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Spaceflight associated neuro-ocular syndrome (SANS), a health risk related to long-duration spaceflight, is hypothesized to result from a headward fluid shift that occurs with the loss of hydrostatic pressure gradients in weightlessness. Shifts in the vascular and cerebrospinal fluid compartments alter the mechanical forces at the posterior eye…[Read more]

In addition, we showed that an imbalance in binding of HSP47-R222S to unfolded type I collagen chains in a gelatin sepharose pulldown assay results in increased binding of other chaperones and modifying enzymes. The elevated expression and binding of this molecular ensemble to type I procollagen suggests a compensatory mechanism for the aberrant…[Read more]

Purpose The study aimed to investigate the relationship between iris thickness (IT) and choroidal thickness (CT) in healthy subjects.Materials and Methods Forty-five healthy participants (24 women, 21 men) aged 18-62 years were included in the study. The iris thickness was measured by anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). The…[Read more]

9-0.5, there is a high chance of recurrent MHRD after S.O removal.

If there is a “flat open” MH that is large, located at the apex of PS, or with an HHF or MHI less then 0.9-0.5, there is a high chance of recurrent MHRD after S.O removal.Since the concept of ferroelectric metal predicted in the 1960s has been experimentally realized in the bulk…[Read more]

To assess how expansion sphincter pharyngoplasty (ESP) impacts blood pressure (BP) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in hypertensive patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Patients were separated into two groups based upon whether or not they adhered to antihypertensive drug regimens. Patients underwent 24-h ambulatory BP…[Read more]