The development of nations conditions the disease space [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 Using the economic complexity methodology on data for disease prevalence in 195 countries during the period of 1990-2016, we propose two new metrics for quantifying the relatedness between diseases, or the `disease space' of countries. With these metrics, we analyze the geography of diseases and empirically investigate the effect of economic ...
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Helicobacter pylori in Iran: a systematic review on the association of genotypes and gastroduodenal diseases [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is known as a major etiologic factor for a variety of gastroduodenal diseases. In Iran, with a high rate of H. pylori infection close to 90%, numerous studies have revealed many aspects of interaction
Adibi, Peyman +4 more
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Helicobacter pylori hrgA, A Novel Discriminatory Biomarker for Duodenal Ulcer Patients
Journal of Medical Bacteriology, 2015 Background: Helicobacter pylori is a major human gastric for various gastro duodenal diseases.A number of putative virulence factors such as dupA, homB, tnpA have been described.
Amin Talebi-Bezmin-Abadi +2 more
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Annular pancreas: endoscopic and pancreatographic findings from a tertiary referral ERCP center [PDF]
, 2019 Background and Aims Annular pancreas is a congenital anomaly whereby pancreatic tissue encircles the duodenum. Current knowledge of endoscopic findings of annular pancreas is limited to small case series.
Easler, Jeffrey J. +10 more
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Deciphering the skeletal interoceptive circuitry to control bone homeostasis
BMEMat, EarlyView.This review introduces the skeletal interoceptive circuitry, covering the ascending signals from bone tissues to the brain (sensors), the central neural circuits that integrate this information and dispatch commands (CPU), and the descending pathways that regulate bone homeostasis (effectors).
Yefeng Wu +7 more
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Classification and Prediction of Heart Diseases using Machine Learning Algorithms [PDF]
Heart disease is a serious worldwide health issue because it claims the lives of many people who might have been treated if the disease had been identified earlier. The leading cause of death in the world is cardiovascular disease, usually referred to as heart disease.
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Eradication of gastric Helicobacter Pylori : are we getting there? [PDF]
, 1995 In 1984 a curved bacillus living in the stomach of patients with gastritis and peptic ulceration was discovered and isolated. This organism named as Helicobacter Pylori (HP), has been shown to play a major role in the causation of duodenal ulcers ...
Pullicino, Edgar
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A surgical model of short bowel syndrome induces a long-lasting increase in pancreatic beta-cell mass [PDF]
, 2015 Several surgical techniques are used nowadays as a severe treatment for obesity and diabetes mellitus type 2. These techniques are aggressive due to drastic changes in the nutrient flow and non-reversible modifications on the digestive tube.
Aguilar Diosdado, Manuel +6 more
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Introducing Novel Surgical Clinical Correlations Into an Undergraduate Medical Anatomy Course
Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Anatomy education is a hallmark of many preclinical medical school curricula, but students are often unable to identify the clinical relevance of anatomy and its applications. Vertical curricula that integrate clinical concepts into the preclinical basic science years and vice versa have been shown to benefit student learning and increase ...
Liam McLoughlin +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Journal of Nobel Medical CollegeBackground: Acid peptic disease is one of the most common diseases encountered in outpatient department. There has been limited study on prevalence of different types of peptic diseases among patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy ...
Manoj Kumar Thakur +3 more
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