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scribble mutants promote aPKC and JNK-dependent epithelial neoplasia independently of Crumbs

Gregory R Leong, Karen R Goulding, Nancy Amin, Helena E Richardson, Anthony M Brumby BMC Biology 2009, 7:62 (24 September 2009)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central | F1000 Biology |  Editor’s summary

Scribble, a cell polarity regulator in Drosophila, represses tumorigenesis by inhibiting atypical protein kinase C and Jun N-terminal kinase-dependent pathways, and this might be relevant for how human Scrib restrains oncogene-mediated transformation.

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Gene expression analysis of Drosophilaa Manf mutants reveals perturbations in membrane traffic and major metabolic changes

Mari Palgi, Dario Greco, Riitta Lindström, Petri Auvinen, Tapio I Heino BMC Genomics 2012, 13:134 (11 April 2012)

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Nutrient timing revisited: is there a post-exercise anabolic window?

Alan Albert Aragon, Brad Jon Schoenfeld Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2013, 10:5 (29 January 2013)

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A different look at the science of nutrient timing.

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Characterizing and measuring bias in sequence data

Michael G Ross, Carsten Russ, Maura Costello, Andrew Hollinger, Niall J Lennon, Ryan Hegarty, Chad Nusbaum, David B Jaffe Genome Biology 2013, 14:R51 (29 May 2013)

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A comparison of the bias in sequencing data from four different platforms reveals that some human promoters are completelymissed

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Meat consumption and mortality - results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

Sabine Rohrmann, Kim Overvad, H Bueno-de-Mesquita, Marianne U Jakobsen, Rikke Egeberg, Anne Tjønneland, Laura Nailler, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Françoise Clavel-Chapelon, Vittorio Krogh, Domenico Palli, Salvatore Panico, Rosario Tumino, Fulvio Ricceri, Manuela M Bergmann, Heiner Boeing, Kuanrong Li, Rudolf Kaaks, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nicholas J Wareham, Francesca L Crowe, Timothy J Key, Androniki Naska, Antonia Trichopoulou, Dimitirios Trichopoulos, Max Leenders, Petra HM Peeters, Dagrun Engeset, Christine L Parr, Guri Skeie et al. BMC Medicine 2013, 11:63 (7 March 2013)

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A large study finds a positive association between processed meat consumption and mortality due to cardiovascular disease and cancer, indicating that reducing the amount of processed meat in the diet could reduce mortality risk.

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Gene regulation by the act of long non-coding RNA transcription

Aleksandra E Kornienko, Philipp M Guenzl, Denise P Barlow, Florian M Pauler BMC Biology 2013, 11:59 (30 May 2013)

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Florian Pauler, Denise Barlow and colleagues review the evidence on long non-protein-coding RNAs for which the process of transcription itself functions in the regulation of nearby genes, but the RNA product may be irrelevant.

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Ketogenic diets and physical performance

Stephen D Phinney Nutrition & Metabolism 2004, 1:2 (17 August 2004)

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The genome sequencing of an albino Western lowland gorilla reveals inbreeding in the wild

Javier Prado-Martinez, Irene Hernando-Herraez, Belen Lorente-Galdos, Marc Dabad, Oscar Ramirez, Carlos Baeza-Delgado, Carlos Morcillo-Suarez, Can Alkan, Fereydoun Hormozdiari, Emanuele Raineri, Jordi Estellé, Marcos Fernandez-Callejo, Mònica Valles, Lars Ritscher, Torsten Schöneberg, Elisa de la Calle-Mustienes, Sònia Casillas, Raquel Rubio-Acero, Marta Melé, Johannes Engelken, Mario Caceres, Jose Gomez-Skarmeta, Marta Gut, Jaume Bertranpetit, Ivo G Gut, Teresa Abello, Evan E Eichler, Ismael Mingarro, Carles Lalueza-Fox, Arcadi Navarro, Tomas Marques-Bonet et al. BMC Genomics 2013, 14:363 (31 May 2013)

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A phenotypically unique gorilla carries a private non-synonymous substitution in a transmembrane domain in SLC45A2, one of the candidate genes associated with the OCA4 class of albinism

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A tale of three next generation sequencing platforms: comparison of Ion Torrent, Pacific Biosciences and Illumina MiSeq sequencers

Michael A Quail, Miriam Smith, Paul Coupland, Thomas D Otto, Simon R Harris, Thomas R Connor, Anna Bertoni, Harold P Swerdlow, Yong Gu BMC Genomics 2012, 13:341 (24 July 2012)

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Sequencing of four microbial genomes with widely differing GC content is compared on performance using three major new platforms: Ion Torrent PGM, Pacific Biosciences RS, and illumina MiSeq versus Illumina HiSeq system.

