Abstract Background Small for gestational age (SGA) leads to increased risk of adult obesity and metabolic syndrome.Offspring exposed to 50% maternal food restriction in utero are born smaller than Controls (FR), catch-up in growth by the end of the nursing period, and become obese adults.The objective of the study was to determine stearoyl-CoA des
We describe an unusual case of stroke manifesting as alien hand syndrome (AHS) causing sudden onset of abnormal hand movements.The patient reported his left arm would move outside his control and grab things in his surroundings without his conscious will.He felt his arm Pediatric Suncare did not belong to him.Examination showed left arm brisk refle
BACKGROUND:The freshwater planarian Dugesia japonica (D.japonica) possesses extraordinary ability to regenerate lost organs or body parts.Interestingly, in the process of regeneration, there is little wound infection, suggesting that D.japonica has a formidable innate immune system.The importance of immune system prompted us to search for immune-re
Abstract Background Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Microphone (DMD) is an X-linked disorder caused by mutations in the DMD gene, with large deletions being the most common type of mutation.Inversions involving the DMD gene are a less frequent cause of the disorder, largely because they often evade detection by standard diagnostic methods such as multi