Several advances in diagnosis, treatment and palliation of cholangiocarcinoma (CC) have
occurred in the last decades. A multidisciplinary approach to this disease is therefore …

The purposes of this study are: a) to examine the possibility of influencing the leg stiffness
through instructions given to the subjects and b) to determine the effect of the leg stiffness on …

The activation of innate immunity requires the amplification of signals induced by pattern-recognition
receptors for bacterial products. We have investigated the role of the newly …

Cardiac and cerebral vascular diseases are leading causes of morbidity and death in solid
organ transplant recipients. Immunosuppressant drugs are associated with dyslipidemia, …

Background Our aim was to determine the prevalence of platelet dysfunction using an end
point of assembly into a stable thrombus after severe injury. Although the current debate on …

During development, competition between axons causes permanent removal of synaptic
connections, but the dynamics have not been directly observed. Using transgenic mice that …

In many parts of the developing nervous system, the number of axonal inputs to each postsynaptic
cell is dramatically reduced. This synapse elimination has been extensively studied at …

First described in 1881, Wernicke’s encephalopathy continues to be an unrecognized and
often misunderstood disease. The cause of Wernicke’s encephalopathy is thiamine deficiency …

Several advances in genetics, diagnosis and palliation of pancreatic cancer (PC) have
occurred in the last decades. A multidisciplinary approach to this disease is therefore …

Cholangiocarcinomas (CC) are relatively rare tumors, although their incidence is increasing
worldwide. 1 Several advances in the diagnosis, therapy, and palliation for patients affected …