Rationale: Poor adherence to asthma controller medications results in poor treatment outcomes.
Objectives: To compare controller medication adherence and clinical outcomes in 612 …

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare intraamniotic inflammation vs microbial
invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) as predictors of adverse outcome in preterm labor with …

The gut microbiome has important effects on human health, yet its importance in human
ageing remains unclear. In the present study, we demonstrate that, starting in mid-to-late …

ContextIntra-amniotic infection (IAI) is commonly associated with preterm birth and adverse
neonatal sequelae. Early diagnosis of IAI, however, has been hindered by insensitive or …

Low areal BMD (aBMD) is associated with increased risk of hip fracture, but many hip fractures
occur in persons without low aBMD. Finite element (FE) analysis of QCT scans provides a …

Relapse remains the major cause of mortality for patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).
Improved tracking of minimal residual disease (MRD) holds the promise of timely …

Poor reproducibility within and across studies arising from lack of knowledge regarding the
performance of extracellular RNA (exRNA) isolation methods has hindered progress in the …

Background Current medical management dictates that all cirrhotic patients without a history
of variceal hemorrhage undergo endoscopic screening to detect large varices. However, …

Context: The relationship between sex steroids and fracture is poorly understood. Objective:
The objective of the study was to examine associations between nonvertebral fracture risk …

Background. Adults with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) have a high risk of fracture. Currently,
few treatment options are available, and bone anabolic therapies have not been tested in …