therapy

Virus

...s infections caused by virus vectors used in gene therapy , so their application to human subjects is still nascent. Viral size, structure and, anatomy Virus particles comprise a nucleic acid genome , that may be either DNA or RNA , single or double stranded and positive or negative sense. This i...

Stem cell

...he research are left over from in vitro fertility therapy , and when not used in additional therapy or in embryonic stem cell research are destroyed or frozen indefinitely by the thousands [9] . To s...

Phage

...oning vectors to insert DNA into bacteria. Phage therapy has been used since the 1940s in the former Soviet Union as an alternative to antibiotics for treating bacterial infections—because killing bacteria is what phages do best. There is an extensive library of research into specific phages an...

Magnetic resonance imaging

...umors within the body in preparation for radiation therapy treatments. For therapy simulation, a patient is placed in specific, reproduceable, body position and scanned. The MRI syste...

Antibiotic resistance

...ics 3.1 Prevention 3.2 Vaccines 3.3 Phage therapy 4 See also 5 External links Cause... of more effective vaccines is under way. Phage therapy Phage therapy is a more recent alternative that can cope with the problem of resistance. See ...

Kinesiology

...ology is applied in many areas including physical therapy , occupational therapy , chiropractic , osteopathy , exercise physiology , and ergonomics . The approach of these appl...

Hepatitis B

... others. It is not presently known if combination therapy offers any advantages. In general, each works by reducing the viral load by several orders of magnitude thus helping a body's immune system clear the infection. Treatment strategies should be individualized by a doctor and patient. Consideration...

Genomics

...22 Jan 2004 See also DNA motif gene therapy genetic engineering structural genomics List of omics topics in biology Sources and external links PLOS Primer: Comparative Genomics "The Human Genome Issue" Nature , February 15 , 2001 , no. 6822 Genomics Online Databas...

Gene therapy

Gene therapy is the insertion of genes into an individual's ...se , and hereditary diseases in particular.Gene therapy typically aims to supplement a defective mutant allele with a functional one. Although the techn...

Gene

... See also Genetics , Gene expression , Gene therapy , Homeobox , Human Genome Project , Genomics , DNA , Protein , Gene family Genetic programming , Genetic algorithm Meme , Memetics List of notable genes External links Human Genome Organisation, HUGO HUGO Gene Nomenclature...

Diabetes mellitus

...iazolidinediones . When these have failed, insulin therapy may be necessary to maintain normal glucose levels...causing hypo- or hyper-glycemic episodes. Insulin therapy requires close monitoring and a great deal of patient education, as improper administration is quite...

Cancer

... 4.1 Surgery 4.2 Chemotherapy 4.3 Radiation therapy 4.4 Clinical trials 4.5 Complementary and alte...e treated by surgery , chemotherapy , radiation therapy or other methods. The choice of therapy depends upon the location and grade of the tumor and the s...

Brain

...ain. These disease can be treated by psychiatric therapy , by drugs , or by a combination of treatments. Some diseases that affect the brain are caused by germs. Viral or bacterial infection of the meninges, the membrane that covers the brain, can lead to meningitis . Bovine spongiform encephalopa...

Antibody

...h blood tests . "Designed" monoclonal antibody therapy is already being employed in a number of diseases (including rheumatoid arthritis ) and in some forms of cancer . Presently , many antibody-related therapies are undergoing extensive clinical trials for use in practice. Biochemical applicatio...

Antibiotic resistance

...ics 3.1 Prevention 3.2 Vaccines 3.3 Phage therapy 4 See also 5 External links Cause... of more effective vaccines is under way. Phage therapy Phage therapy is a more recent alternative that can cope with the problem of resistance. See ...