Houston Sherrill

In October 2012, a maternal pertussis vaccination programme was implemented in England following an increased incidence and mortality in infants. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of the programme by comparing pertussis-related infant hospitalisations and deaths in 2012-2017 with non-vaccination scenarios. Despite considerable uncertainties,…[Read more]

BACKGROUND The prevalence of prehypertension in the world reaches 20-25% with a figure that is still high in Indonesia (48.4%). The role of health promotion is substantial in an effort of prevention and treatment of hypertension. AIM This study aims to determine the difference of effect between health promotion using media slides presentation and…[Read more]

The biomechanical and tendon-bone incorporation properties of allograft-augmented hybrid grafts for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction compared with traditional autografts are unknown.

Using an autograft for ACL reconstruction yields better results on biomechanical testing, radiographic analysis, and histological evaluation…[Read more]

Although the interaction between tumors and tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) has been reported to facilitate the targeted drug resistance and progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the related mechanisms remain unknown. Here, we report that SOX17 serves as a novel tumor suppressor in ccRCC and a positive regulatory loop,…[Read more]