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Does long-term creatine supplementation impair kidney function in resistance-trained individuals consuming a high-protein diet?

Rebeca Lugaresi, Marco Leme, Vítor de Salles Painelli, Igor Murai, Hamilton Roschel, Marcelo Sapienza, Antonio Lancha Junior, Bruno Gualano Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2013, 10:26 (16 May 2013)

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More evidence to show that creatine is safe.

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Management of bleeding and coagulopathy following major trauma: an updated European guideline

Donat R Spahn, Bertil Bouillon, Vladimir Cerny, Timothy J Coats, Jacques Duranteau, Enrique Fernández-Mondéjar, Daniela Filipescu, Beverley J Hunt, Radko Komadina, Giuseppe Nardi, Edmund Neugebauer, Yves Ozier, Louis Riddez, Arthur Schultz, Jean-Louis Vincent, Rolf Rossaint Critical Care 2013, 17:R76 (19 April 2013)

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The Task Force for Advanced Bleeding Care in Trauma have updated their guidelines on the management of bleeding following traumatic injury, with new recommendations addressing changes made in clinical care.

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Food Advertising and Marketing Directed at Children and Adolescents in the US

Mary Story, Simone French International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2004, 1:3 (10 February 2004)

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The genome sequence of the most widely cultivated cacao type and its use to identify candidate genes regulating pod color

Juan C Motamayor, Keithanne Mockaitis, Jeremy Schmutz, Niina Haiminen, Donald Livingstone, Omar Cornejo, Seth D Findley, Ping Zheng, Filippo Utro, Stefan Royaert, Christopher Saski, Jerry Jenkins, Ram Podicheti, Meixia Zhao, Brian E Scheffler, Joseph C Stack, Frank A Feltus, Guiliana M Mustiga, Freddy Amores, Wilbert Phillips, Jean Philippe Marelli, Gregory D May, Howard Shapiro, Jianxin Ma, Carlos D Bustamante, Raymond J Schnell, Dorrie Main, Don Gilbert, Laxmi Parida, David N Kuhn et al. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R53 (3 June 2013)

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The genome sequence of Theobroma cacao Matina 1-6 allows the identification of a gene associated with pod color

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Machine learning and genome annotation: a match meant to be?

Kevin Y Yip, Chao Cheng, Mark Gerstein Genome Biology 2013, 14:205 (29 May 2013)

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Mark Gerstein, Kevin Yip and Chao Cheng present a beginner's guide to machine learning for genome annotation

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Dietary protein intake and renal function

William F Martin, Lawrence E Armstrong, Nancy R Rodriguez Nutrition & Metabolism 2005, 2:25 (20 September 2005)

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Physical education, school physical activity, school sports and academic performance

François Trudeau, Roy J Shephard International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008, 5:10 (25 February 2008)

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REAPR: a universal tool for genome assembly evaluation

Martin Hunt, Taisei Kikuchi, Mandy Sanders, Chris Newbold, Matthew Berriman, Thomas D Otto Genome Biology 2013, 14:R47 (27 May 2013)

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A new user-friendly software tool for genome assembly evaluation

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Cancer as a metabolic disease

Thomas N Seyfried, Laura M Shelton Nutrition & Metabolism 2010, 7:7 (27 January 2010)

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Spectrum of gluten-related disorders: consensus on new nomenclature and classification

Anna Sapone, Julio C Bai, Carolina Ciacci, Jernej Dolinsek, Peter HR Green, Marios Hadjivassiliou, Katri Kaukinen, Kamran Rostami, David S Sanders, Michael Schumann, Reiner Ullrich, Danilo Villalta, Umberto Volta, Carlo Catassi, Alessio Fasano BMC Medicine 2012, 10:13 (7 February 2012)

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Fasano and colleagues propose new nomenclature and classifications within the spectrum of gluten-related disorders (GRDs), prompted by indications from the past decade that reactions to gluten may be caused by conditions other than celiac disease.

