Diary Of An Unborn Baby

Diary Of An Unborn Baby :

15th June – ” I Got Attached With Ovary ”
17th June – ” I am a tissue Now ”
30th June – “Momma said To Dad , U are Going to Be a Father
They Both Are Very Happy ”
15th July – ” My Food is What My Mom Eats ”
15th Sept – ” I Can Feel My Heart beat ”
14th Oct – ” I Have Little Hands,Legs Head & Stomach ”
13th Nov – ” Today I Was In a Ultra-Scan ”
WOW…! I am A Girl….!
29th Nov – ” I was DEAD…”
MY MOM & DAD KILLED ME
Why ..!
Is It Just Because I was a Girl…
PEOPLE LOVE TO HAVE A MOTHER, WIFE & OF-COURSE A GIRLFRIEND TOO
BUT WHY NOT A DAUGHTER ..???

 

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Jack Andraka, A 15 Year School Boy Revolutionarily Combats Pancreatic Cancer

Jack Andraka, who is he? Let me inform you that this is the child prodigy, genius or sophomore or whatever you call, who has broken the ground of pancreatic cancer in the medicine world by his invention of a test that could detect pancreatic cancer in its very early stage than any other tests available. Before getting into detail, let me share something .

I never liked reading story books. Believe me friends, just never and ever. But I am talking about the instance, once when I was having a magazine in my hands in which  the life story of Steve Jobs, yes, the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs, one of my favorites, was written. I was  just giving a glance at the story and soon it turned out to be  very enjoyable reading the story. And since then, I have a feeling that reading story books and novels would sometimes be fun and we could also learn a whole universe of  things from them.

Steve Jobs died from lately detected pancreatic cancer . His pancreatic cancer could not be detected in the very early stage and as a result he could not get appropriate treatment for this and this  ultimately led him to death with a last stage pancreatic cancer. Now, just imagine how many people like him die from the same problem of  late pancreatic cancer detection. 19 out of 20 people die of pancreatic cancer within five years. Does not the survival rate seem to be totally negligible. Well friends, I think there is a miracle solution to this problem now.Yes, this is a miracle breakthrough towards saving millions of people’s life from deadly pancreatic cancer and even from ovarian and lung cancer too.

Again, guess what friends, very amazingly, like Akrit Jaswal, the youngest 7 year old surgeon of the world, this miracle revolution is brought about by only a 15 year old school boy. Wow, so amazing. This boy claims that the use of this test, the survival rates from pancreatic cancer, which were almost negligible, could be raised to 100%  For me, these are angels being sent by God to alleviate sufferings of the ill people on the earth.

What Is This Test

Jack Andraka, from Crownsville, Maryland, developed a simple dip – stick type sensor test for detecting elevated levels of a protein called mesothelin. This protein is always present in blood and urine but the elevated levels of this protein indicates the presence of pancreatic cancer, ovarian and lung cancers too, which have been a really difficult job for the scientist for years..Jack developed the test which could detect this initial increase in mesothelin levels during the early stages of pancreatic, ovarian and lung cancers when there is a greater chance of cure of the cancer if treated appropriately. This little boy has done such a wonderful job with only the reach of  Wikipedia and Google as his primary tools which are available to any one on the earth with an internet connection that even many great scientists could not managed to do after years of research and with millions of dollars – worth of research.

This test is claimed to be 168 times faster, simple and sensitive 26, 000 less expensive and 400 times more standard than the current standard available tests.

In a similar way antibodies fit into an antigen binding site like a lock and key, he laced carbon nano - tubes with mesothelin specific antibodies which specifically attracted the mesothelin protein in blood and urine and then the nano – tube strip generated an consequent electrical signal large enough to detect with a simple ohm meter.

The test works in a similar way that the diabetic test strips work, just requiring a single drop of blood wether these patients are carrying the elevated levels of the mesothelin biomarkers. The results are claimed to be 90% accurate and cost about 3 cents only, which is a really good news for the people from a low earning family to reach out for medical help.

What Led Jack to Start His Research

Many times it happens that someone close to us has died of deadly disease and we get so deeply attacked by emotions that we feel like if we had the power to do something to combat the disease and could save the life of the loved one. But for most of the cases, that is it, we just  remain emotionally suffered, not having the courage to do something. But this little boy has not just stopped by emotions as a family uncle of his died from this deadly pancreatic cancer. He started researching on this disease and getting to the root of the reason that why this cancer is not preventable. He thought that  there must be a simple way. And when he started his research, very interestingly he did not even know that he himself had a pancreas.

