The beneficial effects of musical training are not limited to enhancement of musical skills,
but extend to language skills. Here, we review evidence that musical training can enhance …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Adequate bowel cleansing is an important determinant of the
efficacy of screening colonoscopy. Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based solutions are used …

Over the last decade, knowledge of invertebrate serotonin receptors has expanded greatly.
The first 5-HT receptor from Drosophila was cloned 10 years ago, and subsequently, 11 …

Background The effects of spinal anesthesia as compared with general anesthesia on the
ability to walk in older adults undergoing surgery for hip fracture have not been well studied. …

The impact of malnutrition on survival in AIDS was evaluated by examining the magnitude of
body-cell-mass depletion as a function of time from death. Body cell mass was estimated as …

Background Early studies suggest that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated
with a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus …

Research over the past several decades has provided insight into the processes that govern
early brain development and how those processes contribute to behavior. In the following …

Background Implantable left ventricular assist devices have benefited patients with end-stage
heart failure as a bridge to cardiac transplantation, but their long-term use for the purpose …

Background. Because left ventricular assist devices have recently been approved by the Food
and Drug Administration to support the circulation of patients with end-stage heart failure …

purpose: A relationship between the induction of hypertriglyceridemia by cytokines and the
cachexia seen in chronic infection has been proposed by other investigators. Since patients …