Establishing a person's identity can be a very difficult process. Dental, fingerprint and DNA
comparisons are probably the most common techniques used in this context, allowing fast …

Forensic toxicology is the study and practice of the application of toxicology to the purposes
of the law. The relevance of any finding is determined, in the first instance, by the nature and …

The autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of conditions characterized by impairments
in reciprocal social interaction and communication, and the presence of restricted and …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to conduct an integrative review of the health-related
quality of life (QoL) burden in women with endometriosis. Materials and Methods: This …

Rare copy-number variation (CNV) is an important source of risk for autism spectrum
disorders (ASDs). We analyzed 2,446 ASD-affected families and confirmed an excess of genic …

Although autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have a substantial genetic basis, most of the
known genetic risk has been traced to rare variants, principally copy number variants (CNVs). …

We conducted a large-scale screen for Drosophila mutants that have structural abnormalities
of the larval neuromuscular junction (NMJ). We recovered mutations in wishful thinking (wit)…

While it is apparent that rare variation can play an important role in the genetic architecture
of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), the contribution of common variation to the risk of …

Objectives The antifungal activity of curcumin was evaluated against 23 fungi strains and its
in vitro inhibitory effect on the adhesion of Candida species to human buccal epithelial cells (…

The panoply of microorganisms and other species present in our environment influence human
health and disease, especially in cities, but have not been profiled with metagenomics at …