Atherosclerosis is considered an inflammatory disease. However, clinically used anti-atherosclerotic drugs, such as simvastatin, have many side effects. Recently, several unique marine compounds have been isolated that possess a variety of bioactivities. In a previous study, we found a synthetic precursor of the marine compound (austrasulfone), which is dihydroaustrasulfone alcohol (WA-25), has...

1 Elder Care Services, Partnership for Healthy Aging, MaineHealth, Portland, ME, USA 2 University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA 3 Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA 4 Partners in Care Foundation, San Fernando, CA, USA 5 Project Enhance, Senior Services, Seattle, WA, USA 6 University of Washington Health Promotion Research Center, Seattl...

BACKGROUND Patients with chronic asthma have thicker intrapulmonary airways measured on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT). We determined whether the presence of lower airway bacteria was associated with increased airway wall thickness. METHODS In 56 patients with stable severe asthma, sputum specimens obtained either spontaneously or after induction with hypertonic saline were cultur...

Childcare Emily T. Martin, MPH, PhD; Hillary Jones; Emily Martin, BS; Helen Y. Chu, MD MPH; Mary Fairchok, MD; Jane Kuypers, PhD; Janet A. Englund, MD, FIDSA; Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI; Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA; Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Infectious Disease Clinical Research Program, Tacoma, WA; University...

Makala haya yamedadavua mchango wa mofofonolojia ya Kiduruma kwa ujifunzaji sarufi Kiswahili katika shule za msingi kaunti Kwale nchini Kenya. Nadharia Fonolojia Zalishi Asilia iliyoasisiwa na Joan Hooper (1971) iliongoza utafiti. Mkabala kithamano muundo kiethinografia ulitumiwa uchunguzi. Data ilikusanywa kutokana insha wanafunzi kutumia mwongozo uchanganuzi yaliyomo. Matokeo yalionesha kuwa ...

Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Cambridge, Box 167, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, CB20QQ, United Kingdom Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington,...

1 School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, 2 School of Civil, Environmental, and Mining Engineering, UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia, Marine Science Program, Department of Parks and Wildlife, Kensington, WA, Australia, 4 Australian Institute of Marine Science, Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre, University ...