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Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: How Can it Benefit from Advancing Technology?

There have been significant technological and technical advances in radiotherapy over the last 20 years. This paper presents the pertinent advances and…

Management of Patients with High-Grade Glioma

The scientific basis for the surgical management of patients with glioma is rapidly evolving. The infiltrative nature of these cancers precludes a…

State-Of-The-Art Treatment in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer (PrCa) is the most common cancer type in men in developed countries. In the last few years, a dramatic change has occurred in the…

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Last week I had the opportunity to attend a small breakfast meeting where the speaker was Dr Catherine Mohr. Dr Mohr is an extraordinary individual…

Investigating the Different Dimensions of DPP-4 Inhibitors

This Takeda-sponsored European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) symposium addressed the pharmacology, clinical use, and future therapeutic…

Diffusion Tensor Imaging Of the Brain in Type 1 Diabetes

Individuals with Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) are required to carefully manage their insulin dosing, dietary intake, and activity levels in order to…

Detection and Early Lifestyle Intervention in Those at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

The prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has reached epidemic proportions in recent years. It is now widely recognised that T2DM…

A Practical Review of Insulin Pen Devices

Since the advent of insulin pens in 1985, there have been ongoing improvements providing several advantages over the traditional vial and syringe method…

Membrane Flexibility and Cellular Energy Management in Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes, and Obesity

In the search to understand the onset of life’s biochemistry, scientists attached a great deal of importance to unravelling the replication mechanism of…

Targeting Adipose Tissue Lipid Metabolism to Improve Glucose Metabolism in Cardiometabolic Disease

With Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease prevalence on the rise, there is a growing need for improved strategies to prevent or treat…