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Health effects from exposure to atmospheric mineral dust near Las Vegas, NV, USA
(2016-09)
Desert areas are usually characterized by a continuous deposition of fine airborne particles. Over time, this process results in the accumulation of silt and clay on desert surfaces. We evaluated health effects associated ...
Identifying Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Search Terminology: A Systematic Review of Health Systematic Reviews
(2016-05-24)
Research on the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) populations can
provide important information to address existing health inequalities. Finding existing
research in LGBT health can prove challenging ...
Healthy CD4+ T lymphocytes are not affected by targeted therapies against the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(2016-08-01)
An attractive molecular target for novel anti-cancer therapies is the
phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)
pathway which is commonly deregulated in many types of cancer. Nevertheless, ...
KSHV gB associated RGD interactions promote attachment of cells by inhibiting the potential migratory signals induced by the disintegrin-like domain
(2016-02-24)
Background: Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) glycoprotein B (gB) is not only expressed on the
envelope of mature virions but also on the surfaces of cells undergoing lytic replication. Among herpesviruses,
KSHV ...
Medicare Under Age 65 and Medicaid Patients Have Poorer Bowel Preparations: Implications for Recommendations for an Early Repeat Colonoscopy
(2016-05-17)
Colonoscopy is performed on patients across a broad spectrum of demographic characteristics. These characteristics may aggregate by patient insurance provider and influence
bowel preparation quality and the prevalence of ...
The Role of Retinoic Acid (RA) in Spermatogonial Differentiation
(2016)
Retinoic acid (RA) directs the sequential, but distinct, programs of spermatogonial differentiation and meiotic differentiation that are both essential for the generation of functional spermatozoa. These processes are ...
Veterans health administration hepatitis B testing and treatment with anti-CD20 antibody administration
(2016-05-21)
AIM: To evaluate pretreatment hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing, vaccination, and antiviral treatment rates in Veterans Affairs patients receiving anti-CD20 Ab for quality improvement.
METHODS: We performed a retrospective ...
Transcriptome sequencing of Crucihimalaya himalaica (Brassicaceae) reveals how Arabidopsis close relative adapt to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
(2016-02)
The extreme environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP) provides an ideal natural laboratory for studies on adaptive evolution. Few genome/transcriptome based studies have been conducted on how plants adapt to the ...
Two Cases of Paradoxical Hidradenitis Suppurativa while on Adalimumab
(2016)
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by recurring abscesses, nodules, and fistulas predominantly in the groin and axillae. The association
between HS and Crohn’s disease (CD) ...
IFN-β Facilitates Neuroantigen-Dependent Induction of CD25+ FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells That Suppress Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
(2016-10-15)
This study introduces a flexible format for tolerogenic vaccination that incorporates IFN-β and neuroantigen (NAg) in the Alum adjuvant. Tolerogenic vaccination required all three components, IFN-β, NAg, and Alum, for ...