Finally, the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle is characterized by a more complex hormonal milieu that is less predictable between cycles and between women. Young adolescent girls and women with disorders such as polycystic ovarian syndrome frequently have anovulatory cycles, characterized by low ...
a module that is referred to as the BBSome (Fig.1) [52]. BBS6, 10, and 12 were later shown to form a smaller protein complex necessary for the assembly of the BBSome [53]. Consistently, skeletal ciliopathies such as Jeune syndrome, Sensenbrenner syndrome, and short rib polydactyly h...
“if the soul leaves the body when we die, then the body is just a carcass… What’s there in the snow is just meat, Antonio. Food.” There are thousands of people dying of starvation every day around the globe, and what dignity do we offer them, even in their last moments of life?
The inclusion of sex as a biological variable in research is absolutely essential for improving our understanding of disease mechanisms contributing to risk and resilience. Studies focusing on examining sex differences have demonstrated across many level
Elaine Louie receives a flu shot, offered free by the city of Chicago, from registered nurse Betty Lewis in October 2006. Tim Boyle/Getty Images Another way to prevent the flu is by getting a vaccine at the beginning of each flu season (October or November). The earlier you get ...
Substantial progress has been made in the understanding of anorexia nervosa (AN) and eating disorder (ED) genetics through the efforts of large-scale collaborative consortia, yielding the first genome-wide significant loci, AN-associated genes, and insig
What innate immune signaling mechanisms are activated in response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections? How does the binding of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) S protein to CD147 influence immune cell infection? What is the role ...
Despite this concern, the initial therapeutic approach in a patient in the context of a low output syndrome is volemic optimization, followed possibly by the introduction of vasoactive drugs or the use of mechanical circulatory support systems [40]. The use of bedside ultrasound can be a non...
Despite this concern, the initial therapeutic approach in a patient in the context of a low output syndrome is volemic optimization, followed possibly by the introduction of vasoactive drugs or the use of mechanical circulatory support systems [40]. The use of bedside ultrasound can be a non...
Much of this trade supply is suggested to originate from large-scale, industrial-style operations, in which breeders may achieve low overheads by practising poor husbandry and deficient hygiene standards. These operations are colloquially dubbed ‘puppy farms’ [2]. However, issues of puppy welfare ...