Wetting the whistle: neurotropic factor improves salivary function

Wetting the whistle: neurotropic factor improves salivary function.

Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a common side effect of head and neck radiotherapy, Sjögren syndrome, diabetes, old age, and numerous medications. In this issue of the JCI, Xiao and colleagues identified glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) as a potential stimulus for salivary stem cell growth. Due to its ability to promote neuronal growth, differentiation, and survival, GDNF is curr...

The Rapalogue, CCI-779, Improves Salivary Gland Function following Radiation

The standard of care for head and neck cancer typically includes surgical resection of the tumor followed by targeted head and neck radiation. However depending on tumor location and stage, some cases may not require surgical resection while others may be treated with chemoradiation. Unfortunately, these radiation treatments cause chronic negative side effects for patients. These side effects a...

factor influencing the adoption of internet banking

دوره مشترک کارشناسی ارشد بازاریابی و تجارت الکترونیک دانشگاه تربیت مدرس_ دانشگاه تکنولوژی lule? چکیده پایان نامه عوامل موثر بر پذیرش اینترنت بانک توسط مشتریان پیشرفت فناوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات و به طور خاص رشد اینترنت جهت تراکنش های معاملات بازرگانی، تاثیر بسیار عمیقی در صنعت بانکداری داشته است.این در حالی ست که نفوذ بانکداری اینترنتی در کشورهای در حال توسعه بسیار کندتر از نفوذ آن ...

Educating the Whistle - Blower

Blowing the Whistle

Leniency clauses, offering cartelists legal immunity if they blow the whistle on each other, is a recent anti-trust innovation. The authorities wish to thwart cartels and promote competition. This effect is not evident, however; whistle-blowing may enforce trust and collusion by providing a tool for cartelists to punish each other. We examine the impact of leniency law, and other rules, theoret...