Neuroimaging is becoming increasingly common in obesity research as investigators try to
understand the neurological underpinnings of appetite and body weight in humans. Positron …

Background Structural retinal imaging biomarkers are important for early recognition and
monitoring of inflammation and neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis. With the introduction …

Background The avoidance of menstruation through continuous or extended (greater than
28 days) administration of combination hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) has gained …

Background Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases
and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean …

BCG, a live attenuated tubercle bacillus, is the most widely used vaccine in the world and is
also a useful vaccine vehicle for delivering protective antigens of multiple pathogens. …

… Benson's decision to embrace this new technology was equally brave. The decision certainly
involved Benson … to computers themselves, and Benson was himself relegated for much of …

Background Hypertension can be detected at the primary health-care level and low-cost
treatments can effectively control hypertension. We aimed to measure the prevalence of …

A percutaneous catheter technique for permanent closure of the isolated, persistently patent
ductus arteriosus (PDA) was first described in 1967. The development of a spring-loaded …

To complement the evidence-based practice paradigm, the authors argued for a core
outcome measure to provide practice-based evidence for the psychological therapies. Utility …

This timely, persuasive, and hopeful book reexamines John Dewey's idea of schools,
specifically community schools, as the best places to grow a democratic society that is based on …