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  1. Drug-induced parkinsonism (DIP) has a high prevalence and is associated with poorer quality of life. To find a practical clinical tool to assess DIP in patients with severe mental illness (SMI), the associatio...

    Authors: Charlotte L. Mentzel, P. Roberto Bakker, Jim van Os, Marjan Drukker, Glenn E. Matroos, Marina A. J. Tijssen and Peter N. van Harten
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:15
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  2. A series of human diseases are caused by the misfolding and aggregation of specific proteins or peptides into amyloid fibrils; nine of these diseases, referred to as polyglutamine diseases, are associated with...

    Authors: Roel Van Assche, Charline Borghgraef, Jonathan Vaneyck, Mireille Dumoulin, Liliane Schoofs and Liesbet Temmerman
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:14
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  3. Work-related stress is a global problem with negative implications for individuals and society. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate a stress management intervention for patients on sick leave due ...

    Authors: Vita Ligaya Dalgaard, Lars Peter Sønderbo Andersen, Johan Hviid Andersen, Morten Vejs Willert, Ole Carstensen and David John Glasscock
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:13
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  4. To investigate the association between polymorphism rs547984, located in close proximity to the Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein 4 (ZP4) gene on human chromosome 1q43 and primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).

    Authors: Taif A. Azad, Nikhil B. Edward, Altaf A. Kondkar, Hatem Kalantan, Saleh Altuwaijri, Tahira Sultan, Faisal A. Al-Mobarak, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan and Khaled K. Abu-Amero
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:12
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  5. While the positive effect of balance training on age-related impairments in postural stability is well-documented, the neural correlates of such training adaptations in older adults remain poorly understood. T...

    Authors: Jan Ruffieux, Audrey Mouthon, Martin Keller, Michael Wälchli and Wolfgang Taube
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:11
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  6. Medication effect is the sum of its drug, placebo, and drug*placebo interaction effects. It is conceivable that the interaction effect involves modulating drug bioavailability; it was previously observed that ...

    Authors: Muhammad M Hammami, Ahmed Yusuf, Faduma S. Shire, Rajaa Hussein and Reem Al-Swayeh
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:10
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  7. In vitro studies suggest that the multiple functions of decorin are related to both its core protein and its dermatan sulfate chain. To determine the contribution of the dermatan sulfate chain to the functiona...

    Authors: Pierre Moffatt, Yeqing Geng, Lisa Lamplugh, Antonio Nanci and Peter J. Roughley
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:7
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  8. Gold compounds have shown promise in the treatment of non-communicable diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer, and are considered of value as anti-microbial agents against Gram-negative and Gram-posi...

    Authors: Ruqaiyyah Siddiqui, Farhat Abjani, Chien Ing Yeo, Edward R. T. Tiekink and Naveed Ahmed Khan
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:6
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  9. We aimed to search for mutations in the germline and somatic DNA of the TEK gene and to analyze the expression level of Src and phospho-Src (p-Src) in tumor and healthy tissues from patients with facial cutaneo-m...

    Authors: Nabila Brahami, Selvakumar Subramaniam, Moudjahed Saleh Al-Ddafari, Cecile Elkaim, Pierre-Olivier Harmand, Badr-Eddine Sari, Gérard Lefranc and Mourad Aribi
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:9
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  12. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a diagnostic tool often used during the management of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). However, its diagnostic value in discrimination between entities comprising the very hete...

    Authors: Boubacar Efared, G. Ebang-Atsame, Sani Rabiou, Abdoulsalam S. Diarra, Layla Tahiri, Nawal Hammas, Mohamed Smahi, Bouchra Amara, Mohamed C. Benjelloun, Mounia Serraj, Laila Chbani and Hinde El Fatemi
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:4
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  13. The human leukemia cell line HL-60 is considered an alternative cell culture model to study neutrophil differentiation and migration. The aim of this study was to characterize the suitability of HL-60 cells di...

    Authors: Ragheda Yaseen, Stefanie Blodkamp, Petra Lüthje, Friederike Reuner, Lena Völlger, Hassan Y. Naim and Maren von Köckritz-Blickwede
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:2
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  14. To investigate whether polymorphism rs540782 on chromsome 1, in close proximity to the Zona Pellucida Glycoprotein 4 (ZP4) gene, is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG).

    Authors: Altaf A. Kondkar, Nikhil B. Edward, Hatem Kalantan, Abdullah S. Al-Kharashi, Saleh Altuwaijri, Gamal Mohamed, Tahira Sultan, Taif A. Azad and Khaled K. Abu-Amero
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:3
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  15. Alzheimer disease (AD) research has focussed mainly on the amyloid beta protein (Aβ). However, many Aβ-and P3-type peptides derived from the amyloid precursor protein (APP) and peptides thought to derive from ...

    Authors: Sally Hunter and Carol Brayne
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:1
    Content type: Mini-review Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2017 16:8

  16. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by the pathological deposition of amyloid-β (Aβ) protein-containing plaques. Microglia and astrocytes are commonly attracted to the plaques by an unknown mechanism tha...

