Mar 02, 2020

Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) affects many Canadians. Although morbidity and mortality are rare, the burden to patients and the health-care system is significant. This study aims to evaluate current ...

Mar 02, 2020

There is a lack of large-scale data that examine complications in plastic surgery. A description of baseline rates and patient outcomes allows better understanding of ways to improve patient care and ...

Mar 02, 2020

Three-dimensional Surface Imaging (3DSI) is a well-established method to objectively monitor morphological changes in the female breast in the field of plastic surgery. In contrast, in radiation oncol...

Mar 02, 2020

Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence, is a set of models and methods that can automatically detect patterns in vast amounts of data, extract information and use it to perform various ...

Mar 02, 2020

Tendon attaches to bone across a robust fibrocartilaginous tissue termed the bone-tendon interface (BTI), commonly injured in the field of sports medicine and orthopedics with poor prognosis. So far, ...

Mar 02, 2020

The first microfluidic microphysiological systems (MPS) entered the academic scene more than 15 years ago and were considered an enabling technology to human (patho)biology in vitro and, therefore, pr...

Mar 02, 2020

We launched a patient engagement strategy to facilitate research involvement of the retinoblastoma (childhood eye cancer) community in Canada. To inform our strategy, we aimed to uncover the experienc...

Mar 02, 2020

Anesthetic induction and other procedures performed by anesthetists are potentially stressful for children. Pediatric anesthetists use communication to rapidly establish rapport and engagement with ch...

Mar 02, 2020

Aim Determine changes in the expressions of the ion channel-TRPV1-and neuropeptides-NKA, NKB, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), and SP-in 14-, 21-, and 42-day-old rats after inhaling 1.5% and 2....

Mar 02, 2020

The impact of sound-activated noise meters to decrease the noise level in the operating room is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine whether a sound-activated, visual noise meter would de...

Mar 02, 2020

This study aimed to compare the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L), the visual analogue scale (VAS), and the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-Item Short-Form Survey (KDQOL-36) score...

Mar 02, 2020

Morphine-3-glucuronide (M3G), the main metabolite of morphine, has been implicated in the development of tolerance and of opioid-induced hyperalgesia, both limiting the analgesic use of morphine. We e...

Mar 02, 2020

In the past decade, there has been a rising trend in the emergency department (ED) visits in the US and these visits carry a significant burden of prescription opioids. This study utilized the latest ...

Mar 02, 2020

Outcome improvement is a major goal of pancreatic surgery. Such efforts include decreasing perioperative narcotic use to optimize care and reduce potential contributions to the opioid crisis. Ketorola...

Mar 02, 2020

During non-reciprocal/reciprocal translocation process, 5'-ALK sometimes get retained in the genome and are detectable by next-generation sequencing (NGS); however, no report have investigated its cli...

Mar 02, 2020

Uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations collectively account for 10% of EGFR mutations, harboring heterogeneous molecular alterations within exons 18-21 with clinically variable res...

Mar 02, 2020

Air quality in large cities has worsened in recent years as a consequence people's health is directly affected. Among the toxic compounds released to environmental air are polycyclic aromatic hydrocar...

Mar 02, 2020

Ceritinib is a second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor for mainly treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This investigation focused on to clarify in detail the binding behav...

Mar 02, 2020

Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited, autosomal dominant disorder that is characteristically thought of as a degenerative disorder. Despite cellular and molecular grounds suggesting HD could also...

Mar 02, 2020

Published literature on predictors of Polyomavirus (BKV) and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections in Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney (SPK) transplant and their impact on allograft outcomes remains sparse...