Front and Center

Newsletter providing "a lighter, human interest side of the news" from the Boston University Medical Campus

Front and Center

Newsletter providing "a lighter, human interest side of the news" from the Boston University Medical Campus

Front and Center

Newsletter providing "a lighter, human interest side of the news" from the Boston University Medical Campus

Front and Center

Newsletter providing "a lighter, human interest side of the news" from the Boston University Medical Campus

Can Unconventional Immunomodulatory Agents Help Alleviate COVID-19 Symptoms and Severity?

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of the respiratory infection known as COVID-19. From an immunopathological standpoint, coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 induce increased levels of a variety of T-helper 1 (Th1) and inflammatory cytokines and chemokines, including interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-6, CCL2 protein, and CXCL10 protein. In the absence of proven antiviral agents or an effective vaccine, substances with immunomodulatory activity may be able to inhibit inflammatory and Th1 cytokines and/or yield an anti-inflammatory and/or Th2 immune response to counteract COVID-19 symptoms and severity. This report briefly describes the following four unconventional but commercially accessible immunomodulatory agents that can be employed in clinical trials to evaluate their effectiveness at alleviating disease symptoms and severity: low-dose oral interferon alpha, microdose DNA, low-dose thimerosal, and phytocannabinoids

Why I Cannot Find the Prostate? Behind the Subjectivity of Rectal Exam

Background. Most physicians use digital rectal examination (DRE) to help detect prostate cancer and to estimate the prostates' size. The accuracy of DRE is known to be limited. We evaluate the ability of doctors to palpate the whole prostate with DRE. Methods. At time of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) the distances from the anus to the apex and base of prostates were measured. The TRUS's distances were compared to the mean index finger length of our clinic doctors. Results. The ability of the urologist to reach and examine the apex, half, three quarters and the whole prostate was in 93.7%, 66.3%, 23.2% and 3.2% of cases respectively. Conclusions. In most cases it was impossible to palpate the whole prostate. Anatomical location and volume of the examined prostate, as well as the length of his own index finger limit DRE and allow the examination of only a small portion of the prostate

Mapeo narrativo

In the present article, Stephen Mamber presents purposes, types and examples of narrative mapping, a tool that helps to understand complex narratives in space and time, either films, news, novels or schedules in a train station. Narrative mappings can be as complex and theme-centered, like a territorial map, so they become the true interface to access the text. Since narrative is everywhere, Mamber asks if there is a limit to the possibilities of mapping our surroundings.En el presente artículo, Stephen Mamber expone propósitos, categorías y ejemplos del mapeo narrativo, herramienta que ayuda a comprender narrativas complejas en tiempo y espacio, sean películas, hechos periodísticos, novelas u horarios de una estación de trenes. Los mapas narrativos pueden ser tan complejos y centrados en un tema, como un mapa territorial, que se convierten en la interfaz con la que uno realmente accede al texto. Ya que la narrativa se encuentra en todos lados, Mamber se pregunta si habrá realmente un límite a las posibilidades de mapear nuestro entorno

The Grizzly, November 15, 2018

Mythbuster: Student Writer Takes on Medusa and Marginalization • Voter Registration Status Causes Issues for Student Voters on Election Day • Members of the Ursinus Community Gather to Remember Victims of the Tree of Life Shooting • What do UC Political Clubs Think About the Recent Elections? • Why Myrin is Full of Government Documents • Opinions: Choosing Classes Needs to be Less Confusing; We Need to Better Recognize World War I Veterans • Fall Sports Seniors Complete Final Seasons • McDaid Makes Ursinus Cross Country History • Q&A with Mike Moronesehttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1608/thumbnail.jp