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Peripheral Arterial Disease and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke: The Multi�Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis
(2014-12)
Background Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) shares several risk factors with atrial fibrillation (AF), and persons with PAD have an increased risk of stroke. It is unclear if PAD is associated with an increased risk for ...
The “Goldilocks Zone� from a redox perspective—Adaptive vs. deleterious responses to oxidative stress in striated muscle
(2014-09)
Consequences of oxidative stress may be beneficial or detrimental in physiological systems. An organ system's position on the “hormetic curve” is governed by the source and temporality of reactive oxygen species (ROS) ...
Dopamine D3 receptor dysfunction prevents anti-nociceptive effects of morphine in the spinal cord
(2014-06)
Abstract
Dopamine (DA) modulates spinal reflexes, including nociceptive reflexes, in part via the D3 receptor subtype. We have previously shown that mice lacking the functional D3 receptor (D3KO) exhibit decreased paw ...
Estimation of Laceration Length by Emergency Department Personnel
(2014-11)
Introduction
Documentation and billing for laceration repair involves a description of wound length. We designed this study to test the hypothesis that emergency department (ED) personnel can accurately estimate wound ...
Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity and Content Are Normal in Young Insulin-Resistant Obese Humans
(2014-01)
Considerable debate exists about whether alterations in mitochondrial respiratory capacity and/or content play a causal role in the development of insulin resistance during obesity. The current study was undertaken to ...
CYTOKINE-BASED FUSION PROTEINS FOR TREATMENT OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
(2014-12-30)
The present invention provides fusion proteins including an autoimmune antigen, an allergen antigen or an alloantigen, and an anti-inflammatory cytokine. Compositions and meth ods including the fusion proteins are also provided.
Factors that contribute to social media influence within an Internal Medicine Twitter learning community
(2014-05)
Medical societies, faculty, and trainees use Twitter to learn from and educate other social media users. These social media communities bring together individuals with various levels of experience. It is not known if ...
Alternative ideas to increase the percentage of filled seats in nephrology fellowships
(2014-01)
Interest in nephrology has been decreasing for the last decade. In this opinion piece, the author provides four unconventional, outside-the-box strategies to increase the percentage of filled nephrology training positions.