CHSU Discovery

Age-related neurodegenerative diseases and vascular dementia are major challenges to the modern health care system. Most neurodegenerative diseases are associated with impaired spatial working memory and anxiety-like behavior. Thus, it is important …

Salmonella is an infectious bacterial organism found in many food products. In this case, there is an investigation into salmonella infection leading to acute acalculous cholecystitis (AAC). Pancolitis, although mostly caused by ulcerative colitis, …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSEThe therapeutic potential of different stem cells for ischaemic stroke treatment is intriguing and somewhat controversial. Recent results from our laboratory have demonstrated the potential benefits of human umbilical cord bloo…

While motor symptoms are the most well-known manifestation of Parkinson's disease (PD), patients may also suffer from non-motor signs like cognitive impairments. The adiponectin receptor agonist AdipoRon (Adipo) has shown neuroprotective effects in …

BACKGROUNDEndovascular radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and Endovascular Laser Ablation (EVLA) are minimally invasive methods to safely treat symptomatic varicose veins in pediatric patients. This research aimed to review the management of pediatric pa…

OBJECTIVEThis study describes and assesses services, staffing practices, and trends in academic health sciences libraries that serve accredited college of osteopathic medicine (COM) programs in the United States.METHODSThe study was conducted in thr…

This comprehensive literature review addresses the scarcity and limited study of hypotension treatments compared to abundant antihypertensive drugs. Hypotension, categorized as absolute, relative, or orthostatic, has diverse causes. This review expl…

BACKGROUNDQuercetin (QCT), a naturally occurring flavonoid has a wide array of pharmacological properties such as anticancer, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. QCT has low solubility in water and poor bioavailability, which limited its u…

Background: The San Joaquin Valley (SJV) is comprised of diverse populations that cumulatively are medically underserved and experience significant air pollution. The SVJ regularly has poor air quality and does not meet the state and federal a…

Anatomy education in the medical school curriculum has encountered considerable challenges during the last decade. The exponential growth of medical science has necessitated a review of the classical ways to teach anatomy to shorten the time student…

Parasocial relationships (PSRs) are emotional relationships developed with a media figure. These relationships may take the form of friendship, romantic attachments, or the embodiment of the persona. This case study highlights the psychological impa…

This article provides an in-depth review of the relationship between obesity and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Our aim is to enhance understanding of the associations between obesity and DVT, particularly …

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. A crucial component of osteopathic medicine's philosophy is self-regulation, preventive care, and health maintenance, including a healthy lifestyle. More than half of the osteopathic …

BACKGROUNDAcetabular development in pediatric hips is driven by growth from the triradiate cartilage (TRC) and secondary ossification centers (SOCs) of the os pubis, os ischium, and os ilium. These SOCs appear and fuse at different ages, with sex-sp…

INTRODUCTIONTeam-based learning (TBL) is a small group active learning andragogy promoting the development of critical thinking, communication, and teamwork skills. Across higher education, the adoption of educational technology is often driven by m…

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) plays a pivotal physiological role in intracellular signaling of any living organism. Due to the elevated levels of ROS in tumor microenvironment than normal tissues, an increasing number of ROS-responsive probes and pr…

Although peer evaluations are essential to team-based learning, they can be problematic. Team activity debriefings (TAD) are advantageous because they focus on the team's problem-solving strategies and teamwork skills. Students (N = 100) who used bo…

ObjectiveTo analyze public perceptions of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids through sentiment and thematic analysis of online consumer reviews and their changes over time.Study DesignSentiment and thematic analysis.SettingOnline reviews from third…

The relevance of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer is still under debate. Recently, we reported that EMT bestows key pericyte properties on cancer cells and may thus represent epithelial-to-pericyte transition (EPT). Carcinoma cel…