Medicine - Table of Contents

May 31, 2018

Factors influencing the willingness to participate in medical research: a nationwide survey in Taiwan

Hung-En Liu, Ming-Chieh Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4874 PubMed 29876147

May 4, 2018

IL-6 and TNF-α salivary levels according to the periodontal status in Portuguese pregnant women

Vanessa Machado, Maria Fernanda Mesquita, Maria Alexandra Bernardo, Ester Casal, Luís Proença, José João Mendes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4710 PubMed 29740515

May 9, 2018

Differential expression patterns of housekeeping genes increase diagnostic and prognostic value in lung cancer

Yu-Chun Chang, Yan Ding, Lingsheng Dong, Lang-Jing Zhu, Roderick V. Jensen, Li-Li Hsiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4719 PubMed 29761043

May 28, 2018

Antioxidant status of rats’ blood and liver affected by sodium selenite and selenium nanoparticles

Lenka Urbankova, Pavel Horky, Jiri Skladanka, Magdalena Pribilova, Vendula Smolikova, Pavel Nevrkla, Natalia Cernei, Zuzana Lackova, Josef Hedbavny, Andrea Ridoskova, Vojtech Adam, Pavel Kopel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4862 PubMed 29868274

May 18, 2018

Helicobacter pylori genetic diversification in the Mongolian gerbil model

Amber C. Beckett, John T. Loh, Abha Chopra, Shay Leary, Aung Soe Lin, Wyatt J. McDonnell, Beverly R.E.A. Dixon, Jennifer M. Noto, Dawn A. Israel, Richard M. Peek Jr, Simon Mallal, Holly M. Scott Algood, Timothy L. Cover

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4803 PubMed 29796347

May 11, 2018

A strategy to find novel candidate anti-Alzheimer’s disease drugs by constructing interaction networks between drug targets and natural compounds in medical plants

Bi-Wen Chen, Wen-Xing Li, Guang-Hui Wang, Gong-Hua Li, Jia-Qian Liu, Jun-Juan Zheng, Qian Wang, Hui-Juan Li, Shao-Xing Dai, Jing-Fei Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4756 PubMed 29770277

May 11, 2018

Do running speed and shoe cushioning influence impact loading and tibial shock in basketball players?

Wing-Kai Lam, Jacobus Liebenberg, Jeonghyun Woo, Sang-Kyoon Park, Suk-Hoon Yoon, Roy Tsz-Hei Cheung, Jiseon Ryu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4753 PubMed 29770274

May 29, 2018

Sorting nexin-1 is a candidate tumor suppressor and potential prognostic marker in gastric cancer

Xiao-Yong Zhan, Yaqiong Zhang, Ertao Zhai, Qing-Yi Zhu, Yulong He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4829 PubMed 29868263

May 23, 2018

Immunogenicity evaluation of MS2 phage-mediated chimeric nanoparticle displaying an immunodominant B cell epitope of foot-and-mouth disease virus

Guoqiang Wang, Yunchao Liu, Hua Feng, Yumei Chen, Suzhen Yang, Qiang Wei, Juan Wang, Dongmin Liu, Gaiping Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4823 PubMed 29844975

May 21, 2018

Intolerance of uncertainty and conditioned place preference in opioid addiction

Milen L. Radell, Michael Todd Allen, Belinda Favaloro, Catherine E. Myers, Paul Haber, Kirsten Morley, Ahmed A. Moustafa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4775 PubMed 29844956

May 18, 2018

Diagnostic accuracy of Onen’s Alternative Grading System combined with Doppler evaluation of ureteral jets as an alternative in the diagnosis of obstructive hydronephrosis in children

Jose de Bessa Jr, Cicilia M. Rodrigues, Maria Cristina Chammas, Eduardo P. Miranda, Cristiano M. Gomes, Paulo R. Moscardi, Marcia C. Bessa, Carlos A. Molina, Ricardo B. Tiraboschi, Jose M. Netto, Francisco T. Denes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4791 PubMed 29796345

May 28, 2018

Clinicopathologic characteristics, laboratory parameters, treatment protocols, and outcomes of pancreatic cancer: a retrospective cohort study of 1433 patients in China

Shuisheng Zhang, Xiaozhun Huang, Yuan Tian, Saderbieke Aimaiti, Jianwei Zhang, Jiuda Zhao, Yingtai Chen, Chengfeng Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4893 PubMed 29868287

May 24, 2018

Why is nonword reading so variable in adult skilled readers?

