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Which potential harms and benefits of using ginger in the management of nause...
Abstract Background Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP) affect approximately 80â 90% of the pregnant women. Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is the most widely used... -
Interaction according to urinary sodium excretion level on the association be...
Objective: We examined an interaction according to the estimated 24-h urinary sodium excretion on the association between ATP2B1 rs17249754 and incident hypertension. Methods:... -
Fused in sarcoma silences HIV gene transcription and maintains viral latency ...
Abstract Background The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cell reservoir is currently a main obstacle towards complete eradication of the virus. This infected pool is... -
Capturing pharmacists’ impact in general practice: an e-Delphi study to attem...
Abstract Background In the UK, there is ongoing integration of pharmacists into general practice as a new healthcare service in primary care. Evaluation of the service involves... -
CYP1A1 methylation mediates the effect of smoking and occupational polycyclic...
Abstract Background Multiple factors, including co-exposure between lifestyle and environmental risks, are important in susceptibility to oxidative DNA damage. However, the... -
High shear stress suppresses proliferation and migration but promotes apoptos...
Abstract Background Early neointimal hyperplasia of vein graft may be ameliorated via enhancing intravenous surface shear stress. Cellular processes including proliferation,... -
Copper-induced increased expression of genes involved in photosynthesis, caro...
Abstract Background The marine alga Ulva compressa is the dominant species in coastal areas receiving effluents from copper mines. The alga can accumulate high amounts of copper... -
Regulatory role of heme oxygenase-1 in silica-induced lung injury
Abstract Background Silicosis, a progressive inflammatory lung disease attributed mainly to occupational exposure to silica dust, shows loss of lung function even after... -
Air toxics and the risk of autism spectrum disorder: the results of a populat...
Abstract Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) constitute a major public health problem affecting one in 68 children. There is little understanding of the causes of ASD... -
Prevalence of G6PD deficiency and Plasmodium falciparum parasites in asymptom...
Abstract Background Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked genetic disorder that results in impaired enzyme activity. Although G6PD deficiency is... -
Exercise enhances mitochondrial fission and mitophagy to improve myopathy fol...
Abstract Background Elderly populations are susceptible to critical limb ischemia (CLI), but conventional treatments cannot significantly decrease amputation and mortality.... -
A combined epigenome- and transcriptome-wide association study of the oral ma...
Abstract Background The oral mucosa has an important role in maintaining barrier integrity at the gateway to the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts. Smoking is a strong... -
Interference between surgical magnetic drapes and pacemakers: an observationa...
Abstract Background Magnetic fields may potentially interfere with the function of cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. Sterile magnetic drapes used to hold surgical... -
The cotton GhWIN2 gene activates the cuticle biosynthesis pathway and influen...
Abstract Background Metabolic pathways are interconnected and yet relatively independent. Genes involved in metabolic modules are required for the modules to run. Study of the... -
Nasal carriage of common bacterial pathogens among healthy kindergarten child...
Abstract Background Nasal colonization with bacterial pathogens is associated with risk of invasive respiratory tract infections, but the related information for Chinese healthy... -
Assessment of respiratory and systemic toxicity of Benzalkonium chloride foll...
Abstract Background Although biocides at low concentrations have been used to control pests, they can be more harmful than industrial chemicals as humans are directly and... -
The inconsistent regulation of HOXC13 on different keratins and the regulatio...
Abstract Background During hair growth, cortical cells emerging from the proliferative follicle bulb rapidly undergo a differentiation program and synthesize large amounts of... -
Reduced endogenous secretory RAGE in blood and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid i...
Abstract Background The endogenous secretory receptor for advanced glycation end products (esRAGE) is a soluble isoform produced by alternative splicing of the RAGE gene. The... -
Activity-based protein profiling guided identification of urine proteinase 3 ...
Abstract Background The pathophysiology of subclinical versus clinical rejection remains incompletely understood given their equivalent histological severity but discordant... -
Physical activity, black carbon exposure, and DNA methylation in the FOXP3 pr...
Abstract Background Physical activity is associated with improvement in lung function; however, pollution exposure during physical activity can lead to a transient reduction in...
