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Risk perception in pregnancyDespite huge advances in obstetric management and technology in recent decades, there has not been an accompanying decrease in patients' perception of risk...
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Poly-arginine and arginine-rich peptides are neuroprotective in stroke modelsUsing cortical neuronal cultures and glutamic acid excitotoxicity and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) stroke models, we demonstrated that poly-arginine and...
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Is autism one or multiple disorders?Elucidating the underlying nature of the disorder(s) is a crucial step towards tailoring intervention to the biological and cognitive makeup of each individual.
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Modelling the seasonal epidemics of respiratory syncytial virus in young childrenThis paper describes a mathematical model used to predict when an epidemic of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) will occur so that preventive measures, such...
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Maternal Vitamin D Levels and the Autism Phenotype Among OffspringWe tested whether maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy is related to the autism phenotype.
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Cytokine responses to novel antigens in a peri-urban population in Brazil exposed to Leishmania infantum chagasiVisceral leishmaniasis (VL) is fatal if untreated, and there are no vaccines for this disease
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Association of a NOD2 gene polymorphism and T-helper 17 cells with presumed ocular toxoplasmosisWe assessed 30 sibships and 89 parent/case trios of presumed ocular toxoplasmosis (POT) to evaluate associations with polymorphisms in the NOD2 gene.
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A modified Delphi study of screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in AustraliaThe aim of this study was to identify health professionals' perceptions about screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in Australia.
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Locally derived traffic-related air pollution and fetal growth restriction: a retrospective cohort studyFetal growth restriction has been inconsistently associated with maternal exposure to elevated levels of traffic-related air pollution.
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In utero hypertensive diseases and cognition in offspring into old ageHypertensive diseases of pregnancy including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia continue to pose a major obstetric risk,...