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From malaria control to eradication: The WHO perspectiveKamini Mendis
Global Malaria Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Trop Med Int Health 14:802-9. 2009..The prospects of malaria eradication, therefore, rest heavily on the outcomes of research and development for new and improved tools. Malaria control and elimination are complementary objectives in the global fight against malaria...
The medical Doppler in hand surgery: its scientific basis, applications, and the history of its namesake, Christian Johann DopplerAhmer K Ghori
The University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0340, USA
J Hand Surg Am 32:1595-9. 2007..We will present the theories behind the Doppler effect and the history of the person who made this discovery...
Natural selection on female life-history traits in relation to socio-economic class in pre-industrial human populationsJenni E Pettay
Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
PLoS ONE 2:e606. 2007..Our results show that the amount of wealth affected the selection pressure on female life-history in a pre-industrial human population...
The role of the physician: Eugene Sanger and a standard of care at the Elmira prison campJesse Waggoner
J Hist Med Allied Sci 63:1-22. 2008....
A history of surgery in the instrument tray: eponymous tools used in hand surgeryClifton G Meals
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
J Hand Surg Am 32:942-53. 2007..We have investigated the history of eponymous instruments developed before 1945 and used widely today in American hand surgery. Reflection on these eponymous instruments reveals the rich and diverse history of hand surgery...
William and Charles Mayo: their influence on American medicineRoberto Anaya-Prado
Research and Education Department at Western Medical Center, Mexican Institute of Social Security, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
J Invest Surg 20:325-9. 2007..In this article, we focus on the role of the Mayo brothers and their influence over the increasing acceptance of hospital care in America and abroad...
Acute pyogenic arthritis of the hip: an operation giving free access and effective drainage. 1943G R Girdlestone
Clin Orthop Relat Res 466:258-63. 2008
Thomas' splintJohn Kirkup
Bath, UK
J Med Biogr 16:104. 2008
An unsuitable and degraded diet? Part one: public health lessons from the mid-Victorian working class dietPaul Clayton
School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University
J R Soc Med 101:282-9. 2008
An unsuitable and degraded diet? Part two: realities of the mid-Victorian dietPaul Clayton
School of Life Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK
J R Soc Med 101:350-7. 2008
Centennial of intravenous regional anesthesia. Bier's Block (1908-2008)André van Zundert
Department of Anesthesiology, ICU and Pain Therapy, Catharina Hospital Brabant Medical School, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Reg Anesth Pain Med 33:483-9. 2008..The evolutionary history of both the injected drugs and the refinements of the technique are elaborated upon...
An unsuitable and degraded diet? Part three: Victorian consumption patterns and their health benefitsJudith Rowbotham
Nottingham Trent University School of Arts and Humanities Clifton Lane, Nottingham W87NP, UK
J R Soc Med 101:454-62. 2008
The myth of the actuary: life insurance and Frederick L. Hoffman's race traits and tendencies of the American NegroMegan J Wolff
Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University, Department of Sociomedical Sciences and History, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY 10032, USA
Public Health Rep 121:84-91. 2006
A postcard of a giant and his physician (collection W.W. de Herder)W W de Herder
Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
J Endocrinol Invest 28:392. 2005
Endemic malaria: an 'indoor' disease in northern Europe. Historical data analysedLena Hulden
Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki, Finland
Malar J 4:19. 2005..Because of the available historical material and little use of quinine, Finland was suitable for an analysis of endemic malaria and temperature...
Christian Andreas Doppler--the man and his legacyI M Coman
Iliescu Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania
Eur J Echocardiogr 6:7-10. 2005..Reminding the life and legacy of the Austrian Scientist who discovered the famous 'Doppler Effect'...
[Giantism. A historical and medical view]W W de Herder
Erasmus Medisch Centrum, afd Inwendige Geneeskunde, sector Endocrinologie, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 30o5 GD Rotterdam
Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 148:2585-90. 2004..In the western world, it is unlikely that there will be many more people with fully developed giantism due to the current high level of medical care...
