Background Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis,
which are typically transmitted via respiratory droplets, are leading causes of invasive …

The epidemic of heart failure has stimulated interest in understanding cardiac regeneration.
Evidence has been reported supporting regeneration via transplantation of multiple cell …

Address reprint requests to Oliver J. Warren, MRCS (Eng), Department of BioSurgery and
Surgical Technology, Imperial College London, 10th Floor QEQM Building, St Mary’s Hospital, …

High-resolution imagery from the IKONOS satellite may be useful for many resource
management applications. We assessed the utility of IKONOS imagery for applications in the mid-…

Mechanical interlocking of molecules (catenation) is a nontrivial challenge in modern synthetic
chemistry and materials science 1 , 2 . One strategy to achieve catenation is the design of …

Aberrant crypt foci (ACF) are microscopic lesions which have been postulated to precede
the development of adenomatous polyps, the precursors to colorectal cancer. APC and ras …

It is hypothesized that due to an abnormal functioning of the reward system patients with
schizophrenia form context-inappropriate associations. It has been shown that the dopamine …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality and has a
significant heritability. We carried out a genome-wide association discovery study of 1866 …

Aims It is a dogma of cardiovascular pathophysiology that the increased cardiac mass in
response to increased workload is produced by the hypertrophy of the pre-existing myocytes. …

Predicting rewards and avoiding aversive conditions is essential for survival. Recent studies
using computational models of reward prediction implicate the ventral striatum in appetitive …