Aim. To evaluate if strabismus surgery on children between the ages 5 and 14 years leads to an improvement in reading ability by comparing reading performance of patients before and after surgery. Methods. Pre- and postoperatively, the visual acuity,…
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal fibrotic lung disorder with no effective medical treatments available. The generation of myofibroblasts, which are critical for fibrogenesis, requires both a mechanical signal and activated TGF-beta;…
Cell printing is a promising approach to create organized constructs for tissue engineering applications. We present an automated cell printing microtechnology based on the use of an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS) interfaced with a three-axis…
Critically ill pediatric patients, especially in the intensive care unit, receive multiple medications and have a higher risk of central venous catheter (CVC) occlusion. If an occlusion occurs immediately after the administration of multiple…
PURPOSE: Although the independent effects of lactation consultants and peer counselors have been shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes, the joint effects have yet to be considered, particularly in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in…
Biological studies of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have found alterations of physiological stress pathways [sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis] soon after trauma in individuals who have…
The approach to inguinal hernia in the pediatric population has historically been via an open technique. Over the last decade there have been numerous reports and descriptions of laparoscopic techniques to repair inguinal hernias in this population.…
Telemedicine is a broad term and has recently become a household term in the medical field. However, there are many interpretations as to what the term "telemedicine" means. There are many facets to telemedicine and here we describe all of the…
Objective: Mandated community treatment has been proposed as a mechanism to engage people with severe and persistent mental disorders in treatment. Recently, two approaches to mandate treatment through the courts have been highlighted: assisted…
In the United States and around the world, effective, efficient, and reliable strategies to provide emergency care to aging adults is challenging crowded emergency departments ( EDs) and strained healthcare systems. In response, geriatric emergency…
Successful perioperative analgesia for knee surgeries results in improved patient satisfaction and promotes successful rehabilitation. However, effective perioperative pain control is commonly a challenging task for knee surgeries. Such surgical…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are two highly comorbid and debilitating disorders experienced by more than half of intimate partner violence victims (IPV). Hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) abnormalities…
The article presents a microblog post on the website Twitter from François Gould, a palaeontologist at Northeast Ohio Medical University, related to current research grants criteria and biochemist Fred Sanger.
The article reports on research which was conducted to investigate vitamin D levels and vitamin D supplementation in hospital patients at risk of falls. Researchers evaluated the vitamin D levels of 190 patients. They found that 63.7% were vitamin D…
UNLABELLED: Ovarian serous cancer is the most common subtype of epithelial ovarian cancer, and is the leading cause of death from gynecologic cancer. There is an important need for exploration of diagnostic and prognostic markers for this disease.…
This research demonstrates the regenerative effects of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on the injured anal sphincter by comparing anal sphincter pressures following intramuscular and serial intravascular MSC infusion in a rat model of anal sphincter…
INTRODUCTION: Obesity is prevalent in the United States. Obese patients have physiologic differences from non-obese individuals. Not only does transport and maintenance of these patients require use of specialized equipment, but it also requires a…
