The use of a vacuum-assisted biopsy device (Mammotome) in the early detection of breast cancer in the United Arab Emirates.

abstract：:Socioeconomic stress associated with financial and psychosocial stress is widespread in society. A comprehensive body of research indicates that low socioeconomic status and social stress is associated with a broad spectrum of health risks. This paper reviews epidemiological evidence demonstrating the association betw...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tamashiro KL

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most measurement devices for bioimpedance spectroscopy are coupled to the measured object (tissue) via electrodes. At frequencies > 500 kHz, they suffer from artifacts due to stray capacitances between electrode leads as well as between the ground and object. The noninvasive measurement of the brain conductivity is ha...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Scharfetter H,Ninaus W,Puswald B,Petrova GI,Kovachev D,Hutten H

更新日期：1999-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The fate of a neuron in the developing brain to multiply, differentiate, or die in an apoptotic manner depends on the expression of genes that are involved in regulating the cell cycle. Recent studies determined the involvement of several genes, including cyclin A and B2, in dopamine-induced apoptosis in cultured chic...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Porat S,Simantov R

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune stimulation increases the activity of the HPA axis, a phenomenon directly or indirectly mediated through cytokines. We have used two models, the peripheral administration of endotoxin (LPS) or turpentine-induced tissue injury to show that corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and vasopressin (VP), hypothalamic p...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Turnbull AV,Lee S,Rivier C

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This preliminary study describes effects of two pharmacologic agents on erythrocyte behavior. Increased erythrocyte aggregation has been proposed as important in the pathogenesis of a number of disorders, but the exact mechanism by which it plays a role in disease production remains unclear. Several anionic amphophile...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： McMillan DE,Utterback NG,Wujek JJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent identification of tumor-associated antigens (TAA) and TAA-derived peptides presented by MHC molecules to T cells has provided the tools to design and test clinical vaccines for treating human malignancies, such as melanoma. While the most effective adjuvant for use in vaccine formulation remains unclear, au...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Zitvogel L,Couderc B,Mayordomo JI,Robbins PD,Lotze MT,Storkus WJ

更新日期：1996-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies reported that constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) does not transactivate phenobarbital responsive unit (PBRU)2C1luciferase reporter gene in COS cells in which endogenous CYP2B1 gene is not induced with PB. In order to understand molecular mechanism(s) whereby PBRU is transactivated, this article de...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Min G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, females have a pair of X chromosomes, whereas males have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, which is much smaller and contains fewer genes than a X chromosome. One of the pair of X chromosomes is inactivated in females. The inactivated X chromosome is late-replicating, heterochromatic, and genetically ...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kosmaidou-Aravidou Z

更新日期：1997-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The overall goal of this study is to unravel the role(s) played by glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in the fate of spermatogonial stem cells. There is great interest in the biology of spermatogonial stem cells, or A(single) spermatogonia, because of their importance in the treatment of infertility, t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Braydich-Stolle L,Nolan C,Dym M,Hofmann MC

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the annual Ramazzini Days, the Mayor of Carpi confers the Ramazzini Award on scientists deemed by the Collegium Ramazzini to have made outstanding contributions to furthering the aims of Bernardino Ramazzini in safeguarding public health. Dr. Lorenzo Tomatis was the Ramazzini Award recipient in 2005, and the pr...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tomatis L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of increasing incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in the last few decades, esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) still remains the dominant subtype of esophageal cancer worldwide. Apart from conventional SCC, some rare unconventional tumors of esophageal squamous mucosa are also well known. This study p...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Tripathi M,Swanson PE

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smaller, more charge-intensive electrodes are needed for "safe" stimulation of the nervous system. In this paper we review critical concepts and the state of the art in electrodes. Control of charge density and charge balance are essential to avoid tissue electrolysis. Chemical criteria for "safe" stimulation are revi...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Brummer SB,Robblee LS,Hambrecht FT

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In epithelial and endothelial cell layers tight junctions form selective apicolateral paracellular barriers separating luminal and extracellular spaces from the underlying tissues. Within the tight junctions the tetraspan transmembrane proteins occludin, claudins, and tricellulin form anastomosing strands of protein c...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Dörfel MJ,Westphal JK,Huber O

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensorineural hearing loss results from the degeneration of hair cells and/or auditory neurons in the cochlea of the inner ear. BDNF and NT-3 were shown to support survival of auditory neurons both in vitro and in vivo. Cochlea from P3-P4 rats were cultured as floating explants and hair cells in the organ of Corti wer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Kuang R,Hever G,Zajic G,Yan Q,Collins F,Louis JC,Keithley E,Magal E

更新日期：1999-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we analyzed four population-based demographic and health surveys conducted in Bolivia between 1998 and 2016 to understand trends in anemia in children from 6 to 59 months of age by selected sociodemographic characteristics and three categories of altitude: low, medium, and high. Over the 18-year period, the prev...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Cordero D,Aguilar AM,Casanovas C,Vargas E,Lutter CK

