Background Anthocyanins are a class of brightly colored, glycosylated flavonoid pigments
that imbue their flower and fruit host tissues with hues of predominantly red, orange, purple, …

The Th2 cell-dependent inflammatory response is a central component of asthma, and the
ways in which it is regulated is a critical question. The cysteinyl leukotrienes (cys-LTs) are 5-…

Degradation of the surfactant polysorbate (PS) by enzyme impurities has been previously
suggested as a mechanism for the formation of visible and subvisible particles that affect …

Continued improvements in multidetector computed tomographic (CT) scanners have made
cardiac CT an important clinical tool that is revolutionizing cardiac imaging. Multidetector CT …

The clavicle is the most commonly broken bone in the human body, accounting for up to 5%
to 10% of all fractures seen in hospital emergency admissions. Fractures of the middle third, …

Robust gene circuit construction requires use of promoters exhibiting low crosstalk.
Orthogonal promoters have been engineered utilizing an assortment of natural and synthetic …

Normal erectile physiology is heavily dependent on a delicate balance between the effects
of endogenous vasoconstricting and vasorelaxing hormones on the tone of the corporal …

We performed a prospective study of all inpatient and outpatient methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates identified at the University of Chicago Hospitals from …

Background Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancers are enriched for DNA repair
gene defects (DRDs) that can be susceptible to synthetic lethality through inhibition of PARP …

Gut bacteria modulate the response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment in cancer,
but the effect of diet and supplements on this interaction is not well studied. We assessed …