ABSTRACT Insulin resistance is the biological phenomenon in which the human body's normal response to the metabolic hormone insulin is compromised. Insulin is a regulator of most of the essential metabolic steps in the body that control energy homoeostasis, so dysregulation leads to multiple diverse human diseases including, most prominently, Type 2 ...
Peter J. Little +12 more
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Cyclic Fevers in Pregnancy: A Case of Parvovirus-Related Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. [PDF]
Rich DJ +4 more
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The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu +4 more
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Timing of dexamethasone initiation during controlled ovarian stimulation and live birth after IVF/ICSI: a retrospective cohort study. [PDF]
Zhang L +5 more
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Thin endometrium upregulates Cxcl11, which polarizes ovarian macrophages via NF‐κB/AKT, impairing ovarian function. A new uter‐ovarian signaling axis is identified. ABSTRACT Objective Thin endometrium (TE) is a recognized cause of female infertility, primarily associated with impaired uterine receptivity.
Yulu Yang +8 more
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Unexpected pregnancy in a patient with AQP4-IgG + NMOSD after treatment with inebilizumab: a case report. [PDF]
Wan F +7 more
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Engineering Extracellular Vesicles: Strategies for Functional Modification and Clinical Translation
The engineering modification strategies of extracellular vesicles (EVs). This figure presents the four core technical systems for the engineering modification of EVs, including direct modification strategies (physical and chemical methods), biological engineering methods, and hybrid and bionic strategies.
Zhouming Cheng +3 more
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Pregnancy Associated Melanoma: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges. [PDF]
Atanasescu VP +7 more
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Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
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Distinct vaginal microbial signatures in pregnancies complicated by antiphospholipid syndrome: depletion of <i>Lactobacillus johnsonii</i> and enrichment of <i>Bifidobacterium dentium</i>. [PDF]
Fu Y +12 more
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