Medicine - Table of Contents

August 23, 2016

Reliability and validity of an iPhone^® application for the measurement of lumbar spine flexion and extension range of motion

Mohammad Reza Pourahmadi, Morteza Taghipour, Elham Jannati, Mohammad Ali Mohseni-Bandpei, Ismail Ebrahimi Takamjani, Fatemeh Rajabzadeh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2355 PubMed 27635328

August 9, 2016

Probing the origins of human acetylcholinesterase inhibition via QSAR modeling and molecular docking

Saw Simeon, Nuttapat Anuwongcharoen, Watshara Shoombuatong, Aijaz Ahmad Malik, Virapong Prachayasittikul, Jarl E.S. Wikberg, Chanin Nantasenamat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2322 PubMed 27602288

August 9, 2016

Temporal dynamics of the developing lung transcriptome in three common inbred strains of laboratory mice reveals multiple stages of postnatal alveolar development

Kyle J. Beauchemin, Julie M. Wells, Alvin T. Kho, Vivek M. Philip, Daniela Kamir, Isaac S. Kohane, Joel H. Graber, Carol J. Bult

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2318 PubMed 27602285

August 11, 2016

The modified Thomas test is not a valid measure of hip extension unless pelvic tilt is controlled

Andrew D. Vigotsky, Gregory J. Lehman, Chris Beardsley, Bret Contreras, Bryan Chung, Erin H. Feser

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2325 PubMed 27602291

August 11, 2016

Metabolomics of pulmonary exacerbations reveals the personalized nature of cystic fibrosis disease

Robert A. Quinn, Yan Wei Lim, Tytus D. Mak, Katrine Whiteson, Mike Furlan, Douglas Conrad, Forest Rohwer, Pieter Dorrestein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2174 PubMed 27602256

August 30, 2016

Minimum information about tolerogenic antigen-presenting cells (MITAP): a first step towards reproducibility and standardisation of cellular therapies

Phillip Lord, Rachel Spiering, Juan C. Aguillon, Amy E. Anderson, Silke Appel, Daniel Benitez-Ribas, Anja ten Brinke, Femke Broere, Nathalie Cools, Maria Cristina Cuturi, Julie Diboll, Edward K. Geissler, Nick Giannoukakis, Silvia Gregori, S. Marieke van Ham, Staci Lattimer, Lindsay Marshall, Rachel A. Harry, James A. Hutchinson, John D. Isaacs, Irma Joosten, Cees van Kooten, Ascension Lopez Diaz de Cerio, Tatjana Nikolic, Haluk Barbaros Oral, Ljiljana Sofronic-Milosavljevic, Thomas Ritter, Paloma Riquelme, Angus W. Thomson, Massimo Trucco, Marta Vives-Pi, Eva M. Martinez-Caceres, Catharien M.U. Hilkens

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2300 PubMed 27635311

August 23, 2016

Developmental toxicity from exposure to various forms of mercury compounds in medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) embryos

Wu Dong, Jie Liu, Lixin Wei, Yang Jingfeng, Melissa Chernick, David E. Hinton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2282 PubMed 27635309

August 4, 2016

Novel fermented chickpea milk with enhanced level of γ-aminobutyric acid and neuroprotective effect on PC12 cells

Wen Li, Mingming Wei, Junjun Wu, Xin Rui, Mingsheng Dong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2292 PubMed 27602272

August 24, 2016

Anxiolytic effects of fluoxetine and nicotine exposure on exploratory behavior in zebrafish

Matthew L. Singer, Kris Oreschak, Zachariah Rhinehart, Barrie D. Robison

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2352 PubMed 27635325

August 11, 2016

Stereotactically-navigated percutaneous Irreversible Electroporation (IRE) compared to conventional IRE: a prospective trial

Lukas P. Beyer, Benedikt Pregler, Christoph Nießen, Andreas Schicho, Michael Haimerl, Ernst Michael Jung, Christian Stroszczynski, Philipp Wiggermann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2277 PubMed 27602266

August 31, 2016

Effect of 8-hydroxyquinoline and derivatives on human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells under high glucose

Wilasinee Suwanjang, Supaluk Prachayasittikul, Virapong Prachayasittikul

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2389 PubMed 27635352

August 18, 2016

Effects of social isolation and re-socialization on cognition and ADAR1 (p110) expression in mice

