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Giardiasis in Leon, Nicaragua : prevalence and protection
(2006-11-20)
to 2 years. Giardia cysts were found in stools of 36.1 % of infants. Among infected children, 24 (21.6 %) acquired the infection before the age of 6 months. Sixty-five children (58.8 %) presented multiples episodes of giardiasis during the first two...
Influence of maternal allergy on the intra uterine environment and on immune functions of the neonate
(2005-02-25)
) on villous trophoblast, whereas no immune reactivity was present in the villous core. The intermediate trophoblast was also found to express both TLR2 and TLR4. Regulation of TLR2 and TLR4 was investigated by stimulating placental explants with LPS...
Ghrelin action on gastrointestinal functions and appetite in rat and man
(2006-04-21)
correlation between fasting leptin and Hunger (H). Only GLP-1 correlated with states, as measured by VAS, hunger (r=-0.42) and desire to eat (r=-0.36).
Conclusion: Ghrelin potently stimulates gastric emptying and appetite in humans and motility in rats...
On lumbar spinal stenosis and disc herniation surgery
(2005-04-01)
. The mortality rate declined despite ageing spinal stenosis patients. The length of stay after surgery was reduced to half. Patients operated on for spinal stenosis and disc herniation have a risk of being reoperated after one and ten years of 2-3 %, and 10...
Biophysical studies on aggregation processes and amyloid fibrils with focus on Alzheimer's disease
(2004-08-13)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease, and is the most common form of dementia, affecting 1-2% of the population in industrialized countries. It is believed that intermediate species formed during amyloid Bpeptide (AB...
Born too small or too early : effects on blood pressure, renal function and retinal vascularization in adulthood : experimental and clinical studies
(2004-11-12)
Background: Several epidemiological studies the past fifteen years have
suggested a connection between fetal growth retardation and later effects
on adult health, such as an increased arterial blood pressure and type 2
diabetes mellitus. We studied...
Coronary artery bypass surgery without extracorporeal circulation
(2006-03-10)
Introduction: Coronary artery bypass surgery with extracorporeal circulation is associated with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome that contributes to morbidity and mortality. Aortic cross clamping and cardioplegic ...
Bad breath : prevalence, periodontal disease, microflora and inflammatory markers
(2005-03-29)
)] and 841 woman [mean age = 35.7 years (±2.9 SD)] who participated in an epidemiological study of periodontal health that was started in 1985, 2.4 % were found to exhibit foetor ex ore and 1 % were diagnosed as having halitophobia. Subjects with both...
Tobacco smoking and vertical periodontal bone loss
(2005-05-18)
revealed a right - left hand side symmetry. Cigarette smoking was significantly associated with the prevalence and severity of vertical bone defects (Studies II and III). The relative risk associated with current smoking was 2 to 3-fold increased...
In vivo quantification of extrastriatal dopamine D2 receptors in the human brain
(2005-03-25)
The dopamine D2 receptor subtype attracts considerable attention in research on the patophysiology and drug treatment of several neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease. The brain imaging technology Positron...