The Directed Differentiation of Human iPS Cells into Kidney Podocytes
Authors: Bi Song, Alexandra M. Smink, Christina V. Jones, Judy M. Callaghan, Stephen D. Firth, Claude A. Bernard, Andrew L....
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Angiogenic and Inflammatory Markers of Cardiopulmonary Changes in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease
Authors: Xiaomei Niu, Mehdi Nouraie, Andrew Campbell, Sohail Rana, Caterina P. Minniti, Craig Sable, Deepika Darbari, Niti Dham, N. Scott...
Increased Microerythrocyte Count in Homozygous α + -Thalassaemia Contributes to Protection against Severe Malarial Anaemia
Authors: Freya J. I Fowkes, Stephen J Allen, Angela Allen, Michael P Alpers, David J Weatherall, Karen P Day DOI:...
IRE1α Disruption Causes Histological Abnormality of Exocrine Tissues, Increase of Blood Glucose Level, and Decrease of Serum Immunoglobulin Level
Authors: Takao Iwawaki, Ryoko Akai, Kenji Kohno DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013052 Abstract Summary Researchers created conditional knockout mice lacking IRE1α, a key...
Risk Factors for Severe Outcomes following 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Infection: A Global Pooled Analysis
Authors: Maria D. Van Kerkhove, Katelijn A. H. Vandemaele, Vivek Shinde, Giovanna Jaramillo-Gutierrez, Artemis Koukounari, Christl A. Donnelly, Luis O....
Phlebotomine Fauna (Diptera: Psychodidae) and Putative Vectors of Leishmaniases in Impacted Area by Hydroelectric Plant, State of Tocantins, Brazil
Authors: Maurício Luiz Vilela, Carina Graser Azevedo, Bruno M. Carvalho, Elizabeth F. Rangel DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0027721 Abstract Summary A 40-month study...
Neonatal Circumcision for HIV Prevention: Cost, Culture, and Behavioral Considerations
Authors: Seth C. Kalichman DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000219 Abstract Summary New research from Rwanda reveals that neonatal circumcision is not only effective...
The Herbicide Atrazine Activates Endocrine Gene Networks via Non-Steroidal NR5A Nuclear Receptors in Fish and Mammalian Cells
Authors: Miyuki Suzawa, Holly A. Ingraham DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002117 Abstract Summary Atrazine, a common US herbicide, disrupts reproductive hormones in zebrafish...
Treatment Response of Cystic Echinococcosis to Benzimidazoles: A Systematic Review
Authors: Marija Stojkovic, Marcel Zwahlen, Antonella Teggi, Kamenna Vutova, Carmen M. Cretu, Roberto Virdone, Polyxeni Nicolaidou, Nazan Cobanoglu, Thomas Junghanss...
Inflammation, Insulin Resistance, and Diabetes—Mendelian Randomization Using CRP Haplotypes Points Upstream
Authors: Eric J Brunner, Mika Kivimäki, Daniel R Witte, Debbie A Lawlor, George Davey Smith, Jackie A Cooper, Michelle Miller,...