• Alcohol use and burden for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016 

      Griswold M.G.; Fullman N.; Hawley C.; Arian N.; Zimsen S.R.M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2018 , Conference Paper)
      Background Alcohol use is a leading risk factor for death and disability, but its overall association with health remains complex given the possible protective effects of moderate alcohol consumption on some conditions. ...
    • An engineered microfluidic blood-brain barrier model to evaluate the anti-metastatic activity of β-boswellic acid 

      Vakilian S.; Alam K.; Al-Kindi J.; Jamshidi-Adegani F.; Rehman N.U.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2021 , Article)
      Background The development of anti-cancer drugs with the ability to inhibit brain metastasis through the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is substantially limited due to the lack of reliable in vitro models. Main Methods In ...
    • Burden of diarrhea in the eastern mediterranean region, 1990-2013: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013 

      Khalil I.; Colombara D.V.; Forouzanfar M.H.; Troeger C.; Daoud F.; ... more authors ( American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene , 2016 , Article)
      Diarrheal diseases (DD) are leading causes of disease burden, death, and disability, especially in children in low-income settings. DD can also impact a child's potential livelihood through stunted physical growth, cognitive ...
    • Experimental study on the mechanical properties of biological hydrogels of different concentrations 

      Alam K.; Hasan, Anwarul; Iqbal M.; Umer J.; Piya S. ( IOS Press BV , 2020 , Article)
      BACKGROUND: Biological hydrogels provide a conducive three-dimensional extracellular matrix environment for encapsulating and cultivating living cells. Microenvironmental modulus of hydrogels dictates several characteristics ...
    • Gelatin-methacryloyl hydrogel based in vitro blood–brain barrier model for studying breast cancer-associated brain metastasis 

      Augustine, Robin; Zahid, Alap Ali; Mraiche, Fatima; Alam, Khurshid; Al Moustafa, Ala-Eddin; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)
      Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of brain metastasis. Metastasis to the brain occurs if cancer cells manage to traverse the ‘blood-brain barrier’ (BBB), which is a barrier with a very tight junction (TJ) of ...
    • Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality and life expectancy, 1950-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 

      Dicker D.; Nguyen G.; Abate D.; Abate K.H.; Abay S.M.; ... more authors ( Elsevier B.V. , 2018 , Article)
      Background Assessments of age-specific mortality and life expectancy have been done by the UN Population Division, Department of Economics and Social Affairs (UNPOP), the United States Census Bureau, WHO, and as part of ...
    • Measurements of Elastic Properties of Biological Hydrogels using Atomic Force Microscopy 

      Alam K.; Umer J.; Iqbal M.; Hasan, Anwarul ( Institute of Physics Publishing , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Biological hydrogels are widely used as extracellular environment for encapsulating and growing cells. Mechanical properties of hydrogels can influence cell function, mechanotransduction and cellular behavior such as growth, ...
    • Rheological characterization of biological hydrogels in aqueous state 

      Alam K.; Iqbal M.; Hasan, Anwarul; Al-Maskari N. ( Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences , 2020 , Article)
      Introduction: Biological hydrogels provide a conducive extracellular environment for encapsulating and growing cells and play an important role in regulating cell behavior. Mechanical and rheological properties of hydrogels ...
    • Secondary metabolites from acridocarpus orientalis inhibits 4T1 cells and promotes mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) proliferation 

      Jamshidi-adegani F.; Vakilian S.; Rehman N.U.; Al-Broumi M.; Al-kindi J.; ... more authors ( Springer , 2020 , Article)
      Abstract: Among medicinal plants, Acridocarpus orientalis (AO) possesses a remarkable anti-cancer potential, possibly because of its anti-oxidant property. In this study, the leaf and stem extracts from AO were assessed ...