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Effects of Biological Sex and Age on Cerebrospinal Fluid Markers—A Retrospective Observational Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is a key diagnostic tool for neurological diseases. To date, only a few studies have investigated in larger cohorts the effect of age and biological sex on diagnostic markers extracted from CSF. Methods For this retrospective observational study, 4163 CSF findings (2012–2020) were evaluated.
Isabel‐Sophie Hafer, Simon Faissner, Ralf Gold, Aiden Haghikia   +3 more
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Institutional Racism and Black Resistance as Portrayed through Images and Narratives in American Graphic Novels

Mozaik Humaniora, 2020
For centuries, racial discrimination and injustice have resulted in the struggle of African Americans to resist racial inequality. Nevertheless, their struggle has never been easy since racism against African Americans has long been institutionalized. In
Titien Diah Soelistyarini, Nuril Rinahayu, Ridha Dinauri Nuswantari   +2 more
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Race and other sociodemographic categories are differentially linked to multiple dimensions of interpersonal-level discrimination: Implications for intersectional, health research.

PLoS ONE, 2021
ObjectivesTo examine whether intersections of race with other key sociodemographic categories contribute to variations in multiple dimensions of race- and non-race-related, interpersonal-level discrimination and burden in urban-dwelling African Americans
Danielle L Beatty Moody, Shari R Waldstein, Daniel K Leibel, Lori S Hoggard, Gilbert C Gee, Jason J Ashe, Elizabeth Brondolo, Elias Al-Najjar, Michele K Evans, Alan B Zonderman   +9 more
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Poverty, Race, and Community Policing in Buffalo [PDF]

, 2015
The region’s inequality has dramatic effects in every aspect of life, and the criminal justice system is no exception. As PPG documented in its 2013 report, Alarming Disparities, African-Americans account for 14% of Erie County’s population but 43% of ...

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Air Pollution and the Risk and Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Air pollution has been linked to several neurological conditions, including stroke and neurodegenerative diseases. Evidence regarding its association with multiple sclerosis (MS) remains conflicting, limited by small sample sizes. Methods PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Cochrane controlled register of trials (CENTRAL) were searched on ...
Ahmad A. Toubasi, Thuraya N. Al‐Sayegh
wiley   +1 more source

Three polymorphisms associated with low hepatic lipase activity are common in African Americans

Journal of Lipid Research, 1998
We have shown previously that a hepatic lipase allele (designated –514T) is common among African Americans and contributes to low hepatic lipase activity in this population.
Liangcai Nie, Sijing Niu, Gloria Lena Vega, Luther T. Clark, Aylmer Tang, Scott M. Grundy, Jonathan C. Cohen   +6 more
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A Prospective Study of Individuals at Risk of Multiple Sclerosis Informs the Design of Primary Prevention Studies

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In multiple sclerosis, the optimal time for deploying a therapeutic intervention is before the central nervous system is damaged; given the success of trials treating the earliest stage of MS, the radiologically isolated syndrome, developing primary prevention strategies is an important next challenge.
Amy W. Laitinen, Ceren Tozlu, Tina Roostaei, Fatoumata Diallo, Kaho Onomichi, Jiyeon Son, Zongqi Xia, Philip L. De Jager   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-wide association analysis of incident coronary heart disease (CHD) in African Americans: a short report.

PLoS Genetics, 2011
African Americans have the highest rate of mortality due to coronary heart disease (CHD). Although multiple loci have been identified influencing CHD risk in European-Americans using a genome-wide association (GWAS) approach, no GWAS of incident CHD has ...
Maja Barbalic, Alex P Reiner, Chunyuan Wu, James E Hixson, Nora Franceschini, Charles B Eaton, Gerardo Heiss, David Couper, Thomas Mosley, Eric Boerwinkle   +9 more
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Paramagnetic Rim Lesions Are Associated With Trans‐Synaptic Degeneration of the Visual Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Retrograde trans‐synaptic degeneration (rTSD) from posterior visual pathway lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by hemi‐macular ganglion cell‐inner plexiform layer (GCIPL) thinning and contralateral visual field loss.
Abdul Jaber Tayem, Angel Liu, Sargis Manukyan, Mustafa Subhi, Elaina Luskin, Bryan Quah, Sreekanth Madhusoodhanan Nair, Arzu C. Has Silemek, Gabriela Zabala, Yujie Cui, Laura Locke, Paula Barreras, Marwa Kaisey, Vinicius Calsavara, Daniel S. Reich, Nancy L. Sicotte, Pascal Sati, Omar Al‐Louzi   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

4355 Impact of Demographic & Racial Differences on DNA Repair Capacity in Lung Cancer

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2020
OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States for both men and women. African Americans are disproportionately affected with lung cancer, having higher incidence and mortality rates compared to ...
Francesca Christina Duncan, Catherine Sears, Nawar Al Narallah, Ahmad Al-Hader   +3 more
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