BOC Sciences Blog

Targeted Drugs for Cervical Cancer

Targeted Drugs for Cervical Cancer What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix. According to the World Health Organization, cervical […]

Cardiovascular diseases

The survival of human organism needs blood to deliver nutrients and remove wastes from our trillions of cells. Heart is the organ that pumps the blood and a network of blood […]

Common eye diseases and related treatments

The human eye is an important sense organ, it is capable of receiving visual images which are then carried to the brain, allowing us to interpret shapes, faces, colors, and […]

What is receptors?

The study of hormone and drug receptors has become one of the most exciting and rapidly moving areas of biomedical research. Elucidation of receptor mechanisms and receptor structure has become […]

Therapies for Alzheimer’s disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive, fatal disorder without cure. The mechanism(s) of the disease is not entirely understood, impeding development of effective therapy. Current treatments provide short-term alleviation of some symptoms, but generally […]

Induction of autophagic cell death by anti-cancer agent

Although the role of autophagy in cancer is very complex, various pharmacological agents with different antineoplastic properties have been shown to induce autophagic activity resulting in massive death of cells […]

Reactive Oxygen Species

Introduction Oxygen is life sustaining, but its metabolism by organisms is not without consequences. Aerobic metabolism provides energy predominantly through mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation. This process leads to the formation of by-products known […]

What Is Immunocytochemistry?

What Is Immunocytochemistry?

Immunocytochemistry Immunocytochemistry is the use of antibodies for identifying proteins and molecules in cells and tissues viewed under a microscope. Immunocytochemistry harnesses the power of antibodies to give highly specific binding to unique sequences of […]

Alzheimer’s Disease-Market Analysis of Prescription Drugs

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on December 12, 2017 that there are approximately 50 million people with dementia worldwide, of which nearly 60% are living in low- and middle-income […]

The source and related diseases of vitamin D

The D Vitamins and Their Precursors It must be recognized that there is not a single vitamin D compound but that there is a family of compounds that exhibit vitamin D […]