    Authors: Anne Schaarschuch, Christoph Redies and Nicole Hertel
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:22
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  17. Many psychiatric diseases are influenced by a set of several genetic and environmental factors that genetics alone cannot explain. Specifically, in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder the absence of consistentl...

    Authors: A. Cariaga-Martinez and R. Alelú-Paz
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:21
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  18. Drug-eluting stents (DES) have dramatically reduced restenosis rates compared to bare metal stents and are widely used in coronary artery angioplasty. The anti-proliferative nature of the drugs reduces smooth ...

    Authors: Matthijs S. Ruiter, Albert Doornbos, Vivian de Waard, Robbert J. de Winter, Nico J. M. Attevelt, Rob Steendam and Carlie J. M. de Vries
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:20
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  19. Recent large-scale studies suggest that obesity and overweight may confer protection against future dementia. This observation could, however, be generated by reverse causality. That is, weight loss in the incipi...

    Authors: G. David Batty, Bruna Galobardes, John M. Starr, Mona Jeffreys, George Davey Smith and Tom C. Russ
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:19
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  20. Mutations in the human progressive ankylosis gene (ANKH; Mus musculus ortholog Ank) have been identified as cause for craniometaphyseal dysplasia (CMD), characterized by progressive thickening of craniofacial bon...

    Authors: Yaling Liu, Eliane H. Dutra, Ernst J. Reichenberger and I-Ping Chen
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:18
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  21. We investigated whether polymorphism rs7555523 (A > C) in human transmembrane and coiled-coil domain 1 (TMCO1) gene is a risk factor for primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) in a Saudi cohort.

    Authors: Altaf A. Kondkar, Ahmed Mousa, Taif A. Azad, Tahira Sultan, Abdullah Alawad, Saleh Altuwaijri, Saleh A. Al-Obeidan and Khaled K. Abu-Amero
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:17
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  22. Osteoporosis, characterized by low bone mineral density (BMD) and high bone fracture risk, is prevalent in Thai menopausal women. Genetic factors are known to play a key role in BMD. Low density lipoprotein re...

    Authors: Anong Kitjaroentham, Hathairad Hananantachai, Benjaluck Phonrat, Sangchai Preutthipan and Rungsunn Tungtrongchitr
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:16
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  24. We aimed to ascertain if Gastrokine 1 mRNA in the sera of patients with gastric cancer might be an informative biomarker for the disease.

    Authors: Valentina Villano, Chiara Stella Di Stadio, Antonella Federico, Filomena Altieri, Giuseppina Miselli, Maurizio De Palma, Emilia Rippa and Paolo Arcari
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:14
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  26. Patients admitted to emergency departments with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are commonly being treated with oral anticoagulants. In contrast to patients without anticoagulant medication, no guidelines, scores...

    Authors: Thomas C. Sauter, Stephan Ziegenhorn, Sufian S. Ahmad, Wolf E. Hautz, Meret E. Ricklin, Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Georg-Martin Fiedler, Dominik G. Haider and Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:12
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  27. SLC4A3 has been shown to cause retinal degeneration in a genetically engineered knockout mouse, and in a naturally occurring form of canine progressive retinal atrophy considered to be the equivalent of retinitis...

    Authors: Louise M. Downs, Andrew R. Webster, Anthony T. Moore, Michel Michaelides, Robin R. Ali, Alison J. Hardcastle and Cathryn S. Mellersh
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:11
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  28. Selective glucocorticoid receptor modulators (SEGRMs) comprise a novel class of drugs promising both reduced side effects and similar pharmacological potency relative to glucocorticoids, which presently serve ...

    Authors: Lukas D. Landegger, Clemens Honeder, Chengjing Zhu, Hanna Schöpper, Elisabeth Engleder, Franz Gabor, Wolfgang Gstoettner and Christoph Arnoldner
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:10
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  29. Evidence suggests that vagal nerve activity may play a role in sleep apnea induction. In anesthetized rats, dronabinol, a cannabinoid (CB) receptor agonist, injected into the nodose ganglia attenuates reflex a...

    Authors: Michael W. Calik and David W. Carley
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:8
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  30. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are involved in a variety of cardiovascular disorders, including septic cardiomyopathy, ischemia/reperfusion, heart failure, and cardiac hypertrophy. Previous research revealed that ...

    Authors: Tippaporn Bualeong, Sied Kebir, Dorothea Hof, Lina Goelz, Mathias Graewe, Stefan Felix Ehrentraut, Pascal Knuefermann, Georg Baumgarten, Rainer Meyer and Heidi Ehrentraut
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:9
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  31. Patients with severe aortic stenosis have increased levels of prothrombotic and proinflammatory microparticles (MP), and MPs actively regulate pathological processes that lead to atherothrombotic cardiovascula...

