Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common types of cancer in the liver. HCC initiates in the liver which makes it a primary liver cancer as opposed to the secondary liver cancers that start in another location and then spread over. Indeed, similar...
Iontophoresis is a transdermal drug delivery method that employs a low-intensity voltage on the skin to deliver a charged drug to the tissue often through electrophoresis or electroosmosis. This method has experienced a rise as a technique for delivering anti-cancer reagents to tumours. An accurate...
The survival rate in melanoma, like other cancer types, is highly dependant on the stage at which it is discovered. At the early stages, 89% of the patients can survive. However, in metastatic cases, the 5-year survival rate significantly drops to 5-19%. A major issue...
L-form bacteria also known as cell wall deficient (CWD) bacteria are strains with no cell wall developed from initial walled bacteria. Cell walls play an important during the division of the cells. However, since L-form lacks a cell wall, the division is disorganized and daughter...
The Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) is a highly selective membrane that separates the blood flow from the bulk of the brain and the central nervous system. This membrane is semi-permeable and ensures that the brain maintains its functionality by blocking unwanted molecules and ions from entering...