BACKGROUND
Biliary atresia is an obliterative cholangiopathy of infancy that is fatal if untreated. Surgical treatment, the Kasai portoenterostomy, may restore bile flow and clear jaundice, and, if… (More)
Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of morbidity and death in both industrialized and developing countries. To date, there is no targeted pharmacological treatment that effectively limits the… (More)
While many studies have documented the effect that glacial cycles have had on northern hemisphere species, few have attempted to study the associated effect of aridification at low latitudes in the… (More)
We collected data from wild and reintroduced golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) to describe the behavior of donor and recipient during food transfers, evaluate the effect of supplemental… (More)
The effects of callitrichid primate helpers (allocare-givers other than an infant's father) on the survival, reproduction or behavior of infants and parents are reviewed, using both published studies… (More)
Biodiversity conservation addresses information challenges through estimations encapsulated in measures of diversity. A quantitative measure of phylogenetic diversity, "PD", has been defined as the… (More)
These recommendations are the result of a national, multidisciplinary, year-long process to discuss whether and how to proceed with organ donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) in Canada. A… (More)
This report summarizes the results of the first phase in the development of international guidelines for death determination, focusing on the biology of death and the dying process, developed by an… (More)
This study tested the hypothesis that specific hypoxic molecules, including hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha), neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), and vascular endothelial growth factor… (More)
Council for Donation and Transplantation (CCDT) sponsored a forum entitled " Medical Management to Optimize Donor Organ Potential, " 23–25 Feb. 2004, to develop guidelines and recommendations for… (More)