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PubMed Articles
The increasing incidence of cancer is at the same time one of the leading causes of death all over the world. Many clinical studies show that the psychological disorders are more frequent in cancer pa...
Pod-1/Tcf21 is expressed at epithelial-mesenchymal interaction sites during development of many organs. Different approaches have demonstrated that Pod-1 transcriptionally inhibits Sf-1/NR5A1 during g...
Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. (Fabaceae), known as "catingueira", has been used in folk medicine in the treatment of various disorders such as gastritis, heartburn, indigestion, and stomach ache. Howev...
Trichinellosis is a disease that is difficult to diagnose because its symptoms are polymorphic and can be easily confused for several other diseases (Dupouy-Camet et al., 2002). Consuming pork from un...
Psychiatric disorders: Astrocytic ATP in depression.
Background: Haplotypes of adiponectin gene single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) might be related to metabolic disorders. Aim: To assess whether the prevalence of SNPs 45T/G and 276G/T of the adipone...
Molecular network analysis of phosphotyrosine and lipid metabolism in hepatic PTP1b deletion mice.
Metabolic syndrome describes a set of obesity-related disorders that increase diabetes, cardiovascular, and mortality risk. Studies of liver-specific protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1b (PTP1b) deletion m...
Case report of a patient with schizophrenia and a mutation in the insulin receptor substrate-4 gene.
This report deals with a female patient with schizophrenia who was found to have a mutation in the insulin receptor substrate-4 gene that is located on chromosome Xq22.3. Since this mutation is expect...
Schizotypy is a multidimensional personality construct representing the extension of psychosis-like traits into the general population. Schizotypy has been associated with attenuated expressions of ma...
News Articles
Omeros to Present at Two Upcoming Conferences
SEATTLE, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER), a biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing products focused on inflammation, ble...
Remuda Ranch Sponsor of 6th Annual HEAL Conference
Remuda Ranch, a comprehensive treatment center specializing in eating and co-occurring disorders for women and girls, is a sponsor of the 6th Annual Healthy Eating and Living (HEAL) Conference in Ashe...
10 Warning Signs: What Your Mouth Says About Your Health
NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- If the eyes are the windows to your soul, then your mouth is the gateway to your overall health. Research has found a surprising number of links betwe...
Patient Prompt® Announces New Drug Adherence Program to Assist in Prescribed Medication Compliance
(PRWEB) May 22, 2013 Poor adherence to appropriate medication therapy has been shown to result in not only medical complications and death (some 125,000 deaths in the U.S. every year are attributed...
Albany, NY, May 22, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Musculoskeletal diseases/disorders (MSDs) are diseases of muscles and related ligaments, and other connective tissues and bones. Some of the most common musculos...
Indonesia - Market factors to watch on May 22
JAKARTA, May 22 (Reuters) - Following are some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ------------------- MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0010 GMT -------------- INSTRUMENT...
Our observations substantiate the concept that ClC-2 is involved in brain ion and water homoeostasis. Autosomal-recessive CLCN2 mutations cause a leukoencephalopathy that belongs to an emerging group...
[Comment] Iodine and pregnancy: a call to action
Iodine, a crucial micronutrient, is essential for thyroid hormone production and for normal in-utero neuro-development. During pregnancy, iodine intake must be increased by 50% because of physiologica...
Nutritional supplement improves functioning of genes involved in degenerative brain disorders
Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Proven to improve cognition and slow memory loss, it's a popular...
To the Editor: The article by Dr Spack concerning the management of persons with gender identity disorders misstated the prerequisites for cross-sex hormone therapy and omitted any explanation of tran...
Events
14th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ALZHEIMER'S DRUG DISCOVERY
The annual Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) conference brings together academic and industry scientists intent on accelerating the development of innovative treatments for Alzheimer’s di...
Companies
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. was established in March 1995 to develop therapeutic products for spinal cord injury ("SCI") and other central nervous system disorders. Acorda is focusing its initial develo...
ALung Technologies, Inc. is commercializing artificial lung devices for the treatment of acute and chronic respiratory disorders. The company's Hemolung System, designed to replace or supplement the u...
