Background: Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the furthermost common type of thyroid cancer, representing 85 % of all thyroid cancer cases. It occurs more frequently in women and usually affects 20-55 year age group. Aim: ...

Background: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular complication of diabetes that leads to visual impairment in the adult population with effective available therapy. Micro-Ribonucleic acids (miRNAs) are small (?22 ...

The intestine of all living organisms fosters an ecosystem of commensal microbiota that plays key roles in the maintenance of host health and pathology. Captivatingly, the influence of dysbiosis on the host has demonstrated ...

Background: The usage of T cells engineered with a tumor-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) for the therapeutic treatment of some types of hematological malignancies demonstrated great clinical success. However, the ...

Type 1 Diabetes Mellites (T1DM), is an autoimmune disorder caused by the destruction of pancreatic b?-cells and is considered to be among the most prevalent chronic conditions in Qatar. This study aimed to identify the ...

"Emerging evidence suggests that the lower expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry factor angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and transmembrane serine protease 2 (TMPRSS2) in the nasal epithelium of children may contribute to ...

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are new generation of anti-cancer drugs with very high efficiency against cancer cells. However, TKIs are associated with severe cardiotoxicity limiting their clinical benefits. One ...

Background: The medical laboratory educational programs (Medical Laboratory Science and Medical Laboratory Technology) accredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) provide the ...

Introduction: Vaccines are the most important and cost-effective public health tools known to control and prevent many infectious diseases. However, concerns regarding the safety and the need for a vaccine and reluctance ...

Introduction: Biomedical waste is any kind of waste that contains infectious or potentially infectious products that are generated during diagnosis, treatment, or research. At Qatar University (QU), the production of waste ...