to extrauterine life.  Prematurity presents extraordinary challenges in oxy...

Effect of Age on Biomaterial-mediated in situ Bone Tissue Regeneration
18th May 2020
Introduction: Effect of Age on Biomaterial-mediated in situ Bone Tissue Regeneration Mengqian Liua, Manando Nakasakib, Yu‐Ru Vernon Shihc, and Shyni Varghesea.c.d,1 a Depar...

Summary of Evidence: Impact of Statin Therapy on CVD Outcomes (MI, stroke, death) in HIV-infected individuals in SSA
18th May 2020
Introduction: Introduction Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) encompasses the following specific diagnoses: Coronary heart disease (CHD)- Angina pectoris, heart failure, myocardial infarction (MI) Cerebrovascular disea...

Intermittent Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment Approach for Deep Tissue Pressure Injury after a Spinal Cord Injury
17th Dec 2019
Introduction: Intermittent Electrical Stimulation as a Treatment Approach for Deep Tissue Pressure Injury after a Spinal Cord Injury Abstract The main goal of this project is to use a novel technique known as the ...

Myopia Development Treatment Review
17th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1. Literature Review Introduction   Refractive error (ametropia) prevalence varies with age, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Overall ametropia prevalence was reported to be >2.3 bill...

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Causes and Risks
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) which impacts approximately 5–10 % of women of reproductive age, is a complicated endocrine disorder. Ovaries are stimulated to produce unnecessary quantities of m...

EC of Mechanical Ventilation on Premature Infants: Hemodynamic Effects
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Chapter 2 Literature Review Chapter 2 presents the literature review to evaluate the current state of the science as it relates to the hemodynamic effects assessed through EC of mechanical ventilatio...

Medical Plan for Rainforest Expedition
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Living at the extremes An expedition in the Amazon Rainforest – Matses National reserve; fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation UK (JDRF). Type 1 diabetes mellitus accounts for ...

Classification of Adverse Drug Reactions
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Drug hypersensitivity Drug Hypersensitivity affect approximately 10-20% of hospitalized patients and can manifest in many different clinical symptoms, which can even be fatal. Drug hypersensitivity r...

Validated Screening tools for the Assessment of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Malnutrition
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Validated screening tools for the assessment of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Malnutrition: A systematic review    Abstract   Introduction There is a great deal of overlap between the presentation of ...

Risk Factors Associated with Oral Cancer in South East Asia
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background Oral cancer contributes in over 300,000 deaths each year and the World Health Organisation (WHO, 2018) refers oral cancer as one of the major burdens in South Ce...

Asclepius and His Animals’ Roles in Healing
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract Animals have been used in the medical field consistently for the last few decades. It is tempting to believe that their applications in medicine are fairly new, however, this is not true. Si...

Epidemiology of Cronobacter Sakazakii
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Abstract Cronobacter sakazakii once known as Enterobacter sakazakii is a new emerging pathogen that is responsible for various neonatal conditions such as meningitis, bacteremia and necrotizing enter...

Anaesthetic Effects on the Brain Regions
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: “Gentlemen! This is no humbug” W. G. Morton, on 16th October,1846, used ether to facilitate a painless dental extraction. This, first reported, demonstration of anaesthesia, stunned the audience ...

Stress as a Risk-Factor for CVD
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW   Search Strategies A computerised search of the English-language literature published between 1980 and 2017 was completed. PubMed, National Centre for Biotechnology I...

Hypopituitarism Causes, Types and Management
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: The pituitary gland, located within the sella turcica at the base of the brain is the master regulator of growth, puberty, metabolism, response to stress, reproduction and lactation(54). The pituitar...

Optimisation of Cell-based Assays Targeting the Jak Signalling Family Implicated in Inflammatory Diseases
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: About GlaxoSmithKline Areas of interest/types of work being carried out at the host institution GSK researches, develops and manufactures innovative pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer he...

Metabolic Profiling of Severely Malnourished Children Treated with Gut-microbiota Modifying Therapeutic Feeds
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Metabolic profiling of severely malnourished children treated with gut-microbiota modifying therapeutic feeds.    INTRODUCTION Millions of the world’s children suffer from undernutrition, which is...

Single Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection (PRP) Addition to Rehabilitation Exercise for Hamstring Strain
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Single Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection (PRP) addition to rehabilitation exercise for Hamstring Strain.     Abstract Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) become popular biologically method used to accelerate h...

Applications of Plant Sources for Medicine
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1.0 INTRODUCTION There is a global increase in utilizing drug from plant sources which projected to be sixty billion around the universe (Barnes et al., 2004). Medicines from plants are efficient in ...

Evolving an Undergraduate Simulation Curriculum in Practical Emergency Care: A Mixed Methods Approach
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: Table of figures Contents Declaration of Originality Abstract Introduction Background Aims and objectives Methods Results Review of curricula Themes in the literature Surveys Descriptive statistics: ...

Vaccination Studies for HIV
16th Dec 2019
Introduction: 1. Introduction The human lentiviral retrovirus, Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), is the etiological agent behind the global Acquired Immunodeficiency Disease (AIDS) epidemic. Since the AIDS e...