This study examines the relationship between female self-presentation, self-esteem and perception by peers. Past research has found that women are more likely to present themselves negatively in public situations than men. The present study examines whether these negative self-presentations are related to favorable responses in others. College-age female participants listen to an audio recordin...

Background: Alkaptonuria is a rare genetic disease leading to the accumulation of homogentesic acid in joint and ear cartilage, sclera and some other tissues causing significant morbidity in these patients. In this paper, we report three cases of Alkaptonuria among the family or household members. Case Presentation: A 51-year-old man with mechanical low back and knee pain was referred to Rheuma...

There is increasing evidence that T cells are able to control tumor growth and survival in cancer patients, both in early and late stages of the disease. However, tumor-specific T-cell responses are difficult to mount and sustain in cancer patients, and are limited by numerous immune escape mechanisms of tumor cells selected during immunoediting. An alternative approach to engage T cells for ca...