Explore topic-wise fullforms in Current Affairs

INFO: Full form for HAGR is Human Ageing Genomic Resources in Medical category
HAGR also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

Angiopoietin is part of a family of vascular growth factors that play a role in embryonic and postnatal angiogenesis. Angiopoietin signaling most directly corresponds with angiogenesis, the process by which new arteries and veins form from preexisting blood vessels. Angiogenesis proceeds through sprouting, endothelial cell migration, proliferation, and vessel destabilization and stabilization. They are responsible for assembling and disassembling the endothelial lining of blood vessels. Angiopoietin cytokines are involved with controlling microvascular permeability, vasodilation, and vasoconstriction by signaling smooth muscle cells surrounding vessels. There are now four identified angiopoietins: ANGPT1, ANGPT2, ANGPTL3, ANGPT4.

In addition, there are a number of proteins that are closely related to ('like') angiopoietins (Angiopoietin-related protein 1, ANGPTL2, ANGPTL3, ANGPTL4, ANGPTL5, ANGPTL6, ANGPTL7, ANGPTL8).

Angiopoietin-1 is critical for vessel maturation, adhesion, migration, and survival. Angiopoietin-2, on the other hand, promotes cell death and disrupts vascularization. Yet, when it is in conjunction with vascular endothelial growth factors, or VEGF, it can promote neo-vascularization.

Itch (also known as pruritus) is a sensation that causes the desire or reflex to scratch. Itch has resisted many attempts to be classified as any one type of sensory experience. Itch has many similarities to pain, and while both are unpleasant sensory experiences, their behavioral response patterns are different. Pain creates a withdrawal reflex, whereas itch leads to a scratch reflex.

Unmyelinated nerve fibers for itch and pain both originate in the skin; however, information for them is conveyed centrally in two distinct systems that both use the same nerve bundle and spinothalamic tract.

INFO: Full form for BPMF is British Poultry Meat Federation in Medical category
BPMF also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

The Royal Postgraduate Medical School (RPMS) was an independent medical school, based primarily at Hammersmith Hospital in west London. In 1988, the school merged with the Institute of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, and in 1997 became part of Imperial College School of Medicine.

INFO: Full form for RMOP is Remote Medication Order Processing in Medical category
RMOP also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for FEMCC is Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Center in Medical category
FEMCC also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for DipObst is Diploma in Obstetrics in Medical category

INFO: Full form for SABI is Survivor of Acquired Brain Injury in Medical category
SABI also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for DMCC is Destination Medical Center Corporation in Medical category
DMCC also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for DipPaed is Diploma in Paediatrics in Medical category

INFO: Full form for GRIM is General Record Of Incidence Of Mortality in Medical category
GRIM also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for GRIME is Group on Research In Medical Education in Medical category

INFO: Full form for DMCC is Diploma in Medical Care in Catastrophes in Medical category
DMCC also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CGHE is Center for Global Health Equity in Medical category
CGHE also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CGHI is Center for Global Health Initiatives in Medical category
CGHI also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CGHI is Chicago Green Healthcare Initiative in Medical category
CGHI also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ABCF is Alemtsehay Breast Cancer Foundation in Medical category
ABCF also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ABCF is Alamo Breast Cancer Foundation in Medical category
ABCF also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) is an institute of the National Institutes of Health, located in Bethesda, Maryland.

NHGRI began as the Office of Human Genome Research in The Office of the Director in 1988. This Office transitioned to the National Center for Human Genome Research (NCHGR), in 1989 to carry out the role of the NIH in the International Human Genome Project (HGP). The HGP was developed in collaboration with the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and began in 1990 to sequence the human genome. In 1993, NCHGR expanded its role on the NIH campus by establishing the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) to apply genome technologies to the study of specific diseases. In 1996, the Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) was also established (co-funded by eight NIH institutes and centers) to study the genetic components of complex disorders.

In 1997 the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) renamed NCHGR the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), officially elevating it to the status of research institute – one of 27 institutes and centers that make up the NIH.

The institute announced the successful sequencing of the human genome in April 2003, but there are still gaps remaining.