In the meantime his father, who is a civil engineer, and him has been using carbon nano – tubes to screen compounds in water from Chesapeake Bay. The carbon nano – tubes are tiny cylindrical structures and have the property of  conducting electricity better than copper. Together with these properties of carbon nano – tubes and the lectures on antibodies by his biology teacher, he found his eureka moment that what if  he laced a carbon nano  tube with a mesothelin specific antibody and then introduce a drop of blood from a pancreatic cancer patient? This idea led him to complete his theory research and start doing the lab research.

How Jack Andraka Made This Invention  Possible

Jack thought of lacing  the nano -  tubes with the antibody specific mesothelin and introduced a pancreatic cancer  patient’s blood. The antibodies would bind to the mesothelin and enlarge which would cause the nano – tubes to spread further apart changing the electrical properties of the nano – tube network. The more mesothelin  present, the more antibodies would bind to the protein and the more the tube would enlarge, and the weaker the electrical signal would become. This would detect the elevating levels of mesothelin in blood and urine of these patients in the early stage of their pancreatic cancer.

Jack Andraka mailed his experimental protocol to 200 researchers, from which only one researcher called  Dr. Anirban Maitra, responded and invited Jack to his lab. Jack’s test detected mesothelin in artificial samples and pinpointed mesothelin in the blood of mice carrying  human pancreatic tumors. Jack Andraka’s breakthrough could now grant a survival rate of 100% for pancreatic cancer patients. 

About The Little Scientist Jack Andraka

Jack Thomas Andraka, born in 1997, from Crownsville, Maryland, is a an inventor, scientist and cancer researcher. He is the 2012 Intel Science Fair Grand prize winner and he was awarded the Gordon E. Moore Award for the invention of  the new  simple, rapid, reliable and sensitive dip – stick type sensor for the detection of the early stage of pancreatic cancer and also ovarian and lung cancer. The Gordon E. Moore Award is for $75, 000. He also won other prizes totaling a  prize of $ 100,500.

So friends, if suspecting for pancreatic, lung or ovarian cancer or other forms of cancer, tuberculosis, HIV, etc., it is time to be fearless as this revolutionary dip – stick test could save us by leading to seek early medical treatments.

The whole story was just incredibly fantastic for me, and I hope, it was far more fantastic to you all friends. These little Einsteins should be saluted by us, so let us salute them friends.

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Till our next post, stay healthy, be passionate like Akrit Jaswal and Jack Thomas Andraka, and keep blogging. 

Treatments and Healthy Maintenance of Hair Loss (Part 2)

Hi friends, hope you are well and healthy. Here is the second and the last part of the topic in which as I told you in my last post, I add some tests, treatments and some questions which you all ask yourselves at least more than once a time in your life. So I am giving the answer of that type of questions and if you have more of this kind, then ask me without any hesitation.

Tests to identify hair loss

·         The pull test: This test helps to evaluate diffuse scalp hair loss. Gentle traction is exerted on a group of hair (about 40–60) on three different areas of the scalp. The number of extracted hairs is counted and examined under a microscope. Normally, <3 hairs per area should come out with each pull. If >10 hairs are obtained, the pull test is considered positive.

·         The pluck test: In this test, the individual pulls hair out “by the roots.” The root of the plucked hair is examined under a microscope to determine the phase of growth and used to diagnose a defect of telogen, anagen, or systemic disease. Telogen hairs are hairs that have tiny bulbs without sheaths at their roots. Telogen effluvium shows an increased percentage of hairs upon examination. Anagen hairs are hairs that have sheaths attached to their roots. Anagen effluvium shows a decrease in telogen-phase hairs and an increased number of broken hairs.

·         Scalp biopsy: This test is done when alopecia is present, but the diagnosis is unsure. The biopsy allows for differing between scarring and nonscarring forms. Hair samples are taken from areas of inflammation, usually around the border of the bald patch.

·         Daily Hair Counts: This is normally done when the pull test is negative. It is done by counting the number of hairs lost. The hair that should be counted is the hairs from the first morning combing or during washing. The hair is collected in a clear plastic bag for 14 days. The strands are recorded. If the hair count is >100/day is considered abnormal except after shampooing, where hair counts will be up 250 and be normal.

