How do patients with predominant neck pain improve after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for cervical radiculopathy?

…, MS Galetta, MA Qureshi, ME Lam… - International Journal of …, 2022 - ijssurgery.com
Background The presence of predominant pain in the arm vs the neck as a predictor of
postoperative outcomes after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) has been seldom …

Do patients with back pain-dominant symptoms improve after lumbar surgery for radiculopathy or claudication?

…, KJ Nicholson, AL Dimatteo, ME Lam… - International Journal of …, 2021 - ijssurgery.com
Background: Currently, few studies have examined whether patients with back or leg pain-predominant
symptoms fare better clinically after lumbar spine surgery; therefore, the purpose …

Updated COVID‐19 clearance time among patients with cancer in the Delta and Omicron waves

ZM Avigan, R Paredes, LS Boussi, BD Lam… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background COVID‐19 infection delays therapy and in‐person evaluation for oncology
patients, but clinic clearance criteria are not clearly defined. Methods We conducted a …

CATCHING THE WRONG SPECIES: Engineering a solution to the problem of bycatch in the tuna fishery

ME Marrero, K Lam - The Science Teacher, 2014 - JSTOR
“On the web”). Students can test their prototype in their own small container or in the shared
bucket. Then they should record the number of individuals caught in their “net” and discuss …

[PDF][PDF] Quick COVID-19 healers sustain anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody production

…, Y Cai, JS Burke, J Lin, JA Lederer, EC Lam… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Antibodies are key immune effectors that confer protection against pathogenic threats. The
nature and longevity of the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection are not well defined. …

The AURORA Study: a longitudinal, multimodal library of brain biology and function after traumatic stress exposure

…, SE Harte, LJ Young, DM Barch, LAM Lebois… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Adverse posttraumatic neuropsychiatric sequelae (APNS) are common among civilian
trauma survivors and military veterans. These APNS, as traditionally classified, include …

E-cigarette use causes a unique innate immune response in the lung, involving increased neutrophilic activation and altered mucin secretion

B Reidel, G Radicioni, PW Clapp, AA Ford… - American journal of …, 2018 - atsjournals.org
… The formation of toxic aldehydes (eg, formaldehyde and acrolein) in e-cigarette vapors has
been attributed to thermal decomposition of the major vehicle components of e-cigarette e-…

Persistent dissociation and its neural correlates in predicting outcomes after trauma exposure

LAM Lebois, NG Harnett… - American journal of …, 2022 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Dissociation, a disruption or discontinuity in psychological functioning, is often
linked with worse psychiatric symptoms; however, the prognostic value of dissociation after …

Brain-based biotypes of psychiatric vulnerability in the acute aftermath of trauma

JS Stevens, NG Harnett, LAM Lebois… - American journal of …, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Objective: Major negative life events, such as trauma exposure, can play a key role in igniting
or exacerbating psychopathology. However, few disorders are diagnosed with respect to …

Electronic-cigarette use alters nasal mucosal immune response to live-attenuated influenza virus. A clinical trial

ME Rebuli, E Glista-Baker, JR Hoffman… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
… On the basis of the known immunity-modifying effects of e-cigarettes, we hypothesize that
e-cigarette use will be associated with altered nasal host-defense responses to viral infections. …