Seasonal Variation in Metabolic ...
Obesity and hypertension are increasing problems worldwide, resulting in an enormous economic burden to the society. The metabolic syndrome componen ...
Vitamin D in HIV-Infected Patie ...
Observational studies have noted very high rates of low 25(OH)D (vitamin D) levels in both the general and HIV-infected populations. In HIV-infected ...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Pain ...
Small-fiber neuropathy manifests in a variety of different diseases and often results in symptoms of burning pain, shooting pain, allodynia, and hyp ...
Melatonin Expresses Powerful An ...
Introduction Increased free-radical production, decreased antioxidant capacity, and excessive inflammation are wellknown features in the pathogenesi ...
Increase in the Tight Junction ...
Background and Aims Studies have shown a decrease in key tight junction (TJ) proteins such as ZO-1 and occludin in both inflammatory bowel disease ( ...
A comparative study of health-p ...
Objectives To clarify the difference in health-promoting lifestyles between agricultural and non-agricultural workers in Japan, a cross-sectional st ...
Subjective visual vertical in e ...
Perception of the subjective visual vertical (SVV) is mainly based on the contributions from the visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems, and ...
Clinically favourable effects o ...
In a retrospective chart review, we examined the effects of ketamine, an N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, as electroconvulsive thera ...
Distal plate placement for dist ...
Purpose To investigate the influence of distal plate placement for distal radius fractures on risk of flexor tendon complications and wrist motion b ...
Salt-losing crisis in infants—n ...
Three infants (age 1.5, 4 and 7 months) presented with vomiting, hyponatremia and hyperkalaemia suggestive of a salt-losing congenital adrenal condi ...
Randomized controlled trials af ...
Trauma remains the leading cause of death in the world in patients under 45 years of age. The evaluation, resuscitation, and appropriate management ...
Molecular and functional ultras ...
Objectives To characterise clinically translatable longcirculating (BR38) and VEGFR2-targeted (BR55) microbubbles (MB) and to assess their ability t ...
Investigation on the utility of ...
Digital photogrammetric methods were employed to assess the level of sexual dimorphism present in permanent maxillary molar cusp areas of black Sout ...
Peritoneal dialysis in older in ...
Peritoneal dialysis is a viable alternative to hemodialysis for management of elderly patients requiring renal replacement therapy. Peritoneal dialys ...
Abdominal cerclage after failed ...
This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of abdominal cerclage by laparotomy and by laparoscopy among women who had failed transvaginal cerclage. W ...
Gastric and Duodenal Carcinoid ...
Carcinoid tumours is the most accepted term for neuroendocrine tumours, or neuroendocrine carcinomas. Gastric and duodenal carcinoid tumours, thoug ...
Repair of osteochondral lesions ...
Purpose Matrix-associated autologous chondrocyte implantation (MACI) is an innovative therapeutic option for the treatment of chondral and osteocho ...
Effects of different applicatio ...
Porcelain laminate veneers as esthetic and minimally invasive restorations are being used as an alternative to full veneer crowns. However, the remo ...
Serial MRI Changes in Comatose ...
Background Neuroimaging may prove useful in identifying cardiac arrest patients destined for a poor recovery, as certain patterns have been associat ...
Epilepsia partialis continua in ...
Various inflammatory diseases of central nervous system, including subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, could cause epilepsia partialis continua. Tw ...
The Effects of Laparoscopic Adj ...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has a role in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hy ...
Alexandra Fontes · Marcia Sampa ...
This study examined the clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical features as well as the differential diagnoses of oral intravascular papilla ...
Change in hip fracture incidenc ...
Summary Controversies exist about the change in hip fracture incidence among countries. In France, over the last 6 years, the incidence in people ag ...
Fasting and postprandial spot u ...
Summary Clinicians can diagnose high urine calcium by asking patients to collect urine for 24 h or to provide a random urine specimen. In this study ...
A Case of Renal Artery Stenosis ...
Renovascular hypertension is an uncommon disease, but it causes 5–10% of all childhood hypertension. The most common cause of renal artery stenosis ...