The authors (and their 39 contributors) have succeeded in their aim to produce 'a definitive
reference text that blends the science of health with the art of clinical medicine'. It provides …

Purportedly fear of the unknown, death anxiety, and insomnia are prevalent problems
among some gifted individuals. The present study tested this assertion and examined the …

The subject is aviary birds (not poultry), particularly buderigars, parrots and other Psittaciformes,
and a large amount of information about these birds has been assembled by the 33 …

Tight junctions govern the paracellular permeability of endothelial and epithelial cells.
Aberrations of tight junction function are an early and key event during the vascular spread of …

Modification of host hormone biology is a common strategy used by plant pathogens to
promote disease. For example, the bacterial pathogen strain Pseudomonas syringae DC3000 (…

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains a
leading cause of death due to infection in humans. To more effectively combat this pandemic, …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) killed more people in 2017 than any other single infectious
agent. This dangerous pathogen is able to withstand stresses imposed by the immune …

Claudin‐16 (Paracellin‐1) is a transmembrane tight junction (TJ) protein originally described
as having a critical role in the re‐absorption of magnesium and calcium in the kidney. This …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) drug resistance poses an alarming threat to global tuberculosis
control. We previously reported that C10, a ring-fused thiazolo-2-pyridone, inhibits Mtb …

Companion birds have been maintained for decades on diets that, while nutritionally
inadequate, support limited breeding in a few species. While there are numerous publications …