A positive association between beta-carotene (BC)-rich food intake and a reduction in metabolic disorder incidence, including heart disease, is prevalent in humans. Similarly, preclinical research finds dietary BC...
The work of children is school; despite this, medical providers and educators often live completely separately in their child-family interactions from one another. Yet, medical issues impact school success and school issues are...
Phosphorus equilibrium in the body is regulated through uptake and release via the intestine, kidney and bone. These processes are coordinated through the activity and regulation of Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 (FGF23). FGF23 is...
70% at 2 weeks post-surgery (p>0.05). Stimulus- independent pain behavior was also evident in both vehicle and BMP-2 treated CSD animals as defined by asymmetric directed behaviors including flinching, licking, lifting, and...
Hyperglycemic clamps are used as a gold standard measurement of beta cell function, allowing for measurement of a biphasic insulin response. Under this technique, the plasma glucose concentration is raised to a target...
The goal of this project is to build a teaching tool geared towards patients, students, and clinicians to further educate themselves about the anatomical and biochemical implications of various syndromes involving depression...
Coxiella burnetii, the known causative agent of Q fever, is an obligate intracellular bacterium capable of infecting host alveolar macrophages and residing within these cells for several years. While causing mild symptoms at...
Mobile Integrated Healthcare (MIH), also called Community Paramedicine (CP) or EMS 3.0, is a novel approach to prehospital care. With the use of specially trained paramedics, MIH-CP seeks to fill the current healthcare gaps in...
Background: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting inflammatory disease that affects the GI tract. IBD has two major types: Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis. IBD occurs when the immune...
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a common treatment for gender dysphoria, a condition where a person’s gender assigned at birth does not match their gender identify. For transgender men seeking to achieve virilization, HRT...