The language we use to discuss death reveals much about our social norms and cultural practices regarding bereavement. This classroom activity engages students in a content and discourse analysis of bereavement cards, with a...
The authors report a rare variation of the anterior jugular and internal jugular veins in a 78-year-old male donor. An enlarged and curved left anterior jugular vein (AJV) was formed as the continuation of the left common...
Welcome to the first issue of the new Clinical & Translational Metabolism. It is my privilege and honor to serve as the editor-in-chief and establish this journal as an integrative venue for high-quality research from clinical...
Edwards, C., Kane, J., Johnson, J., Hernandez Diaz, M., Vecchi, L., Bracey, K., Omokehinde, T., Fontana, J., Karno, B., Scott, H. , Vogel, Carolina, J. , Lowery, Jonathan W., Martin, T., Johnson, R. , Smith, J., and Grant, D.
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The role of parathyroid hormone (PTH)-related protein (PTHrP) in breast cancer remains controversial, with reports of PTHrP inhibiting or promoting primary tumor growth in preclinical studies. Here, we provide insight into...
Rossi, M., Lowery, Jonathan W., and Del Fattore, A.
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Alterations of bone remodeling impact skeletal integrity lead to excessive or impaired bone resorption as well as reduced or disorganized bone formation (1, 2). This Research Topic focuses on the identification of genetic and...
Warden, S., Fuchs, Robyn, Liu, Z., Toloday, K., Surowiec, R., and Moe, S.
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Cross-sectional size of a long bone shaft influences its mechanical properties. We recently used high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HRpQCT) to create reference data for size measures of the radial and...
Bauer, M., Akbar, Samina, Bauler, T.J., Chacon, J., McClelland, Erin E., Staudaher, S., and Zhao, Y.
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Purpose: Medical school educators face challenges determining which new and emerging topics to incorporate into medical school curricula, and how to do so. A study was conducted to gain a better understanding of the...
"In early 2011, during one of my band’s last tours, I decided to read Finnegans Wake in our tour van. I’d taken a course on Ulysses in college, so I knew this would be no easy feat, and I brought along several bulky guides...
Witkin, J., Shafique, H., Cerne, R., Smith, J., Marini, A., Lipsky, R., and Delery, Elizabeth
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a highly prevalent medical condition for which no medications specific for the prophylaxis or treatment of the condition as a whole exist. The spectrum of symptoms includes coma, headache,...