Chavez Bowers

Due to the strict control on bisphenol A (BPA) in many countries, bisphenol analogues (BPs) are being widely used as alternative materials to manufacture epoxy resins and polycarbonate plastics, resulting in their occurrence in sewage treatment plants (STPs). In this study, the occurrence and distribution of 7 BPs in a large-scale STP in Beijing…[Read more]

Adverse donor reactions in normal healthy blood donors is not unusual. However, these unpleasant effects have a negative impact on donor retention. Adverse event due to blood donation is multifactorial in origin. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the frequency and type of adverse donor reactions during or after blood…[Read more]

Schwannomas and neurofibromas are rare benign tumors originating from the peripheral nerve sheath. Tumors in neurofibromatosis are mostly neurofibromas and often appear in the soft tissue of peripheral nerves. In this report, a patient presented with two large adjacent soft tissue tumors in the right wrist and distal forearm which originated from…[Read more]

Results Under normal glucose concentration, this co-culture with RAW264. 7 promoted C2C12 myotube formation, E-MHC protein expression (P＜0. 01), MyoD and myogenin gene expressions (P＜ 0. 05), insulin-stimulated 2-NBDG uptake (P＜0. 05), and basic GLUT4 level (P＜0. 05). High glucose stimulation inhibited myotube formation, myogenic regulat…[Read more]

Oncocytoma is a rare benign neoplasm with few cases reported to involve the orbit. When affecting the orbit, oncocytomas have very slow growth and often evade early diagnosis. The diagnostic evaluation of these orbital tumors is not fully understood. The authors present a case of a benign oncocytoma arising in the lacrimal gland associated with…[Read more]

In those with prediabetes or T2DM (n = 74), HbA1c at 2 years correlated to baseline BMI (r = -0.27, p = 0.028), age (r = 0.43, p  less then  0.001), HbA1c (r = 0.37, p = 0.001) and IGFBP-1 (r = 0.25, p = 0.038), and was normalized in 45/74 (61%) at 1 year and in 36 subjects (49%) at 2 years. These responders were younger, had higher BMI, large…[Read more]