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DPS trial
DPS trial, Finnish Diabetes Prevention Study (DPS), randomized lifestyle intervention in 522 Finns with impaired glucose tolerance; achieved 58% diabetes risk reduction, sustained over 13 years, basis of FIN-D2D.
DPS-like protein, ferritin-like diiron-binding domain
DPS-like (DPSL) proteins, also called Dps-like ferritin-like diiron-binding domain proteins, are prokaryotic dodecameric mini-ferritins with bacterioferritin-type intrasubunit ferroxidase centers that oxidize Fe2+ with H2O2 and protect DNA from oxidative stress.
DPT vaccine
DPT (DTP) vaccine combines diphtheria and tetanus toxoids with pertussis, either whole-cell (DTwP) or acellular (DTaP); the US switched to DTaP in the 1990s over safety, while whole-cell remains common in developing countries.
DPYD
DPYD (dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase gene, chromosome 1p22) encodes DPD, the enzyme that catabolizes over 80% of 5-fluorouracil; variants such as DPYD*2A, 13, c.2846A>T, and HapB3 predict severe fluoropyrimidine toxicity and guide pre-treatment testing.
DPYSL2
DPYSL2 (CRMP2, DRP-2, ULIP2) is a human gene on chromosome 8p21.2 encoding a 572-aa collapsin response mediator protein that regulates microtubule assembly, axon growth, and Sema3A signaling, and is implicated in intellectual disability, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia.
Dr Shailendra V. Bordawekar
Shailendra V. Bordawekar is a pharmaceutical engineer who serves as a vice president at AbbVie and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2024.
Dr. Andy Galpin
Dr. Andy Galpin, also known as Dr. Andrew J. Galpin, is an American exercise physiologist known for single-muscle-fiber research and coaching elite athletes, including Olympic gold medalists.
Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital
RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin (RSHS), Bandung, Indonesia's Ministry of Health vertical hospital founded 1923 as Het Algemeene Bandoengsche Ziekenhuijs; West Java's top tertiary referral and FK Unpad teaching hospital, JCI accredited.
Dr. Miami
Dr. Miami is the persona of Michael Salzhauer, a board-certified plastic surgeon in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, known for Snapchatting his surgeries to over 800,000 daily viewers, the WE tv docuseries Dr. Miami, and his BBL practice.
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Hyderabad-based Indian multinational pharma founded 1984 by Dr. K. Anji Reddy; NYSE-listed generics, APIs, biosimilars, and consumer health company with FY2026 revenue of ₹335.9 billion.
Dr. Warfvinge
Dr. Warfvinge (Frans Wilhelm Warfvinge, 1834–1908) was a Swedish physician who directed Sabbatsberg Hospital in Stockholm and urged pernicious anemia patients to eat large quantities of meat.
DR10624
DR10624: first-in-class long-acting trispecific Fc-fusion agonist of FGF21R, GCGR, and GLP-1R by Doer Biologics (Huadong Medicine subsidiary), in Phase 3 for severe hypertriglyceridemia with CDE Breakthrough Therapy Designation.
Draba
Draba (whitlow-grasses), largest genus of Brassicaceae in tribe Arabideae, over 370 arctic-alpine species on every continent except Australia and Antarctica; monophyletic but with artificial sectional classifications.
Dracaena (plant)
Dracaena, commonly called dragon plant or dragon tree, is a genus of about 224 species of trees and shrubs in the asparagus family, native to Old World tropics.
Dracaena cinnabari
Dracaena cinnabari, the Dragon's Blood Tree, is a Vulnerable IUCN-listed tree endemic to Socotra, Yemen, famed for red dragon's blood resin, umbrella canopies, slow 2–3 cm growth, and threats from goats, cyclones, and overgrazing.
Dracaena draco
Dracaena draco, the Canary Island dragon tree or drago, is an Endangered tree-like monocot of the Canary Islands, Madeira, Cabo Verde, and Morocco, known for dragon's blood resin, flowering-driven branching, and the ancient El Drago Milenario of Tenerife.
Dracaena fragrans
Dracaena fragrans (corn plant, cornstalk dracaena) is a tropical African Asparagaceae tree or shrub with fragrant night-opening flowers, a common houseplant, formerly split as D. deremensis, IUCN Least Concern.
Dracaena sanderiana
Dracaena sanderiana, lucky bamboo or ribbon plant, is a West African Asparagaceae shrub sold as a houseplant; not a true bamboo, toxic to cats and dogs via saponins, and the top benzene-removing plant in an 8-species screening study.
Dracaena trifasciata
Dracaena trifasciata (syn. Sansevieria trifasciata), snake plant or mother-in-law's tongue, is a rhizomatous African geophyte in Asparagaceae, reclassified from Sansevieria to Dracaena in 2017, native from Nigeria to Tanzania, 2n=40, widely grown as a houseplant.
Dracocephalum
Dracocephalum (dragonhead) is a Lamiaceae genus of about 70 aromatic herb species of the temperate Northern Hemisphere; Hyssopus and Lallemantia are embedded within it, and D. moldavica is its most-studied medicinal species.
Dracula vampira
Dracula vampira, the vampire orchid, is an epiphytic Ecuadorian cloud-forest orchid described in 1978, with black-veined 20-30 cm flowers, mushroom-mimic pollination, CITES Appendix II listing, and threats from wild collection.
Dracunculiasis
Dracunculiasis (Guinea-worm disease), caused by the nematode Dracunculus medinensis, is a waterborne parasitic disease near eradication: 3.5 million cases in 1986 fell to 10 human cases in 2025, with no vaccine or drug available.
Dracunculus
Dracunculus (dragon arums) is a genus of two tuberous aroid species, D. canariensis and D. vulgaris, native from Macaronesia to SW Türkiye, in tribe Areae, with thermogenic purple inflorescences.
Dracunculus medinensis
Dracunculus medinensis, the Guinea worm, is a nematode causing dracunculiasis, contracted via water fleas or undercooked fish; cases fell from 3.5 million (1986) to 10 (2025), with dog infections the main eradication obstacle.
Draft horse
Draft horse (draught horse): a large horse breed type, 15 to over 18 hands and up to 2,000+ pounds, bred to pull heavy loads. Main breeds: Belgian, Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire, Suffolk; Belgian most popular in the U.S.
Dragon's blood
Dragon's blood (Resina Draconis, Xuejie, sangre de drago) is a deep red resin from Croton, Dracaena, Daemonorops, and Pterocarpus species, used as varnish, dye, incense, and traditional medicine, with clinical trials in wound healing, antithrombosis, and diarrhea.
Dragon's Breath (chili pepper)
Dragon's Breath is a British-bred Capsicum chinense chili cultivar unveiled at the 2017 Chelsea Flower Show with an unverified 2.48 million SHU heat claim, never recognized by Guinness; later tests measured far lower values.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly, suborder Anisoptera of Odonata, a predatory insect with four independently controlled wings and aquatic nymph stage; up to 97% hunting success, 58 km/h top speed, 16% of species threatened by wetland loss.
Drainage (medicine)
Drainage (medicine): use of a drain, a tube or instrument, to remove fluid, pus, blood, or gas from wounds, abscesses, or body cavities; covers passive and active closed-suction drains, percutaneous image-guided abscess drainage, and trial evidence that prophylactic drains show no benefit in colorectal and pancreatic surgery.
Drake university herbarium
Drake University herbarium: the plant specimen collection of Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, founded 1958, about 3,400 specimens (2020), curated by biology professor Thomas Rosburg and housed in the Biodiversity Center; distinct from the Drake del Castillo herbarium in Paris.