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Altered mechanical environment of bone cells in an animal model of short- and long-term osteoporosis
(Elsevier BV, 2015-04-01)
Alterations in bone tissue composition during osteoporosis likely disrupt the mechanical environment of bone cells and may thereby initiate a mechanobiological response. It has proved challenging to characterize the ...
The acid adaptive tolerance response incampylobacter jejuniinduces a global response, as suggested by proteomics and microarrays
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015-07-29)
Campylobacter jejuniCI 120 is a natural isolate obtained during poultry processing and has the ability to induce an acid tolerance response (ATR) to acid+aerobic conditions in early stationary phase. Other strains tested ...
The risk of sexual assault and rape during international travel: implications for the practice of travel medicine
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-07-01)
Genome-wide autozygosity is associated with lower general cognitive ability
(Springer Nature, 2015-09-22)
Inbreeding depression refers to lower fitness among offspring of genetic relatives. This reduced fitness is caused by the inheritance of two identical chromosomal segments (autozygosity) across the genome, which may expose ...
Trends in the co-occurrence of tobacco and cannabis use in 15-year-olds from 2002 to 2010 in 28 countries of europe and north america
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: Cannabis and tobacco use frequently co-occur. Adolescents who consume both substances experience more respiratory distress and psychosocial problems and are less likely to stop compared with those who use either ...
Adolescents' medicine use for headache: secular trends in 20 countries from 1986 to 2010
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2015-03-24)
Background: This study reports secular trends in medicine use for headache among adolescents in 20 countries from 1986 to 2010. Methods: The international Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey includes ...
Malignant melanoma arising in red tattoo ink
(Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2015-01-01)
We report the case of a 33-year-old male who presented with a malignant melanoma on his anterior chest wall. The lesion was only found in the red ink pigment of the tattoo, as were several in-transit dermal metastases. ...
The modified trap door flap for reconstruction of posterior pinna and concha defects
(Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2015-01-01)
Cross platform standardisation of an experimental pipeline for use in the identification of dysregulated human circulating mirnas
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2015-09-10)
Introduction
Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are a class of highly conserved small non-coding RNAs that play an important part in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. A substantial number of miRNAs have been proposed ...
Targeting the pim kinases in multiple myeloma
(Springer Nature, 2015-07-17)
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma cell malignancy that remains incurable. Novel treatment strategies to improve survival are urgently required. The Pims are a small family of serine/threonine kinases with increased expression ...