Search Results - "Moalem, Sharon"
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Leptin, a tool of parasites?
Published in Biology letters (2005) (23-10-2012)“…One common physiological phenomenon that is involved both in infectious and in malignant processes is the reduction in appetite: disease anorexia. An increase…”
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XX male sex reversal with genital abnormalities associated with a de novo SOX3 gene duplication
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-07-2012)“…Differentiation of the bipotential gonad into testis is initiated by the Y chromosome‐linked gene SRY (Sex‐determining Region Y) through upregulation of its…”
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Aluminum and Alzheimer's disease, a personal perspective after 25 years
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-01-2006)“…It is now 25 years since the publication of our original paper investigating the association aluminum with Alzheimer's disease. This publication reported on…”
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Broadening the ciliopathy spectrum: Motile cilia dyskinesia, and nephronophthisis associated with a previously unreported homozygous mutation in the INVS/NPHP2 gene
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (01-07-2013)“…ABSTRACT Nephronophthisis associated ciliopathies (NPHP‐AC) are a group of phenotypically related conditions that include Joubert syndrome, Meckel syndrome,…”
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Does female ejaculation serve an antimicrobial purpose?
Published in Medical hypotheses (01-12-2009)“…Summary Women have glandular tissue below the bladder and surrounding the urethra that appears to be homologous to the male prostate. This tissue (also called…”
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Hemochromatosis and the enigma of misplaced iron: implications for infectious disease and survival
Published in Biometals (01-04-2004)“…The mystery surrounding the apparent lack of iron within the macrophages of individuals with hereditary hemochromatosis, a condition of excessive uptake of…”
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Are hereditary hemochromatosis mutations involved in Alzheimer disease?
Published in American journal of medical genetics (03-07-2000)“…Mutations in the class I‐like major histocompatibility complex gene called HFE are associated with hereditary hemochromatosis (HHC), a disorder of excessive…”
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Involvement of ApoE E4 and H63D in sporadic Alzheimer's disease in a folate-supplemented Ontario population
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-05-2008)“…Dysregulation of iron homeostasis is implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD). In this pilot study, common variants of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) and HFE genes…”
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Epidemic pathogenic selection: an explanation for hereditary hemochromatosis?
Published in Medical hypotheses (01-09-2002)“…Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a disorder associated with progressive iron overload and deposition in multiple organs. It is the most common inherited…”
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Localizing Facial Keypoints with Global Descriptor Search, Neighbour Alignment and Locally Linear Models
Published in 2013 IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision Workshops (01-12-2013)“…We present our technique for facial key point localization in the wild submitted to the 300-W challenge. Our approach begins with a nearest neighbour search…”
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The quandary of reductionism: relevance to Alzheimer disease research
Published in Journal of Alzheimer's disease (01-12-2002)“…Modern science has embraced reductionism, seeking ever-smaller parts to explain the whole. Although reductionistic approaches are successful in very simple…”
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The involvement of hereditary hemochromatosis mutations (C282Y and H63D) in familial Alzheimer disease and Parkinson disease and their purported origins through epidemic pathogenic selection
Published 01-01-2003“…Mutations in the gene HFE are associated with hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), a disorder of excessive iron uptake. We screened DNA samples from patients with…”
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Relation between apolipoprotein E genotype, hepatitis b virus status, and thyroid status in a sample of older persons with down syndrome
Published in American journal of medical genetics. Part A (15-07-2003)“…Dementia of the Alzheimer type (DAT) is common in older persons with Down syndrome (DS). There are three common alleles of the apolipoprotein E (ApoE) gene…”
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Everything you always wanted to know about female ejaculation
Published in New scientist (1971) (30-05-2009)“…Moalem examines whether women can ejaculate. It is unknown how common genuine female ejaculation might be, or even whether it occurs solely on orgasm or merely…”
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Everything you always wanted to know about female ejaculation But were afraid to ask
Published in New scientist (1971) (2009)“…Evolutionary biologist Sharon Moalem reveals all…”
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Survival of the sickest
Published in New scientist (1971) (17-02-2007)“…What connects the Black Death to a bizarre medical condition that causes people to rust to death? Evolutionary biologist Sharon Moalem has a theory…”
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The stronger sex
Published in New scientist (1971) (01-08-2020)“…To explain why women live longer than men, experts often point to different lifestyle choices. In fact, it's all thanks to superior genes, Sharon Moalem tells…”
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