Use of platelet lysate for bone regeneration - are we ready for clinical translation?

echocardiographic assessment of left atrial mechanics: are we ready for daily clinical use?

Pharmacogenetics in psychiatry: are we ready for widespread clinical use?

There are high expectations about the capabilities of pharmacogenetics to tailor psychotropic treatment and "personalize" treatment. While a large number of associations, with generally small effect size, have been discovered, a "test" with widespread use and adoption is still missing. A more realistic picture, recognizing the important contribution of clinical and environmental factors toward ...

Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Are We Ready for Clinical Application in Transplantation and Tissue Regeneration?

tion of the cells in the lungs and that they disappear within 24 h, after which they cannot be detected in other tissues. This suggests that MSC are short-lived after infusion and that their effects are transferred to other cell types. Chen et al. (2012) reviewed the clinical potential of MSC-based regenerative therapy for chronic wounds. Studies have shown that MSC administration augments the ...

Platelet function testing in clinical practice: are we ready for prime time?

See article on pageS 126-35 Platelets play a key role in the development of thrombotic complications in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). 1 Therefore, compliance with antiplatelet drug therapy, in particular the oral antiplatelet agents aspirin and clopidogrel, represents a pivotal secondary prevention measure in these patie...

Global Health Governance Challenges 2016 – Are We Ready?

The year 2016 could turn out to be a turning point for global health, new political realities and global insecurities will test governance and financing mechanisms in relation to both people and planet. But most importantly political factors such as the global power shift and “the rise of the rest” will define the future of global health. A new mix of health inequity and security challenges has...