Health & Parenting Ltd provides a range of family-related applications for iPod, iPhone and Android. These include a pregnancy, fertility and period app. Health & Parenting Ltd of...
Physician Therapeutics is a division of Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and sells prescription medical foods to physi...
Eli Lilly and Company is a leading, innovation-driven corporation committed to developing a growing portfolio of best-in-class and first-in-class pharmaceutical products that help people live longer...
Johnson & Johnson is the world's most comprehensive and broadly-based manufacturer of health care products, as well as a provider of related services, for the consumer, pharmaceutical and me...
Easton-Bell Sports, Inc. is a leading designer, developer and marketer of branded sports equipment, protective products and related accessories. The company markets and licenses p...
Reverse Medical Corporation is a privately-held medical device company focused on expanding the endovascular management of acute stroke and neurovascular disease. The technology p...
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc.
IPC The Hospitalist Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: IPCM) is a leading physician group practice company focused on the delivery of hospitalist medicine and related facility-based services. IPC's physicians and...
Founded in 1990, U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc. (NASDAQ:USPH) operates 369 clinics in 43 states. The Company's clinics provide preventative and post-operative care for a variety of o...
Clinical Trials
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of two doses (12.5 and 50 mg) of NBI-98854 administered once daily (q.d.) for the treatment of tardive dyski...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Autism Spectrum Disorders
This is a 12-week open label trial to evaluate whether omega-3 fatty acids is effective in reducing the severity of autism and its comorbidities.
1/2-MC4R Genotype and Pediatric Antipsychotic Drug- Induced Weight Gain
We will conduct a 12-week, randomized open label study, comparing usual care (UC) antipsychotic treatment (aripiprazole, quetiapine, risperidone) with ziprasidone (ZIP) in children and ado...
Data and Sample Collection Study to Elucidate the Mechanisms of Eosinophilic Disorders
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the mechanisms underlying eosinophil growth, survival, migration, and function and to investigate and further characterize the pathophysiology of,...
This is a Phase III, multicenter, open-label study of RI-002 administered as an intravenous infusion of RI-002 (IGIV) every 21 or 28 days in approximately 60 subjects with Primary Immunode...
The purpose of this study is to assess the pain reduction rate after 8 weeks treatment of NORSPAN® from baseline. And secondary purpose are: pain reduction rate after 4 weeks treatment f...
D-Serine Monotherapy for Schizophrenia
N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) agonist, added to classical or atypical antipsychotic medication, has reduced negative, depressive, and cognitive symptomatology. We will be investiga...
D-Serine Adjuvant Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
The proposed experiment will evaluate the effects of the NMDA receptor full agonist D-serine (~2g/day) on persistent symptoms of Parkinson's Disease and on antiparkinsonian drugs-induced d...
Both pharmacotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions have domenstrated efficacy for PTSD. However, although these interventions can be helpful, many patients remain symptomatic despite...
Small Bowel Motor Impairment in Scleroderma: Results of a Prospective 5-Year Manometric Follow-Up
Small bowel involvement is still recognized to be associated with great morbidity and mortality in SSc patients, leading particularly to malabsorption and intestinal pseudo-obstruction. In...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Tribulus
A plant genus of the family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE. Members contain steroidal saponins. Ingestion by grazing animals causes PHOTOSENSITIVITY DISORDERS called geeldikkop (yellow thick head) in South Africa.
Cycadophyta
A division of GYMNOSPERMS which look like palm trees (ARECACEAE) but are more closely related to PINUS. They have large cones and large pinnate leaves and are sometimes called cycads, a term which may also refer more narrowly to cycadales or CYCAS.
Dna Shuffling
The use of DNA recombination (RECOMBINATION, GENETIC) to prepare a large gene library of novel, chimeric genes from a population of randomly fragmented DNA from related gene sequences.
Genetic Services
Organized services to provide diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of genetic disorders.
Patient Access To Records
The freedom of patients to review their own medical, genetic, or other health-related records.
