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Racial Disparities in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Management at a Single Institution

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Background:. Hidradenitis suppurativa (H/S) disproportionately affects African Americans. We describe those affected by this disease to evaluate potential racial disparities. Methods:.
Nikhi P. Singh, MD, MBA, Kaitlin Burge, MD, Sean Drummond, MD, Ryan Zaniewski, MD, Spencer MacLeod, MD, Lauren Moradi, BS, Reagan Hattaway, MD, Timothy W. King, MD, PhD, MBA, Tiffany Mayo, MD, Jorge I. de la Torre, MD, MSHA, MSHQS   +9 more
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Parsing the Gulf between Africans and African Americans

Social Sciences, 2018
The rise in African immigrants to the US provides an opportunity to assess relations between Africans and African Americans in college. An online survey of 322 current and recently-graduated college students (including 45 Africans, 160 African Americans,
Ashly Nsangou, Lauren Dundes
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Categorizing the Racist Oppression of African-Americans in Maya Angelou's Selected Poems [PDF]

Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-Adāb - Ǧāmiʿaẗ Al-Fayūm
This paper aims to explore Maya Angelou's poetic representation of the forms of racist oppression experienced by African-Americans in a White dominant community by employing Iris Marion Young's faces of oppression theory.
محمد سعد راتب عبدالله
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Racial Differences in Circulating Natriuretic Peptide Levels: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2015
Background Natriuretic peptides promote natriuresis, diuresis, and vasodilation. Experimental deficiency of natriuretic peptides leads to hypertension (HTN) and cardiac hypertrophy, conditions more common among African Americans.
Deepak K. Gupta, Brian Claggett, Quinn Wells, Susan Cheng, Man Li, Nisa Maruthur, Elizabeth Selvin, Josef Coresh, Suma Konety, Kenneth R. Butler, Thomas Mosley, Eric Boerwinkle, Ron Hoogeveen, Christie M. Ballantyne, Scott D. Solomon   +14 more
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho, Karim M. Soliman, Wisit Cheungpasitporn, Wannasit Wathanavasin, Ahmed Daoud, Ahmed I. Kamal, Balázs Szamosfalvi, Tibor Fülöp   +7 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
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pH‐mediated activation of the lysosomal arginine sensor SLC38A9

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cells monitor nutrient levels via the lysosomal transporter SLC38A9 to activate the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). This study reveals that SLC38A9 function is regulated by pH. We identified histidine 544 as a critical pH sensor that undergoes conformational changes to control amino acid efflux from lysosomes; therefore, it ...
Xuelang Mu, Ampon Sae Her, Tamir Gonen
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KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan, Veronika M Metzler, Simone de Brot, Corinne L Woodcock, Anna E Harris, Jennifer Lothion‐Roy, Emeli M Nilsson, Atara Ntekim, Michael S Toss, Jenny L Persson, Francesca Khani, Brian D Robinson, Lorraine J Gudas, Emad Rakha, David M Heery, Catrin S Rutland, Nigel P Mongan   +16 more
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Why Are African Americans Under-Represented in Medical Research Studies? Impediments to Participation

, 1997
OBJECTIVES: In accordance with the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Administration require grant applicants and cooperative agreement participants to include minorities in human ...
Shavers-Hornaday, Vickie L., Burmeister, Leon F., Torner, James C., Lynch, Charles F.   +3 more
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