Dr. Rakesh K Srivastava

Obesity, Causes, Effects, And Prevention

What Is Obesity? The word obesity has become synonymous with being fat and unhealthy. However, this is not the whole picture. Obesity can be a measure of excess body fat that puts you at risk for developing weight-related diseases like diabetes and hypertension. But being overweight or even obese is not always bad for your […]

Diabetes, Causes, Symptoms, And Treatments, A Comprehensive Guide

Diabetes Diabetes is an enduring disease that influences how your body regulates blood sugar. It can cause serious health problems, including heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. Causes of Diabetes There are several different causes of diabetes, and it is important to be aware of them if you or a loved one has the condition. […]

Recent Advances In Pancreatic Cancer: Biology, Treatment, And Prevention

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in United States. Efforts have been made towards the development of the viable solution for its treatment with constrained accomplishment because of its complex biology. It is well established that pancreatic cancer stem cells (CSCs), albeit present in a little count, contribute incredibly to […]

Stem Cells In Neurological Disorders: Emerging Therapy With Stunning Hopes

Neurodegenerative diseases are still a challenge for researchers and clinicians due to its complexity. Traditional medicines usually do not provide sufficient protection against these diseases due to drug resistance and relapse. The discovery of the therapeutic potential of stem cells offers new opportunities for the treatment of incurable neurological diseases. Based on their biological properties, […]

What is Pancreatic Cancer and how can you treat it?

What is Pancreatic Cancer and how can you treat it?

Cancer of the pancreas is a dangerous condition that frequently results in death. There is a 5% chance of survival, even though it is the fourth most significant cause of mortality due to cancer in the United States. Because there are typically no symptoms in the early stages of the disease, early identification is essential. […]

Cancer: An Overview, Causes, Treatments, The Best Guide

What Exactly is Cancer? An Overview   Cancer has the lead among all the diseases in taking the life of humans. It is a general term used to describe a group of diseases with the same characteristics. These diseases involve abnormal cell growth and proliferation at a fast rate, often leading to cancerous tumors and […]

A Comprehensive Guide On Diabetes, Causes, Symptoms And Treatments

Dr. Rakesh Srivastava

What Is Obesity? The word obesity has become synonymous with being fat and unhealthy. However, this is not the whole picture. it can measure excess body fat that puts you at risk for developing weight-related diseases like diabetes and hypertension. But being overweight or obese is not always bad for your health; it all depends […]

Assessment of risk factors, and racial and ethnic differences in hepatocellular carcinoma

Assessment of risk factors

Abstract   Despite improved screening and surveillance guidelines, significant race/ethnicity-specific disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) continue to exist and disproportionately affect minority and disadvantaged populations. This trend indicates that social determinants and genetic and environmental factors are driving the epidemic at the population level. Race and geography had independent associations with mortality risk among patients […]

Volkin, Rakesh Srivastava Ph.d. Named KU’s Second, Third Eminent Scholars

Volkin, Srivastava named KU's second, third Eminent Scholars

Kansas Bioscience Authority Commits $4.3 Million to Support Professors A prominent pharmaceutical scientist with 20 years of industrial research and development experience joined the KU faculty earlier this month, thanks in part to a five-year, $2.5 million financial commitment from the Kansas Bioscience Authority. David Volkin comes to KU from Centocor R&D, a subsidiary of […]

Research Discovers Potential New Rx Target for Colon Cancer

Research discovers potential new Rx target for colon cancer

SATB2 is a novel “transcription factor” – a protein “switch” that controls which genes are turned on or off inside a cancer cell. Drs. Rakesh Srivastava and Sharmila Shankar identified it in the so-called “cancer stem cells” – cancer cells that behave like stem cells. Cancer stem cells are a small subset of immortal cells in tumors that are […]