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Longitudinal, genome-scale analysis of DNA methylation in twins from birth to 18 months of age reveals rapid epigenetic change in early life and pair-specific effects of discordance

David Martino, Yuk Jin Loke, Lavinia Gordon, Miina Ollikainen, Mark N Cruickshank, Richard Saffery, Jeffrey M Craig Genome Biology 2013, 14:R42 (22 May 2013)

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A longitudinal study of DNA methylation in twins at birth and 18 months finds that some loci drift in methylation status

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Childhood obesity, prevalence and prevention

Mahshid Dehghan, Noori Akhtar-Danesh, Anwar T Merchant Nutrition Journal 2005, 4:24 (2 September 2005)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central | 2 comments

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A theory of organizational readiness for change

Bryan J Weiner Implementation Science 2009, 4:67 (19 October 2009)

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TopHat2: accurate alignment of transcriptomes in the presence of insertions, deletions and gene fusions

Daehwan Kim, Geo Pertea, Cole Trapnell, Harold Pimentel, Ryan Kelley, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2013, 14:R36 (25 April 2013)

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A major update to TopHat, the popular Bowtie-based spliced aligner

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ISSN exercise & sport nutrition review: research & recommendations

Richard B Kreider, Colin D Wilborn, Lem Taylor, Bill Campbell, Anthony L Almada, Rick Collins, Mathew Cooke, Conrad P Earnest, Mike Greenwood, Douglas S Kalman, Chad M Kerksick, Susan M Kleiner, Brian Leutholtz, Hector Lopez, Lonnie M Lowery, Ron Mendel, Abbie Smith, Marie Spano, Robert Wildman, Darryn S Willoughby, Tim N Ziegenfuss, Jose Antonio Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010, 7:7 (2 February 2010)

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Human milk metagenome: a functional capacity analysis

Tonya L Ward, Sergey Hosid, Ilya Ioshikhes, Illimar Altosaar BMC Microbiology 2013, 13:116 (25 May 2013)

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ACHESS – The Australian study of child health in same-sex families: background research, design and methodology

Simon Crouch, Elizabeth Waters, Ruth McNair, Jennifer Power, Elise Davis BMC Public Health 2012, 12:646 (13 August 2012)

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The effects of pre- and post-exercise consumption of multi-ingredient performance supplements on cardiovascular health and body fat in trained men after six weeks of resistance training: a stratified, randomized, double-blind study

Michael J Ormsbee, Dennison Thomas, William Mandler, Emery G Ward, Amber W Kinsey, Lynn B Panton, Timothy P Scheett, Shirin Hooshmand, Emily Simonavice, Jeong-Su Kim Nutrition & Metabolism 2013, 10:39 (16 May 2013)

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Genome of the long-living sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)

Ray Ming, Robert VanBuren, Yanling Liu, Mei Yang, Yuepeng Han, Lei-Ting Li, Qiong Zhang, Min-Jeong Kim, Michael C Schatz, Michael Campbell, Jingping Li, John E Bowers, Haibao Tang, Eric Lyons, Ann A Ferguson, Giuseppe Narzisi, David R Nelson, Crysten E Blaby-Haas, Andrea R Gschwend, Yuannian Jiao, Joshua P Der, Fanchang Zeng, Jennifer Han, Xiang Jia Min, Karen A Hudson, Ratnesh Singh, Aleel K Grennan, Steven J Karpowicz, Jennifer R Watling, Kikukatsu Ito et al. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R41 (10 May 2013)

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The genome of the long-living, slowly evolving sacred lotus reveals the genetic mechanisms underlying its adaptation to limited nutrient availability

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Crystalloids vs. colloids: KO at the twelfth round?

Dennis P Phillips, A Kaynar, John A Kellum, Hernando Gomez Critical Care 2013, 17:319 (29 May 2013)

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The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context

Stefane M Kabene, Carole Orchard, John M Howard, Mark A Soriano, Raymond Leduc Human Resources for Health 2006, 4:20 (27 July 2006)

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The potential role of phytochemicals in wholegrain cereals for the prevention of type-2 diabetes

Damien P Belobrajdic, Anthony R Bird Nutrition Journal 2013, 12:62 (16 May 2013)

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Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education

Maged Boulos, Inocencio Maramba, Steve Wheeler BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:41 (15 August 2006)

