Catheters are narrow tubes of 2 mm to 3 mm diameter, made up of medical grade material such as silicon rubber, plastic, nylon, and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which are inserted in a patient’s body for...

Plasma, often referred to as the fourth state of matter, is an ionized or energized gas with an equal number of positive and negative charges. The gas plasma is widely used for inactivation of a wide...

Elastography, a medical imaging technique similar to ultrasound and MRI, is widely used to detect the hardness and softness of tissue, which is further used to analyze the presence of diseases along...

Incretins are metabolic hormones that are activated when blood glucose levels decrease in the body. Incretin-based drugs are used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. These drugs are associated with...

Antimetabolite is a chemical that inhibits a metabolite or interfere with metabolic pathways by enzymatic reaction. Antimetabolites are purine or pyrimidine analogs and folic acids. These chemicals...

Non-melanoma skin cancer occurs in the skin cells. Non-melanoma skin cancers are of different types. The most common types are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Skin cancer treatment...

Pheochromocytoma is an efficient catecholamine-secreting tumor of the adrenal gland medulla. Catecholamines include norepinephrine, epinephrine, and their derivatives. Symptoms of pheochromocytoma...

Liquid biopsy is a non-invasive substitute to surgical biopsies for the detection of molecular biomarkers. Liquid biopsy forms an integral part of precision medicine and has enormous diagnostic and...

Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes lead to common complications such as nephrology and urology disorders. Unhealthy food habits and drugs are known to cause nephrological and urological diseases...

Short-acting beta2-agonists (SABA) are a type of bronchodilators. These are the most common immediate-relief drugs for treating asthma attacks and to manage both acute and stable exacerbations of...

Nephrology and urology disorders are common complications of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Certain drugs and unhealthy food habits are also known to cause nephrological and urological...

Spinal needles are medical devices which are generally used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Spinal needles are inserted into the spinal canal for the collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF...

Enucleation is an ocular surgery that results in removal of the eye, leaving the eye muscles and orbital content intact. The surgery is used to treat ocular tumor. Evisceration is a surgery involving...

The global market for ophthalmic drugs is competitive in nature and is anticipated to witness a healthy competition throughout the forecast period, states a new market research study by Transparency...

Process chromatography has become of the most enabling technologies in biopharmaceutical downstream processing and is used to purify small to large molecules for further use, rather than analysis...