Browsing Health Sciences-CAS (pre 2016) by Publication Date
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The Association between Serum LDL Cholesterol and Genetic Variation in Chromosomal Locus 1p13.3 among Coronary Artery Disease Patients
( Hindawi , 2015 , Article)Background. Several polymorphisms of a locus on chromosome 1p13.3 have a significant effect on low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), atherosclerosis, and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods. We aimed to investigate ... -
Editorial: Novel Targeted Therapy for Lung Cancer
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Lung cancer accounts for about 27% of all cancer deaths and considered as the leading cause of cancer-associated death worldwide. Genotype-driven therapeutics is a standard of care for majority of subgroup of NSCLC patients ... -
Communication Among Parents Who Share Physical Custody After Divorce or Separation
( SAGE Publications , 2015 , Article)This study produces a grounded theory of the process of communication with former partners for 30 men and women who share physical and legal custody of their children following divorce or separation. The formality of ... -
Socioeconomic, demographic, housing and health conditions of Qatari women by status of marriage and implications for family polices
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2015 , Article)This study addressed the problems and issues facing the Qatari family in the wake of rapid socio-economic development. The study explored housing conditions, health conditions and economic conditions of Qatari women as ... -
Food insecurity among children in Northern Jordan: Prevalence, socio-economic determinants, and impact on school performance
( Bentham Science Publishers B.V. , 2015 , Article)Background: Food insecurity has been associated with diverse health consequences for children in developed and developing countries, and the interest on food insecurity prevalence and consequences on children have been ... -
Qatar Biobank and Qatar Genome Programs Road Map
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Qatar Biobank “QBB” is a large-scale, long term medical research initiative for the population of Qatar, which will serve as a platform and driver of biomedical research to achieve benefits for Qatar’s communities. Following ... -
Human Olfactory Bulb Neural Stem Cells Expressing hNGF Restore Cognitive Deficit in Alzheimer's Disease Rat Model
( Wiley , 2015 , Article)In this study, we aim to demonstrate the fate of allogenic adult human olfactory bulb neural stem/progenitor cells (OBNSC/NPCs) transplanted into the rat hippocampus treated with ibotenic acid (IBO), a neurotoxicant ... -
Priority setting for the prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases: multi-criteria decision analysis in four eastern Mediterranean countries
( Springer Verlag , 2015 , Article)Objectives To explore the feasibility of using a simple multi-criteria decision analysis method with policy makers/key stakeholders to prioritize cardiovascular disease (CVD) policies in four Mediterranean countries: ... -
“Breakthrough Therapies” for Breast Cancer Metastasis.
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Breast Cancer Metastasis (MBC) is an ultimate death sentence remains a challenge for clinicians worldwide.According to the Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Network about 155,000 patients are living nowadays with ... -
Detection and Genotyping of Torque Teno Virus (TTV) in Healthy Blood Donors and Patients Infected With HBV or HCV in Qatar
( Wiley Periodicals, Inc , 2015 , Article)Torque Teno virus (TTV) has been associated with non A–G hepatitis. The goal of this study was to estimate the infection rates and genotypic characteristics of TTV in the State of Qatar. A total of 644 blood samples ... -
Editorial: State of art and science advances on nutrition and nutrigenetics in nutrition –related non-communicable diseases in Middle East
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Krabbe Disease in the Arab World
( IOS Press , 2015 , Article)The autosomal recessive inherited Krabbe disease (KD) is a devastating pediatric lysosomal storage disorder affecting white matter of the brain. It is caused by mutations in the gene coding for the lysosomal enzyme ... -
A lipidomic screen of hyperglycemia-treated HRECs links 12/15-Lipoxygenase to microvascular dysfunction during diabetic retinopathy via NADPH oxidase
( American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , 2015 , Article)Retinal hyperpermeability and subsequent macular edema is a cardinal feature of early diabetic retinopathy (DR). Here, we investigated the role of bioactive lipid metabolites, in particular 12/15-lipoxygenase (LOX)-derived ... -
Bioavailability and hypolipidemic effects of peanut skin polyphenols
( Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. , 2015 , Article)Peanut skin is a rich source of polyphenols, such as proanthocyanidins. Peanut skin proanthocyanidins mainly consist of a subgroup called procyanidins. Peanut-based procyanidins contain oligomers of both type A and type ... -
Pigment epithelium-derived factor inhibits retinal microvascular dysfunction induced by 12/15-lipoxygenase-derived eicosanoids
( Elsevier , 2015 , Article)We recently demonstrated that 12/15-lipoxygenase (LOX) derived metabolites, hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs), contribute to diabetic retinopathy (DR) via NADPH oxidase (NOX) and disruption of the balance in retinal ... -
Editorial: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitors: Blocking Angiogenesis and Improving Outcomes.
( OMICS International , 2015 , Article)Tumor tissues are just like normal tissues; require nutrients, oxygen and the ability to evacuate waste products and CO2, the process of angiogenesis or (tumor-associated vascularization) addresses these needs to tumor ... -
Macro- and micronutrients consumption and the risk for colorectal cancer among Jordanians
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2015 , Article)OBJECTIVE: Diet and lifestyle have been reported to be important risk factors for the development of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the association between total energy and nutrient intake and the risk of developing ... -
Analysis of Resistance to Antimicrobials and Presence of Virulence/Stress Response Genes in Campylobacter Isolates from Patients with Severe Diarrhoea
( Public Library of Science , 2015 , Article)Campylobacter infections are a major cause of diarrhoea world-wide and two of the antimicrobials used for their control (erythromycin and ciprofloxacin) have been losing efficacy in recent years. In a sample of 174 ... -
Early Diagnosis of Iron Deficiency in School Children: A Qatari Experience
( OMICS Publishing Group , 2015 , Article)Objective: Iron deficiency still remains the most common nutritional deficiency throughout the world and is the leading cause of anaemia in children. Early recognition of iron deficiency, even before the development of ... -
The cardiovascular implication of single nucleotide polymorphisms of chromosome 9p21 locus among Arab population
( Medknow Publications , 2015 , Article)Background: Based on several reports including genome-wide association studies, genetic variability has been linked with higher (nearly half) susceptibility toward coronary artery disease (CAD). We aimed to evaluate the ...