Interest in the study of inherited retinal degenerations has increased markedly over the last
few years. The stimulus has come from the rapid progress made possible by the …

Care homes play a vital role in the provision of support for the frailest members of our society,
and given the demographic trends their role will continue for the foreseeable future. …

Although rare in the general population, retinal dystrophies occupy a central position in current
efforts to develop innovative therapies for blinding diseases. This status derives, in part, …

Under typical conditions, medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) connections with the amygdala
are immature during childhood and become adult-like during adolescence. Rodent models …

Background: Adenocarcinoma of the lung, once considered minimally related to cigarette
smoking, has become the most common type of lung cancer in the United States. The …

Recent human imaging and animal studies highlight the importance of frontoamygdala
circuitry in the regulation of emotional behavior and its disruption in anxiety-related disorders. …

… (I and J) Confocal imaging through agarose sections of retinal sections injected with (I) AAV2…
Hauswirth provided the Rs1h −/− mice, and the rho-GFP mice were a gift from J. Wilson. We …

Inhibitory interneurons are essential components of the neural circuits underlying various
brain functions. In the neocortex, a large diversity of GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) interneurons …

Background. Patients with breast cancer have a threefold increase in the risk that a second
breast cancer will develop. Radiation treatment for the initial cancer can result in moderately …

There is a growing interest in the clinical phenomenon of compassion fatigue and its impact
on healthcare providers; however, its impact on hospice nurses is basically unknown. This …