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Flower stimuli

June 7, 2016

What flowers do we like?

Are aesthetics a subjective opinion, or is there a deeper evolutionary-based reason for something such as the perception of flower beauty? A new preliminary study aims to shed light on this question.

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June 9, 2016

Aberrant methylation of PCDH10 and RASSF1A genes in blood samples for non-invasive diagnosis and prognostic assessment of gastric cancer

Charinya Pimson, Tipaya Ekalaksananan, Chamsai Pientong, Supannee Promthet, Nuntiput Putthanachote, Krittika Suwanrungruang, Surapon Wiangnon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2112 PubMed 27330867

June 15, 2016

Integrated microRNA, gene expression and transcription factors signature in papillary thyroid cancer with lymph node metastasis

Nurul-Syakima Ab Mutalib, Sri Noraima Othman, Azliana Mohamad Yusof, Shahrun Niza Abdullah Suhaimi, Rohaizak Muhammad, Rahman Jamal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2119 PubMed 27350898

June 28, 2016

Design and validation of a next generation sequencing assay for hereditary BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation testing

Hyunseok P. Kang, Jared R. Maguire, Clement S. Chu, Imran S. Haque, Henry Lai, Rebecca Mar-Heyming, Kaylene Ready, Valentina S. Vysotskaia, Eric A. Evans

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2162 PubMed 27375968

June 9, 2016

Symptoms of depression, sadness and sense of coherence (coping) among cognitively intact older people with cancer living in nursing homes—a mixed-methods study

Jorunn Drageset, Geir Egil Eide, Solveig Hauge

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2096 PubMed 27330859

June 29, 2016

The chemomodulatory effects of glufosfamide on docetaxel cytotoxicity in prostate cancer cells

Reem T. Attia, Mai F. Tolba, Ruchit Trivedi, Mariane G. Tadros, Hossam M.M. Arafa, Ashraf B. Abdel-Naim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2168 PubMed 27413637

June 21, 2016

Clinical and prognostic value of preoperative hydronephrosis in upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuejun Tian, Yuwen Gong, Yangyang Pang, Zhiping Wang, Mei Hong