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News Medical's "MediKnowledge" series is a selection of articles written by experts who have been invited as recognized leaders in their fields to offer opinions within the confines of their area of medical expertise.

Gut-on-a-Chip to Model Coeliac Disease

A gut-on-a-chip mimics the properties of the human gut and in our case those of coeliac disease patients. Using blood or urine we are able to derive induced pluripotent stem cells which in turn can be differentiated into intestinal epithelial cells.

22 Oct 2018

How Antimicrobial Resistance Amplifies the Burden of Sepsis

The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major challenge in the treatment of sepsis. As more pathogens become resistant to available antibiotics, more people are at risk for developing sepsis.

28 Sep 2018

Advances in Stem Cell Labeling and Implications for Biological Research

Stem cells are responsible for the maintenance of the human body throughout life. Dr Oleg Podgorny and Dr Grigori Enikolopov discuss the importance of studying stem cell life cycles and advances in the field of stem cell labeling.

12 Apr 2018

Diabetes and Vision

When most people think of diabetes, they think of sugar levels and are unaware of the effects it can have on the eye and vision.

4 Apr 2018

Uncovering Hidden Symptoms: Hallucinations and Delusions in Parkinson’s Disease

Hallucinations and delusions associated with PD, like those experienced by Mr. Roberts, make up what is known as Parkinson’s disease psychosis.

27 Mar 2018

Childhood Eczema and Mental Health: Where is the Link?

The link between eczema in childhood and mental health problems in later life has been the subject of research for many years.

20 Mar 2018

Migraine is Just like Asthma. No, Really.

As strange as it may seem, migraine should be treated preventatively, similar to asthma.

12 Mar 2018

Current and Future Applications of Optogenetics

Optogenetics is the science of using light to control the behavior of cells. It is one of the most rapidly evolving fields of applied research. Optogenetic techniques enable the control of electrically excitable cells such as muscle or nerve cells.

7 Nov 2017

Chagas: A Neglected Disease in the United States

Chagas disease is a parasitic infection caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi.

18 Oct 2017

World mental health support and the effect of stigma and discrimination

Mental health, as with any other aspects of health, can be affected by a range of socioeconomic factors that need to be addressed through comprehensive strategies involving access to preventions, treatments and facilitating recovery as well as raising awareness.

29 Sep 2017

The Importance of Spotting Leukemia

The majority of people have heard of the term leukemia, but evidence suggests many people are not aware that leukemia is a cancer of the blood.

20 Sep 2017

Strategies to Improve Cataract Surgery Outcomes

Cataract is a clouding of the lens within the eye and affects tens of millions of people. At present, there is no cure for cataract, and consequently the only available method to treat cataract is by surgical removal.

1 May 2017

What is Choroideremia?

Choroideremia (CHM) is a rare genetic eye disease that affects the retina, which is the area at the back of the eye that processes all we see into signals that are sent to the brain via the optic nerve.

18 Apr 2017

Growing an eye for transplantation: potentials and pitfalls

Scientists have been working hard to bring about a time in the future when we can grow “an eye in a dish” and use it for transplantation to restore the vision of someone who is blind, and they are not as far off as you might think.

13 Apr 2017

Teaching old drugs new tricks – drug repurposing for rare diseases

Innovation is something of a buzz-word in modern medicine and rightly so. In order to deliver the best care and treatment to patients it is crucial that we are open to new ideas and encourage scientific advancement.

28 Feb 2017

Gene Targets for in Utero Therapy in Down Syndrome: Potentials and Pitfalls

Every year, 5,300 new babies are born in the US with Down Syndrome (DS). These children face lifelong cognitive disability along with a number of life threatening medical issues including cardiovascular malformations and hematopoietic malignancies.

13 Jan 2017

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Winter Weather

As cold weather threatens most of the country, millions living with a chronic, autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may reach out to their healthcare provider about increased aches and pain or symptom flares.

16 Dec 2016

What is Human Neoehrlichiosis?

Tick-borne infectious diseases are widely spread over the world. Candidatus Neoehrlichiamikurensis (CNM) is an emerging tick-borne pathogen that causes cases of human neoehrlichiosis.

25 Nov 2016

Future Treatments for Corneal Disorders

The avascular cornea is the curved and transparent window at the front of the eye. It provides the majority of the focus for light entering the eye to produce an image on the retina. Because the cornea is so important for forming an image, any change in corneal shape (astigmatism) or opacity has a major impact on the quality of vision.

18 Nov 2016

What are cerebral cavernous malformations?

Cerebral cavernous malformation (CCM), also knows a cavernous hemangioma, cavernous angioma or cavernoma, is a brain blood vessel malformation characterized by irregularly clustered small thin-walled blood vessels.

11 Nov 2016