[Medical theories and urban management: Fortaleza's 1877-79 drought]Maria Clélia Lustosa Costa
Departamento de Geografia da Universidade Mestre em Geografia pela Universidade de São Paulo USP e coordenadora do Laboratório de Planejamento Rua Silva Jatahy, 400 901 B60165 070 Fortaleza CE
Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos 11:57-74. 2004..Through an analysis of reports by the provincial presidents and by public health inspectors, the study intends to show how these medical theories influenced the practices of urban reorganization at a moment of public emergency...
Spatiotemporal modelling and mapping of the bubonic plague epidemic in IndiaHwa Lung Yu
Department of Geography, 314 Storm Hall, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182 4493, USA
Int J Health Geogr 5:12. 2006..No detailed maps existed incorporating the space-time dependence structure and uncertainty sources of the epidemic system and providing a composite space-time picture of the disease propagation characteristics...
Malaria and deaths in the English marshesRobert A Hutchinson
School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, UK
Lancet 367:1947-51. 2006
Nicolas Saucerotte: Acromegaly before Pierre MarieJ M S Pearce
Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, England
J Hist Neurosci 15:269-75. 2006
The 200th anniversary of the founding of the Belfast Medical SocietyDavid R Hadden
Ulster Med J 75:209-12. 2006
Acromegaly, day one and now, 120 years laterRoger Guillemin
The Salk Institute, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, USA
Neuroendocrinology 83:136-8. 2006
Caught between the old and the new--Walther Straub (1874-1944), the question of drug receptors, and the rise of modern pharmacologyCay Rüdiger Prüll
Institute for the History of Medicine, Albert Ludwigs Universitat, Freiburg, Germany
Bull Hist Med 80:465-89. 2006..Straub is seen as a man of transition, who on the one side tackled a core question of drug research with modern experimental methods, but on the other side was hardly able to accept new results in chemistry...
Gordon Holmes Lecture: Gordon Holmes and the neurological heritageIan McDonald
Institute of Neurology Queen Square, University College London, UK
Brain 130:288-98. 2007....
A century of pituitary surgery: Schloffer's legacyJorgen Lindholm
Department of Endocrinology, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
Neurosurgery 61:865-7; discussion 867-8. 2007....
History of addictionsVirginia Berridge
Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
J Epidemiol Community Health 58:747-50. 2004..However, the comments take on board the recent discussions of convergence across the substances, and also the spread of the concept of addiction to tobacco in recent years. The bibliography is also limited to specific interests...
Drug addiction. Part I. Psychoactive substances in the past and presenceJ Vetulani
Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Pol J Pharmacol 53:201-14. 2001..The substance abuse approaches the level of global epidemics, and the recent usage of drugs of addition is also reviewed...
Sons reduced maternal longevity in preindustrial humansSamuli Helle
Section of Ecology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku, Finland
Science 296:1085. 2002
Part of a scientific master plan? Paul Ehrlich and the origins of his receptor conceptCay Rüdiger Prüll
Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen s Campus, Stockton University Boulevard, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees TS17 6BH, UK
Med Hist 47:332-56. 2003
The population health approach in historical perspectiveSimon Szreter
St John s College, University of Cambridge, England
Am J Public Health 93:421-31. 2003....
Acromegaly: historical perspectives and current therapyJ A Jane
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA
J Neurooncol 54:129-37. 2001..Although medical and radiation treatments offer useful adjuncts, surgery provides optimal results...
The versatile August Bier (1861-1949), father of spinal anesthesiaM Goerig
Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
J Clin Anesth 12:561-9. 2000..Unfortunately, it is not possible to acknowledge all the innovations of this ingenious surgeon, who truly deserved the description "A professor is a gentleman with a different point of view."..
Human life histories and the demographic transition: a case study from Finland, 1870-1949Helena Korpelainen
Division of Genetics, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, FIN 00014 Helsinki, Finland
Am J Phys Anthropol 120:384-90. 2003..The deviation from the potential fitness maximization and the presence of subfertility have become prevalent in human populations...
