MODELING PODOCYTE ONTOGENY AND PODOCYTOPATHIES WITH THE ZEBRAFISH

Modeling Podocyte Ontogeny and Podocytopathies with the Zebrafish

Podocytes are exquisitely fashioned kidney cells that serve an essential role in the process of Thumb blood filtration.Congenital malformation or damage to podocytes has dire consequences and initiates a cascade of pathological changes leading to renal disease states known as podocytopathies.In addition, animal models have been integral to discover

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Comparison of the locations where young adults smoke, vape, and eat/drink cannabis: Implications for harm reduction

Background: Cannabis vaping and edible use are increasingly popular methods of cannabis use.These discreet methods could increase risk of cannabis-related problems by facilitating cannabis use in a wider range of settings.Methods: A sample of 1018 college students were recruited to complete a survey about their health and behavior.Participants who

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Transitioning care in youth-onset type 1 and type 2 diabetes: a scoping review protocol using the socio-ecological model framework

Introduction The transition from paediatric to adult diabetes care in youth-onset diabetes (type 1 diabetes mellitus, Y-T1DM and type 2 diabetes mellitus, Y-T2DM) is associated with worsening glycaemic control, missed clinical visits, decreased medication adherence and the emergence of cardiometabolic complications.The socio-ecological challenges t

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Effectiveness of infection prevention and control interventions, excluding personal protective equipment, to prevent nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and call for action

Summary: Many infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions have been adopted by Beach Ball hospitals to limit nosocomial transmission of SARS-CoV-2.The aim of this systematic review is to identify evidence on the effectiveness of these interventions.We conducted a literature search of five databases (OVID MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, COVID-19

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Implementing criminal punishment goals in relation to those sentenced to imprisonment for extremismrelated crimes

Introduction: the article analyzes possibilities of the penitentiary system for implementing goals of criminal punishment in the execution of a penalty in the form of deprivation of liberty against those convicted of extremism-related crimes.The emphasis is placed on possibilities of correcting persons pursuing extremist ideology and preventing com

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