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the alpha(2A)-autoreceptors on the sympathetic nerve terminals of the human atrial appendages and rabbit pulmonary artery, rilmenidine and oxymetazoline exhibit different properties (antagonism and agonism, respectively). These opposite pharmacodynamic properties of alpha(2)-adrenoceptor ligands seem to be due to s...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Molderings GJ,Bonisch H,Bruss M,Gothert M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progression of the cell cycle is controlled by activating and inhibiting cellular factors. The delicate balance between these positive- and negative-acting regulators warrants proper cell cycle progression in normal cells and facilitates cellular response to a variety of stress stimuli. The increased activity of the p...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Wesierska-Gadek J,Krystof V

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system (ANS) plays a role in a wide range of somatic and mental diseases. Whereas the role of the ANS in the regulation of the cardiovascular system seems evident, its role in the regulation of other systems associated with allostasis is less clear. Using a model of neurovisceral integration we d...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Thayer JF,Sternberg E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The entry of resting T cells into the G1 phase of the cell cycle after stimulation by mitogens is controlled by a series of biochemical events that are independent of growth factors. These events follow the initial signals stimulated through the engagement of the T-cell receptor and include activation of the cyclin-de...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Modiano JF,Domenico J,Szepesi A,Terada N,Lucas JJ,Gelfand EW

更新日期：1995-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive neuroscience research has traditionally overlooked half of the population. Arguing that variability in ovarian hormones confounds empirical findings, girls and women have been excluded from research for decades. But times are changing. This review summarizes historical trends that have led to a knowledge gap...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Beltz AM,Moser JS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pronounced increases in gangliosides belonging to the gangliotetraose family during the neurite outgrowth phase of neuronal differentiation have suggested a functional requirement for these substances related to process extension, arborization, and possibly synaptogenesis. Support for this hypothesis has come from...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ledeen RW,Wu G,Lu ZH,Kozireski-Chuback D,Fang Y

更新日期：1998-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of type 1 diabetes is, in part, dictated by the failure of regulatory T cells to maintain peripheral tolerance. As such, therapies aimed at correcting the declining function of regulatory T cells have been the subject of intense investigation. In this review, we discuss the potential of regulatory T ce...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Richer MJ,Horwitz MS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aromatase cytochrome P450, the key enzyme of estrogen biosynthesis from androgens, is encoded by CYP19. Its structure shows some peculiarities: exons II to X encode the protein, while multiple alternative exons I encode unique 5'-untranslated regions of the aromatase mRNA transcripts. Immunohistochemistry studies in t...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Galmiche G,Corvaisier S,Kottler ML

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological consequences of chronic consumption of Maillard reaction products (MRPs) on renal function in health and renal disease are still incompletely understood. We investigated the metabolic and renal effects of a diet with varying MRP content in healthy and subtotally nephrectomized rats. Male Wistar rats wer...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Sebeková K,Hofmann T,Boor P,Sebeková K Jr,Ulicná O,Erbersdobler HF,Baynes JW,Thorpe SR,Heidland A,Somoza V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting almost 6% of the world's population. The number of diabetic patients will reach 300 million in 2025 (International Diabetes Federation, 2001). More than 97% of these patients will have type II diabetes. The projected increase in the number of di...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Adeghate E,Schattner P,Dunn E

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translational medicine describes a bench-to-bedside approach that eventually converts findings from basic scientific studies into real-world clinical research. It encompasses new treatments, advanced equipment, medical procedures, preventive and diagnostic approaches creating a bridge between basic studies and clinica...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Amirmahani F,Ebrahimi N,Molaei F,Faghihkhorasani F,Jamshidi Goharrizi K,Mirtaghi SM,Borjian-Boroujeni M,Hamblin MR

更新日期：2021-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used site-directed mutagenesis to investigate the contributions of widely distributed residues in the thymosin beta-4 (Tbeta4) sequence to the formation and stability of the actin-Tbeta4 complex. Equilibrium and kinetic studies of actin binding were performed by monitoring the change in fluorescence of an N-io...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Au JK,De La Cruz EM,Safer D

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Masting, the highly variable and synchronous production of seeds across a population of perennial plants, is an ecologically important, but still poorly understood, phenomenon. While much is known about the fitness benefits of masting and its effects on seed consumers and trophic interactions, less is understood about...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Crone EE,Rapp JM

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a newly developed algorithm in conjunction with the front tracking scheme, we have evaluated the transport associated with a deformable bubble moving in a tube in the presence of a soluble or an insoluble surfactant. Such evaluations are useful to the understanding of gas embolism--a common syndrome for decompre...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Ayyaswamy PS,Zhang J,Eckmann DM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young songbirds memorize a tutor song and use the memory trace as a template to shape their own song by auditory feedback. Major issues in birdsong research include the neural sites and mechanisms for song memory and auditory feedback. The brain song control system contains neurons with both premotor and auditory func...

journal_title：Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

authors： Konishi M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00