Christian Johann Doppler: the man behind the effectA Roguin
Cardiology Department, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa 31096, Israel
Br J Radiol 75:615-9. 2002
"Receptive substances": John Newport Langley (1852-1925) and his path to a receptor theory of drug actionAndreas-Holger Maehle
Centre for the History of Medicine and Disease, Wolfson Research Institute, University of Durham, Queen's Campus, University Boulevard, Stockton-on-Tees TS17 6BH, United Kingdom
Med Hist 48:153-74. 2004
The history of neurology in Belfast: the first hundred years. Presidential address to the Ulster Medical Society, 13th October 2005Stanley A Hawkins
Ulster Med J 75:11-22. 2006
The McKeown thesis: a historical controversy and its enduring influenceJames Colgrove
Program in the History and Ethics of Public Health and Medicine, Division of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Public Health 92:725-9. 2002..importance of the question that underlay it: Are public health ends better served by targeted interventions or by broad-based efforts to redistribute the social, political, and economic resources that determine the health of populations?..
The transactions of the Belfast Medical Society, Belfast Clinical and Pathological Society and the Ulster Medical Society, with background notesJ I Logan
Belfast City Hospital
Ulster Med J 75:72-9. 2006
Seizures in the life and works of Edgar Allan PoeC W Bazil
Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
Arch Neurol 56:740-3. 1999..Poe was able to use creative genius and experiences from illness to create memorable tales and poignant poems...
The 2005 Rose Prize Essay. GP Education in Northern Ireland 1920-1990. A study of the use and misuse of powerRobin W Harland
Formerly Senior Medical Officer, University Health Service, Queens University Belfast, University Road, Belfast
Ulster Med J 75:141-52. 2006..Nevertheless, even after a further 15 years, the hypothesis remains sound; the competition for power and struggle for control are constants, and the schisms within medical education continue unabated...
The roots of phylogeny: how did Haeckel build his trees?Benoît Dayrat
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology, California Academy of Sciences, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California 94118, USA
Syst Biol 52:515-27. 2003..Although Haeckel always saw Lamarck, Goethe, and Darwin as the three fathers of the theory of evolution, he was mainly influenced by Lamarck and Goethe in his approach to tree reconstruction...
To what extent were ideas and beliefs about eugenics held in Nazi Germany shared in Britain and the United States prior to the second world war?Emily Wittmann
Vesalius 10:16-9. 2004..There appears to have been little emphasis on eugenics in the Weimar Parliament, but the Nazi's legislation, on coming to power in 1933, surpassed anything conceived on either side of the Atlantic at the outbreak of war in 1939...
John Snow, Thomas Wakley, and The LancetSir Peter Froggatt
The Queen's University-Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Anaesthesia 57:667-75. 2002
The domestication of artichoke and cardoon: from Roman times to the genomic ageGabriella Sonnante
CNR Institute of Plant Genetics, Via Amendola 165 A, 70126 Bari, Italy
Ann Bot 100:1095-100. 2007..Here, new trends in artichoke cultivation are analysed, while the consequences of these tendencies on the conservation of artichoke genetic resources are highlighted...
[Sacer ignis, quam pustulam vocant pastores: anthrax--cultural historical traces of a zoonosis]J Eitel
Clinica veterinaria alla Moesa, Grono
Schweiz Arch Tierheilkd 145:7-16. 2003..This term will be analysed in terms of linguistic origin and the changes in meaning it acquired throughout the centuries...
The genesis of neurosurgery and the evolution of the neurosurgical operative environment: part I-prehistory to 2003Charles Y Liu
Department of Neurological Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
Neurosurgery 52:3-19; discussion 19. 2003..To remain current, each neurosurgeon should periodically reconsider his or her personal operative environment and its functional design with reference to modernity of practice as currently defined...
