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Brain Weight and Life-Span in Primate Species [PDF]
, 1993 In haplorhine primates (tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans), there is a significant correlation between brain weight and maximum life-span when the effect of body size is removed.
Allman, John +2 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Non‐small cell lung cancer targeted treatment is limited to a few known genetic alterations, with few alternatives in advanced treatment lines. To direct treatment decisions by drug sensitivity testing (DST), this study compared several methods for tumor cell isolation from malignant effusions, pointing to repeated CD45+ cell depletion for effective ...
Navit Mooshayef +10 more
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A pilot study of temsirolimus and body composition. [PDF]
, 2013 PurposeBody weight and composition play a role in cancer etiology, prognosis, and treatment response. Therefore, we analyzed the weight, body composition changes, and outcome in patients treated with temsirolimus, an mTor inhibitor that has weight loss ...
Janku, Filip +6 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Human cytomegalovirus infection is common in normal prostate epithelium, prostate tumor tissue, and prostate cancer cell lines. CMV promotes cell survival, proliferation, and androgen receptor signaling. Anti‐CMV pharmaceutical compounds in clinical use inhibited cell expansion in prostate cancer models in vitro and in vivo, motivating investigation ...
Johanna Classon +13 more
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Daily Variability of Body Weight and Hydration Markers in Free Living Men and Women [PDF]
, 2016 Body weight and hydration markers change greatly during strenuous exercise, especially in the heat. However, in a non-athletic population, changes in body weight and hydration markers may not be so obvious.
Summers, Lynndee Grace
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, 2002 It has been reported previously that leptin may be involved in nicotine\u27s ability to reduce body weight. Our aim was to investigate whether the anorexic action of nicotine is related to the actions of leptin by utilizing lean leptin-sensitive and ...
Cameron-Smith, David +3 more
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Obesity Facts, 2016 Background: Body dissatisfaction has been identified as a psychological correlate of obesity that is related to disordered eating, poor self-esteem, and depression. However, not all individuals with obesity are equally vulnerable to these correlates, and
N. Weinberger +3 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Carcinoma‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in tumors influence cancer progression. We identified endoglin (ENG) as a key factor in TGF‐β signaling in myofibroblastic CAFs (myCAFs), linked to poor breast cancer outcomes. Inhibiting ENG on myCAFs suppressed the TGF‐β‐Smad2/3 pathway, reducing primary tumor growth and metastasis.
Shoki Okubo +11 more
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Obesity and Body Weight Standards [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 1986 tables for men and women developed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (12) based on the 1959 Build and Blood Pressure Study (2). Thus, the definition of over weight and obesity in adults is based on actuarial analyses that indicate the weight range for each height category tha t is associated with the lowest mortality rate in an insured ...
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Height, weight, weight change and risk of breast cancer in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
São Paulo Medical JournalCONTEXT: The relationship between body size and breast cancer still remains controversial in considering menopausal status. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of height, weight and weight changes with breast cancer in the city of Rio de Janeiro ...
Anelise Bezerra de Vasconcelos +2 more
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