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Chromosomal aberrations in high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia and prostate cancer in African American men
(2019)Recent advances in whole genome sequencing have led to many discoveries in the mechanisms involved in carcinogenesis. Genomic characterization of premalignant lesions in numerous cancers has led to new prevention strategies, ... -
Postnatal steroids to prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia in high-risk preterm infants
(2019)Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is diagnosed in approximately 40% of extremely preterm infants, those born before 28 weeks’ gestational age, and affects roughly 10,000 to 15,000 infants annually in the United States alone. ... -
Adolescent substance use and participation in out-of-school time interventions
(2019)Adolescent consumption of alcohol, marijuana and tobacco is a significant problem that affects youth of all demographic groups and can have lasting, damaging impacts into adulthood. Furthermore, it is a complicated issue, ... -
The burden of zoonoses on public health: predicting zoonotic outbreaks usind different measures of pathogen richness
(2019)Zoonotic pathogens shared with wild or domesticated animals are the cause of more than 60% of human infectious diseases. These pathogens are responsible for millions of deaths annually and have resulted in costs of over a ... -
The effect of water fluoridation on enamel demineralization throughout life: a public health debate
(2019)With rising cost of dental care it is important to have a good preventative measure to help improve and keep excellent oral health. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of fluoride on enamel demineralization ... -
Perceptions and behaviors of cervical cancer screening in refugee women
(2019)BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is one of the most common forms of gynecologic cancers both in the United States and worldwide. The morbidity and mortality associated with cervical cancer has decreased significantly with the ... -
Examination of hacking and blunt force skeletal trauma
(2019)The present research examines the effects of multiple different implements on long bones to determine if there is a point at which blunt force trauma becomes distinguishable from hacking trauma. Limb bones of the white-tailed ... -
Method validation of drugs of abuse using microchip capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry
(2019)Drugs of Abuse (DOAs) are among the single largest contributor to crime in the United States and present a high cost to society in terms of financial costs and physical/mental well-being of individuals. The forensic community ... -
Optimization of a novel temperature controlled differential extraction procedure for aged sample analysis
(2019)There is a documented backlog of sexual assault samples in the United States. Of the many efforts made to reduce this backlog, efficient sample testing is among the most sought-after solutions. The Cotton lab at Boston ... -
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: pathogenesis, progression, treatments, and future prospects
(2019)Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease of unknown etiology, in which excessive accumulation of scar tissue in the interstitial spaces of the lung obstruct normal pulmonary function. Currently, ...
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