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Background:
Lung development and growth is a complexly orchestrated process starting prenatally in the first embryonic weeks, and ending, with the last important stages of alveolarization from the 24th week onwards. By the time of birth, around one third of the total amount of alveoli has developed,
Background:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal inherited disease in North European populations, affecting approximately 1:2500 live births. It is a multisystem disorder with respiratory morbidity and mortality being the leading cause of death. Lung disease in CF is characterized by
Coffee is the most consumed arousing substance in the world. Caffeine is used as a natural countermeasure to maintain the performance of sleep deprived subjects. However, the effectiveness of caffeine is characterized by a large individual variability, also observed on side effects. This variability
Primary Research Objectives:
1. To examine the effects of a diet rich in pistachios on body composition
2. Examine incorporation of healthy fats into red blood cell (RBC) membranes
3. Determine changes in blood lipids, inflammatory markers and markers of bone turnover with pistachio consumption
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Specific Aim: The purpose of this prospective study is to evaluate the role of inflammatory biomarkers in predicting procedure-outcome in AF patients undergoing catheter ablation.
Background: AF is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice, affecting > 2.3 million people in US. It increases
BACKGROUND Migraine headaches affect more than 28 million persons in the United States (Foundation). Approximately 25% of women and 9% of men experience migraine headaches (Rasmussen BK, 1991) (Lipton RB, 1993) (Ramadan NM, 2002). Individuals with migraine headaches lose an average of 4 to 6 working
5 Introduction Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is a slowly progressing neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by i) a hypokinetic movement disorder which defines MSA of the parkinsonian type (MSA-P) or by ii) cerebellar symptoms which define MSA of the cerebellar type (MSA-C). In both types
1. Background. Nutritional support is often required for undernourished patients who are unable to meet daily nutritional requirements. This is often due to lack of consciousness or problems with swallowing, Nasogastric (NG) feeding is often employed to provide active enteric nutritional support.
Methods: This prospective study examines the magnitude of biological stress and subsequent immunologic changes in response to negative cognitive perseveration. Five physiological measurement time points occur over the course of the 3 hour experiment.
Demographics and health characteristics of