INFO: Full form for ABCG is Associação Brasileira de Câncer Gástrico in Medical category
ABCG also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for TSRM is Taiwanese Society for Reproductive Medicine in Medical category
TSRM also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ADBI is Arbovirus Diseases Branch Inventory in Medical category
ADBI also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for SDRL is San Diego Reference Laboratory in Medical category
SDRL also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for RIOPMH is Regional Institute for Out-Patient Mental Health Care in Medical category

INFO: Full form for TOPEM is The Obstetric Patient in Emergency Medicine in Medical category

NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) is a Non Departmental Public Body which provides advice and services to the rest of NHS Scotland.

Accountable to the Scottish Government, NSS works at the heart of the health service, providing national strategic support services and expert advice to NHS Scotland. It also plays an active and crucial role in the delivery of effective healthcare to patients and the public.

This supporting role to NHS Scotland means the organisation works closely with other NHS organisations, especially NHS Boards, in the delivery of services. Health Support services enable NHS Boards to focus on delivering health improvement and patient care. Business Support services help NHS Boards to operate more efficiently and effectively. National Services Scotland (NSS) is the common name for the Common Services Agency for NHS Scotland.

NSS employs around 3,600 highly specialised staff based at locations in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness, Dundee and Livingston.

Services was organised into six Strategic Business Units in 2013/2014, after previously being made up of a number of divisions:

On 1 April 2020 the Public Health and Intelligence business unit was transferred to Public Health Scotland.

INFO: Full form for PLNA is Pennsylvania Landscape and Nursery Association in Medical category
PLNA also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CRRR is Center for Respiratory Research and Rehabilitation in Medical category
CRRR also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for PLNA is Provincial Laboratory of Northern Alberta in Medical category
PLNA also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for TOPAS is Thrombolysis or Peripheral Arterial Surgery in Medical category
TOPAS also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ESCAIDE is European Scientific Conference on Applied Infectious Disease Epidemiology in Medical category

INFO: Full form for GCMA is Gold Coast Medical Association in Medical category
GCMA also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for HAPD is Heart Attack Prevention Device in Medical category
HAPD also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for GCMB is Georgia Composite Medical Board in Medical category
GCMB also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for HAPB is Hampshire Autism Partnership Board in Medical category
HAPB also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for TOPAR is Termination of Pregnancy and Referral in Medical category

INFO: Full form for HAPG is Hospital and Ambulatory Policy Group in Medical category
HAPG also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

High-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) is a life-threatening form of non-cardiogenic pulmonary edema that occurs in otherwise healthy people at altitudes typically above 2,500 meters (8,200 ft). However, cases have also been reported between 1,500–2,500 metres or 4,900–8,200 feet in more vulnerable subjects.

Classically, HAPE occurs in persons normally living at low altitude who travel to an altitude above 2,500 meters (8,200 feet). Re-entry HAPE is also an entity that has been described in persons who normally live at high altitude but who develop pulmonary edema after returning from a stay at low altitude, this has been called re-entry HAPE. It is severe presentation of altitude sickness.

There are many factors that can make a person more susceptible to developing HAPE, including genetic factors, but detailed understanding is lacking and currently under investigation. HAPE remains the major cause of death related to high-altitude exposure, with a high mortality rate in the absence of adequate emergency treatment.

INFO: Full form for WDMN is Wheat Disease Monitoring Nursery in Medical category
WDMN also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for PLNB is Peripheral Lymph Node Biopsy in Medical category

INFO: Full form for PLNDP is Physicians and Lawyers for National Drug Policy in Medical category
PLNDP also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CVNR is Center for Visual and Neurocognitive Rehabilitation in Medical category
CVNR also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for CVnCoV is CureVac Novel Coronavirus in Medical category

INFO: Full form for PLNDP is Physician Leadership on National Drug Policy in Medical category
PLNDP also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for PTEB is Physical Therapy Examining Board in Medical category
PTEB also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ERK is Extracellular signal-Regulated Kinase in Medical category
ERK also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for ERK is Extracellular Regulated Kinase in Medical category
ERK also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.

INFO: Full form for PFIQ is Pelvic Floor Impact Questionaire in Medical category

INFO: Full form for ERK is extracellular signal-related kinase in Medical category
ERK also has other full forms in other categories mentioned below.