Why do public monuments play such an important role in memory wars?

Why Do Stem Cells Create Such Public Controversy?

Urolithiasis – do ureaplasmas play a role in etiology.

Background and Objective: Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by urease-producing organisms, including ureaplasmas may contribute to the formation of urolithiasis. We aimed to determine the frequency of U. parvum and U. urealyticum among urology hospital patients with urinary stones. Methods: The study group included 30 men with urolithiasis. Urine samples were examined routinely for bacte...

Why do cancer drugs get such an easy ride?

Unlike most other diseases, cancer instils a special fear and “is treated as an evil, invincible predator, not just a disease.” The ability of drug companies to charge very high prices, even when most approved cancer drugs provide little gain for patients, drives much of the research, as desperate patients lead some governments and private insurers to pay whatever companies charge. Officials wi...

Why do adult dogs 'play'?

Among the Carnivora, play behaviour is usually made up of motor patterns characteristic of predatory, agonistic and courtship behaviour. Domestic dogs are unusual in that play is routinely performed by adults, both socially, with conspecifics and with humans, and also asocially, with objects. This enhanced playfulness is commonly thought to be a side effect of paedomorphosis, the perpetuation o...

Do Intranodular Macrocalcifications Really Play an Important Role in Sonographic Prediction of Malignancy?

• The authors have no financial conflicts of interest. which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. issue of YMJ, is a well-written paper and we want to acknowledge Park, et al. 1 for their comprehensive article on malignant thyroid nodules with macrocalcification as it provides important informations ...