Diagnostic Challenges in Ovarian Hyperthecosis: Clinical Presentation with Subdiagnostic Testosterone Levels by Sanket Shah, Callie Torres, Naser Gharaibeh

“…Both women had improvement in their hyperandrogenic symptoms, testosterone levels, and biochemical features of insulin resistance after surgical intervention. …”
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INTESTINAL MICROBIOME - A LEADING FACTOR IN HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES by E. Blum Hubert

“…Based on modern molecular, genetic, epigenetic microbiologic and biochemical studies it is, on the one hand, possible to identify disease-related point mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms within genome-wide association analyses (GWAS). …”
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Research Progress on the Interaction between Taurine Metabolism and the Gut Microbiota by YANG Xinyu, WU Qingjie, MI Shengquan, ZHANG Yanzhen, GUO Junxia

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Thiamine Deficiency in Self-Induced Refeeding Syndrome, an Undetected and Potentially Lethal Condition by Einat Hershkowitz, Alon Reshef, Olga Munich, Bracha Yosefi, Arie Markel

“…We describe a 25-years-old female patient with mental disorders and severe malnutrition who developed severe clinical manifestations and biochemical abnormalities characteristic of the refeeding syndrome, after restarting oral feeding on her own. …”
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tRNA/mRNA Mimicry by tmRNA and SmpB in Trans-Translation by Daisuke Kurita, Akira Muto, Hyouta Himeno

“…Besides such chemical approaches, biochemical and cryo-EM studies have revealed the structural and functional aspects of multiple stages of trans-translation. …”
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GamTox: A Low-Cost Multimetric Ecotoxicity Test with Gammarus spp. for In and Ex Situ Application by Almut Gerhardt

“…The GamTox test is based on several test parameters: behavior (especially locomotion and feeding) depicts rapid and sensitive early warning indicators, survival displays an indicator of severe acute stress, and biochemical biomarkers, esp. AChE inhibition, is a sensitive marker of neurotoxic xenobiotic stress. …”
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Auricular bioelectronic devices for health, medicine, and human-computer interfaces by William J. Tyler

“…This review article discusses recent design and engineering advances in the development of auricular bioelectronic devices capable of physiological and biochemical sensing, cognitive monitoring, targeted neuromodulation, and control for human-computer interactions. …”
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Functional Hydration Behavior: Interrelation between Hydration and Molecular Properties at Lipid Membrane Interfaces by Nozomi Watanabe, Keishi Suga, Hiroshi Umakoshi

“…It stabilizes the structure of biological macromolecules, controls biochemical activities, and regulates interfacial/intermolecular interactions. …”
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Review of the Predictive Value of Biomarkers in Sepsis Mortality by Nai Zhang, Yujuan Liu, Chuang Yang, Xinai Li

“…The CAR, with its predictive value for sepsis prognosis and mortality, is increasingly used as a clinical biochemical marker in diagnosing and monitoring patients with sepsis.…”
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DETERMINATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASESBY POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION by Zuneera Akram

“…Routine studies are currently carried out based on cell culture, serology and biochemical techniques for laboratory diagnostics of infectious agents. …”
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Confirmatory identification and antibiotics resistance profiling of Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a laboratory-based study by Hafsa Abdulhamid Abdulsalam

“…Five isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected from the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika Zaria and subjected to Gram staining and biochemical tests for initial identification. Four isolates were confirmed to be Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on these tests. …”
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The Role of Hyperglycemia and Insulin Resistance in the Development and Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Daniel Grinnan, Grant Farr, Adam Fox, Lori Sweeney

“…There is also growing radiographic, hemodynamic, biochemical, and pathologic data supporting an association between diabetes and pulmonary hypertension. …”
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Glycosaminoglycan Storage Disorders: A Review by Maria Francisca Coutinho, Lúcia Lacerda, Sandra Alves

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Incidental Discovery of Hepatocellular Carcinoma on 18F-PSMA PET CT Performed for Prostate Cancer Reassessment by Lauren Hekman, Eva Napierkowski, Natalie C. Hartman, Jeffrey L. Ellis, Robert H. Wagner, Davide Bova, Maria M. Picken, Robert C. Flanigan

“…Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET) has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to identify prostate cancer in the setting of biochemical recurrence but can also identify other malignancies. 18F-PSMA PET has not been studied as a potential tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Serotonergic Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease and Its Relevance to Disability by Marios Politis, Clare Loane

“…Growing evidence suggests that Parkinson's disease is not solely affecting the dopaminergic system. Results from biochemical, animal, postmortem, and functional imaging studies have revealed that other neurotransmitter systems are affected as well, including the serotonergic system. …”
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Physical Aspects of Viral Membrane Fusion by Laura Wessels, Keith Weninger

“…Much of our current biochemical understanding of viral membrane fusion has been derived from high-resolution structural studies and solution-based in vitro assays in which viruses fuse with liposomes or cells. …”
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A Hormonally Active Malignant Struma Ovarii by Carolina Lara, Dalia Cuenca, Latife Salame, Rafael Padilla-Longoria, Moisés Mercado

“…Less than 8% of struma ovarii cases present with clinical and biochemical evidence of thyrotoxicosis due to ectopic production of thyroid hormone and only 5% undergo malignant transformation into a papillary thyroid carcinoma. …”
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On the Toxicity of Therapeutically Used Nanoparticles: An Overview by A. El-Ansary, S. Al-Daihan

“…Effect of therapeutically used nanoparticles on cell membrane, mitochondrial function, prooxidant/antioxidant status, enzyme leakage, DNA, and other biochemical endpoints was elucidated. This paper highlights the need for caution during the use and disposal of such manufactured nanomaterials to prevent unintended environmental impacts.…”
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Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules in Alzheimer’s Disease by Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Vladimir Sytnyk

“…Genetic studies and biochemical analysis of the human brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and sera from AD patients indicate that levels and function of synaptic cell adhesion molecules are affected in AD. …”
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Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature by Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Russell Fung, Patrick E. Natter, Raafat Makary, K. C. Balaji

“…Metastasis to the pituitary gland is extremely rare (∼2% of sellar masses). Clinical, biochemical, and radiologic characteristics of pituitary metastasis are poorly defined and can be difficult to diagnose before surgery. …”
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