Monthly Archives:May 2017
Hospital readmission after head and neck microvascular reconstruction
Unplanned readmissions are associated with decreased healthcare quality and increased costs. This nationwide study examines causes for unplanned readmission among head and neck cancer patients undergoing immediate microsurgical reconstruction. Patients undergoing head and neck tumor resection with
The role of monocytes in ANCA-associated vasculitides
The anti – neutrophil cytoplasm antibody (ANCA) – associated vasculitides (AAV) include granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA). These rare systemic autoimmune diseases affect small and medium – sized blood vessels, and are characterized by necrotizing vasculitis,
Diagnosing Fragile X syndrome by DNA methylation array
What are the psychological drivers of religious history?
When the Buddha became “Enlightened” he realised that what is important about human beings is their ethical intentions. These are the grounds of karma in Buddhism. And he realised too that everything we call a “thing” is
“Contagious and bad”. The stigma of Mycobacterial infections
Application of ultrasensitive electrochemical biosensors for specific analysis of a glycan on a prostate-specific antigen
A figure-of-eight molecule twists the red light
New types of functional pasta enriched with lyophilized tomato or wheat bran antioxidant extracts
A calixarene derivative mediates rapid detoxification of the deadly poison VX
Cushing’s, coping and quality of life
Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of a key industrial catalyst
Conformal invariants for landmark curve based brain morphometry analysis
Osteosarcoma – lost in translation
Milk of breast is best: protection against RSV and subsequent wheeze with breastmilk
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a significant pathogen infecting infants and young children; approximately 70% of infants are infected with RSV before their first birthday and almost all children have been infected at least once by two