"Taking the waters"--springs, wells, and spasWilliam A Frosch
Department of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College, 525 East 68th St, New York, NY 10021, USA
FASEB J 21:1948-50. 2007
Historical eutrophication in a river-estuary complex in mid-coast MaineDörte Köster
Biology Department and Environmental Studies Program, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 04011, USA
Ecol Appl 17:765-78. 2007....
Reading our lips: the history of lipstick regulation in Western seats of powerSarah E Schaffer
Food Drug Law J 62:165-225. 2007
The history of anatomy in PersiaMohammadali M Shoja
Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
J Anat 210:359-78. 2007..Knowledge of anatomy for this region in the 20th century was greatly influenced by Europe and America...
Traditional Korean medicine: now and the futureKang Hyun Leem
College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University, Jechon 390 711, Korea
Neurol Res 29:S3-4. 2007..It has developed unique medical theories and methods to treat diseases including neurological disorders such as stroke, epilepsy and Parkinson's disease...
Mental health and psychiatry in the Middle East: historical developmentA Mohit
Division of Health Protection and Promotion, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, Cairo, Egypt
East Mediterr Health J 7:336-47. 2001..The Middle East is considered as a cultural entity and the influence of the beliefs and practices of ancient times on the collective mind of the people of the Region is discussed...
Birth of the life sciences in Spain and PortugalNeidhard Paweletz
Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 3:795-800. 2002..For many centuries, Spain and Portugal were occupied by various nations. The consequent mixing of cultures formed a unique environment in which to do science...
[Origin and evolution of the terms "german" and "German" (II).]D P Mertz
Versicherungsmedizin 59:146-9. 2007
Old-growth forests as global carbon sinksSebastiaan Luyssaert
Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
Nature 455:213-5. 2008..Old-growth forests accumulate carbon for centuries and contain large quantities of it. We expect, however, that much of this carbon, even soil carbon, will move back to the atmosphere if these forests are disturbed...
Male circumcision through the ages: the role of traditionNicola Zampieri
Department of Surgical Sciences, Pediatric Surgical Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
Acta Paediatr 97:1305-7. 2008..In this study, we examine the evolution of tradition concerning infant male circumcision, utilizing evidence from classical medical texts as well as information from literature, legal sources and art...
Implications of biosimilars for the futurePhilip E Johnson
H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 Magnolia Dr, Tampa, FL 33612 9497, USA
Am J Health Syst Pharm 65:S16-22. 2008....
Buddhism and breastfeedingMasashi Segawa
Department of Pediatrics, Kin i kyo Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
Breastfeed Med 3:124-8. 2008..Breastfeeding has been a strong practice for centuries with the custom being to continue until the child is 6 or 7 years of age. The Edo period was very influential in establishing breastfeeding customs that continue today...
Romancing the chiasm: vision, vocalization, and virtuosityJoel S Glaser
J Neuroophthalmol 28:131-43. 2008
Impact of millennial mining activities on sediments and microfauna of the Tinto River estuary (SW Spain)F Ruiz
Departamento de Geodinámica y Paleontología, Universidad de Huelva, Avda Tres de Marzo, S N, 21071 Huelva, Spain
Mar Pollut Bull 56:1258-64. 2008....
The development of spinal cord anatomyJ M S Pearce
Emeritus Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
Eur Neurol 59:286-91. 2008..Anatomy advanced gradually to yield discoveries of the complex tracts and grey matter elements of the cord and their functions. Amongst many distinguished exponents, the works of Blasius, Huber, Vicq d'Azyr and Stilling are emphasised...
The history of abortion-related acts and current issues in JapanMichiko Miyazaki
Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Sapporo City University, Sapporo, Japan
Med Law 26:791-9. 2007..As a result, the existence of contradictions between attitudes toward the life of the fetus and that of the mother, women's right to self determination, and women's rights under current legislation has been clarified...