Max Coltheart, Anastasia Ulicheva

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4879 PubMed 29844996

May 18, 2018

Association of epilepsy and asthma: a population-based retrospective cohort study

Kuo-Liang Chiang, Fang-Chuan Kuo, Jen-Yu Lee, Chin-Yin Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4792 PubMed 29796346

May 11, 2018

Testing methods to mitigate Caribbean yellow-band disease on Orbicella faveolata

Carly J. Randall, Elizabeth M. Whitcher, Tessa Code, Clayton Pollock, Ian Lundgren, Zandy Hillis-Starr, Erinn M. Muller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4800 PubMed 29770279

May 30, 2018

Treatment of collagenase-induced osteoarthritis with a viral vector encoding TSG-6 results in ectopic bone formation

Mathijs G.A. Broeren, Irene Di Ceglie, Miranda B. Bennink, Peter L.E.M. van Lent, Wim B. van den Berg, Marije I. Koenders, Esmeralda N. Blaney Davidson, Peter M. van der Kraan, Fons A.J. van de Loo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4771 PubMed 29868252

May 16, 2018

Integrated bioinformatic changes and analysis of retina with time in diabetic rats

Zekai Cui, Qiaolang Zeng, Yonglong Guo, Shiwei Liu, Jiansu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4762 PubMed 29785346

May 7, 2018

Crystallization and structure analysis of the core motif of the Pks13 acyltransferase domain from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Mingjing Yu, Chao Dou, Yijun Gu, Wei Cheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4728 PubMed 29761048

May 3, 2018

Relationships between parents’ academic backgrounds and incomes and building students’ healthy eating habits

Kazi Enamul Hoque, Kazi Fardinul Hoque, Revethy A/P Thanabalan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4563 PubMed 29736328

May 15, 2018

Latent profiles of elite Malaysian athletes’ use of psychological skills and techniques and relations with mental toughness

Vellapandian Ponnusamy, Robin L.J. Lines, Chun-Qing Zhang, Daniel F. Gucciardi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4778 PubMed 29780672

May 22, 2018

Influence of aprepitant on the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of gliclazide in rats and rabbits

Raghunandan Reddy Kura, Eswar Kumar Kilari, Mastan Shaik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4798 PubMed 29844963

May 29, 2018

Unilateral application of an external pneumatic compression therapy improves skin blood flow and vascular reactivity bilaterally

Jeffrey S. Martin, Allison M. Martin, Petey W. Mumford, Lorena P. Salom, Angelique N. Moore, David D. Pascoe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4878 PubMed 29868282

May 16, 2018

Genetic inactivation of alpha-synuclein affects embryonic development of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra, but not the ventral tegmental area, in mouse brain

Tatiana V. Tarasova, Olga A. Lytkina, Valeria V. Goloborshcheva, Larisa N. Skuratovskaya, Alexandr I. Antohin, Ruslan K. Ovchinnikov, Michail S. Kukharsky

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4779 PubMed 29785351

May 7, 2018

A survey of the views and capabilities of community pharmacists in Western Australia regarding the rescheduling of selected oral antibiotics in a framework of pharmacist prescribing

Fatima Sinkala, Richard Parsons, Bruce Sunderland, Kreshnik Hoti, Petra Czarniak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4726 PubMed 29761047

May 22, 2018

Identifying potentially marker symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Víctor B. Arias, Igor Esnaola, Jairo Rodríguez-Medina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4820 PubMed 29844973