In conjunction with recent curricular changes at US medical schools, histology instruction has undergone significant changes. One major change has been the steady shift from traditional microscopy laboratory sessions to the...
Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) controls key responses to systemic phosphate increases through its phosphaturic actions on the kidney. In addition to stimulation by phosphate, FGF23 positively responds to iron deficiency...
Cold-induced vasodilation (CIVD) is a phenomenon involving a counterintuitive increase in skin blood flow during cold exposure. Although CIVD was first described in 1930, CIVD mechanisms remain unknown. CIVD research has...
Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mineral density that affects 10 million Americans and accounts for 1.5 million fractures annually. With an additional 34 million Americans at risk for developing the disease, osteoporosis...
Unemployment is a substantial problem amongst veterans with mental illness. This pervasive vocational dysfunction results in poor financial, clinical, quality of life, and psychosocial outcomes. The Cognitive Behavioral Therapy...
Background: Transposition of the Great Vessels (TGV) is a congenital heart defect (CHD) in which the great vessels are reversed – the aorta arises off of the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunks arises off the left...
New imaging technologies and 3D rendering software, in addition to being useful diagnostic tools, allow us to augment patient education and further medical student and physician knowledge. 3D imaging modalities such as CT and...
Blakesley, Jeffrey, Clegg, Patrick, Wilson, Thad, and Metzler-Wilson, Kristen
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Sympathetic-like axon reflexes drive the initial increase in blood flow of the biphasic cutaneous vasodilation response of non-glabrous skin to local heating. It is currently unknown whether this process is involved in the...
Rosen, Vickie, Hudnall, Aaron, Eaton, Michael, Newby, Jordan, and Lowery, Jonathan
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Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mineral density (BMD) that affects 10 million Americans with an additional 34 million at risk for developing the disease. Current FDA-approved therapies for osteoporosis involve...
Biala, Namita, Arbor, Sage, Suazo, Jacob, Akinkuotu, Sade, Hines, Scott, and Hutchinson, Daniel
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The design, administration, input, and evolution of an epigenetic database containing metadata across studies was created using cloud based tools with permission and blinding capacities. The database was designed to store the...