[Regenerative medicine. New therapeutic methods in otorhinolaryngology and head and neck surgery]H Löwenheim
Klinik für Hals Nasen Ohren Heilkunde, Universitatsklinikum Tubingen, Elfriede Aulhorn Strasse 5, 72076 Tubingen, Deutschland
HNO 56:252-7. 2008
Neurophilosophy: the early years and new directionsPatricia Smith Churchland
Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0119, USA
Funct Neurol 22:185-95. 2007..Some large-scale mind-brain problems have not yet been solved, and do require significant theoretical innovation. In particular the problem of how to understand the true nature of representations remains unsolved...
Smallpox: anything to declare?Geoffrey L Smith
Department of Virology, The Wright Fleming Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, St Mary s Campus, Norfolk Place, London W2 1P6, UK
Nat Rev Immunol 2:521-7. 2002..In the words of Rep. Christopher Shay, 'Better to be scared by the improbable possibility than to be unprepared for the catastrophic reality'...
The motor system in neuroscience: a history and analysis of conceptual developmentsM R Bennett
Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, NSW, Australia
Prog Neurobiol 67:1-52. 2002..The review concludes with what we take to be an appropriate basis for rejecting the Cartesian paradigm that we hope will assist neuroscientists in understanding the integrative action of the nervous system...
Numeric expression of aesthetics and beautyB S Atiyeh
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
Aesthetic Plast Surg 32:209-16; discussion 217-9. 2008....
Global climate change, war, and population decline in recent human historyDavid D Zhang
Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 104:19214-9. 2007..Findings of this research may lend an additional dimension to the classic concepts of Malthusianism and Darwinism...
Nutrition and fitness from the first Olympiad in 776 BC to the 21st century and the concept of positive healthArtemis P Simopoulos
The Center for Genetics, Nutrition and Health, Washington, DC 20009, USA
World Rev Nutr Diet 98:1-22. 2008
A brief history of therapy for traumatic spinal cord injuryJason Lifshutz
Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Neurosurg Focus 16:E5. 2004..As in the past, the integration of basic science and clinical innovation will create the path toward progress for treatment of this disease...
[Historical development of parental conscience]Y Knibiehler
, parc Mozart, 7 avenue Claude-Debussy, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France
Arch Pediatr 10:1021-6. 2003
[Epidemiology of errors in health]Enrico Bollero
Ig Sanita Pubbl 59:7-50. 2003
History of chemical and biological warfare agentsL Szinicz
Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstr 11, D 80937 Munich, Germany
Toxicology 214:167-81. 2005..The following article gives a condensed overview on the history of use and development of the more prominent chemical and biological warfare agents...
Heavy metals in human bones in different historical epochsM J Martínez-García
Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Spain
Sci Total Environ 348:51-72. 2005..For copper, this peak is found in the Byzantine Period and for iron, in the Islamic Period. Zinc shows an increasing tendency over the periods under study and cadmium is the only metal whose trend lines shows a decreasing slope...
[Biographie of Europe: Confidence basis for a successful union]D P Mertz
Versicherungsmedizin 57:147-51. 2005
From degeneration to genetic susceptibility, from eugenics to genethics, from Bezugsziffer to LOD score: the history of psychiatric geneticsThomas G Schulze
Division of Genetic Epidemiology in Psychiatry Central Institute of Mental Health Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg Mannheim, Germany
Int Rev Psychiatry 16:246-59. 2004..Finally, psychiatric genetic research should never again be performed in an environment void of ethical standards...
[About the concept of madness and its reflexes on mental health care]Lia Carneiro Silveira
Universidade Estadual do Ceara
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 13:591-5. 2005..We conclude that getting to know the historical forms of the madness concept is important to be able to denaturalize our conceptions and reflect about our current practice in care for patients going through mental suffering...
[Historical background of researches in headache]Koichi Shibata
Department of Medicine, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine, Daini Hospital
Nippon Rinsho 63:1699-704. 2005..The research evidence for special role of serotonin was revealed by modern approach and the mechanism of migraine was presented in trigeminovascular system. The development of the basic science leads to new treatments in headache clinic...
[Historical flashes on prostatic symptoms and urinary retention]Ataulfo Saíz Carrero
Jubilado Servicio de Urología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Espana
Arch Esp Urol 58:95-108. 2005..To perform a chronological search about symptoms of bladder outlet obstruction of prostatic origin and some of its treatments...
