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Association between increased magnetic susceptibility of deep gray matter nuclei and decreased motor function in healthy adults.
(Neuroimage, 2015-01-15)
In the human brain, iron is more prevalent in gray matter than in white matter, and
deep gray matter structures, particularly the globus pallidus, putamen, caudate nucleus,
substantia nigra, red nucleus, and dentate nucleus, ...
Etiologies of illness among patients meeting integrated management of adolescent and adult illness district clinician manual criteria for severe infections in northern Tanzania: implications for empiric antimicrobial therapy.
(Am J Trop Med Hyg, 2015-02)
We describe the laboratory-confirmed etiologies of illness among participants in a
hospital-based febrile illness cohort study in northern Tanzania who retrospectively
met Integrated Management of Adolescent and Adult Illness ...
Substance use and mental diagnoses among adults with and without type 2 diabetes: Results from electronic health records data.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015-11)
BACKGROUND:Comorbid diabetes and substance use diagnoses (SUD) represent a hazardous
combination, both in terms of healthcare cost and morbidity. To date, there is limited
information about the association of SUD and related ...
Gene Expression Profiles Link Respiratory Viral Infection, Platelet Response to Aspirin, and Acute Myocardial Infarction.
(PLoS One, 2015)
BACKGROUND: Influenza infection is associated with myocardial infarction (MI), suggesting
that respiratory viral infection may induce biologic pathways that contribute to MI.
We tested the hypotheses that 1) a validated ...
Smoking cessation interventions for adults aged 50 or older: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2015-09)
The older population size has increased substantially, and a considerable proportion
of older adults are cigarette smokers. Quitting smoking is associated with reduced
health risk. This review is among the first to quantitatively ...
Psychotic experiences and risk of death in the general population: 24-27 year follow-up of the Epidemiologic Catchment Area study.
(The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 2015-07)
Psychotic experiences are common in the general population and are associated with
adverse psychiatric and social outcomes, even in the absence of a psychotic disorder.To
examine the association between psychotic experiences ...
Platelet aggregation and mental stress induced myocardial ischemia: Results from the Responses of Myocardial Ischemia to Escitalopram Treatment (REMIT) study.
(Am Heart J, 2015-04)
BACKGROUND: Mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI) is common in patients
with ischemic heart disease (IHD) and associated with a poorer cardiovascular prognosis.
Platelet hyperactivity is an important factor in ...
Lopinavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy as Second-line Antiretroviral Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Week 104 Analysis of AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5230.
(Clin Infect Dis, 2015-05-15)
BACKGROUND: The AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) A5230 study evaluated lopinavir/ritonavir
(LPV/r) monotherapy following virologic failure (VF) on first-line human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) regimens in Africa and Asia. ...
White matter compromise in veterans exposed to primary blast forces.
(J Head Trauma Rehabil, 2015-01)
OBJECTIVE: Use diffusion tensor imaging to investigate white matter alterations associated
with blast exposure with or without acute symptoms of traumatic brain injury (TBI).
PARTICIPANTS: Forty-five veterans of the recent ...
Quantification of biological aging in young adults.
(Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2015-07-28)
Antiaging therapies show promise in model organism research. Translation to humans
is needed to address the challenges of an aging global population. Interventions to
slow human aging will need to be applied to still-young ...