2010 Health Sciences Research Day (MU)
Items in this collection are the Research Day Book and abstracts of poster presentations from the 2010 Health Sciences Research Day held at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Some posters are also included.
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What is the prevalence of a bicornuate uterus and the impact it has on reproduction? [abstract]
(2010)This research looks at how the presence of a bicornuate uterus may have an impact on reproduction. Our goal was to look at statistics and current publications and determine how great of an affect this anomaly had. We ... -
Using neurofeedback training in children with autism spectrum disorder [abstract]
(2010)This study aims to assess the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on improving attention and social responsiveness in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Children with ASD may experience such deficits due to ... -
Ultrasound assisted liposuction [abstract]
(2010)The purpose of this study is to examine Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction (UAL) and compare its advantages and disadvantages with traditional liposuction procedures. UAL is a relatively new technology and concept that has ... -
Two-stage vs. single-stage management of patients with choledocholithiasis : meta analysis of randomized controlled trials [abstract]
(2010)Current management of choledocholithiasis involves two stage process involving ERCP and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). An alternative single-stage laparoscopic treatment was introduced for these patients. Various ... -
Trigeminal nerve morphology in the American alligator : implications for infering sensory potential in extinct species [abstract]
(2010)Among the many adaptations of modern crocodilians, one of the most intriguing is their derived sense of face touch, in which numerous trigeminal nerve-innervated dome pressure receptors speckle the face and mandible and ... -
Tissue-selective controlled decorin gene delivery in the rabbit cornea significantly retards corneal angiogenesis in vivo [abstract]
(2010)Recent studies have shown that decorin gene therapy inhibits neovascularization in many non-ocular tissues. We tested the efficacy of decorin gene delivery into stroma with AAV5 to impede vascular endothelial growth factor ... -
Thymic myeloid and lymphoid cells derive from distinct DN1 progenitors [abstract]
(2010)T cells develop in the thymus; however, it is has been shown that non-T cells such as NK cells and dendritic cells also develop in the thymus. As such, the question arises, are these non-T cells developing from a common ... -
The therapeutic role of resveratrol in allergic lung inflammation [abstract]
(2010)Abstract CD4+ T helper type 2 (Th2) cells are crucial for mediating allergic inflammatory lung disease such as asthma, by producing key cytokines including interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5 and IL-13. The phytoalexin, resveratrol, ... -
SAHA : FDA approved histone deacetylase inhibitor demonstrates exceptionally high inhibition of corneal haze following PRK surgery in rabbit model [abstract]
(2010)TGF[beta] induces the transformation of corneal keratocytes into fibroblasts and myofibroblasts resulting in the formation of corneal haze (scar) following injury. We investigated whether epigenetic modifications can prevent ... -
RT-PCR on magnetically sorted B-cell subsets from pediatric bone marrow [abstract]
(2010)Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of lymphoblasts which have been arrested in an early stage of B-cell differentiation. A key obstacle in identifying biomarkers of malignant ... -
The role of DNA methylation on gene expression in actue lymphoblastic leukemia
(2010)Epigenetic modification of the genome has more influence on gene expression than DNA sequence alone. DNA hypermethylation and deacetylation of histone complexes has been shown to down regulate expression of associated ... -
Reversal of CNS autoimmunity by induction of oral tolerance to brain antigens mediated by antigen presenting cells of the lamina propria [abstract]
(2010)The phenomenon of oral tolerance is important for inducing non-reactivity to food borne antigens and commensal organisms by the immune system. In this study we have devised a method to induce tolerance to an auto-antigen, ... -
Retrospective assessment of early growth characteristics in cerebral palsy subtypes
(2010)Children with quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) have growth rates that differ from those of healthy children, and a separate growth chart has been developed for clinical evaluation of growth in patients diagnosed with CP. ... -
Retinal redox stress and ultrastructural remodeling in metabolic syndrome and diabetic retinopathy [abstract]
(2010)Diabetic retinopathy is the major cause of blindness in the United States in the age group from 20-74. There are four traditional metabolic pathways involved in the development of diabetic retinopathy: increased polyol ... -
Reporting quality and system design concerns of voluntary medical incident reporting systems : a literature review [abstract]
(2010)Voluntary medical incident reporting system (VMIR) is the application of technology to support health professionals on medical errors reporting and to ultimately improve healthcare quality and patient safety. The underreporting ... -
Relationship between otitis media and temporal bone pneumatization [abstract]
(2010)Chronic otitis media, or middle ear inflammation, is correlated with reduced pneumatization of the temporal bone. It is unclear whether the chronic otitis media causes reductions in the size of the air cell system, or if ... -
Rare case of clear cell sarcoma in a young female
(2010)Clear Cell Sarcoma of Tendon and Aponeuroses (CCTA), also known as Melanoma of soft tissue is a rare and highly malignant soft tissue neoplasm which mostly occurs in young adults A 26-year-old female presented with pain ... -
Protracted activation of the basal forebrain cholinergic neurons after binge ethanol exposure [abstract]
(2010)Insomnia during alcohol withdrawal is a hallmark of alcohol dependency and a major cause of relapse in recovering alcoholics. The mechanism of insomnia in this patient population is poorly understood. Cholinergic neurons ... -
Primary amyloidosis-a case report and future investigations [abstract]
(2010)Primary amyloidosis is an uncommon and devastating disease characterized by extracellular tissue deposition of insoluble amyloid fibrillar monoclonal light chains. The disease primarily affects the heart and kidneys and ... -
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insulin resistance among overweight children and adolescents : a database study
(2010)To evaluate the associations among vitamin D levels, obesity, and insulin resistance in an adolescent cohort, a cross-sectional study was conducted using 10-18 year old adolescents enrolled in the Adolescent Diabetes and ...