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation developmentL A Geddes
IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag 24:110-3. 2005
[Development of the Stettin municipal hospital. The beginnings of urology in Stettin (1.)]T Zajaczkowski
Klinik für Urologie, Katholische Kliniken Essen Nord, Marien Hospital, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Duisburg Essen
Urologe A 44:73-80. 2005..During the Second World War, between 1939 and 1945, as during the World War 1, a field hospital was set up in the municipal hospital at Pommerensdorf in Stettin...
A light-hearted look at a lion-hearted organ (or, a perspective from three standard deviations beyond the norm). Part 1 (of two parts)Matthew J Loe
Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 13:282-92. 2004..Part 1 will cover the first five topics, and Part 2 will cover the last six topics. These data may be useful to those who are engaged in teaching about the cardiovascular system...
A light-hearted look at a lion-hearted organ (or, a perspective from three standard deviations beyond the norm) part 2 (of 2 parts)Matthew J Loe
Mayo Medical School, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 13:334-40. 2004..Part 1 (previously published) covered the first five topics, and Part 2 will cover the last six topics. These data may be useful to those who are engaged in teaching about the cardiovascular system...
Tsunamis: a long-term threatQuirin Schiermeier
Nature 433:4. 2005
[History of German-Baltic relations in medicine]H Tankler
Bibliothek der Universität Tartu, Estland
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 129:S40-4. 2004..In Dorpat, Rudolf Buchheim brought a new science, experimental pharmacology, into being, which his pupil and successor, Oswald Schmiedeberg, fully established and propagated all over the world...
[The most important sources of the Graeco-Arabic medicine]Richárd Nagy
Orvostort Kozl 48:21-33. 2003..Helped by this useful "database" researchers might be able to avoid difficulties of the first steps on this still, actually, largely unexplored field of the history of medicine ...
From trephination to tailored resection: neurosurgery in Germany before World War IIMichael Buchfelder
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Gottingen Medical School, Gottingen, Germany
Neurosurgery 56:605-13; discussion 605-13. 2005..They designed techniques, such as those used for intracranial pressure regulation, and developed operative procedures, such as the osteoplastic flap of Wagner, and cortical stimulation, which was performed by Krause and Foerster...
Founder mutations among the DutchMaurice P A Zeegers
Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, PO Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Eur J Hum Genet 12:591-600. 2004..These observations demonstrate the opportunity for gene discovery for other diseases and traits in the Netherlands...
[Peripheral nerve repair: 30 centuries of scientific research]C Desouches
Service de Chirurgie de la Main, , Assistance Publique, , , Marseille
Rev Neurol (Paris) 161:1045-59. 2005..CONCLUSION: This review presents the recent advances in understanding of neural regeneration and their application to the management of primary repairs and nerve gaps...
A 2,000-year record of mercury and ancient civilizations in seal hairs from King George Island, West AntarcticaLiguang Sun
Institute of Polar Environment, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, PR China
Sci Total Environ 368:236-47. 2006....
[Brain, mind and symptoms]E García-Albea Ristol
Seccion de Neurologia, Universidad de Alcala, Hospital Principe de Asturias, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain
Rev Neurol 42:439-43. 2006....
Hemodynamic profiles of heart failure patients and "elementary qualities" of pre-hippocratic medicine: a hypothesis for a linguistic and epistemological relationshipGian Franco Gensini
Med Hypotheses 66:1246-8. 2006
[Complex nasal reconstruction: past, present, and future techniques]D Martin
, , Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux Cedex
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac 104:149-58. 2003
Bacillus (corynebacterium) xerosis and the ocular surfaceJuan Murube
University of Alcala-Madrid, Spain
Ocul Surf 4:6-9. 2006
[The Hippocratic Oath: how many covenants, how many oaths?]Charlotte Schubert
Universitat Leipzig, Historisches Seminar, Lehrstuhl für Alte Geschichte, Leipzig
Medizinhist J 40:247-73. 2005..The article concludes that, as early as the third century A.D., Christian influences played an equally significant role in the transmission of the Oath as pagan influences...
