by Priti | Aug 16, 2018 | Detection & Prevention |
Significance Since its discovery as a factor which induces hemorrhagic necrosis of tumors in an experimental mouse, Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) has paved the way in understanding inflammatory diseases. TNF is a cytokine, a cell signaling protein, whose inhibition has...
by Saleem | Jun 16, 2018 | Detection & Prevention |
Significance Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease marked by deformity of joints leading to disability. Early diagnosis of this inflammatory disease seems to be crucial to optimal therapeutic management. Ultrasound is considered one of the...
by Saleem | Mar 17, 2018 | Detection & Prevention |
Significance University of California, Berkeley scientists have for the first time used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to disable a defective gene that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice, extending their lifespan by 25 percent. The...
by medinnovates | Aug 3, 2016 | Detection & Prevention |
In this paper we presented a simple, rapid and label-free surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) based mapping method for the detection and discrimination of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli on silver dendrites. The results show the developed mapping...
by medinnovates | Jul 27, 2016 | Detection & Prevention |
Significance To advance cancer studies and enable oncologists to make more accurate diagnosis, prognosis, and develop personalized therapies, Prof. John X.J. Zhang and Dr. Peng Chen led a team of bioengineers from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth and the...
by medinnovates | Jun 17, 2016 | Detection & Prevention |
Significance The first microRNA (miRNA) was discovered in C. elegans in 1993. Subsequently, miRNAs have been identified as a class of small non-coding RNAs containing around 21 nucleotides and virtually exist in all mammalian cells. Currently, miRNAs have been...
