Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma+8 more
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End to End Generative Meta Curriculum Learning For Medical Data Augmentation [PDF]
Current medical image synthetic augmentation techniques rely on intensive use of generative adversarial networks (GANs). However, the nature of GAN architecture leads to heavy computational resources to produce synthetic images and the augmentation process requires multiple stages to complete.
arxiv
Medical students’ preference for returning to the clinical setting during the COVID‐19 pandemic
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic has led to widespread disruptions in the clinical education of medical students. In managing students’ return to the clinical setting, medical schools face the challenge of balancing education, service and
S. Compton+3 more
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The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto+2 more
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Open access, open education resources and open data in Uganda
As a follow up to OpenCon 2014, International Federation of Medical Students' Associations (IFMSA) students organized a 3 day workshop Open Access, Open Education Resources and Open Data in Kampala from 15-18 December 2014.
Ivana Di Salvo+8 more
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Unintentional overdose of paracetamol as a problem of modern times - a case report
INTRODUCTION Paracetamol is one of the most widely used analgesics and antipyretics in the world. An overdose of this drug can occur after a single ingestion of a large amount of paracetamol or after repeated ingestion of smaller amounts that ...
Kinga Pożarowska+5 more
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Competitive Ensembling Teacher-Student Framework for Semi-Supervised Left Atrium MRI Segmentation [PDF]
Semi-supervised learning has greatly advanced medical image segmentation since it effectively alleviates the need of acquiring abundant annotations from experts and utilizes unlabeled data which is much easier to acquire. Among existing perturbed consistency learning methods, mean-teacher model serves as a standard baseline for semi-supervised medical ...
arxiv
Coping Ability of Medical and Nursing Students: A Cause of Concern [PDF]
Background: Medical students today are subject to a variety of stress; academic, social, emotional or stress in the form of affliction of health during their stay at medical school. The physiological response to these depends on various factors including
Elizabeth, J+5 more
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Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla+9 more
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Unmuting Medical Students’ Education: Utilizing Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, medical schools have paused traditional clerkships, eliminating direct patient encounters from medical students’ education for the immediate future.
A. Iancu, M. Kemp, H. Alam
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