Objective: To assess the safety and efficacy of self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) placement
for the relief of malignant colorectal obstruction in comparison to surgical procedures …

The term "oxidative stress" links the production of reactive oxygen species to a variety of
metabolic outcomes, including insulin resistance, immune dysfunction, and inflammation. …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease characterized by varying degrees of pain
and degeneration. The disease affects the structural and functional integrity of articular …

Background Abiraterone acetate, an androgen biosynthesis inhibitor, improves overall
survival in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer after chemotherapy. We …

Background Abiraterone acetate plus prednisone significantly improved radiographic
progression-free survival compared with placebo plus prednisone in men with chemotherapy-…

Periodontal health is defined by absence of clinically detectable inflammation. There is a
biological level of immune surveillance that is consistent with clinical gingival health and …

Insulin stimulates protein synthesis and cell growth by activation of the protein kinases Akt (also
known as protein kinase B, PKB) and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). It was …

Objective To develop criteria for the classification of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS)
in patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Methods A multistep process, …

The authors examined relationships among racial identity, school-based racial discrimination
experiences, and academic engagement outcomes for adolescent boys and girls in …

Using an integrated genomic and proteomic approach, we have investigated the effects of
carbon source perturbation on steady-state gene expression in the yeast Saccharomyces …