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Electroacupuncture Improves Baroreflex and γ-Aminobutyric Acid Type B Receptor-Mediated Responses in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarii of Hypertensive Rats
(2018-09-30)
Electroacupuncture (EA) has been reported to benefit hypertension, but the underlying mechanisms are still unclear. We hypothesized that EA attenuates hypertension, in part, through modulation of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) ...
Endocrinologists’ Opinions of Diabetology as a Primary Care Subspecialty
(2018-04)
This study was conducted to ascertain the opinions of endocrinologists about diabetes care as it relates to the health care provider workforce. A survey was administered to endocrinologists in the Planning Research in ...
Elusive left ventricular thrombus: Diagnostic role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging-A case report and review of the literature
(2018-06-16)
Identification of left ventricular mural thrombus (LVT) may be challenging depending on the imaging modality used. We present a case of LVT which was incidentally identified on cine cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR). ...
Emergency Department Time Course for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Workup
(2018-06-13)
Introduction: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common cause for visits to the emergency department
(ED). The actual time required for an ED workup of a patient with mTBI in the United States is not well
known. ...
Applicability of Precision Medicine Approaches to Managing Hypertension in Rural Populations
(2018-04-30)
As part of the Heart Healthy Lenoir Project, we developed a practice level intervention to improve blood pressure control. The goal of this study was: (i) to determine if single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that associate ...
Actual neighborhood-level crime predicts body mass index z-score changes in a multi-racial/ethnic sample of children
(2018-09-24)
Longitudinal studies are warranted to clarify the influence crime has on health outcomes in children especially
children representing multiple racial/ethnic backgrounds. To address this need, the current study examined
whether ...
Advanced immunostaining approaches to study early male germ cell development
(2018-02-09)
Mammalian male germ cell development takes place in the testis under the influence of a variety of somatic cells and an incompletely defined paracrine and endocrine influences. Since it is not recapitulated well in vitro, ...
Distribution and population structure in the naked goby Gobiosoma bosc (Perciformes: Gobiidae) along a salinity gradient in two western Atlantic estuaries Citation metadata
(2018-08-07)
Many species of fish produce larvae that undergo a prolonged dispersal phase. However,
evidence from a number of recent studies on demersal fishes suggests that the dispersal
of propagules may not be strongly correlated ...
Differential Dopamine D1 and D3 Receptor Modulation and Expression in the Spinal Cord of Two Mouse Models of Restless Legs Syndrome
(2018-09-04)
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is often and successfully treated with dopamine receptor
agonists that target the inhibitory D3 receptor subtype, however there is no clinical
evidence of a D3 receptor dysfunction in RLS ...
Effects of aerobic training with and without weight loss on insulin sensitivity and lipids
(2018-05-18)
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of exercise training with modest or greater weight loss (≥3%) or not (<3%) on insulin sensitivity, lipoprotein concentrations, and lipoprotein particle size ...