Hydrothermally functionalized biocompatible nitrogen doped graphene nanosheet based biomimetic platforms for nitric oxide detection.

Hydrothermal synthesis of nanocomposites is of significant importance, as it affords facile, biocompatible, nontoxic, and economic fabrication. Herein, we report a hitherto unexplored cytocompatible and reusable biomimetic electrochemical sensor based on pyridyl porphyrin functionalized nitrogen doped graphene nanosheets. The porphyrin functionalized nitrogen doped graphene nanosheets (PFNGS) were prepared by a low temperature hydrothermal method via non-covalent strategies with a minimal impact on their physicochemical properties.

Ki 67 is an independent predictive biomarker of cancer specific and local recurrence-free survival after lung tumor ablation.

Background: The objective of this work was to evaluate the feasibility of histopathological analysis of tissue extracted on multitined electrodes and assess whether tissue characteristics can be used as biomarkers of oncologic outcomes after lung tumor radiofrequency (RF) ablation.

Methods: Treatment-related data regarding RF ablation of lung malignancies at our institution was collected using a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant ablation database. Institutional review board waiver was obtained for this study.

Effect of denture wearing on occurrence of fungal Isolates in the oral cavity: A pilot study.

Objectives: An attempt was made to evaluate effect of denture wearing on occurrence of fungal isolates in the oral cavity before and after complete denture insertion.

Method: Twenty five completely edentulous patients were selected; swab samples were collected intraorally before fabrication of complete dentures from labial vestibular area and after complete denture fabrication (one and four days after denture insertion). Further these samples were inoculated and incubated.

A series report of autoimmune hypothyroidism associated with Hashimoto's encephalopathy: an under diagnosed clinical entity with good prognosis.

Thyroid dysfunctions may be accompanied by numerous neurological and psychiatric disorders. The most well-known is cognitive impairment and depression in hypothyroid patients, as well as an increased risk of cerebrovascular accidents. A separate, although a rare entity, is Hashimoto's encephalopathy.