J. Physiol. (Lond.) 2020 Jan 31
Impaired muscle spindle function in murine models of muscular dystrophy.
Gerwin L, Rossmanith S, Haupt C, Schultheiß J, Brinkmeier H, Bittner RE, Kröger S
muscular dystrophy patients suffer from progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle fibers, sudden spontaneous falls, balance problems, as well as gai ...
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Obes Rev 2020 Jan 30
Traffic-related environmental factors and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Wang Z, Zhao L, Huang Q, Hong A, Yu C, Xiao Q, Zou B, Ji S, Zhang L, Zou K, Ning Y, Zhang J, Jia P
A growing body of research links traffic-related environmental factors to childhood obesity; however, the evidence is still inconclusive. This review ...
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Obes Rev 2020 Jan 30
Access to public transport and childhood obesity: A systematic review.
Xu F, Jin L, Qin Z, Chen X, Xu Z, He J, Wang Z, Ji W, Ren F, Du Q, Xiong Y, Jia P
The lack of access to public transport is generally considered to be a risk factor for childhood obesity by discouraging active transport and thus phy ...
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EMBO Mol Med 2020 Jan 31
Inhibiting MARSs reduces hyperhomocysteinemia-associated neural tube and congenital heart defects.
Mei X, Qi D, Zhang T, Zhao Y, Jin L, Hou J, Wang J, Lin Y, Xue Y, Zhu P, Liu Z, Huang L, Nie J, Si W, Ma J, Ye J, Finnell RH, Saiyin H, Wang H, Zhao J, Zhao S, Xu W
Hyperhomocysteinemia is a common metabolic disorder that imposes major adverse health consequences. Reducing homocysteine levels, however, is not alwa ...
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J Anus Rectum Colon
Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Japan-Is It Similar to or Different from Westerns?
Okabayashi S, Kobayashi T, Hibi T
Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, the most common types of inflammatory bowel disease, are idiopathic, intractable disease characterized by chro ...
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