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Causes and consequences of cerebral small vessel disease. The RUN DMC study: a prospective cohort study. Study rationale and protocol

Anouk GW van Norden, Karlijn F de Laat, Rob AR Gons, Inge WM van Uden, Ewoud J van Dijk, Lucas JB van Oudheusden, Rianne AJ Esselink, Bastiaan R Bloem, Baziel GM van Engelen, Machiel J Zwarts, Indira Tendolkar, Marcel G Olde-Rikkert, Maureen J van der Vlugt, Marcel P Zwiers, David G Norris, Frank-Erik de Leeuw BMC Neurology 2011, 11:29 (28 February 2011)

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Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift

Linda Bacon, Lucy Aphramor Nutrition Journal 2011, 10:9 (24 January 2011)

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Stool substitute transplant therapy for the eradication of Clostridium difficile infection: ‘RePOOPulating’ the gut

Elaine O Petrof, Gregory B Gloor, Stephen J Vanner, Scott J Weese, David Carter, Michelle C Daigneault, Eric M Brown, Kathleen Schroeter, Emma Allen-Vercoe Microbiome 2013, 1:3 (9 January 2013)

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A super-probiotic synthetic stool, composed of 33 different bacterial strains, was developed and used to treat two patients with severe C. difficile infection. The probiotic bacteria could still be detected up to six months after inoculation.

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A new growth chart for preterm babies: Babson and Benda's chart updated with recent data and a new format

Tanis R Fenton BMC Pediatrics 2003, 3:13 (16 December 2003)

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Critical care management of severe traumatic brain injury in adults

Samir H Haddad, Yaseen M Arabi Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2012, 20:12 (3 February 2012)

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Amelioration of motor/sensory dysfunction and spasticity in a rat model of acute lumbar spinal cord injury by human neural stem cell transplantation

Sebastiaan van Gorp, Marjolein Leerink, Osamu Kakinohana, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Camila Santucci, Jan Galik, Elbert A Joosten, Marian Hruska-Plochan, Danielle Goldberg, Silvia Marsala, Karl Johe, Joseph D Ciacci, Martin Marsala Stem Cell Research & Therapy 2013, 4:57 (28 May 2013)

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Human foetal stem cell grafts improve both motor and sensory functions in rats suffering from a spinal cord injury, demonstrating potential for cell replacement therapy in human spinal cord injuries.

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An exploration of social and economic outcome and associated health-related quality of life after critical illness in general intensive care unit survivors: a 12-month follow-up study

John Griffiths, Robert A Hatch, Judith Bishop, Kayleigh Morgan, Crispin Jenkinson, Brian H Cuthbertson, Stephen J Brett Critical Care 2013, 17:R100 (28 May 2013)

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Survivors of critical illness in the UK face a negative impact on employment and commonly have a care requirement after discharge from hospital.

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Editorial   Open Access Highly Accessed

Evolutionary medicine – the quest for a better understanding of health, disease and prevention

Martin Brüne, Ze’ev Hochberg BMC Medicine 2013, 11:116 (29 April 2013)

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In an editorial to launch our article collection on Evolutionary Medicine, Martin Brüne and Ze’ev Hochberg discuss the relevance of evolutionary medicine in clinical research as a means of ultimately gaining deeper understanding about human diseases.

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Effect of an electronic nicotine delivery device (e-Cigarette) on smoking reduction and cessation: a prospective 6-month pilot study

Riccardo Polosa, Pasquale Caponnetto, Jaymin B Morjaria, Gabriella Papale, Davide Campagna, Cristina Russo BMC Public Health 2011, 11:786 (11 October 2011)

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A novel virus genome discovered in an extreme environment suggests recombination between unrelated groups of RNA and DNA viruses

Geoffrey S Diemer, Kenneth M Stedman Biology Direct 2012, 7:13 (19 April 2012)

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The discovery of a previously unknown viral genome, the apparent result of a recombination event between unrelated RNA and DNA viruses, has implications for theories of viral evolution.

