Visual Snow: Old Problem, New Understanding

Emotion in Schizophrenia : Old Mystery , New Understanding

It has appeared both from crude observation and from detailed study of the facial expression that the alleged indifference , apathy, and emotional dishar-mony of the schizophrenic is more a matter of impression than correct evaluation of the inner experience of such a patient. It has followed that the study of such inner affective experiences by positive objective means seems urgently indicated...

Oxidative stress and diabetic neuropathy: a new understanding of an old problem.

Diabetes has reached epidemic proportions in the Western world. In the United States, 17 million individuals have diabetes, greater than 6% of the population (1). The morbidity and mortality of diabetes is due to the development of both macrovascular and microvascular complications (2). Macrovascular complications including myocardial infarction, stroke, and large vessel peripheral vascular dis...

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: old problem, new presentation.

An old perspective on a new problem

An old perspective on a new problem Adipose tissue (AT) has evolved to be a highly dynamic organ, readily remodeling to meet the demands of an ever-changing metabolic landscape, as illustrated by the rapid changes in adipose depots of rodents undergoing various nutritional stresses. It takes as little as one week of high-fat feeding (HFF) in rodents for adipocytes to become enlarged, storing fo...

A new tool for an old problem

Cancer is characterized by somatic mutations that provide a growth and survival advantage. The mutations are a function of chance because of the random nature of mutagenesis. However, the biology in the tumor cells drives the selection of mutations that are advantageous to the cancer. 1 in addition, the tumor environment exerts a selective pressure on the tumor. For example, the hypoxic environ...