Daily Archives:February 27, 2016
Evaluating methods for detecting deadly skin cancers
Melanoma is a rare, but potentially deadly, type of skin cancer that develops in skin cells called melanocytes, which are responsible for producing the pigment in your skin. According to the American Cancer Society, the probability of
Disguising insulin as an antibody: a Trojan horse for type 1 diabetes prevention
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an auto-immune disease. These diseases appear when our own immune system, which normally protects us from foreign pathogens (viruses, bacteria,…), attacks our own cells. In the case of T1D, T lymphocytes, which
Trends in expected lifetime without and with activity limitations in Denmark
In Denmark life expectancy has increased since the mid-1990s after many years of stagnation. Moreover, during the past more than 20 years expected lifetime in good health among older Danes increased more than life expectancy. The multiplicity
My research history – from molecular structure to surface science
Investigation of the molecular structure of SiCl4 using gas electron diffraction (GED) was the topic of my research I picked up when I started my graduate study at Department of Chemistry, the University of Tokyo. However, initial
Informational analysis to assess diagnostic accuracy of a medical test
Suppose one has a new diagnostic system (a computed tomography or ultrasound scanner, …), or a new diagnostic test for detecting a disease (diabetes, prostate cancer, …). Obviously we need to compare the performance of the new