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The plasticity of the grapevine berry transcriptome

Silvia Santo, Giovanni Tornielli, Sara Zenoni, Marianna Fasoli, Lorenzo Farina, Andrea Anesi, Flavia Guzzo, Massimo Delledonne, Mario Pezzotti Genome Biology 2013, 14:r54 (10 June 2013)

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A transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of the plasticity of grapevine berry gene expression in response to development and the environment

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New gene expression pipelines gush lncRNAs

Jiashi Wang, Bronwyn A Lucas, Lynne E Maquat Genome Biology 2013, 14:117 (24 May 2013)

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The characterization of lncRNA expression during neuronal development is a useful resource for elucidating the functions of non-coding transcripts

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International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: protein and exercise

Bill Campbell, Richard B Kreider, Tim Ziegenfuss, Paul La Bounty, Mike Roberts, Darren Burke, Jamie Landis, Hector Lopez, Jose Antonio Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007, 4:8 (26 September 2007)

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Q&A: Antibiotic resistance: what more do we know and what more can we do?

Gerard D Wright BMC Biology 2013, 11:51 (17 May 2013)

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Antibiotic resistance is both an ancient phenomenon and a worsening medical problem. Gerard Wright explains why, and what should be done about it.

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Decreased tryptophan metabolism in patients with autism spectrum disorders

Luigi Boccuto, Chin-Fu Chen, Ayla R Pittman, Cindy D Skinner, Heather J McCartney, Kelly Jones, Barry R Bochner, Roger E Stevenson, Charles E Schwartz Molecular Autism 2013, 4:16 (3 June 2013)

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Open questions: A logic (or lack thereof) of genome organization

Laurence D Hurst BMC Biology 2013, 11:58 (28 May 2013)

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Laurence Hurst reflects on the range of genome biological factors determining whether mutations have a selective effect, and how knowing more might help us to predict which will cause disease.

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A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef

Cynthia A Daley, Amber Abbott, Patrick S Doyle, Glenn A Nader, Stephanie Larson Nutrition Journal 2010, 9:10 (10 March 2010)

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A comparison of methods for differential expression analysis of RNA-seq data

Charlotte Soneson, Mauro Delorenzi BMC Bioinformatics 2013, 14:91 (9 March 2013)

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Differential expression analysis for sequence count data

Simon Anders, Wolfgang Huber Genome Biology 2010, 11:R106 (27 October 2010)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | Cited on BioMed Central | 1 comment | F1000 Biology |  Editor’s summary

DEseq allows the determination of differential expression of read count data from RNA-seq or ChIP-seq experiments

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The Hospital Anxiety And Depression Scale

R Philip Snaith Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2003, 1:29 (1 August 2003)

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A novel coronavirus capable of lethal human infections: an emerging picture

Gulfaraz Khan Virology Journal 2013, 10:66 (28 February 2013)

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This timely review summarises the ongoing outbreak of a novel coronavirus (HCoV-EMC), which has caused a number of fatal cases in the UK and Middle East.

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Amniotic fluid embolism incidence, risk factors and outcomes: a review and recommendations

Marian Knight, Cynthia Berg, Peter Brocklehurst, Michael Kramer, Gwyneth Lewis, Jeremy Oats, Christine L Roberts, Catherine Spong, Elizabeth Sullivan, Jos van Roosmalen, Joost Zwart BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2012, 12:7 (10 February 2012)

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Ultrafast and memory-efficient alignment of short DNA sequences to the human genome

Ben Langmead, Cole Trapnell, Mihai Pop, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2009, 10:R25 (4 March 2009)

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Bowtie: a new ultrafast memory-efficient tool for the alignment of short DNA sequence reads to large genomes.

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International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: creatine supplementation and exercise

Thomas W Buford, Richard B Kreider, Jeffrey R Stout, Mike Greenwood, Bill Campbell, Marie Spano, Tim Ziegenfuss, Hector Lopez, Jamie Landis, Jose Antonio Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2007, 4:6 (30 August 2007)

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Relationship between Organizational Culture, Leadership Behavior and Job Satisfaction

Yafang Tsai BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:98 (14 May 2011)

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Processing of meats and cardiovascular risk: time to focus on preservatives

Renata Micha, Georgios Michas, Martin Lajous, Dariush Mozaffarian BMC Medicine 2013, 11:136 (23 May 2013)

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Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues comment on a study showing that processed meat is linked to increased mortality risk, and emphasize how health guidance should recommend avoiding processed meat rather than focusing on fat content.