[The history of the flea in art and literature]R Roncalli Amici
American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, USA
Parassitologia 46:15-8. 2004....
Directions in biomedical research: a plea for ideological pluralismP Colm Malone
129 Viceroy Close, Birmingham, UK
Med Hypotheses 61:194-9. 2003..Pluralism' implies that no scientific perspective would be second-rate in a relativist framework.)..
History and current concepts in the analysis of facial attractivenessMounir Bashour
University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Plast Reconstr Surg 118:741-56. 2006....
[Odor and smelling -- or: what is the meaning of an olf?]R Jutte
Institut für Geschichte der Medizin der Robert Bosch Stiftung Stuttgart
Dtsch Med Wochenschr 130:2940-6. 2005
Comment on MartÃnez-GarcÃa et al. "Heavy metals in human bones in different historical epochs"Andrew Millard
Sci Total Environ 354:295-7; author reply 298-302. 2006..Lifetime heavy metal exposure cannot be deduced from diagenetically altered concentrations...
Research Grants
- Environmental Stress, Social Networks, and Older Age Health and MortalityDORA COSTA; Fiscal Year: 2009..Because there was considerable variation in POW and wartime experience during the Civil War, the data provide several control groups for examining the effects of extreme stress. ..
- Anti-Selectin Blocker for Liver Ischemic InjuryLUIS TOLEDO PEREYRA; Fiscal Year: 2006..Treatment with TCB-1269 will enhance the quality of life of millions of patients suffering from the large number of maladies associated with ischemia/reperfusion ischemic maladies. ..
- Multiple Factors Affecting Placebo Response in PDChristopher Goetz; Fiscal Year: 2004..Defining these determinant influences will help enhance placebo responses in clinical practice and control them in clinical trials. ..
- Raloxifene in Women with AD: Randomized Controlled TrialVICTOR HENDERSON; Fiscal Year: 2007..It is anticipated that findings from this pilot study will provide useful guidance to plan and conduct future studies of raloxifene in women with mild to moderate symptoms of dementia due to AD. ..
- Tai Chi and Guided Autobiography for Remediation of Age-Related Cognitive DeclineVictor W Henderson; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- MARC U*STAR at the University of California, IrvineFrancisco Ayala; Fiscal Year: 2007..abstract_text> ..
- The Effect of Statins on Skeletal Muscle FunctionPaul Thompson; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- REDUCED DRUG INTERACTIONS OF AZOLE ANTIFUNGAL DRUGSJoseph Gal; Fiscal Year: 2003..abstract_text> ..
- The Effect of Statins on Skeletal Muscle FunctionPaul Thompson; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- The Effect of Statins on Skeletal Muscle FunctionPAUL DAVIS THOMPSON; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- CORTICAL MECHANISMS IN PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIORCharles Gross; Fiscal Year: 2003..The proposed research may also contribute to the development of visual and limb prostheses and artificial devices for object manipulation. ..
- Working memory, attention, and time: Childhood development and adult functionNelson Cowan; Fiscal Year: 2010..It could indicate whether normal functioning of working memory depends on attention for storage or just for processing information that is of practical import in formulating plans for clinical treatment and diagnosis. ..
- NEUROPATHIC PAIN FROM AN EXPERIMENTAL NEURITISGary Bennett; Fiscal Year: 2002..Electrophysiological recordings from identified sensory axons will determine if abnormal discharge arises at the site of inflammation and if there is peripheral sensitization due to an antidromically-conducted ectopic discharge. ..
- Spectral imaging for automated malignant blast countingRichard Levenson; Fiscal Year: 2007..FDA-sanctioned clinical trials will be conducted in the third year, leading to submission of an application for a 510(k) clearance. ..
