research From the Elephant Man to Barbie Girl: Dissecting the Freak from the Margins to the Mainstream
Society's view of "freaks" has shifted from natural deformities to extreme plastic surgery, reflecting changing beauty standards and pressures.
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30-60 / 1000+ resultsresearch Modeling animal genomics in mice: An authentic approach for the functional interrogation of evolutionarily and agriculturally critical variants
Mouse models are essential for studying and improving genetic traits in agriculture.
research Amendments to Organizational Theorizing.
Karl E. Weick suggested focusing on everyday events and smaller groups to improve organizational theory and urged the inclusion of nonobvious aspects for better explanations.
research A Body Divided: Toward Reunification of the Paradigm
The body and mind should be seen as interconnected for better medical understanding and treatment.
research The repression of mètis within digital organizations
Over-reliance on automation limits human problem-solving in emergencies.
research Thinking a little differently: A member reflects on life as a neurodivergent physiologist
A neurodivergent physiologist reflects on how his unique perspective benefits his research, despite facing challenges with tasks and communication.
research 501 Next-generation in vitro testing: microfluidic models for aging, wound healing, and oral tissue analysis in safety, efficacy, and permeation studies
Microfluidic models improve testing for aging, wound healing, and oral tissue, reducing animal testing.
research Pseudoxanthoma Elasticum: Progress in Research Toward Treatment: Summary of the 2012 PXE International Research Meeting
Significant progress was made in understanding PXE, but effective treatments are still needed.
research Case-Only Trees and Random Forests for Exploring Genotype-Specific Treatment Effects in Randomized Clinical Trials with Dichotomous End Points
Case-only trees and random forests improve predictions of treatment effects in clinical trials.
research 237 Unveiling Skin Cancers Pathophysiology via the Modeling of Xeroderma Pigmentosum Disease Modeling Using CRISPR-Cas9 Technology
Blocking the JAK/STAT pathway may help reduce skin sensitivity in Xeroderma pigmentosum.
research Modeling share dynamics by extracting competition structure
The model can predict website market shares by identifying competition among them.
research Azimuthal Scattering from Elliptical Hair Fibers
Light scatters differently from elliptical hair fibers than from circular ones, and a new model better predicts this behavior, especially for shiny highlights.
research Abstracts
The model helps improve medical devices by showing how skin deforms under pressure.
research 267 Deep phenotyping of patients with xeroderma pigmentosum and trichothiodystrophy
Deep phenotyping helps distinguish between xeroderma pigmentosum and trichothiodystrophy, aiding in diagnosis and treatment.
research An N-Ethyl-N-Nitrosourea Induced Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Promoter Mutation Provides a Mouse Model for Endogenous Glucocorticoid Excess
Researchers created a mouse model for Cushing's syndrome to study glucocorticoid excess and potential treatments.
research Body Representation in Patients with Severe Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study on the Promising Role of Powered Exoskeleton for Gait Training
Powered exoskeleton training improves body perception and quality of life in spinal cord injury patients.
research Book Reviews
Both books are useful for professionals, but "Exacting Beauty" is more comprehensive and practical.
research Identification of somatic and germline mosaicism for a keratin 5 mutation in epidermolysis bullosa simplex in a family of which the proband was previously regarded as a sporadic case
The keratin 5 mutation in a family with epidermolysis bullosa simplex was due to mosaicism, not a new mutation.
research Abstract ED05-04: Presurgical models to effectively screen preventive agents
Presurgical models can effectively and affordably screen cancer prevention agents.
research Shortcutting the diagnostic odyssey: the multidisciplinary Program for Undiagnosed Rare Diseases in adults (UD-PrOZA)
The UD-PrOZA program successfully diagnosed 18% of adult patients with rare diseases, often using genetic testing.
research Finding models for skin diseases: successes and failures
The document concludes that while finding animal models for the skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa is challenging, certain mouse mutations may provide useful insights for research and drug testing.
research Expanding the Clinical and Mutational Spectrum of Recessive AEBP1-Related Classical-Like Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
The study concludes that mutations in the AEBP1 gene can cause a form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and should be considered in diagnosis.
research 138 Characterization of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes of a reconstructed human epidermal model from adult hair follicles
The reconstructed skin model from hair follicles functions like human skin in processing chemicals and can be used to test ingredient safety.
research Characterisation of Myotonic Dystrophy type I cell models and drug evaluation by a cell- based quantification platform.
Antisense oligonucleotides show promise for treating Myotonic Dystrophy type I.
research Restructuring skin equivalents with human hair follicle orscs and fibroblasts
A new method was developed to create better skin models for healing and reconstruction.
research CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Generation of COL7A1-Deficient Keratinocyte Model of Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa.
Scientists created a cell model to study and find treatments for a skin disease called RDEB.
research 454 Modeling epidermolysis bullosa simplex with cardiomyopathy using KLHL24-mutant pluripotent stem cells.
KLHL24-mutant stem cells help understand skin and heart disease.
research Expanding the Scope of a Dynamic Perspective on Positive Adolescent Sexual Development
Adolescent sexual development should focus on positive aspects, including biological, psychological, and contextual factors, and recognize individual differences and the role of pleasure.
research Diversifying the case study: How far has physiology education come in integrating equality, diversity and inclusion into the curricula?
Physiology education needs to include more diversity and different perspectives to better represent all populations.
research Aspect-Level Drug Reviews Sentiment Analysis Based on Double BiGRU and Knowledge Transfer
A model called PM-DBiGRU was developed for analyzing sentiments in drug reviews, and it performed better than other models, but struggled with complex sentences and situations requiring background knowledge.