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Nutritional therapies for mental disorders

Shaheen E Lakhan, Karen F Vieira Nutrition Journal 2008, 7:2 (21 January 2008)

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Depression, antidepressant medications, and risk of Clostridium difficile infection

Mary A M Rogers, M Todd Greene, Vincent B Young, Sanjay Saint, Kenneth M Langa, John Y Kao, David M Aronoff BMC Medicine 2013, 11:121 (7 May 2013)

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The risk of Clostridium difficile infection is increased in adults with depression and in those taking antidepressants during hospitalization, indicating that physicians should be aware of the elevated infection risk in these patients.

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Intestinal microbiota, probiotics and mental health: from Metchnikoff to modern advances: Part I – autointoxication revisited

Alison C Bested, Alan C Logan, Eva M Selhub Gut Pathogens 2013, 5:5 (18 March 2013)

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Hookah smoking and cancer: carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) levels in exclusive/ever hookah smokers

Khan Sajid, Kamal Chaouachi, Rubaida Mahmood Harm Reduction Journal 2008, 5:19 (24 May 2008)

Abstract | Full text | PDF | PubMed | 8 comments

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Accurate normalization of real-time quantitative RT-PCR data by geometric averaging of multiple internal control genes

Jo Vandesompele, Katleen De Preter, Filip Pattyn, Bruce Poppe, Nadine Van Roy, Anne De Paepe, Frank Speleman Genome Biology 2002, 3:research0034-research0034.11 (18 June 2002)

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Using real-time reverse transcription PCR ten housekeeping genes from different abundance and functional classes in various human tissues were evaluated. The conventional use of a single gene for normalization leads to relatively large errors in a significant proportion of samples tested.

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Integrated analysis of recurrent properties of cancer genes to identify novel drivers

Matteo D'Antonio, Francesca D Ciccarelli Genome Biology 2013, 14:R52 (29 May 2013)

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A method to detect rare driver genes through integrated analysis of expression profiles, mutation effects and properties of known cancer genes

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Virophages, polintons, and transpovirons: a complex evolutionary network of diverse selfish genetic elements with different reproduction strategies

Natalya Yutin, Didier Raoult, Eugene V Koonin Virology Journal 2013, 10:158 (23 May 2013)

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A phylogenomic analysis found that giant viruses, virophages and transposable elements have a complex evolutionary relationship, suggesting that viruses evolved from non-viral mobile genetic elements and vice versa, on more than one occasion.

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Mutations within lncRNAs are effectively selected against in fruitfly but not in human

Wilfried Haerty, Chris P Ponting Genome Biology 2013, 14:R49 (27 May 2013)

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Analysis of lncRNA conservation in fruitfly and humans shows that these elements are well conserved in insects, but not in mammals

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Policymakers’ and other stakeholders’ perceptions of key considerations for health system decisions and the presentation of evidence to inform those considerations: an international survey

Joshua P Vogel, Andrew D Oxman, Claire Glenton, Sarah Rosenbaum, Simon Lewin, A Gülmezoglu, João Souza Health Research Policy and Systems 2013, 11:19 (24 May 2013)

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DNA methylation dynamics during intestinal stem cell differentiation reveals enhancers driving gene expression in the villus

Lucas JT Kaaij, Marc van de Wetering, Fang Fang, Benjamin Decato, Antoine Molaro, Harmen JG van de Werken, Johan H van Es, Jurian Schuijers, Elzo de Wit, Wouter de Laat, Gregory J Hannon, Hans C Clevers, Andrew D Smith, Rene F Ketting Genome Biology 2013, 14:R50 (28 May 2013)

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Intriguingly, DNA methylation in mouse intestinal cells does not change much during differentiation

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Diminished rostral anterior cingulate cortex activation during trauma-unrelated emotional interference in PTSD

Reid Offringa, Kathryn Handwerger Brohawn, Lindsay K Staples, Stacey J Dubois, Katherine C Hughes, Danielle L Pfaff, Michael B VanElzakker, F Davis, Lisa M Shin Biology of Mood & Anxiety Disorders 2013, 3:10 (14 May 2013)

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The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Sarah Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens, Ian Roberts BMC Public Health 2012, 12:439 (18 June 2012)

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National food energy requirements are primarily determined by the total biomass of the population rather than the population, suggesting that increasing body mass could have the same implications for world energy requirements as an extra 473 million people on earth.

