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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Healthcare Science

Healthcare Science current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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April 2024

AcousticRobots: smart acoustically powered micro-/nanoswimmers for precise biomedical applications 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115201

Antimicrobial, antioxidant, cell imaging and sensing applications of fluorescein derivatives: A review 10.1016/j.ab.2024.115479

Beyond the adverse effects of the systemic route: Exploiting nanocarriers for the topical treatment of skin cancers 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115197

Differential diagnosis of sinonasal tumours with emphasis given to undifferentiated malignancy, spindle cell lesions and tumours with divergent differentiation 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.12.002

Emerging strategies for nanomedicine in autoimmunity 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115194

From concept to early clinical trials: 30 years of microbubble-based ultrasound-mediated drug delivery research 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115199

Human stem cell-based embryo models (UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology research briefing, 29th February 2024)

The immunostimulatory nature of mRNA lipid nanoparticles 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115175

An insight into the state of nanotechnology-based electrochemical biosensors for PCOS detection 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115412

Invasive breast cancer reporting guidelines: ICCR, CAP, RCPath, RCPA datasets and future directions 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.11.001

mRNA delivery systems for cancer immunotherapy: Lipid nanoparticles and beyond 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115190

Nanoscale contrast agents: A promising tool for ultrasound imaging and therapy 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115200

An overview of B coding of breast core biopsy categorisation and management implications 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.11.004

Overview of the different methods for RNA preparation in COVID-19 diagnosis process during the pandemic 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115410

Revealing the clinical potential of high-resolution organoids 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115202

Review of immune checkpoint blockade and PD-L1 testing in breast cancer 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.12.001

Translation of cell therapies to treat autoimmune disorders 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115161

Ultrasound-responsive microbubbles and nanodroplets: A pathway to targeted drug delivery 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115178

Unlocking the mitochondria for nanomedicine-based treatments: overcoming biological barriers, improving designs, and selecting verification techniques 10.1016/j.addr.2024.115195

Sources

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (Feb-Apr); Analytical Biochemistry (Mar-May); Diagnostic Histopathology (Feb-Mar); Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology [POST] website (Feb)

February 2024

Anogenital lichenoid lesions: clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.10.004

Engineering metabolism to modulate immunity DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115122

Estimates of early outbreak-specific SARS-CoV-2 epidemiological parameters from genomic data DOI: 10.1073/pnas.230812512

Expanded T lymphocytes in the cerebrospinal fluid of multiple sclerosis patients are specific for Epstein-Barr-virus-infected B cells DOI: 10.1073/pnas.231585712

Exploratory study on micronuclei and metanuclear abnormalities in exfoliated buccal cells of COVID-19 suspected patients DOI: 10.4103/joc.joc_53_23

A framework for standardised tissue sampling and processing during resection of diffuse intracranial glioma: joint recommendations from four RANO groups DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(23)00453-9

In situ cellular hitchhiking of nanoparticles for drug delivery DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115143

Liquid-based cervical cytology: monitoring the laboratory quality indicators DOI: 10.4103/joc.joc_112_23

Mucormycosis: cytomorphological spectrum in fine-needle aspiration cytology DOI: 10.4103/joc.joc_107_23  

Multiscale spatial mapping of cell populations across anatomical sites in healthy human skin and basal cell carcinoma DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2313326120

A potential biomarker of radiosensitivity in metastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer patients treated with combination external beam radiotherapy and radium-223 DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2023.110063

Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2300582121

Recent progress in MoS2 nanostructures for biomedical applications: Experimental and computational approach DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115404

Renal tumours of childhood: what's new in classification, morphology, molecular findings and prognosis DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.09.003

Type 1 diabetes in the pancreas: A histological perspective DOI: 10.1111/dme.15228

Value of imprint cytology for the rapid diagnosis of mucormycosis in the COVID-19 pandemic setting – a pilot study DOI: 10.4103/joc.joc_81_22

What can functional brain imaging teach us about remission of type 2 diabetes? DOI: 10.1111/dme.15235

Sources used: Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (Jan); Analytical Biochemistry (Jan); Diabetic Medicine (Dec); Diagnostic Histopathology (Dec, Jan); Journal of Cytology (Jan); Lancet Oncology, The (Nov); PNAS (Jan); Radiotherapy and Oncology (Dec)

December 2023

Automated and robust extraction of genomic DNA from various leftover blood samples DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115271

Benefits and challenges of digital pathology use for primary diagnosis in gynaecological practice: a real-life experience DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.07.001

The ‘difficult’ employee in laboratory medicine: types, impact and management strategies DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.06.007

A fast and accurate colorimetric assay for quantifying hippuric acid in human urine DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115303

Fluorescence-based absolute quantification of near-infrared probes in tissue extracts for biodistribution analyses DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115251

FRET-based probe for ratiometric detection and imaging of folic acid in real-time DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115285

Harnessing inhaled nanoparticles to overcome the pulmonary barrier for respiratory disease therapy DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115111

Heat shock proteins and cellular senescence in humans: A systematic review DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2023.105057

Histopathology reporting: lessons from clinical practice DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.06.009

Inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis, screen identifies host factors in coronavirus innate immune response as therapeutic targets DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05414-9

Lipid bilayer-based biological nanoplatforms for sonodynamic cancer therapy DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115110

The management of implementing a digital pathology workflow DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.06.010

Meta-analysis and open-source database for in vivo brain Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy in health and disease DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115227

An overview of artificial intelligence applications for next-generation gynaecological pathology DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.07.002

Optimization of fluorescent substrates for ADAM17 and their utility in the detection of diabetes DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2023.115337

Patient and public involvement (PPI) in computer-aided diagnostics in digital histopathology DOI: 10.1016/j.mpdhp.2023.06.008

Protein corona on brain targeted nanocarriers: Challenges and prospects DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.115114

Sources used: Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (Nov-in progress); Analytical Biochemistry (Sep, Oct, Nov); Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Oct); Communications Biology (Oct); Diagnostic Histopathology (Sep, Oct)