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Young HA Investigators Presentations
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Myopia is in epidemic proportion in China and many Asian cities. The prevalence of myopia is well beyond 80% in these cities. Since high myopia increases the risk of sight-threatening diseases such as glaucoma, retinal degeneration and detachments, it is important to decrease the prevalence of myopi...

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Conventional non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) stresses on improving knee muscle strength and range of motion. However, the results may not be satisfactory. Recent studies show that neuromuscular training is the key to enhance knee control and functional limitations in patients wit...

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Enhancing Partnership with Patients and Community
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•       This talk sets out the English National Health Service (NHS) approach to improving outcomes through greater personalisation of care underpinned by developments in genomics. •       It reviews how the world-leading 100,000 Genomes Project provided a proof of concept for the ...

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Over the past decade, there are many new advances in the management of cancers that included targeted therapies by either small molecules inhibitors or immunotherapy. Immunotherapy can further be classified into different categories such as active immunotherapy, passive immunotherapy, adoptive immun...

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Enhancing Partnership with Patients and Community
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Myopia, or near-sightedness, is an ocular condition where there is a mismatch between the optical power and length of the eye. The combined optical power of the eye is too strong for its corresponding axial length, causing incoming light to focus in front of the retina. The most common form worldwid...

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IntroductionAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the most common cause of fatal and non-fatal injuries among older adults over the age of 65. Falls can lead to a myriad of traumatic physical & emotional consequences and discourage older adults from engaging in meani...

Healthcare Advances, Research and Innovations
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Novel psychotrophic substances (NPS), also known as emerging drugs of abuse, are constantly evolving structural analogues of traditional drugs of abuse that have become a threat to public health worldwide and within our locality. This study reviewed the NPS detected in cases referred to the Hospital...

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Better Manage Growing Demands
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Myopia is a global health threat. By year 2025, it is predicted approximately 50% and 10% of world’s population being myopic and highly myopic respectively. Notably, high myopia is associated with sight-threatening complications, including pre-senile cataract, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and cho...

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Healthcare Advances, Research and Innovations
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Natural killer (NK) cells are normal white blood cells capable of killing cancer cells without prior sensitization. Unlike allogeneic T cells, NK cells do not cause graft-vs-host disease. Furthermore, allogeneic NK cell infusions are attractive for cancer therapy because of non–cross-resistant mec...

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