Gene Therapy and Cancer Treatment:

Hematological malignancy- a term specified to a set of cancers that hit and affects the bone marrow, lymph nodes and blood. Generally, the patients who suffer from Lymphomas, Myelomas and Leukemia are not able to discover a permanent treatment for their illness and do not survive the condition.

However, the latest advancements prove that gene therapy can be an exceptional development for the cure of various types of blood cancers. Researchers are positive about the usage of gene therapy in which the blood cells can actually be used to attack the cancerous cells. The testing’s, up till now have given promising outcomes and the patients does not show any signs and symptoms of cancer, after this medical treatment. This is genuinely accurate even for the myeloma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphocytic leukemia patients who were taking regular chemotherapies for years:

“Cancer was so advanced in 8-year-old Emily Whitehead of Philipsburg, Pa., that doctors said her major organs would fail within days. She was the first child given the gene therapy and shows no sign of cancer today, nearly two years later.”

In this treatment, the doctors are actually sorting out the white blood cells from the blood in massive quantities. These cells are then introduced in a lab to a particular gene targeting cancer, and then are induced back in the patient’s blood over a period of three days. This way, cancer is treated successfully and in a more productive method than chemotherapies, bone marrow transplants or stem cell.

Current Gene Therapy is a conventional, bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal from the shelves of Bentham Science Publishers. It has an impact factor rating, (5.318) and is indexed in major abstracting agencies, that includes; Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE/Index Medicus, and Journal Citation Reports etc. Current Gene Therapy publishes major topics concerning basic and clinical applications of gene and cell therapy. http://benthamscience.com/cgt/

The post is based on the article ‘Gene Therapy Scores Big Wins against Blood Cancers” by Marilynn Marchione.

Blood Cancer Treatment with the help of Gene Therapy:

Current Gene Therapy is a popular, bi-monthly peer-reviewed journal from Bentham Science Publishers. It is an impact factor journal (5.318) indexed in major abstracting agencies, such as Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE/Index Medicus, and Journal Citation Reports etc. Current Gene Therapy publishes major topics concerning basic and clinical applications of gene and cell therapy.

The advances in the studies of Hematology (the study of blood) have shown that many diseases can be cured by making changes in the genetic coding. One of the disease is Hematological malignancy. It is the term given to a class of cancers that attack and affect the blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. Often, the patients suffering from Leukemia, Lymphomas and Myelomas do not find a lasting cure for their ailment and do not survive the illness.

New developments in the research are showing promising results. They have indicated that that gene therapy can actually prove to bring unprecedented progress to the treatment of blood cancers. For instance, researchers are much more optimistic that using gene therapy, the blood cells can actually be used as attack cells against the cancer. The experiments so far have given promising results, and patients show no signs of cancer after the treatment. This is true even for serious patients who were suffering from acute lymphocytic leukemia, myeloma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia and were taking chemotherapies for years.

The doctors separate the white blood cells from the blood stream of the patient, in bulk quantities. The blood sample is then taken to a laboratory to infuse the special gene, which targets cancer, in the blood. When the process is complete, the blood carrying the special gene is transferred into the patient’s circulation. This procedure ensures that the treatment of cancer is successful, a less risky and more productive method than chemos, stem cell or bone marrow transplants.

[This news is based on the article by Marilynn Marchione, ‘Gene Therapy Scores Big Wins against Blood Cancers’]

Stay Happy And Boost Your Immune System!

Happiness can improve your immune system. In another time, molecular biologists would have laughed at the idea. In the present day, researchers have evidence from various studies that mental states such as stress can affect health. Still, it’s difficult to explain its process at the molecular level – how moods connect with the intricate composition of the nervous and immune system.

Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) is the field that searches for such questions. A research tool namely genome-wide transcriptional analysis studies wide patterns of the gene expression in cells, and how the mental state affects the overall human body.

