Occupational therapists are well-versed in the importance of occupation in patient care, but they often face hurdles when trying to implement occupation-based practices. One significant barrier they encounter is hegemony — the influence of one group's ideas over others. In mental health settings, th
Imagine you're taking medicine that your body refuses to accept because it mistakenly thinks it's an invader. This is a big problem in biologic therapies, where medicines like enzymes and gene therapies can trigger unwanted immune responses, making them less effective. Scientists are tackling this i
Digital therapeutics, or DTx, is a hot topic in the scientific world, drawing attention from all over. This review dives into what DTx is and how it can help treat various diseases, comparing it to traditional drug treatments. It also looks at the good and bad parts of the current European laws on D
Imagine a tiny team of heroes fighting cancer. That's what scientists have created with manganese-based nanoparticles (let's call them MNP) and platinum-based nanoparticles (PnP). These tiny warriors activate a special pathway called cGAS-STING in the body, which helps the immune system fight back.
When facing advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC), patients often need second-line chemotherapy after the first treatment fails. This review digs into the available evidence to help doctors and patients make informed choices. By comparing different chemo options using a method called network meta-anal
Imagine you're trying to have a baby but keep losing pregnancies. Doctors call this recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). Some women with RPL have antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in their blood. Scientists wanted to see if a treatment called lymphocyte immunotherapy (LIT) could help these women. They studied
Did you know that chemotherapy can sometimes cause nerve damage in your hands and feet? This is called peripheral neuropathy, and it can really affect how patients feel and live their lives. A big study called the MiroCIP study looked into this. They checked out two types of chemo drugs: oxaliplatin
You know those virtual reality gloves that make you feel like you're holding an object? Well, imagine a wearable device that's designed to directly interact with your nerves by mimicking touch. Researchers have created a clever little platform that uses advanced manufacturing techniques to combine c
Ever wondered if squeezing and moving could help beat the nerve pain from breast cancer chemo? Researchers did, and they found out something interesting. They gathered people who had numbness in their hands and feet from chemo, and split them into two groups. One group tried combining squeezing (com
You might have heard of ginsenoside Rh2, a compound with amazing health benefits. It can help fight certain cancers, reduce inflammation, and even tackle diabetes. But how do we make more of this wonder substance? Scientists have been looking into an enzyme called UGT51 from yeast, which plays a key
