Importance The utilization of robot-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) for
esophageal cancer is increasing, despite limited data comparing RAMIE with other surgical …

Melanoblasts (Mbs) are thought to be strictly regulated by cell–cell interactions with epidermal
keratinocytes, although the precise molecular mechanism of the regulation has been …

Importance Acupuncture is a popular treatment that has been advocated for dozens of adult
health conditions and has a vast evidence base. Objective To map the systematic reviews, …

Emerging evidence from stem cell (SC) research has strengthened the idea that SC fate is
determined by a specialized environment, known as the SC niche. However, because of the …

Background Robotic ventral hernia repair (VHR) has seen rapid adoption, but with limited
data assessing clinical outcome or cost. This systematic review compared robotic VHR with …

… Pax2is expressed at around the 4 somite stage (ss). However, the otic placode is not actually
morphologically visible until 8/9ss. At this stage, inner ear markers, such as Nkx5.1, Soho1 …

Telomere overhangs are essential for telomere end protection and telomerase extension,
but how telomere overhangs are generated is unknown. Leading daughter strands …

OBJECTIVES We studied the effects of nitroglycerin (GTN) therapy on the response to
endothelium-dependent and independent vasoactive agents in the forearm circulation of healthy …

Background: The incidence rate of breast cancer is rising rapidly in Hong Kong. Lymphedema
is a serious long-term complication of breast cancer surgery and radiation therapy. …

Inner ear mechanosensory hair cells transduce sound and balance information. Auditory
hair cells emerge from a Sox2-positive sensory patch in the inner ear epithelium, which is …