For parents and guardians, assisting children/adolescents with severe obesity to lose weight is often a key objective but a complex and difficult challenge. Our aim in this study was to explore parents' (and guardians') perspectives on the challenges they have faced in assisting their children/adolescents with severe obesity to lead a healthy lifestyle. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

The type of oral steroid seems to have no clinically significant impact on efficacy, both acutely and during the week after treatment ...

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• 2019
• September 2019

Pre-eclampsia is a common complication of pregnancy and is a major cause of fetal maternal mortality and morbidity. ...

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• 2013
• February 2013

The cardiometabolic protective effects of ultraviolet radiation and mechanistic pathways through which ultraviolet radiation could be beneficial. ...

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• 2016
• October 2016

We are living in a time of unprecedented risk for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

This Review explores the available published evidence on gender-affirming cross-sex hormone and surgical interventions in transgender children ...

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• 2019
• June 2019

Despite Western Australia (WA) having the highest proportion of overseas-born residents of any Australian state, no previous study has examined the general... ...

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• 2011
• June 2011

Panicum miliaceum L. was domesticated in northern China at least 7000 years ago and was subsequentially adopted in many areas throughout Eurasia. One such locale is Areni-1 an archaeological cave site in Southern Armenia, where vast quantities archaeobotanical material were well preserved via desiccation. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Plant DNA preserved in ancient specimens has recently gained importance as a tool in comparative genomics, allowing the investigation of evolutionary processes in plant genomes through time. However, recovering the genomic information contained in such specimens is challenging owing to the presence of secondary substances that limit DNA retrieval. ...

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• 2022
• June 2022

Progesterone receptor (PGR) plays diverse roles in reproductive tissues and thus coordinates mammalian fertility. In the ovary, rapid acute induction of PGR is the key determinant of ovulation through transcriptional control of a unique set of genes that culminates in follicle rupture. However, the molecular mechanisms for this specialized PGR function in ovulation is poorly understood. ...

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• 2023
• July 2023

To assess the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of two high-dose, short-course primaquine (PQ) regimens compared with standard care in children with Plasmodium vivax infections. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

Siblings of individuals with neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) are exposed to unique family environments and experience a range of psychosocial risk and resilience factors. ...

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• 2023
• March 2023