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Investigating the blood-host plasticity and dispersal of Anopheles coluzzii using a novel field-based methodology
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Background: The biting behaviour and dispersal of insect vectors in the field underlies the transmission of many diseases. Here, a novel collection methodology coupled with the molecular analysis of blood-meal sources and ...
Using tibial fragments to reconstruct the total skeletal height of black South Africans
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Elsevier
, 2019 , Article)
Stature is an important component of the biological profile of unknown skeletal remains and regression equations for estimating stature have been derived for a number of bones. However, bones are rarely recovered intact ...
Activation of K7 channels with the anticonvulsant retigabine alleviates neuropathic pain behaviour in the streptozotocin rat model of diabetic neuropathy.
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Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
, 2019 , Article)
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most incapacitating complication of diabetes mellitus. Up to 50% of patients with DPN develop peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP). The underlying ionic and molecular mechanisms of ...
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress: A Critical Molecular Driver of Endothelial Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Disturbances Associated with Diabetes.
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MDPI
, 2019 , Article)
Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyle contribute to the widespread epidemic of obesity among both adults and children leading to rising cases of diabetes. Cardiovascular disease complications associated with obesity ...
Giant parathyroid adenoma: A case report and review of the literature
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: Giant parathyroid adenoma is a rare type of parathyroid adenoma defined as weighing > 3.5 g. They present as primary hyperparathyroidism but with more elevated laboratory findings and more severe clinical ...
Immunohistochemistry-Enabled Precision Medicine
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Springer, Cham
, 2019 , Book chapter)
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) can be applied to diagnostic aspects of pathologic examination to provide aid in assignment of lineage and histologic type of cancer. Increasingly, however, IHC is widely used to provide prognostic ...
Measuring medical students' professional competencies in a problem-based curriculum: A reliability study
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BioMed Central Ltd.
, 2019 , Article)
Identification and assessment of professional competencies for medical students is challenging. We have recently developed an instrument for assessing the essential professional competencies for medical students in ...
Seasonality and community interventions in a mathematical model of Clostridium difficile transmission
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W.B. Saunders Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea with peak incidence in late winter or early autumn. Although CDI is commonly associated with hospitals, community ...
Targeting inflammatory components in neuropathic pain: The analgesic effect of thymulin related peptide
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
Neuropathic pain is considered to be pathological in nature and has been shown to involve, at least partially, dysregulated inflammatory processes. It is a severe chronic disease that can develop following lesions to the ...
Understanding the Burden of Atopic Dermatitis in Africa and the Middle East
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Springer Healthcare
, 2019 , Article Review)
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease characterized by intensely pruritic lesions. The prevalence of atopic dermatitis is increasing in developing regions, including Africa and the Middle East. ...