With the increasing prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease associated
with metabolic dysfunction is a global health problem, especially because it is one of the …

Background: Vitamin D is a secosteroid, which was initially known for its skeletal role; however,
in recent years, its functions in different organs have been increasingly recognized. In …

To understand the transmission of Cryptosporidium infection in children, fecal specimens
from 62 Kuwaiti children with gastrointestinal symptoms found to be positive by microscopy …

Autosomal inborn errors of type I IFN immunity and autoantibodies against these cytokines
underlie at least 10% of critical COVID-19 pneumonia cases. We report very rare, …

Background and Purpose— Endovascular strategies provide unique opportunity to correlate
angiographic measures of collateral circulation at the time of endovascular therapy. We …

Background and Purpose— Medical treatment of symptomatic intracranial stenosis carries a
high risk of stroke. This study was done to evaluate the clinical and angiographic outcomes …

This paper focuses on various chromophores that have been covalently linked to two azacrown
or benzocrown ether units. These compounds can interact with near-UV or visible light. …

Patients with autosomal recessive (AR) IL-12p40 or IL-12Rβ1 deficiency display Mendelian
susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD) due to impaired IFN-γ production and, less …

Background and Purpose— The use of bare metal stents to treat symptomatic intracranial
stenosis may be associated with significant restenosis rates. The advent of drug-eluting stents (…

Inborn errors of human interferon gamma (IFN-γ) immunity underlie mycobacterial disease.
We report a patient with mycobacterial disease due to inherited deficiency of the transcription …