SHORT-TERM EXERCISE IN AGED TG2576 MICE ALTERS NEUROINFLAMMATION AND IMPROVES COGNITION


A randomized control trial to evaluate the effect of local instillation of mitomycin-C at the porta after kasai portoenterostomy in patients of biliary atresia

Background: Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) is the initial treatment for biliary atresia (BA).Even after initial jaundice clearance, a significant number of children presented with the reappearance of symptoms due to ongoing fibrosis involving porta and intrahepatic ducts.Mitomycin-C (MMC) is an antifibrotic agent, and the study hypothesized that loca

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Haste makes waste: accelerated molt adversely affects the expression of melanin-based and depigmented plumage ornaments in house sparrows.

Many animals display colorful signals in their integument which convey information about the quality of their bearer.Theoretically, these ornaments incur differential production and/or maintenance costs that enforce their honesty.However, the proximate mechanisms of production costs are poorly understood and contentious in cases of non-carotenoid-b

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