·         Trichoscopy: Trichoscopy is a non-invasive method of hair and scalp. The test may be performed with the use of a hadheld dermoscope or a videodermoscope. It allows differential diagnosis of hair loss in most cases.

Some Treatments for Hair Loss

·         Minoxidil (Rogaine): This is a non-prescription medication approved for androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata. Minoxidil comes in a liquid or foam that is rubbed into your scalp twice a day. This is the most effective method to treat male-pattern and female-pattern hair loss. However, only 30–40% of patients experience hair growth. Minoxidil is not effective for other causes of hair loss except alopecia areata. Hair regrowth can take 8 to 12 months. Treatment is continued indefinitely because if the treatment is stopped, hair loss resumes again. Most frequent side effects are mild scalp irritation, allergic contact dermatitis, and increased facial hair.

·         Finasteride (Propecia): Is used in male-pattern hair loss in a pill form taken on a daily basis. Finasteride is not indicated for women and is not recommended in pregnant women. Treatment is effective within 6 to 8 months of treatment. Side effects include decreased libido, erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, gynecomastia, and myopathy. Therefore this treatment is to avoid. Treatment should be continued as long as positive results occur. Once treatment is stopped, hair loss resumes again.

·         Corticosteroids: Injections of cortisone into the scalp can be used to treat alopecia areata. This type of treatment is repeated on a monthly basis. Physician may prescribe oral pills for extensive hair loss due to alopecia areata. Results may take up to a month to be seen.

·         Anthralin (Dritho-Scalp): Available as a cream or ointment that is applied to the scalp and washed off daily. More commonly is used to treat psoriasis. Results may take up to 12 weeks to be seen.

·         Hormonal Modulators: Oral contraceptives or spironolactone can be used for female-pattern hair loss associated with hyperandrogenemia.

·         Surgical Options: Treatment options such as follicle transplant, scalp flaps, and alopecia reduction are available. These procedures are generally chosen by those who are self-conscious about their hair loss. These options are expensive and painful. There is a risk of infection and scarring. Once surgery has occurred, it takes 6 to 8 months before the quality of new hair can be assessed.

·          Hair transplant: A dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon takes tiny plugs of skin, each which contains a few hairs, and implants the plugs into bald sections. The plugs are generally taken from the back or sides of your scalp. Several transplant sessions may be necessary.

·         Scalp Reduction: This process is the decreasing of the area of bald skin on your head. As time goes, the skin on our head becomes flexible and stretched enough that some of it can be surgically removed. After the hairless scalp is removed, the space is closed with hair-covered scalp. Scalp reduction is generally done in combination with hair transplantation to provide a natural-looking hairline, especially those with extensive hair loss. You may have the perfect hairstyle, but that coif won’t go very far if you don’t take care of your hair. Proper hair maintenance for men goes beyond slapping on some shampoo and running a comb through your tresses. It involves using the right products, getting regular haircuts, and taking care of your scalp.

                             

 

Now some questions which you always ask yourselves or to your friends almost now and then but you don’t get the exact answer from anywhere and there is I am for you with your answers. Here the answers most of yours questions and let me know if you have any other questions.

Is it OK to shampoo every day?

As long as you’re using the proper product in your hair, you can shampoo and condition every day, 1,000 times a day, without any side effects – but, again, only if you’re using the right product. Just use common sense. If your hair is dry, don’t use a shampoo that removes oil — you’re just drying out your scalp. Use normal shampoo and conditioner, and it’s fine to wash frequently. There’s that myth that your hair will fall out, but it’s not true. If it’s going to fall out, it’s in your blood.

     What’s the one hair product men should own?

Many men are starting to get more conscious of hair conditioners. Conditioners are necessities because a healthy scalp means healthy hair – and not enough men know that.

      Are gels and oils bad for the scalp?

Gels get hard, congest the scalp and the scalp doesn’t breathe. You can point out the guys on the street who look like they’ve got a crusty head. Joe actually has a gel that doesn’t get hard and looks natural, so we recommend that type of gel.

      How often should a men get their hair cut?

 Haircuts should generally occur every 4 to 6 weeks if you want to look your best. After this period, hair generally starts to lose its support and maintain its shape. But 4 to 6 weeks is the peak, and after that your hair is just not cooperating with you anymore.

So dear friends, hope you enjoyed the above information. If you have any other questions about above topic or any kind of topic you can ask me like the friend who have asked me as I told you before. Till then stay healthy, be passionate, share your thoughts with me and of course do not forget to visit our blog.