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'We are deaf, though we hear; we are dumb, though we talk; we are blind, though we see' : understanding Iranian late-in-life immigrants' perceptions and experiences of health, illness and culturally appropriate care
(2000-09-01)
Despite the fact that elderly immigrants constitute nearly nine percent of the total population over 65-years of age, they have remained conspicuous by their absence in reports that underlie national welfare- and health ...
Function, expression and polymorphism of human alcohol dehydrogenase 3/glutathionedependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase
(2001-05-02)
Alcohol dehydrogenase 3 (ADH3), identical to glutathione-dependent formaldehyde dehydrogenase, plays a vital role in the defense against formaldehyde through the activity for the spontaneously formed adduct between formaldehyde and glutathione...
Pediatric acute neuropsychiatric syndrome : diagnosis, biomarkers and treatment
(2019-05-23)
Background: Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS) and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) are proposed diagnoses combining a clinical picture ...
Novel skeletal stem and progenitor cells and their regulation
(2022-01-20)
The development of bone and cartilage, which provide the framework of the skeletal system,
is complex. In this context stem and progenitor cells play a crucial role by producing
differentiated cells. Hormones are important ...
Defining the role of migratory dendritic cells in priming T cells to mycobacteria
(2022-05-16)
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells that bridge innate and adaptive immunity by priming T cells. DCs residing at body surfaces such as skin sense invading microbes and respond by internalizing ...
Effects of acute exercise and training on gene expression and regulatory proteins in human skeletal muscle
(2019-05-20)
Regular physical activity affects all tissues in the human body, not least skeletal muscle. The skeletal muscle adaptation involves changes that help the muscle to handle perturbations of the intracellular homeostasis ...
Escaping the riptide : probing the malleability of cognition
(2022-05-25)
Cognitive abilities are essential for functioning in daily life – even something as mundane as going to the grocery store taps into a variety of cognitive functions. Exactly how and under what circumstances they can be ...
Investigation of the genetic basis of familial non-BRCA1/2 breast cancer
(2005-12-30)
haplotype analysis revealed an association between one common haplotype G-A-G and increased risk of sporadic breast cancer (OR=3.0 p=0.03). This result suggests a role for ESR2 in breast cancer. (Paper IV)...
RNA polymerase I inhibition : mechanism and exploitation in cancer treatment
(2022-10-10)
with underappreciated RiBi-inhibitory effects for cancer treatment; 2. the effects of Pol I inhibition in high-grade gliomas (HGG) and identify synergistic treatment strategies to prevent potential resistance development; and 3. alternative druggable Ri...
Treating postpartum emotional distress by a short-term psychodynamic infant-parent intervention integrated with child health center care
(2020-02-24)
’ depression and children’s social-emotional functioning. The proportion of mothers who were depressed according to the index “clinically significant change” was halved, from 2/3 to 1/3. Half of them reached “reliable change” on depression estimates and 14...