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Control of vascular smooth muscle cell growth by connexin 43
(2012-06-21)
Connexin 43 (Cx43), the principal gap junction protein in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs), regulates movement of ions and other signaling molecules through gap junction intercellular communication (GJIC) and plays ...
A Review of Studies Evaluating Insecticide Barrier Treatments for Mosquito Control From 1944 to 2018
(2019-06-26)
Background and Purpose: Barrier insecticide treatments have a long history in mosquito control programs but have been used more frequently in the United States in recent years for control of invasive “backyard” species ...
A Mentor-Led Text-Messaging Intervention Increases Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Goal Setting for Healthier Dietary Consumption among Rural Adolescents in Kentucky and North Carolina, 2017
(2019-03-11)
Text-messaging interventions hold promise for successful weight loss interventions. However, there is limited research on text-messaging interventions to improve dietary intake among rural adolescents, who are at greater ...
Damage control surgery: It's evolution over the last 20 years
(2012-03-15)
In less than twenty years, what began as a concept for the treatment of exsanguinating truncal trauma patients has become the primary treatment model for numerous emergent, life threatening surgical conditions incapable ...
A system‐based intervention to reduce Black‐White disparities in the treatment of early stage lung cancer: A pragmatic trial at five cancer centers
(2019-01-11)
Background: Advances in early diagnosis and curative treatment have reduced high
mortality rates associated with non‐small cell lung cancer. However, racial disparity
in survival persists partly because Black patients ...
A Waterfront View of Coastal Hazards: Contextualizing Relationships among Geographic Exposure, Shoreline Type, and Hazard Concerns among Coastal Residents
(2019-11-26)
Coastal communities exist on the front lines of diverse natural hazards and the growing
impacts of climate change. While traditional strategies for dealing with coastal hazards have often
involved the hardening or armoring ...
Antivenom Treatment Is Associated with Fewer Patients using Opioids after Copperhead Envenomation
(2019-03-20)
Introduction
Copperhead envenomation causes local tissue destruction, leading people to seek treatment for the pain and swelling. First-line treatment for the pain is opioid medications. There is rising concern that an ...
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale in Tardive Dyskinesia:Minimal Clinically Important Difference
(2019-05-27)
Background
A minimal clinically important difference has not been established for the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale in patients with tardive dyskinesia. Valbenazine is a vesicular monoamine transporter 2 inhibitor ...
Identification of Vape Shops in Two North Carolina Counties: An Approach for States without Retailer Licensing
(2016-10-27)
Stores that sell electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) as their primary product
are a new phenomenon and often termed “vape shops”. While vape shops are now regulated by
state and federal agencies, not all states ...