Novel Carbohydrate-Dependent Biological Properties of Human Health Related Lectins and Glycoconjugates

Nano technology is the multi disciplinary science and technology, which has emerged as new science exploiting specific phenomena and direct manipulation of materials on nanoscale. Nanotechnology deals with the physical, chemical, and biological properties of structures and their parts at nanoscale dimensions. It's established on the concept by creating functional structures by controlling corpuscles and molecules on a one-by-one basis by different physical and chemical synthesis methods. Developments in materials science and, nano biotechnology is especially forestalled to provide elevates in dental sciences and initiations in oral health-related diagnostic and therapeutical methods. Keywords: Nano Science, dentistry, Nanocomposite, Nanorobots, Nanomaterials.

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Personomics – an innovative tool of precision medicine and its role in the individualized treatment of patients with breast cancer

Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology ◽

10.32948/ajo.2020.01.10 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Katarzyna Rygiel

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Precision Medicine ◽

Growth Factor Receptor ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Clinical Tool ◽

Her2 Positive ◽

Number Of Patients ◽

Health Related ◽

Standard Medical Treatment

Precision medicine considers specific biological characteristics of each individual patient to tailor diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to a given patient. This approach is particularly important for a growing number of patients with malignancies. Currently, some unique biological properties in the terms of different “omics” platforms (e.g., genomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, and pharmacogenomics) have been introduced to precision medicine. In addition, specific personal characteristics of the patients have been described as personomics. It should be highlighted that personomics include an individual patient’s personality type, set of personal values, priorities, preferences, health-related beliefs, goals, economical status, and different life circumstances, which influence when and how a certain disease (e.g., breast cancer (BC)) can be manifested in a given person. As a consequence, personomics are considered to be an innovative clinical tool that is crucial for making a connection between the existing and emerging, more individualized model of medical care. This is particularly important among patients suffering from the most difficult to treat cancers (e.g., BC subtypes, such as the triple-negative BC (TNBC), and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive BC). This mini-review addresses some research concepts in personalized medicine, focusing on personomics, which apply individualized data of the patient to the therapeutic plan. In this light, personomics can facilitate the transition from standard medical treatment to personalized medical management of individual women with BC.

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Exploring Healthy Connection

Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration - Novel Applications of Virtual Communities in Healthcare Settings ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-2958-3.ch007 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 171-187

Author(s):

Jessica L. Moore

Keyword(s):

Human Health ◽

Online Social Networks ◽

Virtual Communities ◽

New Technologies ◽

Social Bonds ◽

Social Network Sites ◽

Way Of Life ◽

Future Directions ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Health Related

Virtual social connection has become a way of life for many people. The continued implementation of new technologies in social interaction presents an ever-escalating need for researchers and practitioners to understand the implications of mediated interaction and virtual communities on human health and wellbeing. Accordingly, this chapter presents research on the salience of communication and social bonds in relation to human health and wellbeing, explores ways in which individual as well as relational health and wellbeing are affected by the use of social network sites, and argues a case for research on the health-related functions of expressive narratives in virtual settings such as online social networks. Considerations and future directions for research of these issues conclude this chapter.

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Risks for human health related to invasive alien reptiles and amphibians.

Invasive species and human health ◽

10.1079/9781786390981.0108 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 108-119

Author(s):

O. S. G. Pauwels ◽

N. Pantchev

Keyword(s):

Human Health ◽

Health Related

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Allergenic pollen emissions from vegetation—threats and prevention

Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health ◽

10.1093/med/9780198725916.003.0008 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 195-201

Author(s):

Åslög Dahl ◽

Matilda van den Bosch ◽

Thomas Ogren

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Immune System ◽

Allergic Reaction ◽

Human Health ◽

Allergic Diseases ◽

Biological Properties ◽

Individual Factors ◽

Allergic Reactions ◽

Immune Systems ◽

Pollen Biology

Allergic diseases are caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to a certain environmental exposure. Many different agents may induce an allergic reaction. This chapter concerns reactions to pollen. Although allergies to animals, for example dogs and cats, may be considered as part of nature-induced allergy, the focus here is on vegetation. Allergic reactions to pollen depend on the type of pollen, biological properties, location, and individual factors. Changes in our immune systems, our living environments and lifestyles, and climate change may play a role in the increasing prevalence of pollen allergies. This chapter contains three major sections: first, the basics of pollen biology are outlined; secondly, pollen’s impact on human health are introduced; and finally, the chapter includes a section on how practitioners and policymakers can plan our cities to be green, and yet limited in allergenic exposure.

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