Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare complication of acute
pulmonary embolism, either symptomatic or not. The occlusion of proximal pulmonary arteries …

Since the discovery of nonpeptidic ligands, the receptors for angiotensin (Ang) II have been
classified into 2 subtypes (Ang II type 1 receptor [AT 1 -R] and Ang II type 2 receptor [AT 2 -R])…

It is estimated that half of all patients with cancer eventually develop a syndrome of cachexia,
with anorexia and a progressive loss of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle mass. Cancer …

Shorter-wavelength surface-emitting laser sources are important for a variety of fields,
including photonics, information processing, and biology. We report on the creation of a current-…

… E Tateishi-Yuyama, H Matsubara, and T Murohara contributed equally to the study. H
Matsubara and T Murohara had the original idea for the protocol. H Masaki, T Murohara, and U …

Background Bone marrow implantation (BMI) was shown to enhance angiogenesis in a rat
ischemic heart model. This preclinical study using a swine model was designed to test the …

… The target salt intake proposed by Health Japan 21 is o10 g dayÀ1 but no marked decrease
has been noted during the past 10 years according to the results of the analysis of 24-h …

The Robot World-Cup Soccer (RoboCup) is an attempt to foster AI and intelligent robotics
research by providing a standard problem where a wide range of technologies can be …

A benchmark experiment on Pb 208 shows that polarized proton inelastic scattering at very
forward angles including 0 is a powerful tool for high-resolution studies of electric dipole (E 1…

Various stimuli, such as telomere dysfunction and oxidative stress, can induce irreversible
cell growth arrest, which is termed 'cellular senescence' 1 , 2 . This response is controlled by …