Human longevity can be defined in three ways. The first and most common...
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Biological Factors And Mechanisms That Affect Longevity
If tallness is a real advantage for promoting longevity, what are the mechanisms that promote this feature? Certainly, recent human history shows a relation between improved education and e...
Assessment Of The Lung Cancer Patient Clinical Presentation
Most patients initially present symptomatically to their primary care physician or hospital emergency department, although approximately 5% of lung cancers are discovered incidentally. Symp...
Lower Respiratory Tract Diseases
Obstructive lung disease (OLD) includes COPD and asthma. By 2020, OLD will be the third leading cause of death.
Asthma
Over 250 substances have been identified as causes of asthm...Diseases Of The Respiratory Units Or Lung Parenchyma
Several widely prevalent respiratory toxicants cause fibrosis or scarring of the lung parenchyma – the internal tissue in the lung – or pleural disease, which is disease of the lung lin...
Classification Of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
The clinical expression of the skin lesions in LE shows a great variety; consequently, this has led to the practice of identifying different subsets of the disease. Although the clinical ex...
Significance Of Photosensitivity In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
It has long been known that aberrant reaction to sunlight is present in almost all patients with a cutaneous or systemic manifestation of LE. Therefore, photosensitivity is listed as one of...
Regulatory T Cells And Chemokines For Lymphocyte Recruitment In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Naturally arising CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Treg) represent a major lymphocyte population actively maintaining immunological tolerance to self and non-...
Altered Apoptosis And Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death that is characterized by several distinct morphological changes, such as cell shrinkage, plasma membrane blebbing, and nuclear condensation, in ...
Significance Of Photosensitivity In Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
It has long been known that aberrant reaction to sunlight is present in almost all patients with a cutaneous or systemic manifestation of LE. Therefore, photosensitivity is listed as one of...