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Merging organoid and organ-on-a-chip technology to generate complex multi-layer tissue models in a human retina-on-a-chip platform

Kevin Achberger, Christopher Probst, Jasmin Haderspeck, Sylvia Bolz et al. • eLife (2019)

The devastating effects and incurable nature of hereditary and sporadic retinal diseases such as Stargardt disease, age-related macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa urgently require the development of new therapeutic strategies. Add...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7554/eLife.46188

Dynamic monitoring of circulating tumor DNA reveals outcomes and genomic alterations in patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma undergoing CAR T-cell therapy

Wei Liu, Yan Xu, Yi Wang, Lugui Qiu et al. • Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (2024)

Background Over 50% of patients with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma (r/r LBCL) receiving CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR19) T-cell therapy fail to achieve durable remission. Early identification of relapse or prog...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2023-008450

A rationale for a museum of health

Farzaneh Yousefi, Iraj I. Nabipour, Alireza Raeisi, Majid Assadi • Iranian South Medical Journal (2015)

The museum of health is a place that presents health science and human body and any other subjects that can affect human health. In this museum visitors can learn the mechanisms and functions of human body and learn how to protect and take ...

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Prenatal diagnosis of mosaicism for double aneuploidy of 47,XXY and trisomy 7 (48,XXY,+7) at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome

Chih-Ping Chen, Hsiu-Ting Tsai, Schu-Rern Chern, Peih-Shan Wu et al. • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (2021)

Objective: We present prenatal diagnosis of mosaicism for double aneuploidy of 47, XXY and trisomy 7 (48,XXY,+7) at amniocentesis in a pregnancy with a favorable outcome. Case report: A 33-year-old woman underwent amniocentesis at 17 weeks ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2021.03.029

Absence of Asymptomatic Malaria Infection in Endemic Area of Bashagard District, Hormozgan Province, Iran

H Turki, S Zoghi, A A Mehrizi, S Zakeri et al. • Iranian Journal of Parasitology (2012)

Background: A successful malaria elimination program calls for enough attention to parasite carri­ers, especially asymptomatic malaria, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of clinical cases. Asymptomatic malaria is an infection that pati...

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Medical Biotechnology

Dylan R. Pillai • Clinical Infectious Diseases (2014)

Both the diagnosis and treatment of human disease have undergone radical changes since the seminal discoveries of molecular biology, magnetic resonance imaging, mass spectrometry, and vaccine development, to name but a few. Glick and collea...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciu510

Medical biotechnology

Firdos Alam Khan • CRC Press eBooks (2018)

This chapter explains the role of biotechnology in medicine and explores the process of making antibodies and hybridoma technology. It shows how vaccines are manufactured and discusses the significance of stem cell therapy and the related i...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1201/9781315370767-9

Maternal dietary fiber intake during pregnancy and child development: the Japan Environment and Children's Study

Kunio Miyake, Sayaka Horiuchi, Ryoji Shinohara, Megumi Kushima et al. • Frontiers in Nutrition (2023)

BackgroundAnimal studies have shown that maternal low-fiber diets during pregnancy may impair brain development and function in offspring, but this has not been validated by epidemiological studies. The aim of this study was to investigate ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1203669

A missed opportunity: faith leaders and the HPV vaccination effort in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Wosene Berhanu, Simon Yigremachew, Claudia Hanson, Helena Avermark et al. • Global Health Action (2026)

Background Cervical cancer causes morbidity and mortality among women worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is crucial for cervical cancer prevention, yet the vaccination rat...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2026.2635822

‘Incense is the one that keeps the air fresh’: indoor air quality perceptions and attitudes towards health risk

Ashley Williams, Kayla Schulte, Diana Varaden • BMC Public Health (2024)

Abstract Background Air pollution is of significant environmental and public health concern globally. While much research has historically focused on outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution has been relatively under-explored despite its...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20635-1

Parents’ Perceptions of the Problems in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Qualitative Study

Masume Zareei, Seyed Abolfazl Tohidast, Masoomeh Salmani • Iranian Rehabilitation Journal (2022)

Objectives: Parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have valuable experiences of the possible developmental problems and other issues of their children as the primary caregivers. The present study aimed to obtain proper info...

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Impact of patient-centered communication on patient satisfaction scores in patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses: an experience from Kenya

Betty Sirera, Violet Naanyu, Peter Kussin, David Lagat • Frontiers in Medicine (2024)

BackgroundPatient satisfaction remains a key area of interest worldwide; utilizing a patient-centered communication approach, particularly with patients with chronic life-limiting illnesses may be one way to achieve this. However, there is ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1290907

Social Media Listening to Understand the Lived Experience of Individuals in Europe With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Systematic Search and Content Analysis Study

Manuelita Mazza, Maria Piperis, Sathyaraj Aasaithambi, Jyoti Chauhan et al. • Frontiers in Oncology (2022)

BackgroundDespite a wealth of real-world data on metastatic breast cancer (mBC), insights into the lived experience are lacking. This study aimed to explore how the lived experience of mBC is described on social media.MethodsA predefined se...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.863641

Full-scale simulations to improve disaster preparedness in hospital pharmacies

Laurence Schumacher, Salim Senhaji, Birgit Andrea Gartner, Laurent Carrez et al. • BMC Health Services Research (2022)

Abstract Purpose Assess whether full-scale simulation exercises improved hospital pharmacies’ disaster preparedness. Methods Swiss hospital pharmacies performed successive full-scale simulation exercises at least four months apart. An inter...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08230-9

The impact of the student-supervisor relationship on graduate student mental health: An integrative review

Huma Khalid, Sandra Della Porta • Social Sciences and Humanities Open (2026)

In recent years, the mental health of graduate students has become a prominent concern in higher education, with many students experiencing elevated levels of stress, anxiety, depression, burnout, and psychological distress. These challenge...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.103794

Formative Research on HPV Vaccine Acceptance among Health Workers, Teachers, Parents, and Social Influencers in Uzbekistan

Sahil Khan Warsi, Siff Malue Nielsen, Barbara A. K. Franklin, Shukhrat Abdullaev et al. • Vaccines (2023)

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines effectively prevent cervical cancer, most of which results from undetected long-term HPV infection. HPV vaccine introduction is particularly sensitive and complicated given widespread misinformation and v...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040754