Persepolis and Miami Beach

SNM travels to Miami Beach for 2012 annual meeting.

Trends in Kaposi's Sarcoma in Miami Beach from 1987 to 2007

Purpose. Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a rare low-grade vascular tumor associated with the human herpes virus 8. By analyzing the epidemiology, staging, and treatment of KS, we hoped to improve the quality of care at our institution. Methods. Review of the Mount Sinai Medical Center tumor registry database in Miami Beach, FL, USA, identified 143 cases of KS between January 1, 1987 and December 31, 2...

ACNP (American College of Neuropsychopharmacology) 49th Annual Meeting December 2010, Miami Beach, Florida

DNA methylation is a major epigenetic modification playing an important role in the regulation of gene expression. The DNA methylation level was studied in the promoter region of a number of schizophrenia susceptibility genes (n74) in the human dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPF) of non-psychiatric subjects across the lifespan. Only 7% of loci were virtually completely methylated across the l...

Persepolis: the Complexity of Simplification

If a person were to hastily flip through the pages of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis, using only eyes to judge, the book could easily be put off as just another piece of literary fluff. Their inner literary critic might utter a perplexed gasp and their mind might reel with the wonder at how they happened upon something that was surely intended for the children's comic book section. ...

Wild coastline birds as reservoirs of broad-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Miami Beach, Florida.

A high rate of broad-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli isolates was identified from seagull and pelican feces collected in the Miami Beach, Florida, area. The most commonly identified resistance determinants were CMY-2 and CTX-M-15. Those wild birds might be therefore considered vehicles for wide dissemination of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in the United States.