When it doesn't run in the blood(vessels) - events involved in vascular disorders

Aila Akosua Kattner1

  • 1Freelance Journalist, Berlin, Germany.

Biomedical Journal
|April 14, 2023
PubMed

Insights

This issue explores acute small subcortical infarction pathology and childhood Kawasaki disease. It also covers COVID-19, cancer research, and genetic factors in infertility and liver disease.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Oncology
  • Genetics
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pediatrics
  • Nephrology
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Elucidating the pathology of hemodynamic compromise in acute small subcortical infarction.
  • Presenting a follow-up study on childhood Kawasaki disease.
  • Investigating gradually decreasing antigen expression in acute myeloid leukemia.

Discussion:

  • Reviewing computational approaches for kidney stone formation.
  • Examining factors linked to central precocious puberty.
  • Discussing the role of competing endogenous RNA in ischemic stroke.

Key Insights:

  • Highlighting the repurposing potential of the lung cancer drug Capmatinib.
  • Presenting a study on gut microbiome development in neonates.
  • Exploring the role of transmembrane protein TMED3 in esophageal carcinoma.

Outlook:

  • Discussing genetic reasons for male infertility.
  • Analyzing the relationship between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease.
  • Providing an update on COVID-19 and CRISPR-Cas applications.

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