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A Book Review of A Friend In Hope: a Story About Hope's Journey with a Brain Tumour by M. Zammit & E. Dornbusch
Download2017-01-30
This is a book review of a storybook written originally in English by Marisa Zammit and illustrated by Erica Dornbusch under the title A Friend In Hope: a Story About Hope's Journey with a Brain Tumour. The author also reviews the French translation Mon amie Claire: L'histoire de Claire et de sa...
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Fall 2019
Glioblastoma (GBM), classified as WHO grade IV astrocytoma, is the most common and lethal adult primary brain tumour. Despite recent advances in treatment, GBM prognosis remains largely unchanged with most patients succumbing to the disease within ~15 months of diagnosis. This dismal outcome can...
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Fall 2015
Malignant glioma (MG), comprised of grade III (anaplastic astrocytoma) and grade IV (glioblastoma) astrocytoma, is the most common adult brain tumour, with an incidence of ~4 in 100 000 people. Despite aggressive treatment with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, survival remains dismal, with...
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Study of calcineurin interaction with inhibitor-1 and natural products. Towards novel calcineurin inhibitors
DownloadSpring 2012
Calcineurin (CaN) is an eukaryotic Ser/Thr protein phosphatase that plays an important role in lymphocyte activation. Inhibition of CaN leads to immune system suppression, a necessary procedure in organ transplantation. However, use of CaN inhibitors results in toxic side effects. The search for...