Repurposing metformin for cancer treatment: current clinical studies. [PDF]
, 2016 In recent years, several studies have presented evidence suggesting a potential role for metformin in anti-cancer therapy. Preclinical studies have demonstrated several anticancer molecular mechanisms of metformin including mTOR inhibition, cytotoxic ...
Altman, Jessica K +10 more
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Comparison of factors associated with leukemia and lymphoma mortality in Brazil [PDF]
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2020 : In the last decades, few epidemiological studies have discussed the mortality rates due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil. This study analyzes the evolution over time of the number of deaths due to leukemia and lymphoma in Brazil, between 2010 and ...
Marcela de Sá Gouveia +5 more
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Recent trends in the epidemiology of inflammatory bowel diseases: up or down? [PDF]
, 2006 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is traditionally considered to be common in the Western world, and its incidence has sharply increased since the early 1950s.
Lakatos, Péter László
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Environmental Exposures and Parkinson's Disease. [PDF]
, 2016 Parkinson's disease (PD) affects millions around the world. The Braak hypothesis proposes that in PD a pathologic agent may penetrate the nervous system via the olfactory bulb, gut, or both and spreads throughout the nervous system. The agent is unknown,
Litvan, Irene, Nandipati, Sirisha
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An ontology to standardize research output of nutritional epidemiology : from paper-based standards to linked content [PDF]
, 2019 Background: The use of linked data in the Semantic Web is a promising approach to add value to nutrition research. An ontology, which defines the logical relationships between well-defined taxonomic terms, enables linking and harmonizing research output.
Ambayo, Henry +9 more
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Synophrys: Epidemiological study
International Journal of Trichology, 2017 Fusion of eyebrows above the bridge of nose is known as synophrys and is a normal variation. This variation is also recognized as a clinical feature of several genetic disorders, Cornelia De Lange syndrome being the commonest. Several studies, on aesthetics of face and eyebrows have been conducted, also on the role of eyebrows in emotional expression ...
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Profile of trauma victims of motorcycle accidents treated at hospital São Paulo [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2014 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate retrospectively, through analysis of medical records, the epidemiological aspects of patients traumatized by motorcycle accidents treated at the orthopedics ward, Hospital São Paulo, Brazil.
Natália Miki +5 more
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Troubles mentaux et violence [PDF]
, 1996 Epidemiologic and clinical studies are presented of persons with mental disorders and a history of violent behavior. Knowledge of the risk factors associated with acts of violence committed by mentally disordered persons is essential for the initiation ...
Millaud, Frédéric
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Growth, current size and the role of the 'reversal paradox' in the foetal origins of adult disease: an illustration using vector geometry [PDF]
, 2006 BACKGROUND Numerous studies have reported inverse associations between birth weight and a range of diseases in later life. These have led to the development of the 'foetal origins of adult disease hypothesis'. However, many such studies have only been
Ellison, G.T.H. +2 more
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Epidemiologic Studies of Cyclospora cayetanensis in Guatemala
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999 In 1996 and 1997, cyclosporiasis outbreaks in North America were linked to eating Guatemalan raspberries. We conducted a study in health-care facilities and among raspberry farm workers, as well as a case-control study, to assess risk factors for the ...
Caryn Bern +9 more
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