Cancer is one of the non-communicable diseases that collectively are responsible for sixty percent of deaths worldwide. In Malaysia, the incidence of cancer increased from thirty-two thousand new cases in 2008 to over thirty-seven thousand in 2012.
Exposure to pesticides is one of the root-causes of cancer, and women and children are at greater risk of pesticide exposure.
Women have thinner skin, thus absorb pesticides more easily than men do. Organo-chlorine lindane has been found to be dermally absorbed three times greater by women compared with men. Women also have more body fat. Once there, fat-loving pesticides may reside in the body longer in women than in men (Hardell, 2003). The toxic deposits exert their effects long after exposure, passed on to the next generation through the placenta and the breasts.
As for children, they face even greater risk of pesticide exposure than do adults because children breathe in more air, eat more food, and drink more water per body weight. With children’s brains still developing, their brain blood barrier is not fully formed thus permeability to pesticides is increased.
MSU Master of Science (Applied Science)
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Science)
MSU Foundation (Science Biology / Health Science)
A study of biomedical sciences develops understanding of the human body to aid medical research. Medical breakthroughs in health care owe their existence to biomedical sciences. The research work of biomedical scientists supports diagnosis and treatment of human diseases; with their tests, analyses, and reviews of body tissues and fluids advising medical practitioners.
Duties of a biomedical scientist besides testing human biological samples and analysing data and statistics include investigating chemicals and environments and analyzing current events to put the research into perspective in aiding treatments.
MSU Master in Biomedical Sciences
MSU Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours)
MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Honours)
Biomedical scientists work with high-tech laboratory equipment, write up medical research reports, and coordinate with hospital staff to provide data on patient samples.
MSU Medical Centre opens
Specializations for biomedical scientists include infection and immunity sciences, blood sciences, neuroscience, and molecular medicine.
MSU Master in Biomedicine (by Research)
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (by Research) in Biomedicine
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (Health Science)
Read more about MSU’s research work in biomedical sciences and related fields.
Gold for faculty innovation at Research and Innovation Week 2018
Gold and silver at InTeX18 Expo
MSU collects another gold for Betelnizer
Gold award from SLICE'18 for MSU's natural larvicide X-LarV
Best research award to MSU's Medical Sciences students
MSU’s medal-winning inventions and innovations in PERINTIS 2018
Finding her calling in research, at MSU
Bachelor of Biomedical Science MSUrian living her dream at Oxford conference
Cancer is one of the non-communicable diseases that collectively are responsible for sixty percent of deaths worldwide. In Malaysia, the incidence of cancer increased from thirty-two thousand new cases in 2008 to over thirty-seven thousand in 2012.
Exposure to pesticides is one of the root-causes of cancer, and women and children are at greater risk of pesticide exposure.
Women have thinner skin, thus absorb pesticides more easily than men do. Organo-chlorine lindane has been found to be dermally absorbed three times greater by women compared with men. Women also have more body fat. Once there, fat-loving pesticides may reside in the body longer in women than in men (Hardell, 2003). The toxic deposits exert their effects long after exposure, passed on to the next generation through the placenta and the breasts.
As for children, they face even greater risk of pesticide exposure than do adults because children breathe in more air, eat more food, and drink more water per body weight. With children’s brains still developing, their brain blood barrier is not fully formed thus permeability to pesticides is increased.
MSU Master of Science (Applied Science)
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (Applied Science)
MSU Foundation (Science Biology / Health Science)
A study of biomedical sciences develops understanding of the human body to aid medical research. Medical breakthroughs in health care owe their existence to biomedical sciences. The research work of biomedical scientists supports diagnosis and treatment of human diseases; with their tests, analyses, and reviews of body tissues and fluids advising medical practitioners.
Duties of a biomedical scientist besides testing human biological samples and analysing data and statistics include investigating chemicals and environments and analyzing current events to put the research into perspective in aiding treatments.
MSU Master in Biomedical Sciences
MSU Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours)
MSU Bachelor of Medical Sciences (Honours)
MSU Bachelor in Bioinformatics (Honours)
Biomedical scientists work with high-tech laboratory equipment, write up medical research reports, and coordinate with hospital staff to provide data on patient samples.
MSU Medical Centre opens
Specializations for biomedical scientists include infection and immunity sciences, blood sciences, neuroscience, and molecular medicine.
MSU Master in Biomedicine (by Research)
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (by Research) in Biomedicine
MSU Doctor of Philosophy (Health Science)
Read more about MSU’s research work in biomedical sciences and related fields.
Gold for faculty innovation at Research and Innovation Week 2018
Gold and silver at InTeX18 Expo
MSU collects another gold for Betelnizer
Gold award from SLICE'18 for MSU's natural larvicide X-LarV
Best research award to MSU's Medical Sciences students
MSU’s medal-winning inventions and innovations in PERINTIS 2018
Finding her calling in research, at MSU
Bachelor of Biomedical Science MSUrian living her dream at Oxford conference