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About: Boston University is a education organization based out in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Poison control. The organization has 48688 authors who have published 119622 publications receiving 6276020 citations. The organization is also known as: BU & Boston U.
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TL;DR: Three-month-old rats were injected intraperitoneally with [3H]thymidine and labeled cells in the granular layers of dentate gyrus and olfactory bulb were confirmed as neurons by electron microscopy of reembedded 1-micrometer sections.
Abstract: Three-month-old rats were injected intraperitoneally with [3H]thymidine (4.3 microcuries per gram of body weight) and allowed to survive for 30 days. Radioautography of 1-micrometer sections revealed labeled cells in the granular layers of dentate gyrus and olfactory bulb; these were confirmed as neurons by electron microscopy of reembedded 1-micrometer sections.
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TL;DR: Mindfulness-based therapy is an effective treatment for a variety of psychological problems, and is especially effective for reducing anxiety, depression, and stress.
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TL;DR: A comparative analysis of the draft genome of an emerging cnidarian model, the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis, suggests that gene “inventions” along the lineage leading to animals were likely already well integrated with preexisting eukaryotic genes in the eumetazoan progenitor.
Abstract: Sea anemones are seemingly primitive animals that, along with corals, jellyfish, and hydras, constitute the oldest eumetazoan phylum, the Cnidaria. Here, we report a comparative analysis of the draft genome of an emerging cnidarian model, the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. The sea anemone genome is complex, with a gene repertoire, exon-intron structure, and large-scale gene linkage more similar to vertebrates than to flies or nematodes, implying that the genome of the eumetazoan ancestor was similarly complex. Nearly one-fifth of the inferred genes of the ancestor are eumetazoan novelties, which are enriched for animal functions like cell signaling, adhesion, and synaptic transmission. Analysis of diverse pathways suggests that these gene "inventions" along the lineage leading to animals were likely already well integrated with preexisting eukaryotic genes in the eumetazoan progenitor.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a study of 1631 football players from 15 US colleges found that players with concussions exhibited more severe symptoms (mean GSC score 20.93 [95% confidence interval {CI, 15.65-26.21] points higher than that of controls), cognitive impairments (mean SAC score 2.94 [ 95% CI, 1.41 to 2.06], cognitive functioning improved to baseline levels within 5 to 7 days (day 7 SAC mean difference, −0.33;
Abstract: ContextLack of empirical data on recovery time following sport-related concussion
hampers clinical decision making about return to play after injury.ObjectiveTo prospectively measure immediate effects and natural recovery course
relating to symptoms, cognitive functioning, and postural stability following
sport-related concussion.Design, Setting, and ParticipantsProspective cohort study of 1631 football players from 15 US colleges.
All players underwent preseason baseline testing on concussion assessment
measures in 1999, 2000, and 2001. Ninety-four players with concussion (based
on American Academy of Neurology criteria) and 56 noninjured controls underwent
assessment of symptoms, cognitive functioning, and postural stability immediately,
3 hours, and 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 90 days after injury.Main Outcome MeasuresScores on the Graded Symptom Checklist (GSC), Standardized Assessment
of Concussion (SAC), Balance Error Scoring System (BESS), and a neuropsychological
test battery.ResultsNo player with concussion was excluded from participation; 79 players
with concussion (84%) completed the protocol through day 90. Players with
concussion exhibited more severe symptoms (mean GSC score 20.93 [95% confidence
interval {CI}, 15.65-26.21] points higher than that of controls), cognitive
impairment (mean SAC score 2.94 [95% CI, 1.50-4.38] points lower than that
of controls), and balance problems (mean BESS score 5.81 [95% CI, –0.67
to 12.30] points higher than that of controls) immediately after concussion.
On average, symptoms gradually resolved by day 7 (GSC mean difference, 0.33;
95% CI, −1.41 to 2.06), cognitive functioning improved to baseline levels
within 5 to 7 days (day 7 SAC mean difference, −0.03; 95% CI, −1.33
to 1.26), and balance deficits dissipated within 3 to 5 days after injury
(day 5 BESS mean difference, −0.31; 95% CI, −3.02 to 2.40). Mild
impairments in cognitive processing and verbal memory evident on neuropsychological
testing 2 days after concussion resolved by day 7. There were no significant
differences in symptoms or functional impairments in the concussion and control
groups 90 days after concussion.ConclusionsCollegiate football players may require several days for recovery of
symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and postural instability after concussion.
Further research is required to determine factors that predict variability
in recovery time after concussion. Standardized measurement of postconcussive
symptoms, cognitive functioning, and postural stability may enhance clinical
management of athletes recovering from concussion.
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TL;DR: Promiscuous individuals are the vulnerable nodes to target in safe-sex campaigns.
Abstract: This article analyses data gathered in a 1996 Swedish survey of sexual behavior of 4781 Swedes aged 18-74 years. The authors state that the most important finding is the scale-free nature of the connectivity of an objectively defined non-professional social network. The possibility that the web of sexual contacts has a scale-free structure indicates that strategic targeting of safe-sex education campaigns t o those individuals with a large number of partners may significantly reduce the propagation of sexually transmitted diseases.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Walter C. Willett | 334 | 2399 | 413322 |
Robert Langer | 281 | 2324 | 326306 |
Meir J. Stampfer | 277 | 1414 | 283776 |
Ronald C. Kessler | 274 | 1332 | 328983 |
JoAnn E. Manson | 270 | 1819 | 258509 |
Albert Hofman | 267 | 2530 | 321405 |
George M. Whitesides | 240 | 1739 | 269833 |
Paul M. Ridker | 233 | 1242 | 245097 |
Eugene Braunwald | 230 | 1711 | 264576 |
Ralph B. D'Agostino | 226 | 1287 | 229636 |
David J. Hunter | 213 | 1836 | 207050 |
Daniel Levy | 212 | 933 | 194778 |
Christopher J L Murray | 209 | 754 | 310329 |
Tamara B. Harris | 201 | 1143 | 163979 |
André G. Uitterlinden | 199 | 1229 | 156747 |