Background Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) is an accepted technique to quantify endothelial
function and has shown to have prognostic value for future cardiovascular disease (CVD). …

Background Dietary fiber is part of a healthy diet and may exert a protective effect in the
cardiovascular system. The effect of fiber intake on blood pressure (BP) has not yet been …

Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with a
dismal prognosis. While immunotherapy has been deemed a breakthrough treatment for …

Through exomic sequencing of 32 intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas, we discovered frequent
inactivating mutations in multiple chromatin-remodeling genes (including BAP1, ARID1A …

… Barbara Thorand senior researcher in epidemiology5, Eugène HJM Jansen postdoctoral
scientist6, Lisette de Groot professor of nutrition and ageing7, Martinette Streppel postdoctoral …

Calcium plays a role in blood pressure (BP) regulation, but the importance of supplemental
calcium intake for the prevention of hypertension is still debated. We conducted a meta-…

Background: Little is known about the effects of dietary fiber intake on long-term mortality.
Objective: We aimed to study recent and long-term dietary fiber intake in relation to coronary …

Background Invalid information on dietary intake may lead to false diet-disease associations.
This study was conducted to examine the relative validity of the food frequency …

It is believed that a major reason for the poor functional recovery after peripheral nerve lesion
is collateral branching and regrowth of axons to incorrect muscles. Using a facial nerve …

A major reason for the insufficient recovery of function after motor nerve injury are the numerous
axonal branches which often re‐innervate muscles with completely different functions. …