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The march of pluripotent stem cells in cardiovascular regenerative medicine.
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BMC
, 2018 , Article Review)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the leading cause of global morbidity and mortality. Heart failure remains a major contributor to this mortality. Despite major therapeutic advances over the past decades, a ...
Milk Other Than Breast Milk and the Development of Asthma in Children 3 Years of Age. A Birth Cohort Study (2006⁻2011).
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article)
Prevalence of asthma in Australian children is amongst the highest in the world. Although breastfeeding positively influences infant immunity, early introduction of Milk Other than Breast Milk (MOTBM) may also play an ...
Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Title: Obesity is associated with the upregulation of TLR4 protein but not associated with polymorphisms of TLR4D299G TLR4T399I.Background: Toll-like-receptor 4 (TLR4) is a pathogen-specific receptor, expressed in white ...
The Role of Soluble Adhesion Molecules in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disorder that is steadily increasing worldwide and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. As reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), 346 million ...
Evaluation of Antidiabetic and Antihypertensive Potential of Some Traditional Desert Food Plants of Qatar Using in Vitro Assays
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Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press)
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Numerous studies have shown that food plants, the source of basic nutritional components may also possess an additional bioactive therapeutic properties associated with the prevention of diseases such as type 2 diabetes ...
Arab female and male perceptions of factors facilitating and inhibiting their physical activity: Findings from a qualitative study in the Middle East
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Public Library of Science
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Donnelly et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the ...
Dietary patterns associated with hypertension risk among adults in Thailand: 8-year findings from the Thai Cohort Study
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Cambridge University Press (CUP)
, 2018 , Article)
Dietary intake is a leading risk factor for hypertension. We aimed to assess longitudinal associations between overall dietary patterns and incident hypertension among adults in Thailand. Prospective large Thai Cohort Study ...
Association between fat distribution and iron status among Qatari obese adults
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OMICS
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Background: The prevalence of obesity in Qatar has reached an alarming rate. In addition,
high prevalence of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) was observed
in Gulf countries. In the early 1960's an ...
Predictors of Continued Breastfeeding at One Year among Women Attending Primary Healthcare Centers in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study
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MDPI
, 2018 , Article & Book chapter)
The number of babies in Qatar being exclusively breastfed is significantly lower than the global target set by the World Health Organization. The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP), ...
Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors in Hypertension.
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Frontiers Media
, 2018 , Article Review)
Chronic hypertension remains a major cause of global mortality and morbidity. It is a complex disease that is the clinical manifestation of multiple genetic, environmental, nutritional, hormonal, and aging-related disorders. ...