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Caspase-3 dependent nitrergic neuronal apoptosis following cavernous nerve injury is mediated via RhoA and ROCK activation in major pelvic ganglion
(2016-07-08)
Axonal injury due to prostatectomy leads to Wallerian degeneration of the cavernous nerve (CN) and erectile dysfunction (ED). Return of potency is dependent on axonal regeneration and reinnervation of the penis. Following ...
Clinical and echocardiographic predictors of mortality in acute pulmonary embolism
(2016-10-28)
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of adding quantitative assessments of cardiac function from echocardiography to clinical factors in predicting the outcome of patients with acute pulmonary embolism ...
Chinese Americans’ Views and Use of Family Health History: A Qualitative Study
(2016-09-20)
Objective
Family health history (FHH) plays a significant role in early disease detection and preven- tion. Although Asian Americans are the fastest growing U.S. immigrant group, no data exists regarding Chinese Americans’ ...
Brucella abortus strain 2308 Wisconsin genome: importance of the definition of reference strains
(2017-09-29)
Brucellosis is a bacterial infectious disease affecting a wide range of mammals and a neglected zoonosis caused by species of the genetically homogenous genus Brucella. As in most studies on bacterial diseases, research ...
Case report of atypical Still's disease: a diagnosis of exclusion
(2016)
Introduction: We present an unusual presentation of a 39-year-old man with myalgias and shortness of breath.
Chief complaints: The patient presented to the emergency department with complaints of myalgias, shortness of ...
Cell-Specific “Competition for Calories” Drives Asymmetric Nutrient-Energy Partitioning, Obesity, and Metabolic Diseases in Human and Non-human Animals
(2018-08-10)
The mammalian body is a complex physiologic “ecosystem” in which cells compete
for calories (i.e., nutrient-energy). Axiomatically, cell-types with competitive advantages
acquire a greater number of consumed calories, ...
Chromosome evolution in Cophomantini (Amphibia, Anura, Hylinae)
(2018-02-14)
The hylid tribe Cophomantini is a diverse clade of Neotropical treefrogs composed of the genera Aplastodiscus, Boana, Bokermannohyla, Hyloscirtus, and Myersiohyla. The phylogenetic relationships of Cophomantini have been ...
Clinical Outcomes by Race and Ethnicity in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT): A Randomized Clinical Trial
(2017-08-23)
BACKGROUND:
The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) showed that targeting a systolic blood pressure (SBP) of ≤ 120 mm Hg (intensive treatment) reduced cardiovascular disease (CVD) events compared to SBP ...
Co-occurrence of ecologically similar species of Hawaiian spiders reveals critical early phase of adaptive radiation
(2018-06-19)
Background:
The processes through which populations originate and diversify ecologically in the initial stages of adaptive radiation are little understood because we lack information on critical steps of early divergence. ...
Before-school running/walking club: Effects on student on-task behavior
(2016-02-01)
Before-school programs provide a good opportunity for children to engage in physical activity (PA) as well as im- prove their readiness to learn. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a before-school ...