Purpose: To report the spectrum of retinopathy at first presentation to photoscreening
services, to determine the proportion of patients that present with sight-threatening diabetic …

Introduction The androgen receptor (AR) is widely expressed in breast cancers and has been
proposed as a therapeutic target in estrogen receptor alpha (ER) negative breast cancers …

Pancreatitis occurs in approximately 4% of patients treated with the thiopurines azathioprine
or mercaptopurine. Its development is unpredictable and almost always leads to drug …

The aim of this study was to evaluate if Se could be effective in reducing the stress caused
by drought on olive (Olea europaea L.). Young water-stressed trees (cv. Maurino) were …

… and d, 95% CIs for subcategories b and c overlap. Mortality for subcategories a to d increases
… The ordering of subcategories a to d was maintained, except for subcategories c and d for …

Thunderstorm-triggered asthma (TA) can be defined as the occurrence of acute asthma
attacks immediately following a thunderstorm during pollen seasons. Outbreaks have occurred …

Air pollution is frequently proposed as a cause of the increased incidence of allergy in
industrialised countries. We investigated the impact of ozone (O 3 ) on reactive oxygen species (…

Background Association of the interleukin-23 receptor (IL23R) with inflammatory bowel
disease (IBD) has been confirmed in several populations. IL23R also associates with psoriasis, …

We propose a new method for the fortification of crop plants with Se, based on the use of Se-enriched
peat during the pre-transplanting stage. The method is as follows: (i) enrich in Se …

The human gut microbiota controls factors that relate to human metabolism with a reach far
greater than originally expected. Microbial communities and human (or animal) hosts …