Lactic acid has been an intermediate-volume specialty chemical (world production∼ 40,000
tons/yr) used in a wide range of food processing and industrial applications. Lactic acid has …

Background The health benefits of leisure-time physical activity are well known, but whether
less exercise than the recommended 150 min a week can have life expectancy benefits is …

Antibody-drug conjugates enhance the antitumor effects of antibodies and reduce adverse
systemic effects of potent cytotoxic drugs. However, conventional drug conjugation …

Background Both end-stage renal disease and chronic kidney disease are increasing
worldwide; however, the full effect of chronic kidney disease is unknown because mortality …

Background: Scattered patches of crocidolite, one form of asbestos, were found in the
surface soil in the rural county of Da-yao in southwestern China. In 1983, researchers from …

Hormonal control of metabolic rate can be important in regulating the imbalance between
energy intake and expenditure that underlies the development of obesity. In mice fed a high …

ObjectivesTo assess whether overweight Asians, assessed on the basis of WHO criteria, are
at greater mortality risk than overweight Caucasians, and to determine whether alternative …

The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs), and the corresponding receptors, are implicated in
more than just the regulation of epithelial cell proliferation and differentiation. Specifically …

The healthy worker effect is the composite result from factors such as (1) selection of the
work force,(2) changes in lifestyle accompanying employment, and (3) methodological …

Most mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma have expressed growth factors and
oncogenes under the control of a liver-specific promoter. In contrast, we describe here the …