Wei Chen, Dong An, Hong Xu, Xiaoxin Cheng, Shiwei Wang, Weizhi Yu, Deqin Yu, Dan Zhao, Yiping Sun, Wuguo Deng, Yiyuan Tang, Shengming Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2306 PubMed 27602277

August 31, 2016

Effect of pillow height on the biomechanics of the head-neck complex: investigation of the cranio-cervical pressure and cervical spine alignment

Sicong Ren, Duo Wai-Chi Wong, Hui Yang, Yan Zhou, Jin Lin, Ming Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2397 PubMed 27635354

August 11, 2016

Transcriptional activation of muscle atrophy promotes cardiac muscle remodeling during mammalian hibernation

Yichi Zhang, Oscar A. Aguilar, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2317 PubMed 27602284

August 9, 2016

A comparison of blood gases, biochemistry, and hematology to ecomorphology in a health assessment of pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)

Sara Collins, Alex Dornburg, Joseph M. Flores, Daniel S. Dombrowski, Gregory A. Lewbart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2262 PubMed 27602261

August 31, 2016

Psychological distress of residents in Kawauchi village, Fukushima Prefecture after the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: the Fukushima Health Management Survey

Koji Yoshida, Tetsuko Shinkawa, Hideko Urata, Kanami Nakashima, Makiko Orita, Kiyotaka Yasui, Atsushi Kumagai, Akira Ohtsuru, Hirooki Yabe, Masaharu Maeda, Naomi Hayashida, Takashi Kudo, Shunichi Yamashita, Noboru Takamura

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2353 PubMed 27635326

August 2, 2016

A framework for smartphone-enabled, patient-generated health data analysis

Shreya S. Gollamudi, Eric J. Topol, Nathan E. Wineinger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2284 PubMed 27547580

August 30, 2016

Epidemiology of Salmonella sp. in California cull dairy cattle: prevalence of fecal shedding and diagnostic accuracy of pooled enriched broth culture of fecal samples

Omran A. Abu Aboud, John M. Adaska, Deniece R. Williams, Paul V. Rossitto, John D. Champagne, Terry W. Lehenbauer, Robert Atwill, Xunde Li, Sharif S. Aly

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2386 PubMed 27635350

August 24, 2016

Investigation of the mechanisms of action behind Electromotive Drug Administration (EMDA)

Bor Kos, Juan Luis Vásquez, Damijan Miklavčič, Gregers G.G. Hermann, Julie Gehl

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2309 PubMed 27635313

August 24, 2016

The incidence rates of endometrial hyperplasia and endometrial cancer: a four-year population-based study

Jin-Sung Yuk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2374 PubMed 27635340

August 25, 2016

Depression, anxiety, and stress in partners of Australian combat veterans and military personnel: a comparison with Australian population norms

Gail V. MacDonell, Navjot Bhullar, Einar B. Thorsteinsson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2373 PubMed 27635339

August 2, 2016

Imbalance between subsets of CD8⁺ peripheral blood T cells in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Long Chen, Gang Chen, Ming-Qiang Zhang, Xian-Zhi Xiong, Hong-Ju Liu, Jian-Bao Xin, Jian-Chu Zhang, Jiang-Hua Wu, Zhao-Ji Meng, Sheng-Wen Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2301 PubMed 27547589

August 24, 2016

Identification of biomarkers for periodontal disease using the immunoproteomics approach

Jesinda P. Kerishnan, Sani Mohammad, Muhamad Shaifunizam Alias, Alan Kang-Wai Mu, Rathna Devi Vaithilingam, Nor Adinar Baharuddin, Syarida H. Safii, Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman, Yu Nieng Chen, Yeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2327 PubMed 27635317

August 23, 2016

In vitro evaluation of osteoprotegerin in chitosan for potential bone defect applications

Soher Nagi Jayash, Najihah M. Hashim, Misni Misran, NA Baharuddin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2229 PubMed 27635307

August 18, 2016

Evaluation of outbreak response immunization in the control of pertussis using agent-based modeling

Alexander Doroshenko, Weicheng Qian, Nathaniel D. Osgood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2337 PubMed 27602299