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Wound healing genes and susceptibility to cutaneous leishmaniasis in Brazil

Leishmania braziliensis causes cutaneous (CL) and mucosal (ML) leishmaniasis. In the mouse, Fli1 was identified as a gene influencing enhanced wound healing...

Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and increased risk of stillbirth

The objective was to investigate the association between heavy prenatal alcohol exposure and stillbirth.

Genetic susceptibility to otitis media in childhood

Reviewed in this article these studies have identified positive association at 21 genes with association at five of these replicated in independent populations.

A novel role for interleukin-1 receptor signaling in the developmental regulation of immune responses to endotoxin

Suggests that IL-1R1 expression provides an additional level of Myd88-dependent signaling during this period of heighted susceptibility to infection.

Vitamin D 3 deficiency enhances allergen-induced lymphocyte responses in a mouse model of allergic airway disease

In this study, using a mouse model, we determined whether vitamin D deficiency in utero and during early life modulated the severity of asthma.

Barriers to diagnosis of a rare neurological disorder in China-Lived experiences of Rett syndrome families

Fourteen of 74 Chinese families known to the International Rett Syndrome Phenotype Database participated in this qualitative study.

The diagnostic odyssey to Rett syndrome: The experience of an Australian family

The diagnosis of a rare disorder is dependent on the clinician's particular knowledge and experience, and can be challenging when the presentation is variable.

Cytokine Responses to Novel Antigens in an Indian Population Living in an Area Endemic for Visceral Leishmaniasis

Here we employ whole blood assays to evaluate human cytokine responses to 11 of these antigens, in comparison to known defined and crude antigen preparations.

Differences in control by UV radiation of inflammatory airways disease in naïve and allergen pre-sensitised mice

Exposure of skin to UV radiation (UVR) prior to allergen exposure can inhibit inflammatory airways disease in mice by reducing effector CD4+ T cells in both...

Maternal work hours in early to middle childhood link to later adolescent diet quality

Previous studies on maternal work hours and child diet quality have reported conflicting findings possibly due to differences in study design, lack of a...