Every year in the United States, an estimated 500,000 babies are born preterm (before 37
completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising, along with the recognition of brain …

Iatrogenic bile duct injuries (IBDI) remain an important problem in gastrointestinal surgery.
They are most frequently caused by laparoscopic cholecystectomy which is one of the …

The mechanisms that regulate the developmental potential of adult neural progenitor populations
under physiological and pathological conditions remain poorly defined. Glutamic acid …

There are no clinically relevant treatments available that improve function in the growing
population of very preterm infants (less than 32 weeks’ gestation) with neonatal brain injury. …

Background Previous studies have shown an elevated risk with regard to social and
behavioural domains in adolescents of single parents. However, the diversity of single parent …

Biliary cysts (BC) are rare dilatations of different parts of a biliary tract. They account for
approximately 1% of all benign biliary diseases. BC occur the most frequently in Asian and …

A novel application of coal gangue as inexpensive adsorbents is considered in this study.
The structural and surface properties of natural and modified gangue were studied via …

Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) leads to numerous inflammatory and nutritional disturbances.
All SAP patients are at a high nutritional risk. It has been proven that proper nutrition …

Malnutrition is an important issue in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) including
Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). It is caused by altered digestion and …

Diffuse white matter injury (DWMI) caused by hypoxia is associated with permanent
neurodevelopmental disabilities in preterm infants. The cellular and molecular mechanisms …