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Alternative splicing of UCP1 by non-cell-autonomous action of PEMT
(2019-11-08)
Phosphatidylethanolamine methyltransferase (PEMT) generates phosphatidylcholine (PC), the most abundant phospholipid in the mitochondria and an important acyl chain donor for cardiolipin (CL) biosynthesis. Mice lacking ...
Health and Occupational Injury Experienced by Latinx Child Farmworkers in North Carolina, USA
(2019-12-30)
Children as young as 10 years old are hired to work on farms in the United States (U.S.).
These children are largely Latinx. Using interview data collected from 202 North Carolina Latinx child
farmworkers in 2017, this ...
Incarcerated uterus and bilateral ovaries in a premature female infant inguinal hernia
(2019-09-28)
We present a case of an inguinal hernia in a premature female infant containing the uterus and bilateral adnexa. This was diagnosed on ultrasound and underwent operative repair. The viable hernia contents were reduced ...
Antitumor Mechanism of the Essential Oils from Two Succulent Plants in Multidrug Resistance Leukemia Cell
(2019-08-26)
Drug resistance remains a major challenge in the treatment of cancer. The multiplicity
of the drug resistance determinants raises the question about the optimal strategies to deal with
them. Essential oils showed to ...
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 ...
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 Blockchain Framework for Patient-Centered Health Records and Exchange (HealthChain): Evaluation and Proof-of-Concept Study
(2019-08-31)
Background: Blockchain has the potential to disrupt the current modes of patient data access, accumulation, contribution, exchange, and control. Using interoperability standards, smart contracts, and cryptographic identities, ...