Although the number of fetuses
evaluated was far below the desired target, the termination of 261 affected fetuses provided both psychological and economic relief for the parents MCC950 inhibitor and was economically beneficial for the country in the long term.”
“Ta oxide (TaOx) is investigated as a resistive buffer layer for the growth of high-quality Co/Pt multilayers with perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA). The Pt/(Co/Pt)(3) films grown on TaOx buffer layers exhibit stronger PMA than those grown on Pt buffer layers, and are of comparable quality to films grown on metallic Ta. The optimized multilayers with TaOx buffer layers remain out-of-plane magnetized for Co layer thicknesses up to 10 angstrom without introducing a metallic current-shunting path, making these films attractive for spintronic devices using spin-polarized current. (C) 2011 American Institute of
Physics. [doi:10.1063/1.3622613]“
“Aim: Bone loss in renal transplant (RT) patients is a problem that begins during end-stage kidney disease and persists after transplantation. Suppression of parathyroid hormone (PTH) may decrease bone loss and improve fracture rate.
Methods: A single-group prospective intervention study involving 30 patients was performed at a large RT unit. Investigations included dual-emission X-ray absorptiometry scan, vertebral X-ray, calcium absorption test, 24-h urinary calcium and serum measurements of total and ionized calcium, PTH, C-telopeptide cross-links (CTX), osteocalcin, alkaline MEK162 ic50 phosphatase, 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH] D), and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.
Patients were given 500 mg elemental calcium daily for seven d, and serum measurements were repeated.
Results: Two-tailed Wilcoxon rank-sum test showed significant decreases in PTH (p < 0.01) and CTX (p < 0.01) after calcium load. Dietary calcium, mean calcium absorption, and urinary calcium excretion were below desirable levels. Mean 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) was low, but levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 were normal. Calcium absorption significantly correlated with change in PTH (p < 0.001),
baseline 25(OH) D (p < 0.001), and mycophenolate dose (p = 0.024).
Conclusions: Calcium malabsorption is prevalent in RT recipients, contributing to bone destruction and compounded by poor dietary STI571 inhibitor intake and low 25(OH) D. Calcium supplementation appears to help overcome this deficiency and acutely suppress PTH. Calcium may be an effective and inexpensive therapy for bone loss in RT recipients.”
“We assessed the clinical relevance and performed molecular characterization of 36 multidrug-resistant strains of Corynebacterium striatum. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis confirmed a single clone, possessing erm(X), tetA/B, cmxA/B, and aphA1 genes, but few related subclones. This strain is emerging as a pathogen in Italy.”
“Olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare malignancy of the olfactory epithelium, is an uncommon tumor in children.