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 the 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 […]
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?
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
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 […]
Association of Diabetes Mellitus and Alcohol Abuse with Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Clinical Significance
Abstract Diabetes mellitus (DM), one of the metabolic diseases which is characterized by sustained hyperglycemia, is a life-threatening disease. The global prevalence of DM is on the rise, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. Diabetes is a major cause of blindness, heart attacks, kidney failure, stroke, and lower limb amputation. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) […]
Assessment of risk factors, and racial and ethnic differences in hepatocellular carcinoma
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
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
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 […]
Protein that turns Normal Cells into Cancer Stem Cells Offers Target to Fight Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is a global killer. Each year, more than one million people worldwide are diagnosed with it; more than half a million die from it. If diagnosed early enough the standard treatment involves surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or targeted drug therapy to destroy the tumors. In many cases this may work. But in some cases, […]