Background: Home to around 7.7 million HIV positive individuals, South Africa holds 20% of the global HIV population. HIV presents many challenges, such as stigmatization, …
A social-contextual approach to health promotion includes exploration of the influence of faith leaders and religious communities in health behaviors and outcomes. This thesis reports …
The MuSK-BMP pathway is an important regulator of adult stem cell proliferation, and the immunoglobulin-like 3 domain (Ig3) of the MuSK receptor is required for …
KMT2A-translocations are seen in 5-10% of patients with leukemia, but it is present in approximately 50% of pediatric AML diagnoses. Acute leukemias carrying chromosomal translocations …
Candida parapsilosis is a common cause of systemic fungal infections in immunocompromised adults and neonates. Infection typically occurs through the colonization of the skin, the …
The neutrophil is known as the first responder to bacterial infection, using oxidative and non-oxidative killing mechanisms to prevent pathogens from reproducing and causing further …
Wellness initiatives implemented by graduate medical education programs can help mitigate burnout in resident physicians. This systematic review seeks to identify factors that impact the …
C. parapsilosis is an opportunistic fungal pathogen that frequently colonizes the gastrointestinal tract in healthy humans, but can lead to serious yeast bloodstream infections in …
Background and aims: Liver transplantation is the only effective treatment for patients with end-stage liver disease, but long waiting times and shortage of donor livers …
Women with Marfan syndrome (MFS) and Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS), connective tissue disorders with genetic- predisposition for aortic dissection, have been reported to have a higher …
The biomechanical causation of knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) by obesity is a widespread assumption in the literature, but is such an assumption empirically founded? Reflecting …
Previous research from the laboratory of Dr. John Sedivy has demonstrated that mice heterozygous for the transcription factor c-Myc (Myc+/-) live significantly longer and have …
When facing the end of life, many experience feelings of fear, grief, powerlessness, remorse, a loss of self, and a growing desire for meaning (Wholihan …
Public health information distribution during the COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most important aspects of controlling the spread of the disease. However, there is …
Purpose This analysis aims to better characterize the effects of physical peer violence exposure in adolescents by identifying specific risk factors or moderators of its …
Combining psychedelic-altered states and meditation practices for improved mental health has received recent scientific and media attention. Absent, however, are the perspectives of meditators and …
Background: On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a global pandemic. Covid-19 presents many challenges for healthcare professionals (HCPs), …
Objectives: To evaluate third-grade reading and math proficiency for children born to adolescent women compared with those born to non-adolescent women. Methods: A statewide, retrospective …
This project aims to lay groundwork for enacting positive changes to health systems’ engagement with Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Peer Recovery Specialists (PRSs) by …
