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    Sickle Cell Disease Treatment with Arginine Therapy (STArT): study protocol for a phase 3 randomized controlled trial

    Despite substantial illness burden and healthcare utilization conferred by pain from vaso-occlusive episodes (VOE) in children with sickle cell disease (SCD), disease-modifying therapies to effectively treat S...

    Chris A. Rees, David C. Brousseau, Daniel M. Cohen, Anthony Villella in Trials (2023)

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    Novel urine biomarkers to distinguish UTI from culture-negative pyuria

    Emergency departments (EDs) often rely on urinalysis (UA) to rapidly identify urinary tract infections (UTIs) in children. However, the suboptimal test characteristics of UA can lead to false-positive results....

    Elaise B Hill, Joshua R Watson, Daniel M Cohen, David Kline in Pediatric Nephrology (2022)

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    Corticosteroids to prevent kidney scarring in children with a febrile urinary tract infection: a randomized trial

    To evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant systemic corticosteroids in reducing kidney scarring. A previous study suggested that use of adjuvant systemic corticosteroids reduces kidney scarring in children radiologi...

    Nader Shaikh, Timothy R. Shope, Alejandro Hoberman in Pediatric Nephrology (2020)

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    IgG-cleaving endopeptidase enables in vivo gene therapy in the presence of anti-AAV neutralizing antibodies

    Neutralizing antibodies to adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors are highly prevalent in humans1,2, and block liver transduction35 and vector readministration6; thus, they represent a major limitation to in vivo ...

    Christian Leborgne, Elena Barbon, Jeffrey M. Alexander, Hayley Hanby in Nature Medicine (2020)

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    Evaluation of novel urinary tract infection biomarkers in children

    Pediatricians frequently use urinalysis to diagnose urinary tract infection (UTI) while awaiting urine culture results, but sensitivity and specificity of urinalysis are limited. This study evaluated the diagn...

    Joshua R. Watson, David S. Hains, Daniel M. Cohen, John David Spencer in Pediatric Research (2016)

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    Spontaneous diaphragm rupture associated with vaginal delivery

    Spontaneous rupture of the diaphragm associated with vaginal delivery is a rare occurrence, but has high rates of morbidity and mortality. Herein, we present a first uncomplicated case of spontaneous rupture o...

    Masatsugu Hamaji, Bryan M. Burt in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (2013)

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    Degradation-mediated cellular traction directs stem cell fate in covalently crosslinked three-dimensional hydrogels

    Although cell–matrix adhesive interactions are known to regulate stem cell differentiation, the underlying mechanisms, in particular for direct three-dimensional encapsulation within hydrogels, are poorly unde...

    Sudhir Khetan, Murat Guvendiren, Wesley R. Legant, Daniel M. Cohen in Nature Materials (2013)

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    Measuring Cell–Cell Tugging Forces Using Bowtie-Patterned mPADs (Microarray Post Detectors)

    Cells generate traction forces upon adhesion to the extracellular matrix as well as to neighboring cells. These forces are important for the growth and maintenance of adhesion structures such as focal adhesion...

    Daniel M. Cohen, Mike T. Yang, Christopher S. Chen in Cell-Cell Interactions (2013)

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    Rapid casting of patterned vascular networks for perfusable engineered three-dimensional tissues

    Tissues with perfusable vascular networks can be fabricated through layer-by-layer assembly, bioprinting or sacrificial moulding, but current approaches are slow, have limited resolution, or place significant ...

    Jordan S. Miller, Kelly R. Stevens, Michael T. Yang, Brendon M. Baker in Nature Materials (2012)

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    Measurement of mechanical tractions exerted by cells in three-dimensional matrices

    Tracking the displacement of fluorescent beads surrounding a cell embedded in a hydrogel matrix allows quantitative measurement of the three-dimensional traction forces exerted by the cell.

    Wesley R Legant, Jordan S Miller, Brandon L Blakely, Daniel M Cohen in Nature Methods (2010)

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    Structural basis for vinculin activation at sites of cell adhesion

    Vinculin is a highly conserved intracellular protein with a crucial role in the maintenance and regulation of cell adhesion and migration1,2,3. In the cytosol, vinculin adopts a default autoinhibited conformation

    Constantina Bakolitsa, Daniel M. Cohen, Laurie A. Bankston, Andrey A. Bobkov in Nature (2004)

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    Massive thymolipoma involving both chest cavities

    Thymolipoma is a rare tumor composed of both adipose and mature thymic elements which may grow to very large sizes before becoming symptomatic. Since thymolipomas are benign tumors and do not invade adjacent s...

    Hilton Hudson, Daniel M. Cohen, Randolph Cribbs in Pediatric Surgery International (1995)

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    Sexual Maturity and Migratory Behaviour of the Tropical Eel, Ahlia egmontis

    Ahlia egmontis (Jordan) (Fig. 1) is a ubiquitous shallow water worm eel of the tropical western Atlantic. It is abundant in canals and natural channels near the southern tip of Florida1 and in tidal creeks and pr...

    DANIEL M. COHEN, DAVID DEAN in Nature (1970)