When our two eyes view incompatible images, the brain invokes suppressive processes to inhibit one image, and favor the other. Two phenomena are typically observed: dichoptic masking (reduced sensitivity to one image) for brief presentations, and binocular rivalry (alternation between the two images), over longer exposures. However, it is not clear if these two phenomena arise from a common sup...

Background: There are increasing number of studies that discuss the effect sun exposure to overweight and obese individuals with vitamin D deficiency (which is UVB can increase serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin levels). However, until now there no a literature review about these studies. This shows weak correlation between bathing elevation in people. Aim: Describe for overweight-obese patient deficiency...

This study was designed to determine the toxic effects of nickel sulfate on the biochemical and elemental profile of liver in protein deficient rats. Nickel sulfate in the dose of 800mg/l in drinking water was administrated to Sprauge Dawley (S.D) normal control as well as protein deficient rats for a total duration of eight weeks. The effects of nickel treatment and protein deficiency when giv...

MED 1107 Community Week The community week offers students an opportunity to experience a typical community medical practice early in the medical education. Upon completion of the community week, the student will: understand the multifaceted role of the rural physician; appreciate and understand the role of all members of the health care team in the delivery of community health care; have an op...

Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) deficiency, caused by biallelic TPO mutations, is a well-established genetic form of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). More than 100 patients have been published, and the patients have been diagnosed mostly in the frame of newborn screening (NBS) programs. Correlation between clinical phenotypes and TPO activity remains unclear. Here, we report clinical and molecular find...

Cardiology 2008; 110: 62–7. 6. Alcalai R, Planer D, Culhaoglu A, Osman A, Pollak A, Lotan C. Acute coronary syndrome vs nonspecific troponin elevation: clinical predictors and survival analysis. Arch Intern Med 2007; 167: 276–81. 7. Myint PK, Kamath AV, Vowler SL, Maisey DN, Harrison BD. Severity assessment criteria recommended by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) for community-acquired pneumo...

In previous work we reported the elevation of circulating inflammatory cytokines in rodents maintained on a Mg(2+)-deficient diet. Within the first week of Mg2+ deficiency, significant elevation of the neuropeptides substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) occurs. The present study was designed to assess the effects of SP receptor blockade by CP-96,945 and its inactive enanti...

To catch a lofted ball, a catcher must pick up information that guides locomotion to where the ball will land. The acceleration of tangent of the elevation angle of the ball (AT) has received empirical support as a possible source of this information. Little, however, has been said about how the information is detected. Do catchers fixate on a stationary point, or do they track the ball with th...