AGEISM AND ITS CLINICAL IMPACT IN ONCOGERIATRY: STATE OF KNOWLEDGE AND THERAPEUTIC LEADS


Specific protease mutation patterns are associated with oropharyngeal candidiasis in a New Orleans patient cohort of HIV-infected individuals

HIV-1 protease gene sequences were obtained from peripheral blood, saliva or oral tissues of 35 HIV+ patients using nested amplification and manual sequencing of Rosin Core Solder PCR products.Of the 35 HIV+ patients 9 had clinical oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) while 26 did not, and only 4 patients were on protease inhibitor (PI) therapy.These pa

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Rubeosis iridis

A 49 year-old man with medical history of diabetes type 2, who presented to the ophthalmology clinic for decreased vision.His most recent hemoglobin A1c was 11.4%.His intraocular pressures were 19 mmHg OD and 35 mmHg OS.Posterior segment exam showed severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy in both eyes.Neovascularization of the iris (NVI), also kn

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Chasing behaviour and optomotor following in free-flying male blowflies: flight performance and interactions of the underlying control systems

The chasing behaviour of male blowflies after small targets belongs to the most MENS rapid and virtuosic visually guided behaviours found in nature.Since in a structured environment any turn towards a target inevitably leads to a displacement of the entire retinal image in the opposite direction, it might evoke optomotor following responses counter

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