    Authors: Julio F. Marchini, Ayumi Aurea Miyakawa, Flavio Tarasoutchi, José Eduardo Krieger, Pedro Lemos and Kevin Croce
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:7
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  33. Recently, topical dexamethasone-induced ocular hypertension and a consequent loss of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) have been described in mice. This has been proposed as a model of steroid-induced glaucoma. In...

    Authors: Kota Sato, Koji M. Nishiguchi, Kazuichi Maruyama, Satoru Moritoh, Kosuke Fujita, Yoshikazu Ikuta, Hitoshi Kasai and Toru Nakazawa
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:5
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  34. The diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by Legionella pneumophila, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, and Chlamydophila pneumoniae is traditionally based on cultures and serology, which have special requir...

    Authors: Mariana Herrera, Yudy Alexandra Aguilar, Zulma Vanessa Rueda, Carlos Muskus and Lázaro Agustín Vélez
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:3
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  37. Patients with diuretic therapy are at risk for drug-induced adverse reactions. It is unknown if presence of diuretic therapy at hospital emergency room admission is associated with mortality.

    Authors: Dominik G. Haider, Gregor Lindner, Michael Wolzt, Alexander Benedikt Leichtle, Georg-Martin Fiedler, Thomas C. Sauter, Valentin Fuhrmann and Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2016 15:1
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  38. Mobile phone use has been discussed over the last few decades with increased risk for intracranial tumors. The majority of studies have been conducted on gliomas and meningiomas. Although some case-control stu...

    Authors: George A. Alexiou and Chrissa Sioka
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:23
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  39. Ensuring genetic stability in pluripotent stem cell (PSC) cultures is essential for the development of successful cell therapies. Although most instances lead to failed experiments and go unreported in the lit...

    Authors: Suehelay Acevedo-Acevedo and Wendy C. Crone
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:22
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  40. Omega–3 fatty acids prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in patients with myocardial infarction or heart failure. Benefits in patients without overt CVD have not been demonstrated, though most studies d...

    Authors: Mori J. Krantz, Edward P. Havranek, Rocio I. Pereira, Brenda Beaty, Philip S. Mehler and Carlin S. Long
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:21
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  41. Ethanol exposure during the rodent equivalent to the 3rd trimester of human pregnancy (i.e., first 1–2 weeks of neonatal life) has been shown to produce structural and functional alterations in the CA3 hippocampa...

    Authors: Brian Charles Baculis and Carlos Fernando Valenzuela
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:19
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  42. Polymorphisms in the TNF-A gene have been associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in some case-control studies. Previous work has shown that COPD/chronic bronchitis subjects with alpha-1 a...

    Authors: Jennie M. Gane, Robert A. Stockley and Elizabeth Sapey
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:20
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  43. This study aims to better define prognostic factors for patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC), and to identify patients who will benefit from first-line cisplatin-based chemotherapy. We test the ...

    Authors: Guilhem Roubaud, Véronique Brouste, Phillipe Beuzeboc, Aude Fléchon, Diego Tosi, Sandrine Lavau-Denes, Christine Chevreau, Stéphane Culine, Stéphane Oudard, Amandine Quivy, Philippe Pourquier and Nadine Houédé
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:18
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  44. Willis-Ekbom disease (WED), also called restless legs syndrome (RLS), is a neurologic sensorimotor disease that may be associated with cardiovascular disease. Given high morbidity and mortality rates of cardiovas...

    Authors: Brynn K. Dredla, Oscar H. Del Brutto, Augustine S. Lee and Pablo R. Castillo
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:17
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  45. In this study, we aimed to identify microRNA from urine of multiple myeloma patients that could serve as a biomarker for the disease.

    Authors: Lenka Sedlaříková, Lenka Bešše, Soňa Novosadová, Veronika Kubaczková, Lenka Radová, Michal Staník, Marta Krejčí, Roman Hájek and Sabina Ševčíková
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:16
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  46. Azithromycin prophylaxis has been shown to reduce COPD exacerbations but there is poor evidence for other antibiotics. We compared exacerbation rates in COPD patients with a history of frequent exacerbations (...

    Authors: Eskandarain Shafuddin, Graham D. Mills, Mark D. Holmes, Phillippa J. Poole, Peter R. Mullins and Peter N. Black
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:15
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  47. The genome, the environment, and their interactions simultaneously regulate complex traits such as body composition and voluntary exercise levels. One such environmental influence is the maternal milieu (i.e.,...

    Authors: Scott A. Kelly, Kunjie Hua, Jennifer N. Wallace, Sarah E. Wells, Derrick L. Nehrenberg and Daniel Pomp
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:13
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  50. Brain morphometric abnormalities in schizophrenia have been extensively reported in the literature. Whole-brain volumetric reductions are almost universally reported by most studies irrespective of the charact...

    Authors: John P. John, Ammu Lukose, Bhavani Shankara Bagepally, Harsha N. Halahalli, Nagaraj S. Moily, Anupa A. Vijayakumari and Sanjeev Jain
    Citation: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2015 14:11
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