Bone growth and the maintenance of bone structure are controlled by multiple endocrine and paracrine factors, including cytokines expressed locally within the bone microenvironment and those that are elevated, both locally and systemically, under inflammatory conditions. This review focuses on those bone-active cytokines that initiate JAK-STAT…[Read more]

These studies suggest that P47 is a promising transmission blocking target and show that antibodies to the same specific region in Pfs47 and Pbs47 confer protection.Forest replacement by exotic plantations drive important changes at the level of the overstory, understory and forest floor. In the Atlantic Forest of northern Argentina, large areas…[Read more]

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Fall prevention strategies/interventions should be an integral component of rehabilitation practices across the lifespan. CK-586 mw Participants recommend customizing fall prevention strategies/interventions to their specific needs to guide the structure, content, and delivery of targeted fall prevention programs.The…[Read more]

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are potent therapeutic molecules, but despite recent progress, their administration in vivo remains challenging due to their low stability in the bloodstream. Thus, techniques for investigating the stability of siRNA are fundamental for the development of efficient siRNA…[Read more]

This study is a follow-up to our previous work (Wilkinson & Yang, 2016a), with an intention to examine the long-term maintenance of inhibition practice benefits and the associated near-near transfer effects over a 3.5-year period in older adults. Thirty-six participants from the original multiple task inhibition practice study (Wilkinson & Yang,…[Read more]

Objective In combination with 3D printing technology and degradable composite materials, to discuss the preparation method of tissue engineering ossicles for middle ear hearing reconstruction. Methods Domestic polymer (polylactic acid-glycolic acid copolymer, PLGA) and degradable ceramic material (β-tricalcium phosphate, β-TCP) were selected and p…[Read more]

To evaluate why small- and certain medium-sized parapapillary choroidal melanoma (pcM) patients treated with hypo-fractionated proton therapy (PT) retain excellent long-term visual acuity (VA) and assess the negative predictive factors for retaining good vision (≤ 0.2 logMAR (≥ 0.6 decimal) after 5years.

This single-center, retrosp…[Read more]

001) and for BC (42 task) 646.3 s ± 30.9 s versus 865.7 s ± 43.7 s (P < 0.001). The overall number of mistakes was (3D vs 4K) 10.0 ± 0.5 versus 13.3 ± 0.7 (P < 0.001), for MS 8.9 ± 0.9 versus 13.1 ± 1.1 (P < 0.001), for NBC 12.45 ± 1.0 versus 16.7 ± 1.2 (P < 0.001) and for BC 8.8 ± 1.0 versus 10.0 ± 1.2 (P = 0.18). MS, BC, and NBC showed sh…[Read more]

Urbanization has negative consequences for the integrity of ecosystems and services they provide, by reducing their extent and quality in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. Few studies have explored how urban infrastructure expansion affects the spatial connectivity of coastal ecosystems by provoking their fragmentation and loss. Here we…[Read more]

Youth with perinatally acquired HIV (YPHIV) are at higher risk for anogenital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

We enrolled a cohort of YPHIV and HIV-negative youth in Thailand and Vietnam, matched by age and lifetime sex partners, and followed them up for 144 weeks (to 2017). Participants had annual pelvic examinations with samples…[Read more]