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Wright State University
Recent research
- Health & Medicine
Early Observations From the Adoption of Robotic Cholecystectomy by an Acute Care Surgery Service
Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the standard procedure for gallbladder disease. Robotic cholecystectomy (RC) has been increasingly adopted; its role within Acute Care Surgery (ACS) services remains undefined. We evaluated early outcomes following the adoption of R...
- Biology
Background Despite more than a century of surgical innovation, no single palatoplasty technique has demonstrated consistently superior outcomes across the spectrum of cleft palate phenotypes. Objective This review examines the historical evolution of cleft palate reconstruction a...
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The chromatin-organizer Satb1 modulates regulatory T cell activity within the tumor microenvironment
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are essential for maintaining immune homeostasis and preventing autoimmune diseases, but are also a major cellular constituent of the tumor microenvironment (TME) that facilitates cancer progression. Identifying differences in Treg subtypes to specifica...
- Health & Medicine
INTRODUCTION: Telemedicine expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its role in procedural and surgical specialties is less well described. We evaluated telemedicine adoption, physician attitudes, and perceived barriers among procedural physicians in Ohio. METHODS: We conducted...
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Abstract Telomerase maintains chromosome ends by extending telomeric DNA, yet how recruited telomerase becomes productively engaged remains poorly understood. Recent studies found that Replication Protein A (RPA) contributes to telomerase stimulation through interaction with TERT...
- BiologyOpen access
Tachinidae (Diptera) as Floral Visitors and Pollinators in Natural and Managed Systems
ABSTRACT Awareness of the roles of flies as pollinators in natural and agricultural ecosystems has increased considerably in recent years, and there is growing consensus that globally they rank second in importance as floral pollinators after the Hymenoptera. The bristle flies (T...
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Abstract The prevailing view holds that the therapeutic benefit of sodium channel blockers arises from use‐dependent inhibition of the transient sodium current (NaT) that is responsible for action potentials. This assumption underlies decades of drug development but has never bee...
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In 2022, a university-affiliated internal medicine residency program implemented targeted educational interventions about feedback for both faculty and residents. Faculty members participated in biannual 90-min interactive workshops on core principles of high-quality feedback, co...
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Background: Laser interstitial thermal therapy is a surgical tool used to ablate brain tumors, radiation necrosis, and epileptic foci. Data from the completed LAANTERN prospective multicenter registry (NCT02392078), containing tumor patients enrolled in the study across 25 US cen...
- Health & Medicine
Where Is the Medical Family Therapist in Grey's Anatomy and The Pitt ? A Cinema Therapy Perspective
Medical television dramas significantly influence the public's understandings of healthcare systems, professional identities, emotional care, and relational dynamics in medical settings. Despite the deeply relational nature of these storylines, Medical Family Therapists (MedFTs)...