.... The awareness and understanding of MIH have increased over the years, and there has been ongoing research to explore its prevalence, etiology, clinical implications, care, and treatment. In summary, MIH is not a recent condition, but the terminology and recognition of this dental phenomenon have been refined...

... of patients who recently received systematic antibiotic therapy before endodontic treatment were analyzed and compared with the actual data available in the literature. Methods: Root canal-filled teeth with periradicular lesions of 20 patients who were under systematic antibiotic therapy which ended 1–21...

... and their accompanying exosomes (Fig.  1 ). Assessment of cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by PCR (cobas EGFR mutation test) has recently been FDA approved as a sensitive and reliable method to detect EGFR mutations, such as exon 19 deletion, that sensitive to the tyrosine kinase inhibitors...

..., attenuated calcitriol-induced calcifying effects on vascular tissue, and decreased mortality associated with calcitriol administration. They concluded that R-568 reduces elevated PTH levels in uremic rats without inducing VC and prevents calcitriol-induced VC. Raggi et al. [ 32 ] recently reported...

... Abstract Purpose of Chapter: This chapter highlights the recent advances in etiology, diagnostic evaluation, and management of vestibular neuritis (VN). Recent Findings: The viral hypothesis has been strengthened with new evidence as the main etiology of VN. Recent evidence indicates...

... concepts such as induction therapy and maintenance therapy. In LN induction therapy until recently, cyclophosphamide in combination with prednisone (PSL) has been the standard method of treatment for proliferative forms of LN. In the latest review, the combination of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) is also...

... in Japan; in Nitta K (ed): Chronic Kidney Diseases - Recent Advances in Clinical and Basic Research. Contrib Nephrol. Basel, Karger, 2015, vol 185, pp 32-41. 9. Ota Y, Sugisaki H, Kuma H, et al: The 19th survey of the medical costs for chronic dialysis therapy (in Japanese). J Japanese Assoc Dial Phys...

... adaptations to exercise training interventions. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of recent publications that add to the literature of the genetics of adaptations to exercise training. While there are several studies that consider the impact of genetic polymorphisms on exercise...

... doses of glucocorticoids running the risk of overtreatment and its associated comorbidities. Conversely, hyperandrogenism results in precocious puberty in children, hirsutism in females and infertility in both sexes. Recent Endocrine Society guidelines recommend thrice-daily hydrocortisone therapy...

...-mediated GN and pauci-immune GN. Conventional treatment for crescentic GN mainly consists of corticosteroids, immunosuppressants and plasma exchange. Plasmapheresis is beneficial for patients with Goodpasture's syndrome and those with severe pauci-immune GN. Recently, new therapeutic agents have emerged...

... Abstract Recent developments in oncogeriatric surgery focus on several items – preoperative risk estimation and identification of frail patients and optimalization of perioperative care. New screening tools are being evaluated and show promising results. There is increasing evidence...

.... This review examines the laboratory and key clinical aspects of DIHS. Particular focus is given to the role of herpesviruses in view of its recent inclusion in the diagnostic criteria for DIHS. Since this syndrome was last reviewed in 2007 [ 12 ], considerably more data have become available on both...

... Abstract IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is characterized by mesangial deposition of pathogenic polymeric IgA1 with rare deposits in the tubular epithelial cells (TEC). Recently, a novel mechanism involving a glomerulopodocytictubular cross-talk in the development of tubulointerstitial damage in IgAN...