Focus on cancer therapy is experiencing a major paradigm shift from ways of attacking tumor cells to a strategy for specifically targeting the tumor microenvironment (TME). This approach requires a comprehensive understanding of roles of each component of the tumor environment. A...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2866
Glioblastoma remains a poor"prognosis cancer. We review research showing evanescent opening of the blood"brain barrier, BBB, after electroconvulsive treatment, ECT. ECT as currently used in psychiatry for treatment"resistant depression has been in continuous use throughout the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4498
Background: Progressing from undergraduate education to post graduate training has been punctuated by a clinical examination which has not changed significantly in decades. This study investigated the feasibility of using a validated postgraduate assessment methodology in an unde...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4074
Objective: To compare Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) on a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ) with the Western Ontario and Mc-Master Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis and to evaluate its...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3526
Aims: This research was aimed at investigating both sensory and motor function of the rectum and anal canal in the patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and organic bowel disease. Methodology: There were examined 45 children with age of 11-13 years suffering from IBS and o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3216
Aims: Acute changes in the blood glucose concentration have a substantial effect on intestinal motility in both diabetic and healthy subjects. This research work was therefore designed to assess the effect of DM on GIT motor activity and the impact of treatment with OG on same. M...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4241
Aims: To investigate whether there is an association between ethnicity and health-related quality of life in patients with type 2 diabetes and to analyze if the association remains after adjusting for possible confounders. Methodology: A 12-item Short-form Health Survey - SF-12 w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4065
Background and Study Aims: Gene expression of biomarkers involved in hepatocarcinogensis could be used for the early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Aim: To evaluate the hepatocyte expression of Glypican-3 (GPC-3), paternally expressed gene 10 (PEG-10), Midkine (MDK)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4187
Aims: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes may be most likely linked to obesity and its prevalence appears to have increased as the prevalence of obesity increased. Dioscorea alata L. has been observed to possess flavonoids which induce antidiabetic effect and phenolic compounds whi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3791
Aims: A post marketing study to assess the symptomatic efficacy and safety of Troxipide (TROXIPTM) 100mg in the management of acid peptic disorders (APDs) in Indian population. Study Design: An observational, prospective, uncontrolled, open-label, multicenter post marketing study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4310