- A Mature Brain Architecture Knowledge Management SystemLARRY SWANSON; Fiscal Year: 2007..A project Board of Advisors will help ensure neuroscience community involvement. ..
- A Policy-Oriented History of Newborn Screening for PKUDiane Paul; Fiscal Year: 2006....
- Dinitroaniline Specificity for TubulinNaomi Morrissette; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- CALIFORNIA CENTER FOR POPULATION TRAINING PROGRAMCAMERON CAMPBELL; Fiscal Year: 2007....
- Interferon Gamma Polymorphisms and Gender Bias in MSBrian Weinshenker; Fiscal Year: 2004..If successful, this paradigm could be applied to a number of similar genetic association studies. ..
- XP VARIANT--A HUMAN MUTATOR GENE FOR UV DAMAGEJames Cleaver; Fiscal Year: 2000....
- MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF RETINOBLASTOMA AND UYEAL MELANOMADaniel Albert; Fiscal Year: 1993..In addition we have described the inhibition of retinoblastoma growth by vitamin D compounds and sodium butyrate and we will continue to study potential therapeutic strategies in the transgenic mouse model of retinoblastoma...
- Toll Pathway & Control of Adaptive Immune ResponsesRuslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2010..In this proposal we will investigate basic mechanisms that are involved in organism's protection from infections and mechanisms that prevent the development of autoimmune diseases. ..
- Microbial Markers for Periodontal Disease in ChildrenDaniel Fine; Fiscal Year: 2005....
- DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT TERM MEMORY FOR SPEECH ATTRIBUTESNelson Cowan; Fiscal Year: 1999....
- Toll pathway and control of adaptive immune responses.Ruslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2006..Our preliminary studies provide strong evidence that this is indeed the case. The goal of this proposal is to address multiple aspects of this hypothesis. ..
- DEVELOPMENT OF SHORT-TERM MEMORY FOR SPEECH ATTRIBUTESNelson Cowan; Fiscal Year: 2005..This theoretical advance also should help in understanding various learning and language disorders, which are known to be marked by poor memory span for theoretical reasons that need clarification. ..
- TOLL RECEPTORS AND CONTROL OF MAMMALIAN IMMUNITYRuslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2005..Our ultimate goal is to understand whether activation of different TLRs results in the induction of distinct cellular and immune responses. ..
- TLRs in host-commensal interactionsRuslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2007..These studies will provide novel and important information that will help elucidate the role of TLRs in intestinal physiology, the pathogenesis of IBD and the biology of host-commensal interactions. ..
- Attachment of Oral Actinobacillus to EpitheliumDaniel Fine; Fiscal Year: 2007..The longterm goal of this application is to use this information to identify targets for therapeutic agents that can interfere with attachment of Aa to oral tissues and thus prevent colonization leading to LAP. ..
- Working memory, attention, and time: Childhood development and adult functionNelson Cowan; Fiscal Year: 2007..It could indicate whether normal functioning of working memory depends on attention for storage or just for processing information that is of practical import in formulating plans for clinical treatment and diagnosis. ..
- Toll pathway and control of adaptive immune responses.Ruslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2007..Our preliminary studies provide strong evidence that this is indeed the case. The goal of this proposal is to address multiple aspects of this hypothesis. ..
- Molecular Biology of RetinoblastomaDaniel Albert; Fiscal Year: 2006..Lastly the potency of the 19-nor compounds wil be compared to standard chemotherapy and their possible synergistic effect in multi-drug treatment established. ..
- Toll pathway and control of adaptive immune responses.Ruslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2003..Our preliminary studies provide strong evidence that this is indeed the case. The goal of this proposal is to address multiple aspects of this hypothesis. ..
- Localized Aggressive Periodontitis: Microbial & Host Markers for SusceptibilityDaniel Fine; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Toll Pathway & Control of Adaptive Immune ResponsesRuslan Medzhitov; Fiscal Year: 2010..In this proposal we will investigate basic mechanisms that are involved in organism's protection from infections and mechanisms that prevent the development of autoimmune diseases. ..
