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This essay looks at the historical significance of four APS classic papers that are freely available online: Rall W. Distinguishing theoretical synaptic potentials computed for different soma-dendritic distributions of synaptic input. J Neurophysiol 30: 1138–1168, 1967 (http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/30/5/1138). Rall W, Burke RE, Smith TG, Nelson PG, and Frank K. Dendritic location of syn...

Introduction This study examined whether World Trade Center (WTC)-related exposures and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were associated with cognitive function and whether WTC responders' cognition differed from normative data. Methods A computer-assisted neuropsychological battery was administered to a prospective cohort study of 1193 WTC responders with no history of stroke or WTC-rela...

Mitsutaka Kurita* , Nao shi Kondo ** , Hiroshi Shim izu** , Pe ter Ling*** , Paolo D.Fa lzea**** , Tom oo Shiigi***** , Kazuno ri Ninomiy a , Takahisa Nish izu , Kazuya Yamamoto *SI S eiko Co.,Ltd., 66, Takaoka-ch o, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8036, Japan Email: [email protected] * *Graduate School of Agriculture, K yot o University, Kitashirakaw a-Oiwakech o, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606850 2, Japan **...

Bassuk, Shari S., and JoAnn E. Manson. Epidemiological evidence for the role of physical activity in reducing risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. J Appl Physiol 99: 1193–1204, 2005; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.00160.2005.—Epidemiological studies suggest that physically active individuals have a 30–50% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes than do sedentary persons and that physi...

The purpose of this study was to describe the treatment of women with hyperemesis gravidarum (HG). Women with HG pregnancies of at least 27 weeks duration occurring between 1985 and 2004 described their treatment on an HG website from 2003 to 2005. The usage and effectiveness of > 20 treatment options were reported by 765 women for 1193 pregnancies. The women who used intravenous (IV) hydration...

This essay looks at the historical significance of four APS classic papers that are freely available online: Rall W. Distinguishing theoretical synaptic potentials computed for different soma-dendritic distributions of synaptic input. J Neurophysiol 30: 1138-1168, 1967 (http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/reprint/30/5/1138). Rall W, Burke RE, Smith TG, Nelson PG, and Frank K. Dendritic location of syn...