Background Acute myocardial infarction can be triggered by acute respiratory infections.
Previous studies have suggested an association between influenza and acute myocardial …

Background— Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an autosomal-dominant disorder in which
10 genes and numerous mutations have been reported. The aim of the present study was to …

Objective To determine whether prasterone administration results in improvement or
stabilization of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity and its symptoms. Methods …

Background Antiretroviral medications that are used as prophylaxis can prevent acquisition
of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. However, in clinical trials among …

Importance The incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection, including among individuals who have
received 2 doses of COVID-19 vaccine, increased substantially following the emergence of …

Objective To evaluate whether treatment with prasterone (dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA])
would allow the dosage of prednisone (or an equivalent corticosteroid) to be reduced to ≤…

The purpose of this study was to examine the personality characteristics and developmental
issues of 3 groups of adolescent music listeners: those preferring light qualities of music, …

Students have been multiply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic: threats to their own and
their family’s health, the closure of schools, and pivoting to online learning in March 2020, a …

Staphylococcus aureus is an opportunistic pathogen that colonizes the skin and mucosal
surfaces of mammals. Persistent staphylococcal infections often involve surface-associated …

Transcription factors canonically bind nucleosome-free DNA, making the positioning of
nucleosomes within regulatory regions crucial to the regulation of gene expression. Using the …