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Multiple-breath washout as a lung function test in cystic fibrosis: A cystic fibrosis foundation workshop reportRecent technological advances in equipment design have produced gains in popularity for this test among cystic fibrosis (CF) researchers and clinicians...
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Productive infection of human embryonic stem cell-derived nkx2.1+ respiratory progenitors with human rhinovirus.Our experiments provide proof of principle for the use of PSC-derived respiratory epithelial cells in the study of cell-virus interactions.
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Effect of antecedent moderate-intensity exercise on the glycemia-increasing effect of a 30-sec maximal sprint: a sex comparisonThis study investigated whether a prior bout of moderate-intensity exercise attenuates the glycemia-increasing effect of a maximal 30-sec sprint.
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Poly-arginine and arginine-rich peptides are neuroprotective in stroke modelsUsing cortical neuronal cultures and glutamic acid excitotoxicity and oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) stroke models, we demonstrated that poly-arginine and...
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New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distributionPathway analyses implicated adipogenesis, angiogenesis, transcriptional regulation and insulin resistance as processes affecting fat distribution, providing...
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Early pulmonary inflammation and lung damage in children with cystic fibrosisAirway inflammation and infection are present from early in life, often before children are symptomatic.
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Cord blood Streptococcus pneumoniae-specific cellular immune responses predict early pneumococcal carriage in high-risk infants in Papua New GuineaWe aimed to explore whether newborns in high-risk areas have pre-existing pneumococcal-specific cellular immune responses that effects early acquisition.
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Disparity in Mortality From Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous AustraliansIndigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians.
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Functional differences in airway dendritic cells determine susceptibility to IgE-sensitizationRespiratory IgE-sensitization to innocuous antigens increases the risk for developing diseases such as allergic asthma.
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The Prevalence of Stimulant and Antidepressant Use by Australian Children and AdolescentsA minority of 4- to 17-year-olds with ADHD and major depressive disorder were being treated with stimulant or antidepressant medication