More Similarities than Differences

More similarities than differences: an international comparison of CVD mortality and risk factors in women.

In this article we describe global cardiovascular risk factor trends in women, both physiological and behavioral, in order to improve the understanding of cardiovascular health of women. Our aim in presenting this information is to inform interventions and policies to improve the cardiovascular health of women. Although differences are apparent between developing and developed countries, a rang...

When similarities matter more than differences: a reply to Wilson et al

In our recent Discussion paper, we presented our view that the only real distinction between biological invasions and natural colonisations is the human element. We agree that invasion science is a very important science, not only to better understand the role that human mediation plays for colonisation, but also for many other science fields. We agree with all invasion researchers that the hum...

"The Saudi healthcare system: a view from the minaret": more similarities than differences.

Tumour-associated fibroblasts and mesenchymal stem cells: more similarities than differences

Tumour-associated fibroblasts (TAFs) are part of the tumour stroma, providing functional and structural support for tumour progression and development. The origin and biology of TAFs are poorly understood, but within the tumour environment, TAFs become activated and secrete different paracrine and autocrine factors involved in tumorigenesis. It has been shown that bone marrow mesenchymal stem c...

Conventional medicine and complementary medicine: more similarities than contradictions

Ilkka Tuomi said that is impossible to divide knowledge into two clearly separated fields, one for expressed knowledge and the other for unexpressed knowledge [1] and this concept leads us to consider that the differences between Complementary Medicines (CAM) and Conventional Medicine (CM) are often mistakenly given as true, so we will deepen this theme searching for common elements between CM ...