Research suggests that stress and loneliness are stages which affect the immune responses of gene expressions that fight diseases, and so it worsens the health as a result. So, if it would work vice versa, happiness would pay a positive role in boosting your immune system. Although, this has critiqued as wishful thinking by other res earchers, but remuneration is living a good heal

thy life.

Bentham Science Publishers is a well reputed STM industry, which has a diverse collection of eBooks and journals available on topics varying from science, medicine, drug discovery, technology and the like. For the inquisitive minds, one of its journals is “Immunology, Endocrine & Metabolic Agents in Medicinal Chemistry” which has journals related to immunology research.

E-book Review: “The Psychology of Cinematic Popular Culture and Educators’ Reflective Practices”

Bentham Science Publishers is a recognized name in the STM industry. It has 116 journals online and in print. In addition to journals, there are numerous e-Books available on genres including; natural science information technology, medicine, pharmaceutical, biomedical, computer and social sciences.

Here’s a review of an eBook: “The Psychology of Cinematic Popular Culture and Educators’ Reflective Practices”

This e-book presents a crucial work in the systematic study of educators’ cinematic reflections and to what extent could these be interpreted in terms of the theoretical framework of Habermas’s domains of reflection and discursive acts. The chapters in this volume altogether describe important theoretical developments, data analysis, and significant findings about the importance of popular film in pedagogy.

The topics in this book present an exploratory view of reflective practices, cinematic experiences and journaling. Sample essays are also provided for the benefit of readers. It is through these converging possible cinematic explorations that we may be able to move from solitary/monologic reflective practices to a rational reconstructive educational pedagogy. This e-book will be of interest to students, researchers and teachers in the realm of psychology, education and pedagogy.

Mental Problems in Juvenile: A major concern of increasing crimes:

The increasing number of crimes and assaults on family members, especially by young adults, has turned scientists and researchers towards finding the answers in psychology and mental illness.

Creigh Deeds, Virginia State senator, was brutally stabbed by his 24 year old son, Austin Gus Deeds. At that moment, Creigh was in serious condition. It was the morning of 19th November, 2013; when Gus was released from an emergency detention centre, this awful attack took place after 13 hours of his release.

Fortunately, he got survived from the stabbing attempts made by his son. He is recovering from this strategy he had gone through but may never recuperate from the immeasurable grief for his son.

Bentham Science Publishers highlights all the latest advances in clinical Psychiatry in the Journal; ‘Current Psychiatry Reviews’ that publishes  frontier review articles and guest edited issues dedicated to clinical research on all the latest advances on clinical psychiatry and its related areas e.g. pharmacology, clinical care, epidemiology and therapy. The journal is an essential reading for all clinicians, psychiatrists and researchers in psychiatry.

LASIK EYE SURGERY

LASIK stands for “Laser in Situ Keratomileusis.” It is an advanced eye surgery technique in which the reshaping of the cornea is performed underneath a corneal flap with the help of laser. This procedure has been designed for the treatment of refractive errors, improving vision and eliminating the need for glasses and contact lenses.

Lasik is not suitable for everyone. You should take an advice from your doctor before going for this refractive surgery. Lasik has been shown to be a very useful technique and majority of the patients are very happy with their vision following this procedure.

However, like any other surgical procedures, LASIK has some risk factors as well. You may be over-corrected or under-corrected. Most patients are completely satisfied with their vision after a single treatment, but in some rare cases, you may not achieve quality vision in the beginning and require a second surgery. This second surgery is called an enhancement which is done for further sharpness of the image. You may still require glasses and contact lenses for the accomplishment of the best possible image. You may experience visual aberrations exclusively in low lighting conditions. Dry eye symptoms may continue or even get worse. Under extreme cases, you may lose vision.

Some people compromise on quality and look for cheap eye clinics for this surgery as this surgery is very expensive and not easy to afford. If you are recommended for this surgery from your physician, seek a good eye surgeon and an excellent eye clinic