Oct 18, 2021

The enteroinsular axis (EIA) is an energy regulatory system that modulates insulin secretion through the release of enteroendocrine factors (incretins). Despite the importance of energy homeostasis in...

Oct 18, 2021

 To estimate the effectiveness and efficiency of chest CT in children based on the suspected diagnosis in relation to the number of positive, negative, and inconclusive CT results. In this monocen...

Oct 18, 2021

Myocardial infarction (MI), one of the most severe types of heart attack, exerts a strong negative effect on heart muscle by causing a massive and rapid loss of cardiomyocytes. However, the existing t...

Oct 18, 2021

Arteriovenous malformations of the lower extremities (AVM) can present as simple or complex combined or syndromic forms (e.g. Parkes Weber Syndrome). We aimed to characterize the differences in clinic...

Oct 18, 2021

Decompressive craniectomy (DC) is highly effective in relieving intracranial hypertension, however patient selection, intracranial pressure threshold, timing, and long-term functional outcomes, are al...

Oct 18, 2021

Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT) can be curative for relapsed or refractory B-cell lymphomas (BCL), though outcomes are worse in aggressive disease and most patients will still...

Oct 14, 2021

More than 30 million adults in the United States are affected by CKD, but studies during the past 10-15 years indicate that CKD awareness is suboptimal. “Patient awareness of CKD is a critical first...

Oct 11, 2021

“Patients with mild COPD frequently present with chronic dyspnea and poor exercise capacity, often to a greater extent than would be expected based on their resting lung function values,” explains...

Oct 11, 2021

Sepsis is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population worldwide. This study aimed to establish a correlation between platelet count and outcomes of severe sepsis/s...

Oct 11, 2021

Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) is a primitive ray-finned fish which has not undergone the third round whole genome duplication and commonly used as a model to study the evolution of immune genes. ...

Oct 11, 2021

Numerous studies have estimated adverse effects of short-term exposure to ambient air pollution on public health. Few have focused on sex-differences, and results have been inconsistent. The purpose o...

Oct 11, 2021

Atrial septal defect device closure has become a standard procedure. Antiplatelet therapy is used to prevent thrombus formation in the device. There is no clear recommendation about the antiplatelets ...

Oct 11, 2021

With-no-lysine kinase 3 (WNK3) is a key regulator of chloride ion transport and neuronal survival in diverse cell types. WNK3 was previously found to regulate the activity of Na-K-2Cl cotransporter-1 ...

Oct 11, 2021

Risk factors for mortality in patients with subdural hematoma (SDH) include poor Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), pupil non-reactivity, and hemodynamic instability on presentation. Little is published regard...

Oct 11, 2021

ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) has been shown to be associated with prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation and extubation failure. It is usually assessed through Medical Research Council (MRC) sc...

Oct 04, 2021

To evaluate the safety, effectiveness and outcomes of endovascular revascularization of superficial femoral artery (SFA) chronic total occlusion (CTO) in patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) aft...

Oct 04, 2021

The purpose of this study was to evaluate survival and freedom from reinfection of patients with infected native aortic aneurysms (INAA) managed with in situ revascularization (ISR), either with open ...

Oct 04, 2021

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have been applied in bacterial flora analysis. However, there is no standardized protocol, and the optimal clustering threshold for estimating bacterial s...

Oct 04, 2021

Oral and gum health have long been associated with incidence and outcomes of cardiovascular disease. Periodontal disease increases myocardial infarction (MI) mortality by seven-fold through mechanisms...

Oct 04, 2021

BACKGROUND Chromobacterium violaceum (C. violaceum) is a gram-negative and facultative anaerobic oxidase-positive bacillus generally seen in tropical or subtropical areas (latitudes between 35°N and ...