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This move from a one-size-fits-all approach to precision medicine makes use of tools like genetic sequencing to detect driver mutations and companion-diagnostic tests for biomarkers of drug response and toxicity. The same cancer can behave differently between individuals due to an accumulation of ...
Take the aforementioned DDT issue, for example. The substance was in use for decades prior to its dangerous properties being discovered, and there was significant pushback after the fact. Even before DDT, other chemicals (such as arsenic) had been used as a rudimentary ...
For instance, there are reports of sulfur being used to control plant diseases dating back 4500 y to its first use in Sumeria. Mercury and arsenic salts were introduced later, and the insecticidal properties of chrysanthemum flower extracts (pyrethrum) were discovered ∼2000 y ago. Indeed, ...
A high level of fragmentation in sperm cells represents a cause of male infertility that a conventional semen analysis cannot detect. So a man may be told that his sperm is normal in terms of the count, motility and morphology but could have high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation. Results fr...
Identifying a small number of pathogenic cells among many millions of cells is tricky. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now developed a technology that is able to identify enormous quantities of cell properties on a small scale, individually and in detail.
In June and October of the same year, Beech-Nut and Parent’s Choice recalled some products due to high arsenic levels (see below). However, these recalls were done after routine tests, not due to the Subcommittee’s report. Eight months later, the same subcommittee released a second baby...
The first adulticide (drug to kill the adult heartworms) for dogs that was developed was thiacetarsamide sodium (Caparsolate®), which contained arsenic. It was given in the vein through a catheter. If any drug got outside of the vein, severe tissue damage was possible. Some animals be...
(such as anMTHFR mutation) may increase your demand for certain nutrients, such as B-vitamins and folate. We can often detect nutrient deficiencies via lab tests, such as a urine organic acids test for some B vitamins. In this case, it will be wise to supplement and to support the ...
How can microarrays be used to detect cancer in the body? How do they work and what information can be derived from the results? What is the proliferation of cancer? Explain chemotherapy. How can a benign tumor in skin become cancerous? Why is it very unlikely to find one cure for cance...