The Executive Committee of the International Ankle Consortium presents this 2016 position paper with recommendations for information implementation and continued research based on the paradigm that ...

Background: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada. The objective of this Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline is to provide primary care ...

Nutrition usually makes a small but potentially valuable contribution to successful performance in elite athletes, and dietary supplements can make a minor contribution to this nutrition programme.

Granulosa cells in the ovary produce AMH. Serum levels reflect the pool of primordial follicles (e.g., a low AMH level reflects a low ovarian reserve) but do not provide information about egg quality.

EndNote is a tool that helps you to collect, store and organise scholarly literature from different sources. It will enable you to quickly cite these references in Word, and automatically create a ...

Objective Functional complete revascularisation (FCR) has been proven to be associated with superior prognosis following percutaneous coronary intervention. Whether guideline-directed medical therapy ...

Background Interferon (IFN)-stimulated gene 15 (ISG15) is a downstream molecule of the IFN pathways central to many cellular processes. ISG15 mainly exerts its function through a post-translational ...

3 Transplantation Center, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China Background Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a life-threatening syndrome involving dysfunction of ...

Background Nocturnal gastro-oesophageal reflux (nGER) is common in people with respiratory diseases, but its association with pulmonary abnormalities is not known. Aim Investigate the association ...

Background CYP2C19 genotyping has been widely studied to guide antiplatelet therapy in cardiovascular disease; however, its role in neurointerventional procedures, particularly for unruptured ...

Background Carotid artery stenosis is a major cause of stroke and is commonly treated with carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS). Trans-carotid artery revascularization (TCAR) ...

Introduction Many people experience lifelong impacts after losing a loved one. Bereavement adaptation, which refers to how people adapt to changes after a death, is crucial for their subsequent life ...