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Health Sciences Faculty Day Posters: Recent submissions
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(2008-11-12)The quality of life is generally compromised in patients undergoing long term treatment for a chronic condition. Poor quality of life can have a negative impact on the treatment outcome. Decreased quality of life of end-stage ...
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Newly developed method for quantification of tryptophan and its metabolites : clinical application (2008-11-12)Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, follows important metabolic pathways for protein, niacin and serotonin synthesis. The kynurenine pathway is a major pathway for tryptophan degradation. Indications are that tryptophan ...
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(2008-11-12)CHD-FA is a safe, heavy metal free carbohydrate derived fulvic acid. For registration purposes, pharmaceuticals require a comprehensive assessment of their genotoxic potential. A standard battery of tests usually includes ...
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(2008-11-12)CHD-FA is a new heavy metal free carbohydrate derived fulvic acid. Preclinical data indicated that CHD-FA is safe. It is also effective in inhibiting carrageenan induced inflammation in rats to an extent similar to ...
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(2008-11-12)Mobile phones and other hand-held type transceivers are widely used in the world and their utilization currently exceeds landline communication in Africa. This has raised concerns about the long-term health effects of their ...
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(2008-10-23)Extended spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are considered one of the most important antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Multidrug resistance is emerging in many Gram-negative pathogens and is associated with severe nosocomial ...
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(2008-10-23)Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of nosocomial infections in hospitals, with most cases occurring in immunocompromised patients. Nosocomial infections are most often associated with medical device related ...
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(2008-10-21)2-methoxyestradiol (2ME2) is an endogenous estradiol metabolite that has antiproliferative, antiangiogenic and antitumor activity with low levels of toxicity that is orally active. Several promising analogues of 2ME2 have ...
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(2008-10-21)Sutherlandia frutescens is a South African herbal remedy traditionally used for stomach problems, diabetes and lately to improve the overall health in cancer and HIV/AIDS patients. The in vitro influence of crude S. ...
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(2008-10-21)Previous research has shown that some PUFAs have a positive effect on bone, although the cellular mechanism for this is unclear. One such hypothesis is that PUFAs may increase the secretion of IGF-I by osteoblasts. IGFs ...
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(2008-09-29)It is well known that pain experienced by patients diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia or facial pain syndrome can be effectively treated by blocking the contents of the pterygopalatine fossa. Such a procedure is not widely ...
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(2008-09-29)Obstruction of the intracranial dural venous sinuses would result in an increase in intracranial dural venous pressure. This intracranial hypertension is not only the result of poor cerebral venous drainage, but is also ...
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(2008-09-29)The study’s aim was to investigate the association between depression and low bone mineral density (BMD) in premenopausal females. Depression is often characterized by cortisol hypersecretion. Cortisol supports osteoclastogenesis ...
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(2008-09-29)Forensic anthropologists play an important role in the identification or exclusion of human remains recovered amongst animal remains and environmental ruins. Accurate separation techniques are needed as small animal bone ...
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(2008-09-29)FORDISC 3.0 (FD3) is an analytical program distributed by the University of Tennessee that employs discriminant analysis to assist in assessing sex, ancestry, and stature from unidentified skeletal remains. While American ...
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(2008-09-29)Considering the growing tendency and in often demand of making all Study guides and material electronically available to students, the question arises whether hard copies of the Study component of Study guides should be ...
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Evaluating standard non-metric cranial traits used to determine ancestry on a South African sample (2008-09-29)The identification of human skeletal remains begins with the construction of a biological profile of an unknown individual, and includes an assessment of the age, sex, ancestry, and stature. This biological profile originated ...
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(2008-09-29)An infarct is an area which has lost its blood supply due to obstruction, thrombosis or embolism. It is the third leading cause of death in the Western world, following non-cerebral cardiovascular disease and cancer. This ...
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(2008-09-29)Forensic anthropological studies include the determination of demographic characteristics such as sex. Parts of the human skeleton that are accurate predictors for sex include the skull, pelvis, femur and tibia. Metacarpals ...
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(2008-09-29)Pipe-jacking operations at Silvertondale uncovered human remains at the end of a tunnel 38.8m long and approximately 2.42m below the surface. These were most probably in a grave that was covered by material during the ...
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