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Linnet Burks posted an update 25 days ago
Compared with White Americans, Black Americans have higher colon cancer mortality rates but lower up-to-date screening rates. Crenolanib Chadwick Boseman was a prominent Black American actor who died of colon cancer on August 28, 2020. As announcements of celebrity diagnoses often result in increased awareness, Boseman’s death may have resulted in…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is a commensal gut bacterium that is thought to provide protection against inflammatory diseases. However, this bacterium is extremely oxygen sensitive, which limits its industrial application as a probiotic. The use of prebiotics to increase the abundance of this bacterium in the gut is an alternative strategy to…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Previous studies have suggested benefits of sodium glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors including improving glycemic control, lower body weight, uric acid-lowering effect and decreasing blood pressure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of SGLT2 inhibitors on hematocrit (Hct) levels in patients with type 2 diabetes…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Perovskite-based solar cells (PSCs) have attracted attraction in the photovoltaic community since their inception in 2009. To optimize the performance of hybrid perovskite cells, a primary and crucial strategy is to unravel the dominant charge transport mechanisms and interfacial properties of the contact materials. This study focused on the…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Itraconazole prophylaxis reduces risk for histoplasmosis in patients with CD4 counts less then 100/µL but is not associated with survival benefit and is primarily reserved for use in outbreaks. Although most patients with histoplasmosis have not had recognized high-risk exposures, avoidance of contact with bird or bat guano or inhalation of…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Black and Hispanic adults are disproportionately affected by cancer incidence and mortality, and experience disparities in cancer relative to their White counterparts in the US. These groups, including women, are underrepresented among scientists in the fields of cancer, cancer disparities, and cancer care. The “UHAND” Program is a partnership…[Read more]
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Linnet Burks posted an update a month ago
Our aim was to determine characteristics of children with chronic critical illness (CCI) admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary care children’s hospital in Turkey. The current study was a multicenter retrospective cohort study that was done from 2014 to 2017. It involved three university hospitals PICUs in which…[Read more]
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