BACKGROUND: Bronchoscopy is the standard of care for diagnosis and treatment of foreign body aspiration (FBA). Drawbacks of this approach include its invasiveness, the potential for exacerbation of reactive airway disease, and the need for general …
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a common pediatric behavioral disorder associated, in part, with male preponderance and reduced regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF). However, mechanism(s) underlying male preponderance and reduced…
Certain avian tendons are known to mineralize normally in a gender-related manner. These tendons have unique properties, as well as several features common to calcifying cartilage and bone in other vertebrate species. In cartilage and bone,…
