PURPOSE: To develop consensus regarding clinical disease severity classification systems
for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema that can be used around the world, and …

Background The International Physical Activity Questionnaire - Short Form (IPAQ-SF) has
been recommended as a cost-effective method to assess physical activity. Several studies …

Objective To develop and test the psychometric properties of a 25-list-item version of the
National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25). Design Prospective …

BACKGROUND: Several single-institution series have demonstrated that compared with
open thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy may be associated with fewer …

Inflammatory response and cytokine elaboration are particularly active after myocardial
infarction and contribute to cardiac remodeling and eventual host outcome. The triggers of …

Objective To test the reliability and validity of the 51-item Field Test Version of the National
Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ) across 5 common chronic eye …

The complete amino acid sequence of the prostate-specific antigen (PA) from human
seminal plasma has been determined from analyses of the peptides generated by cyanogen …

In this Phase I trial, patients’ peripheral blood dendritic cells were pulsed with peptides eluted
from the surface of autologous glioma cells. Three biweekly intradermal vaccinations of …

Rediscovery of cold-activated brown adipose tissue (BAT) in humans has boosted research
interest in identifying BAT activators for metabolic benefits. Of particular interest are …

Objective To estimate the societal economic burden and the governmental budgetary
impact of the following visual disorders among US adults aged 40 years and older: visual …