Essays about: "benefits of modern medicine"

Found 4 essays containing the words benefits of modern medicine.

1. 1. Identification and Expression of Oat Hemoglobin

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

   Author : Simon Christensen; [2019]
   Keywords : Hemoglobin; Oat; Plant Hemoglobin; Hemoglobin-based oxygen carrier; non-symbiotic Hemoglobin; oxygen transporter; applied biochemistry; Biology and Life Sciences; Technology and Engineering; Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : Hemoglobin is mainly viewed as an oxygen and carbon dioxide carrier in the blood of animals and thus essential for life as we know it. During the course of evolution, plants have also developed versions of this protein, for similar and different purposes, such as regulation of nitric oxide levels. READ MORE

3. 2. Social determinants of contraceptive use among young women in Kenya

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

   Author : Elodie Paquette; [2018]
   Keywords : family planning; youth; Kenya; social determinants of health; long-acting reversible contraceptives; reproductive health;

   Abstract : Contraceptive use has far-reaching social and health benefits for women in low and middle-income countries. While socioeconomic factors are known to be associated with contraceptive use, few studies on this topic have focused specifically on young women, whose reproductive health is a target of the Sustainable Development Goals and the Family Planning 2020 agenda. READ MORE

4. 3. Quantification of Fatty Acid Composition Using MRI: Comparison of Accuracy at 1.5, 3 and 7 T

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sjukhusfysikerutbildningen

   Author : Lena Trinh; [2013]
   Keywords : Medicine and Health Sciences;

   Abstract : The increasing prevalence of obesity and obesity related diseases in this modern world has resulted in a lot of research in the area of water-fat separation with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Since the introduction of the two-point Dixon technique, this area of research has expanded and relationships have been discovered between fat content and fatty acid (FA) composition, and diseases such as diabetes and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. READ MORE

5. 4. In the Best of Worlds : Benefit sharing and sustainable development in Babati, Tanzania

   University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

   Author : Mathilde Rehnlund; [2008]
   Keywords : genetic resources; access and benefit sharing; environmental justice; sustainable development; convention on biological diversity; babati; tanzania; traditional medicine; traditional knowledge; biopiracy; medicine; biodiversity; international treaty; genetiska resurser; biologisk mångfald; medicin; traditionell medicin; biodiversitet; miljörättvisa; hållbar utveckling; internationella avtal;

   Abstract : Genetic resources are vital to all people, but especially the poor. They are also important for biodiversity, in turn a key factor in sustainable development. Since 1980, the bio industries have utilized genetic resources in their work, for example on pharmaceuticals, and patented their findings. READ MORE