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No connection between the level of exposition to statins in the population and the incidence/mortality of acute myocardial infarction: An ecological study based on Sweden's municipalities

Staffan Nilsson, Sigvard Mölstad, Catarina Karlberg, Jan-Erik Karlsson, Lars-Göran Persson Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2011, 10:6 (24 May 2011)

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Protein timing and its effects on muscular hypertrophy and strength in individuals engaged in weight-training

Matthew Stark, Judith Lukaszuk, Aimee Prawitz, Amanda Salacinski Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2012, 9:54 (14 December 2012)

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Love thy neighbour: facilitation through an alternative signalling modality in plants

Monica Gagliano, Michael Renton BMC Ecology 2013, 13:19 (7 May 2013)

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Chilli seedlings germinate better when grown in the presence of ‘good neighbour’ plants like basil even when all forms of chemical and visual signals are blocked, suggesting that an as-yet unidentified system of communication exists between plants.

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Toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome

Thomas Harr, Lars E French Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2010, 5:39 (16 December 2010)

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Target blood pressure in sepsis: between a rock and a hard place

Thiago Corrêa, Jukka Takala, Stephan Jakob Critical Care 2013, 17:433 (17 May 2013)

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The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide

Monica H Carlsen, Bente L Halvorsen, Kari Holte, Siv K Bøhn, Steinar Dragland, Laura Sampson, Carol Willey, Haruki Senoo, Yuko Umezono, Chiho Sanada, Ingrid Barikmo, Nega Berhe, Walter C Willett, Katherine M Phillips, David R Jacobs, Rune Blomhoff Nutrition Journal 2010, 9:3 (22 January 2010)

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Clinical outcomes resulting from telemedicine interventions: a systematic review

William R Hersh, Mark Helfand, James Wallace, Dale Kraemer, Patricia Patterson, Susan Shapiro, Merwyn Greenlick BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2001, 1:5 (26 November 2001)

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Randomized controlled trials are needed, in all areas of health care, to determine the efficacy of telemedicine for clinical outcomes.

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Epigenetics and transgenerational inheritance

Emilie Brasset, Séverine Chambeyron Genome Biology 2013, 14:306 (24 May 2013)

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A report on the 'Non-coding RNA, epigenetics and transgenerational inheritance' meeting, held at Churchill College, Cambridge, UK, April 11-12, 2013.

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Benchmarking short sequence mapping tools

Ayat Hatem, Doruk Bozda¿, Amanda E Toland, Ümit V Çatalyürek BMC Bioinformatics 2013, 14:184 (7 June 2013)

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A benchmarking suite to analyze well-known next generation sequencing tools, mapping short reads to a reference genome, with respect to various technological and algorithmic perspectives and addressing issues using multiple approaches such as multiple simulators.

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Beta-thalassemia

Renzo Galanello, Raffaella Origa Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2010, 5:11 (21 May 2010)

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Therapeutic emails

Farrokh Alemi, Mary R Haack, Susanna Nemes, Renita Aughburns, Jennifer Sinkule, Duncan Neuhauser Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy 2007, 2:7 (16 February 2007)

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Applications of nanoparticles in biology and medicine

OV Salata Journal of Nanobiotechnology 2004, 2:3 (30 April 2004)

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A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes

R Pyron, Frank T Burbrink, John J Wiens BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:93 (29 April 2013)

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The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage

H Bradley Shaffer, Patrick Minx, Daniel E Warren, Andrew M Shedlock, Robert C Thomson, Nicole Valenzuela, John Abramyan, Chris T Amemiya, Daleen Badenhorst, Kyle K Biggar, Glen M Borchert, Christopher W Botka, Rachel M Bowden, Edward L Braun, Anne M Bronikowski, Benoit G Bruneau, Leslie T Buck, Blanche Capel, Todd A Castoe, Mike Czerwinski, Kim D Delehaunty, Scott V Edwards, Catrina C Fronick, Matthew K Fujita, Lucinda Fulton, Tina A Graves, Richard E Green, Wilfried Haerty, Ramkumar Hariharan, Omar Hernandez et al. Genome Biology 2013, 14:R28 (28 March 2013)

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The genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii, reveals insights into its extreme tolerance to anoxia and freezing

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Acute renal failure – definition, outcome measures, animal models, fluid therapy and information technology needs: the Second International Consensus Conference of the Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Group

Rinaldo Bellomo, Claudio Ronco, John A Kellum, Ravindra L Mehta, Paul Palevsky, the ADQI workgroup Critical Care 2004, 8:R204-R212 (24 May 2004)

