Background and Purpose— Statin therapy decreases the risk of ischemic stroke. An increased
risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been observed in some studies. To investigate …

The purpose of this study was to develop a simple, reproducible model for examining the
morphologic, physiologic, and biochemical consequences of stretch-induced injury on tissue-…

Transgender students are becoming more visible on college campuses. This qualitative
study examines the experiences of undergraduate and graduate students who self-identify as …

Scaffolds fabricated from biodegradable polymers are used extensively in the field of tissue
engineering. Many of these scaffolds are subjected to fluid flow, either in vivo or in …

The increase in cytosolic [Ca 2+ ] induced by Ca-mobilizing hormones in liver is mainly due
to release of Ca from intracellular stores 1–7 . For Ca to be released from internal sites a …

BACKGROUND: Prenotification to hospitals by emergency medical services of patients with
suspected stroke is recommended to reduce delays in time-dependent therapies. We …

Several receptors for neurotransmitters, hormones and growth factors cause accelerated
phosphodiesteratic breakdown of poly-phosphoinositides when activated 1,2 . One of the …

Background and Purpose— Hospital staffing may be reduced on weekends. Prior studies of
weekend disparities in stroke care have focused on in-hospital mortality with variable results…

Background and Purpose— In a previous study, 0.3 and 0.45 mg/kg of intravenous recombinant
tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) were safe when combined with eptifibatide 75 mcg/…

In order to compare the physiological effects of an 8 week aerobic dance program to those
of a walk-jog exercise training program, 60 male and female University employees ages 24-…