Blom Love

Intraspecific male polymorphism exhibiting extreme differences in morphology, behavior and life history presents good opportunities to explore adaptation mechanisms to different environments. In this study, we examined the transcriptomic differences between wingless and winged morphs of a fig wasp species Philotrypesis tridentata to investigate…[Read more]

Severe aortic insufficiency (AI) after implantation of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) affects device performance and outcomes. However, the mechanism for the occurrence and progression of AI has not been elucidated. We investigated the impact of nonphysiological retrograde blood flow in the aortic root on AI after LVAD…[Read more]

Noncirrhotic portal hypertension (NCPH) is a well-known clinical entity, but often underdiagnosed. One of the common causes of NCPH is nodular regenerative hyperplasia (NRH) that presents as nodularity with features of portal hypertension and thus often diagnosed as cirrhosis. BIX 01294 clinical trial Although NRH has no histologic fibrosis, the…[Read more]

These findings provide a new perspective on FUT7 that may be a novel diagnostic and therapeutic target of FTC.Objective To assess whether 6 mm optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans, which image the macula, can distinguish complete from partial posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) in comparison to 16.5 mm OCT scans, which image the macula, optic…[Read more]

In the chronic otitis group, all perforations were sealed and 3-month postoperative pure-tone average air-bone gap (PTA ABG) was 15 ± 2.6 dB. In the otosclerosis group, 1-month post-op PTA ABG was 10 ± 1 dB. For cochlear implantation cases, a scala tympani insertion, a vestibular scala translocation occurred and a full scala vestibuli insertion w…[Read more]

These protocols can answer the key questions earlier than externally designed studies and at lower cost. Local protocols can also provide a framework for recruitment of unexposed controls that are required to study less specific outcomes. Other priorities include accelerated development of non-invasive tests, and longer-term storage of neonatal…[Read more]