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Chrisy Ngilneii's Profile
B.Sc (Psychology), M.A (Sociology), Ph.D. (Epidemiology)
Chrisy is a Ph.D. Research Scholar at the University of Madras. Her area of specialization is in Epidemiology of Cancer. Writing is her passion. She has published scholarly articles on health topics in prominent journals, and had also edited two books in the academic field which are now available on view more..
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Football - A Medicine for Non-communicable Diseases
Recreational football is effective in the treatment of non-communicable diseases. It may be used as a broad-spectrum non-pharmacological treatment.
Imitation of Blood-retinal Barrier to Reduce Animal Testing
An imitation of the human blood-retinal barrier has been developed on a microfluidic chip. This may reduce the use of animals for testing in research.
Novel Tool to Assess Tissue Damage Caused by Heart Attack
Optical coherence elastography (OCE) can be utilized for nondestructive biomechanical characterization of myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack.
Combination of Drugs may Improve Survival in Brain Cancer
Combined therapy of chemotherapy with hydroxyurea may significantly improve treatment for deadly brain tumor glioblastoma.
Anti-inflammatory Drug to Aid Vaccine in Declining Immunity
Inhibition of inflammatory cytokine production can be used to promote vaccine efficacy and the treatment of infections and malignancy during aging.
