Specific receptors for vitamin D have been identified in human muscle tissue. Cross‐sectional
studies show that elderly persons with higher vitamin D serum levels have increased …

Background: physical mobility testing is an essential component of the geriatric assessment.
The timed up and go test measures basic mobility skills including a sequence of functional …

Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication of allogeneic stem cell
transplantation (SCT) and can be readily controlled by systemic high-dose steroids in many …

Background.Use of an alcohol-based hand rub for hand hygiene has recently been
recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, the proper technique …

Introduction The objectives were:(1) to validate a quantitative balance assessment method
for fall risk prediction; (2) to investigate whether the effect of vitamin D and calcium on the risk …

… First, we generated a custom, normalized, full-length, mixed-stages cDNA library (with m
7 Gppp affinity purification to avoid bacterial RNA contamination; Invitrogen), cloned into the …

Life-cycle transitions connecting larval and juvenile stages in metazoans are orchestrated by
neuroendocrine signals including neuropeptides and hormones. In marine invertebrate life …

Cilia-based locomotion is the major form of locomotion for microscopic planktonic organisms
in the ocean. Given their negative buoyancy, these organisms must control ciliary activity to …

10.7554/eLife.02730.001 Animals use spatial differences in environmental light levels for
visual navigation; however, how light inputs are translated into coordinated motor outputs …

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is the main complication of allogeneic stem cell
transplantation. However, diagnosis of GVHD and evaluation of response to immunosuppressive …