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Development of a high-throughput screen to identify small molecule enhancers ...
Abstract Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by loss of sarcolemma connection to the extracellular matrix. Transgenic overexpression of the transmembrane... -
[18F]tetrafluoroborate as a PET tracer for the sodium/iodide symporter: the i...
Abstract Background [18F]BF4 −, the first 18F-labelled PET imaging agent for the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS), was produced by isotopic exchange yielding a product with limited... -
Fatigue mitigation with SleepTrackTXT2 in air medical emergency care systems:...
Abstract Background Most air medical Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians work extended duration shifts, and more than 50% report inadequate sleep, poor sleep quality,... -
Modelling Neglected Tropical Diseases diagnostics: the sensitivity of skin sn...
Abstract Background The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control has proposed provisional thresholds for the prevalence of microfilariae in humans and of L3 larvae in... -
The Reproductive Agency Scale (RAS-17): development and validation in a cross...
Abstract Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 prioritizes women’s empowerment and gender equality, alone and as drivers of other SDGs. Efforts to validate universal... -
Survival after heart transplantation for non-metastatic primary cardiac sarcoma
Abstract Background Heart transplantation is an uncommon treatment for unresectable and non-metastatic primary cardiac sarcomas, and the role of it is unclear. This study aims... -
Subsequent thyroid disorders associated with treatment strategy in head and n...
Abstract Background We investigated the risk of thyroid disorders, namely hypothyroidism, thyrotoxicosis and thyroiditis, in head and neck cancer patients undergoing multimodal... -
The role of recombinant LH in women with hypo-response to controlled ovarian ...
Abstract Objective To study the role of recombinant human LH supplementation in women with hypo-response to ovarian stimulation. Methods We performed a systematic review and... -
Bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells attenuate silica-induced pulmonary fibr...
Abstract Background Pulmonary fibrosis induced by silica dust is an irreversible, chronic, and fibroproliferative lung disease with no effective treatment at present. Previous... -
Effect of maternal sleep, physical activity and screen time during pregnancy ...
Abstract Background Early life exposure in the uterus had a long-term effect on children’s health. As the prevalence of allergies is increasing with a remarkable sex difference,... -
Multi-organ protection of ulinastatin in traumatic cardiac arrest model
Abstract Background Post-cardiac arrest syndrome, which has no specific curative treatment, contributes to the high mortality rate of victims who suffer traumatic cardiac arrest... -
Influence of Early versus Late supplemental ParenteraL Nutrition on long-term...
Abstract Background Nutrition plays a major role in intensive care unit (ICU) treatment, influencing ICU length of stay and patient’s survival. If preferable enteral nutrition... -
Sexual dimorphism in the incidence of human cancers
Abstract Background Sex differences in the incidences of cancers become a critical issue in both cancer research and the development of precision medicine. However, details in... -
A randomised controlled feasibility trial to evaluate local heat precondition...
Abstract Objective preHEAT was a randomised controlled feasibility trial to determine how best to measure skin necrosis in breast reconstruction to inform the design of a larger... -
Cytokine pre-activation of cryopreserved xenogeneic-free human mesenchymal st...
Abstract Background Human mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (hMSCs) represent a promising therapeutic strategy for ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI) and acute respiratory... -
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... -
The association between frailty and severe disease among COVID-19 patients ag...
Abstract Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been a pandemic worldwide. Old age and underlying illnesses are associated with poor prognosis among COVID-19... -
Role of mesenchymal stem cells, their derived factors, and extracellular vesi...
Abstract Liver failure is a severe clinical syndrome with a poor prognosis. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation has emerged as a new intervention in treating liver... -
Association between praziquantel treatment and cholangiocarcinoma: a hospital...
Abstract Background Infection by the liver fluke, Opisthorchis viverrini, remains an important public health problem in Thailand and has resulted in the highest prevalence of... -
Dairy product consumption and risk of hip fracture: a systematic review and m...
Abstract Background Dairy product consumption may affect the risk of hip fracture, but previous studies have reported inconsistent findings. The primary aim of our meta-analysis...