The Dilemma and Implications of Clinical Decision-Making for Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure
Yixue yu zhexueEnd-stage heart failure is the terminal stage of cardiovascular diseases. Its treatment faces many dilemmas that extend beyond medical technology into the realms of bioethics, existential philosophy, and the ultimate purpose of medicine.
Yili YUAN, Lin GUAN, Yinan ZHAO, Yu GU
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CHARACTERIZING THE ACUTE MITOCHONDRIAL RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE EXERCISE IN AGING [PDF]
, 2013 Introduction: Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress increase with aging and may contribute to age-associated muscle atrophy (sarcopenia). Resistance exercise (RE) can promote the accretion of muscle mass, increase strength, and ultimately ...
Ogborn, Daniel I.
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The Role of the Transcription Factor Ets-1 in Mitochondrial Metabolism and Oxidative Stress [PDF]
, 2013 Normal cellular energy metabolism is fundamentally altered in cancer cells to facilitate rapid production of new cellular components, thereby enabling uncontrolled cell growth.
Verschoor, Meghan L.
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On endurance of pain in antiquity [PDF]
, 2020 This paper regards pain-control methods in Antiquity. Apart from ascribing the occurrence of illness to a variety of deities and a number of causes, the Greeks and the Romans found an array of ways to reduce both physical and psychological pain ...
Andrijašević, Marina
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Beyond the grave: Do the dead have rights?
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Anatomists who work with the Dead often see themselves as custodians of the Dead. To those who opine that the Dead no longer have Rights (legal or moral) or privileges and have nothing more to contribute to the development of Society or to human endeavor, the Dead's custodians might respond that there is ample evidence that some Rights and ...
Beverley Kramer, Bernard Moxham
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CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF TOLL-LIKE RECEPTOR 2 IN SENSING AND REGULATING HUMAN IMMUNDEFICIENCY VIRUS-1 INFECTION FROM MOTHER-TO-CHILD THROUGH BREAST MILK [PDF]
, 2013 Breastfeeding from HIV-infected mothers is one of the major sources of pediatric HIV-1 infection; however, an intervention that promotes exclusive breastfeeding has significantly reduced vertical HIV transmission rates and infant mortality.
Henrick, Bethany M.
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Application of three‐dimensional anatomical knowledge is essential for patient examination, diagnosis, and treatment and is crucial in the training of medical and healthcare students. Moreover, critical observation and spatial awareness are vital for learner understanding of three‐dimensional anatomical structures and relationships.
Jiayi Zhang +5 more
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Human dignity and ontological foundations: a philosophical perspective for the health professions
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in MedicineThe question of what it means to be human remains one of the most fundamental inquiries in philosophy, with profound ethical implications, particularly in healthcare.
Patrícia Frantz +2 more
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TEAM participation in the irradiation of IROC phantoms for cooperative group clinical trials. [PDF]
The participation of radiation oncology team members in the irradiation of Imaging and Radiation Oncology Core (IROC) phantom for cooperative group clinical trials is essential to comply with the latest quality management philosophy. Medical dosimetrists
Battin, Frank +4 more
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THE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA AND NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG-INDUCED SMALL INTESTINAL DAMAGE [PDF]
, 2015 As one of the most common medications, it is reasonable to assume that the adverse effects from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are well understood.
Syer, Stephanie Diane
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