Aptamer‐functionalized quantum dots as theranostic nanotools against cancer and bacterial infections: a comprehensive overview of recent trends

F Davodabadi, S Mirinejad… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aptamers (Apts) are synthetic nucleic acid ligands that can be engineered to target various
molecules, including amino acids, proteins, and pharmaceuticals. Through a series of …

Prostate cancer: measuring PSA

C Pezaro, HH Woo, ID Davis - Internal medicine journal, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Population screening with prostate‐specific antigen (PSA) for detection of prostate cancer is
a topic associated with ongoing dissent and confusion within the oncology and wider …

[图书][B] Overdiagnosed: making people sick in the pursuit of health

HG Welch, L Schwartz, S Woloshin - 2012 - books.google.com
An exposé on Big Pharma and the American healthcare system's zeal for excessive medical
testing, from a nationally recognized expert More screening doesn't lead to better health …

From nutrients to nurturance: A conceptual introduction to food well-being

LG Block, SA Grier, TL Childers… - Journal of Public …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The authors propose a restructuring of the “food as health” paradigm to “food as well-being.”
This requires shifting from an emphasis on restraint and restrictions to a more positive …

[HTML][HTML] Um novembro não tão azul: debatendo rastreamento de câncer de próstata e saúde do homem

AADA Modesto, RLB Lima, AC D'Angelis… - Interface …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
A campanha Novembro Azul, promovida no Brasil pelo Instituto Lado a Lado pela Vida em
parceria com a Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia, busca alertar para o câncer de próstata e …

Making Alzheimer's and dementia research fit for populations

C Brayne, D Davis - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
Two decades ago, the established view was that ageing and Alzheimer's disease arise from
distinct pathophysiological processes. Tremendous scientific efforts were underway to …

Limitations of basing screening policies on screening trials: the US Preventive Services Task Force and prostate cancer screening

R Etzioni, R Gulati, MR Cooperberg, DM Penson… - Medical care, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Background: The US Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended against
prostate-specific antigen screening for prostate cancer based primarily on evidence from the …

The experience of risk as 'measured vulnerability': health screening and lay uses of numerical risk

C Gillespie - Sociology of health & illness, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
As clinical and epidemiological research turns increasingly to statistical probabilities in the
identification and management of disease, numerous risk factors have emerged that are …

Navigating the central tensions in research on at-risk consumers: challenges and opportunities

C Pechmann, ES Moore… - Journal of Public …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
A perennial problem in social marketing and public policy is the plight of at-risk consumers.
The authors define at-risk consumers as marketplace participants who, because of historical …

[图书][B] Unhealthy politics: The battle over evidence-based medicine

E Patashnik, A Gerber, C Dowling - 2018 - degruyter.com
The US medical system is touted as the most advanced in the world, yet many common
treatments are not based on sound science. Treatments can go into widespread use before …