Therapeutic developments: Masters of medicine

Nanoparticles in medicine: therapeutic applications and developments.

Nanotechnology is the understanding and control of matter generally in the 1-100 nm dimension range. The application of nanotechnology to medicine, known as nanomedicine, concerns the use of precisely engineered materials at this length scale to develop novel therapeutic and diagnostic modalities. Nanomaterials have unique physicochemical properties, such as ultra small size, large surface area...

British Masters of Medicine

British Masters of Medicine

some months ago published a series of Illustrations of Regional Anatomy of the human body, exclusive of the limbs. This Journal, in reviewing this work, expressed regret that the limbs had not been included in what was otherwise an admirable work. This defect has now been remedied by the present publication of two new parts to illustrate their dissection. We can add nothing further to our notic...

Irish Masters of Medicine

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Irish Masters of Medicine

recurring after a short time, was successfully treated by radium. It is interesting to note in the present series (Cases 3 anid 4), the dlifference in response to radium of two growths which histologically are very similar. Generally it would seem if the situation of the growth is such that it (loes not reaclily permit of removal of a wedge of normal tissue together with the tumour, surgical in...