Modern Trends in Human Genetics--2

Human Fertility, Molecular Genetics, and Natural Selection in Modern Societies

Research on genetic influences on human fertility outcomes such as number of children ever born (NEB) or the age at first childbirth (AFB) has been solely based on twin and family-designs that suffer from problematic assumptions and practical limitations. The current study exploits recent advances in the field of molecular genetics by applying the genomic-relationship-matrix based restricted ma...

Modern trends in leprosy.

Modern Trends in Leprosy. SIR-I have read with much interest the above paper by Dr D. G. Jamison (Postgrad. med. J., 1969, 45, 408). On page 412 the author says: 'The Mycobacterium leprae has for generations been assumed to enter the body through the skin. Recently various other routes have been proposed (Weddell et al., 1963) such as the intestinal and respiratory tracts; and in babies, breast...

Modern Trends

Voluntary sterilization is the most prevalent method of fertility regulation, and its use is widespread in both developed and developing countries. The estimated number of couples controlling their fertility through sterilization has increased dramatically from 15 million in 197Oi to 100 million in 1980.” The country reporting the highest prevalence of use is the United States, where 31.3% of m...

Modern Trends in Dermatology

Modern trends in lipomodeling

Lipomodeling is the process of relocating autologous fat to change the shape, volume, consistency, and profile of tissues, with the aim of reconstructing, rejuvenating, and regenerating body features. There have been several important advancements in lipomodeling procedures during the last thirty years. Four clinical steps are important for the success of engraftment: fat harvesting, fat proces...