Biomedical sciences publications

Existing intensity-based registration techniques still struggle to robustly and accurately align images that are characterized by limited overlap and/or heavy blurring. To be able to register such images, we add…

Is the annoyance of snoring a reliable tool for the measurement of snoring or does it depend more on the sensitivity of the listener?

The contribution of common genetic variation to one or more established smoking behaviors was investigated in a joint analysis of two genome wide association studies.

This study was designed to determine whether the functional IL-10 gene polymorphism −1082G/A is associated with the development of cardiomyopathy in individuals infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

P947 improved MR imaging for atherosclerosis through MMP-specific targeting. The results were validated and provide support for further assessment of P947 as a potential tool for the identification of unstable…

A number of studies suggest neuroprotective potential in human neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease.

The expression of heteromeric nAChR and receptor subunit mRNAs was investigated in the neonatal rat ENS using receptor autoradiography with the radiolabeled ligand 125I-epibatidine, and in situ hybridization with subtype specific probes for…

Here we tested whether nicotine is also beneficial when given to rats and monkeys with pre-existing nigrostriatal damage.

We used quantitative fiber tracking to examine age effects on commissural, bilateral association, and fornix fibers in young and elderly healthy men and women and tested functional correlates with concurrent…

Here we discuss the most commonly used animal models including, self-administration (SA), place conditioning (PC), and the intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) paradigms in rodents.

To establish a common language, the International Working Group on Rodent Models of Narcolepsy reviewed the literature on cataplexy in people with narcolepsy and in dog and mouse models of…

This paper introduces an appearance modeling framework based instead on generalized multi-linear regression. The training of regression appearance models is controlled by independent variables. This makes it straightforward to create…