REPEATED CHANGES TO THE GRAVITATIONAL FIELD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE SERUM CONCENTRATION OF SELECT GROWTH FACTORS AND CYTOKINES

Repeated Changes to the Gravitational Field Negatively Affect the Serum Concentration of Select Growth Factors and Cytokines

Space flights, some physical activities, and extreme sports can greatly alter the gravitational forces experienced by the body.Being a deviation from the constant pull of Earth, these alterations can be considered gravitational stress and have the potential to affect physiological processes.Physical cues play a vital role in the homeostasis and fun

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Trans-tendon Suture Bridge Rotator Cuff Repair With Biceps Tendon Augmentation for Retorn High-Grade Partial Articular Supraspinatus Tendon Avulsion (PASTA) Lesions

Revision repair of retorn partial articular supraspinatus tendon avulsion (PASTA) lesion is difficult for poor tendon quality without tear completion and repair.Trans-tendon suture bridge repair with biceps tendon augmentation can preserve the intact bursal side cuff attachment and has shown satisfactory clinical outcomes.Moreover, trans-tendon sut

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Racial Equity and U.S. Law

History and experience teach us that our Constitution and laws can be instruments of racial discrimination and oppression as well as tools for advancing freedom and equality.The substance of our laws matters, and there is much to be learned from innovative policies and legal strategies around the country.In addition to laws promoting health equity

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Neglected Tropical Diseases and Other Infectious Diseases Affecting the Heart. The NET-Heart Project: Rationale and Design

Introduction: Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of infections that are prevalent in many of the tropical and sub-tropical developing countries where poverty is rampant.NTDs have remained largely unnoticed in the global Cup Set health agenda.There is a substantial gap between the burden of disease for NTDs in cardiovascular diseases (CV

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Inhibition of Glutamine Synthetase by Phosphinothricin Leads to Transcriptome Reprograming in Root Nodules of Medicago truncatula

Glutamine synthetase (GS) is a vital enzyme for the assimilation of ammonia into amino acids in higher plants.In legumes, GS plays a crucial role in the assimilation of the ammonium released by nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules, constituting an important metabolic knob controlling the nitrogen (N) assimilatory pathways.To identify new regula

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