Water Immersion-Induced Skin Wrinkling: More Accurately Reflects Neurovascular Coupling rather than Just Neural Function

Psoriasis: More Than Just Skin Deep.

Psoriasis is a common inflammatory condition involving the skin, scalp, nails and joints. It significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular events and death in those affected, above Framingham Risk Score (FRS) prediction alone 1 . There is a dose-response element; those with the most severe psoriasis (assessed by the psoriasis area severity index (PASI) score) are at the greatest risk. A UK...

Water immersion-induced skin wrinkling test in complex regional pain syndrome.

An 11-year-old boy was referred for right leg pain that had lasted for 3 months. No history of trauma was documented, and infectious, vascular, and neoplastic evaluation was unremarkable. Physical examination revealed atrophy of the right lower limb, and the right foot was cold and pale. He demonstrated allodynia with light tactile stimulation. He also complained of decreased heat and cold sens...

High definition i-SCAN endoscopy with water immersion technique accurately reflects histological severity of celiac disease.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Severe villous atrophy can be revealed with conventional white light endoscopy (WLE), however, milder grades or patchy villous atrophy are more difficult to detect. Novel endoscopic techniques such as high definition i-SCAN endoscopy with the water immersion technique (i-SCAN-HDWI) may provide the ability to visualize duodenal villi more accurately. We aimed to determine the...

More than just vanilla.

More than just water channels: unexpected cellular roles of aquaporins.

Aquaporins (AQPs) are membrane proteins that transport water and, in some cases, also small solutes such as glycerol. AQPs are expressed in many fluid-transporting tissues, such as kidney tubules and glandular epithelia, as well as in non-fluid-transporting tissues, such as epidermis, adipose tissue and astroglia. Their classical role in facilitating trans-epithelial fluid transport is well und...