Publications by authors named "H Alawi"
Introduction: Flaviviruses such as dengue virus (DENV), Zika virus (ZIKV), Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), and Yellow fever virus (YFV) are mosquito-borne RNA viruses causing major public health threats in major parts of the world. While DENV and ZIKV have been detected in urine samples, data on the presence and stability of flaviviruses in the water environment are limited.
Methods: In this study, we determined the stability and infectivity of flavivirus in different water environments by utilizing RT-qPCR and plaque assay to explore the feasibility of environmental detection and surveillance of flaviviruses.
Background: While magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) remains the gold standard for morphological imaging, its ability to differentiate between tumor tissue and treatment-induced changes on the cellular level is insufficient. Notably, glioma cells, particularly glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), demonstrate overexpression of chemokine receptor-4 (CXCR4). This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of non-invasive Ga-Cixafor™ PET/CT as a tool to improve diagnostic accuracy in patients with high-grade glioma.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlbumin-coated gold nanoparticles display potential biomedical applications, including cancer research, infection treatment, and wound healing; however, elucidating their interaction with normal cells remains an area with limited exploration. In this study, gold nanorods (GNR) were prepared and coated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) to produce GNR-BSA. The functionalized nanoparticles were characterized based on their optical absorption spectra, morphology, surface charge, and quantity of attached protein.
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- A study compared different types of PET scans, focusing on a new scan called Ga-FAPI-46 to see how well it detects cancer compared to a regular scan called F-FDG.
- Eleven patients with various cancers, like colon and breast cancer, were examined using different types of PET scans.
- The results showed that Ga-FAPI-46 was better at finding cancer spread in areas like lymph nodes and bones compared to F-FDG.
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- Magnesium is essential for many bodily functions, especially concerning energy metabolism and enzymatic reactions; this study focused on its prevalence in diabetic patients.
- Researchers found that 17.1% of diabetes patients had low magnesium levels (hypomagnesemia) while 4.1% had high levels (hypermagnesemia), with notable differences in demographics and health conditions between the two groups.
- Key factors for hypomagnesemia included being female and lower calcium levels, whereas hypermagnesemia was linked to hypertension and severe kidney issues, highlighting important health implications for diabetes management.