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Introduction: The term non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) encompasses a spectrum of disorders ranging from simple steatosis to steatohepatitis, in the absence of other known causes of liver steatosis. NAFLD is a highly prevalent disorder which is directly linked to patients' lifestyle and is

One hundred and fifty six patients have been enrolled so far. Methods were as described below: - Muscle sympathetic nerve activity (MSNA) was directly recorded from the peroneal nerve using the microneurography technique ; - All patients underwent symptom-limited cardiopulmonary exercise test

A double - blind randomized, crossover design trial examining arginine vs. placebo beverage treatments will be performed. The primary objective is to determine the effects of arginine assessed by standard laboratory assays and metabolomics. To accomplish the objective standardized meals will be

Crohn's Disease Inflammatory bowel disease, encompassing Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), represent incurable chronic inflammatory disorders of the intestinal tract. Patients with IBD experience a chronic relapsing and remitting course of their disease, with little ability to

Patients: Patients with upper and lower gastrointestinal cancer for planned resectional surgery will be recruited. Patients will be identified by the clinical team at the relevant multidisciplinary team meeting and then approached for study information and consent in the surgical clinic.

Objectives The investigators hypothesize that developing an individualized and dynamic exercise intervention (iMETX) that accounts for factors of the built environment will be feasible for breast cancer patients following primary treatment. This pilot study will assess the feasibility and provide

After the age of 40, testosterone (T) production in men gradually decreases at a rate of 1.6% per year for total and to 2-3% per year for bioavailable T. Because of the age-related increase in sex hormone binding globulin, the magnitude of the decrease in bioavailable T in men is even greater than

Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common types of cancer in Canadian women, and although the mortality rate is decreasing, there remain numerous challenges for survivorship. Among the most prevalent yet less commonly discussed post-treatment concerns, is substantial weight gain, with

STUDY DESIGN Many patients undergo thyroidectomy for nodular thyroid disease. They have normal thyroid function prior to surgery and are immediately placed on standard thyroid hormone replacement therapy (levothyroxine, LT4) after surgery. The levothyroxine dose is titrated every 6-8 weeks to

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the effect of clofarabine induction and consolidation therapy on overall survival in comparison with standard therapy (daunorubicin [daunorubicin hydrochloride] & cytarabine) in newly-diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients age >= 60 years. SECONDARY

Study Design: This study involves a 24month commitment, constituting 12 visits as outlined below. The study coordinator will contact patients remotely by phone or email at the Month 9 visit, the Month 15, and the Month 21 visit so these do not require travel to Columbia University Medical

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common congenital infection, with approximately 44,000 congenitally infected infants in the U.S. per year. A substantial proportion of these infants will die or suffer permanent injury as a result of their infection. The severity of congenital infection is greatest

Description of the Clinical Lokomat Therapy program: This is a 12-week program with 3 to 5 sessions per week. Each session includes: 15-20 minutes of patient set-up (set-up time becomes about 5 to 10 minutes after a few sessions), 5-10 minutes of warm-up, 20-40 minutes of Lokomat therapy, 5-10

Aplastic anemia is a condition that involves a low level of red blood cells (anemia), white blood cells, and platelets without evidence of another bone marrow disease. Anemia leads to fatigue, shortness of breath, and heart problems. Low platelet counts can lead to bruising and bleeding, and low

Background: Overweight or obesity is an established negative prognostic factor in both premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancer. Adverse effects of adiposity on prognosis may be explained by effects on gonadal hormones, insulin, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF binding proteins