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A survey of energy drink consumption patterns among college students

Brenda M Malinauskas, Victor G Aeby, Reginald F Overton, Tracy Carpenter-Aeby, Kimberly Barber-Heidal Nutrition Journal 2007, 6:35 (31 October 2007)

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Women with symptoms of uncomplicated urinary tract infection are often willing to delay antibiotic treatment: a prospective cohort study

Bart J Knottnerus, Suzanne E Geerlings, Eric P van Charante, Gerben ter Riet BMC Family Practice 2013, 14:71 (31 May 2013)

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Over a third of women presenting with urinary tract infection symptoms are happy to delay antibiotic treatment when asked by their GP; the majority of these patients show an improvement in symptoms without further treatment

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Characterizing the admixed African ancestry of African Americans

Fouad Zakharia, Analabha Basu, Devin Absher, Themistocles L Assimes, Alan S Go, Mark A Hlatky, Carlos Iribarren, Joshua W Knowles, Jun Li, Balasubramanian Narasimhan, Steven Sidney, Audrey Southwick, Richard M Myers, Thomas Quertermous, Neil Risch, Hua Tang Genome Biology 2009, 10:R141 (22 December 2009)

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Genome-wide SNP analyses reveal the admixed African genetic ancestry of African Americans.

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Thirty years on: HIV receptor gymnastics and the prevention of infection

Robin A Weiss BMC Biology 2013, 11:57 (21 May 2013)

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Robin Weiss, in an article to mark the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), reviews the complex interactions of the virus with the specialized surface molecules by which it gains entry into cells, and how this has led to drugs that block it.

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Why Do We Put Cervical Collars On Conscious Trauma Patients?

Jonathan Benger, Julian Blackham Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2009, 17:44 (18 September 2009)

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Body mass index and musculoskeletal pain: is there a connection?

David R Seaman Chiropractic & Manual Therapies 2013, 21:15 (20 May 2013)

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Implementing the ten steps to successful breastfeeding in multiple hospitals serving low-wealth patients in the US: innovative research design and baseline findings

Miriam H Labbok, Emily C Taylor, Nathan C Nickel International Breastfeeding Journal 2013, 8:5 (20 May 2013)

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Insights into snoRNA biogenesis and processing from PAR-CLIP of snoRNA core proteins and small RNA sequencing

Shivendra Kishore, Andreas R Gruber, Dominik J Jedlinski, Afzal P Syed, Hadi Jorjani, Mihaela Zavolan Genome Biology 2013, 14:R45 (26 May 2013)

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PAR-CLIP of snoRNA-associated proteins reveals the existence of extensive human loci that are processed into snoRNAs

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Venous hemodynamics in neurological disorders: an analytical review with hydrodynamic analysis

Clive B Beggs BMC Medicine 2013, 11:142 (31 May 2013)

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Neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and leukoaraiosis have been associated with venous abnormalities that contribute to the pathophysiology; Clive Beggs reviews the evidence for this, concluding that the role of cerebral flow in MS remains unclear.

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The Bhopal disaster and its aftermath: a review

Edward Broughton Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005, 4:6 (10 May 2005)

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Statistical analysis of real-time PCR data

Joshua S Yuan, Ann Reed, Feng Chen, C Neal Stewart BMC Bioinformatics 2006, 7:85 (22 February 2006)

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In pursuit of an HIV vaccine: an interview with Andrew McMichael

Andrew J McMichael BMC Biology 2013, 11:60 (21 May 2013)

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Can the immune system be induced to protect itself against HIV infection? Andrew McMichael gives his perspective in an interview, explaining the challenges faced in making a vaccine  and why he remains optimistic about the potential of eliciting strong T cell responses for controlling the virus.

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Nutrition and cancer: A review of the evidence for an anti-cancer diet

Michael S Donaldson Nutrition Journal 2004, 3:19 (20 October 2004)

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Quartz-Seq: a highly reproducible and sensitive single-cell RNA-Seq reveals non-genetic gene expression heterogeneity

Yohei Sasagawa, Itoshi Nikaido, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Hiroki Danno, Kenichiro D Uno, Takeshi Imai, Hiroki R Ueda Genome Biology 2013, 14:R31 (17 April 2013)

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Quartz-Seq is a method for performing single cell RNA-seq which displays high reproducibility

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