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Volume 73; Issue 5

Medical Hypotheses

Volume 73; Issue 5

1

Epigenetic side-effects of common pharmaceuticals: A potential new field in medicine and pharmacology

Antonei B. Csoka, Moshe Szyf

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 249 KB

english, 2009

2

High-dose folate and dietary purines promote scavenging of peroxynitrite-derived radicals – Clinical potential in inflammatory disorders

Mark F. McCarty, Jorge Barroso-Aranda, Francisco Contreras

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 223 KB

english, 2009

3

A novel immunotherapy to hepatocellular carcinoma: CD40-activated B lymphocytes transfected with AFPmRNA

Yafeng Wan, Xiaopeng Ma, Xingrui Li, Jilin Yi

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 110 KB

english, 2009

4

Is there a link between insulin resistance and inflammatory activation in preeclampsia?

Marco Scioscia, Pantaleo Greco, Luigi E. Selvaggi, Thomas W Rademacher

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 340 KB

english, 2009

5

Support for the hypothesis that electro-stimulation is responsible for Lipoatrophia semicircularis

Luc Verschaeve, A. Maes

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 173 KB

english, 2009

6

Even very low but sustained lithium intake can prevent suicide in the general population?

Takeshi Terao, Shinjiro Goto, Masatoshi Inagaki, Yasumasa Okamoto

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 105 KB

english, 2009

7

The effect of mirthful laughter on the human cardiovascular system

Michael Miller, William F. Fry

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 201 KB

english, 2009

8

Can surgeon’s hand be replaced with a smart surgical instrument in esophagectomy?

Siamak Hajizadeh Farkoush, Siamak Najarian

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 625 KB

english, 2009

9

Three-dimensional spring model: A new hypothesis of pathogenesis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Zongde Yang, Yang Xie, Ming Li

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 1.18 MB

english, 2009

10

Upright position mechanical ventilation: An alternative strategy for ALI/ARDS patients?

Min Zhu, Wei Zhang, Jia-Ning Wang, Hua Yan, Yang-Kai Li, Bo Ai, Sheng-Lin Fu, Xiang-Ning Fu

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 110 KB

english, 2009

11

Same ablation may be used for frequent premature ventricular contractions and supraventricular tachycardia

Jin-Jun Liang, He Huang, Cong-Xin Huang, Bo Yang, Jun Wan, Yan-Hong Tang, Emmy Okello

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 114 KB

english, 2009

12

Toxicology and methods of committing suicide other than overdose

Miran Coklo, Valter Stemberga, Drazen Cuculic, Ivan Sosa, Alan Bosnar

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 98 KB

english, 2009

13

Chronic periodontal disease may be a sign for erectile dysfunction in men

Sheng Peng, Deng-Xin Zhang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 48 KB

english, 2009

14

Does NO metabolism play a role in the effects of vegetables in health? Nitric oxide formation via the reduction of nitrites and nitrates

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 116 KB

english, 2009

15

Will Jill come tumbling after? The case for a JAK2-type mutation as a prequel to the connective tissue disorders

Fiona M. McQueen, Nicola Dalbeth

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 269 KB

english, 2009

16

Is the role of estrogens and estrogen receptors in epilepsy still underestimated?

Aleksandra Fucic, Snjezana Miškov, Davor Želježić, Nenad Bogdanovic, Jelena Katić, Romana Gjergja, Ello Karelson, Marija Gamulin

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 118 KB

english, 2009

17

What is the connection between red hair and Tourette syndrome?

Katy Sterling-Levis, Katrina Williams

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 160 KB

english, 2009

18

A potential therapeutic approach for human spinal cord injuries: Subarachnoid puncture for OECs transplantation

Yi-Xin shen, Peng Zhang, Jia-Guo Zhao

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 47 KB

english, 2009

19

Brown adipose tissue: A novel marker for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Tugrul Purnak, Ersan Ozaslan

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 39 KB

english, 2009

20

Injection of plasmin in local area: A new treatment option for nasal polypsis

Xiaoyuan Li, Shixi Liu

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 99 KB

english, 2009

21

Psychosis may be associated with toxoplasmosis

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 151 KB

english, 2009

22

Monotonous sensory stimulation can it induce sleep in infants? An insight into the possible neurophysiology

Raju Suresh Kumar, Sareesh Naduvil Narayanan, Jaijesh Paval

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 47 KB

english, 2009

23

On the craft of effective lectures

Thomas C. Erren, Paul Cullen, Michael Erren

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 50 KB

english, 2009

24

Pepper soup as an antioxidant nutrition therapy

Ezekiel U. Nwose

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 50 KB

english, 2009

25

Probiotic culture genetically modified to produce SDF-1 chemokine may be useful for stem cell based therapy of Crohn’s disease

Melánia Babincová, Peter Babinec

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 41 KB

english, 2009

26

Nanobomb: A potential technique for in vivo imaging and targeted cancer cell destruction

Hualin Zhang, Zhiqing Chen

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 40 KB

english, 2009

27

Extant blood samples to deduce the strains of the 1890 and possibly earlier pandemic influenzas

Eric Lewin Altschuler, Yvonne M. Kariuki, Aesha Jobanputra

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 106 KB

english, 2009

28

Most cancer in firefighters is due to radio-frequency radiation exposure not inhaled carcinogens

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 106 KB

english, 2009

29

From the “little brain” gastrointestinal infection to the “big brain” neuroinflammation: A proposed fast axonal transport pathway involved in multiple sclerosis

Georgia Deretzi, Jannis Kountouras, Nikolaos Grigoriadis, Christos Zavos, Stavros Chatzigeorgiou, Evangelos Koutlas, Iakovos Tsiptsios

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 168 KB

english, 2009

30

Immunotherapy for adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands: Cancer/testis antigens and 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine

Suxia Liang, Mingwen Fan

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 103 KB

english, 2009

31

Prophylactic role of maternal administration of probiotics in the prevention of irritable bowel syndrome

J. Barouei, M.C. Adams, D.M. Hodgson

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 147 KB

english, 2009

32

Can immunologic intercourse afford protection against renal transplant rejection?

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 38 KB

english, 2009

33

Can adenosine substitute for SAM-e as an adjunct in the treatment of depression?

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 58 KB

english, 2009

34

Diagnostic value of serum peptidome analyses for protease activated pathological conditions beyond cancer diagnosis

Teruto Hashiguchi, Kenji Tanaka, Lyang-Ja Lee, Ken Sasaki, Shoji Natsugoe, Ko-ichi Kawahara, Kimiyoshi Arimura, Ikuro Maruyama

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 532 KB

english, 2009

35

Colonic fermentation – More than meets the nose

R.P. Arasaradnam, M.W. Pharaoh, G.J. Williams, C.U. Nwokolo, K.D. Bardhan, S. Kumar

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 217 KB

english, 2009

36

Minocycline may attenuate postherpetic neuralgia

Qiang Zhang, Liping Peng, Deren Zhang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 104 KB

english, 2009

37

Autologous neural stem cell transplantation: A new treatment option for Parkinson’s disease?

Oscar Arias-Carrión, Ti-Fei Yuan

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 112 KB

english, 2009

38

A new hypothesis: Treatment of septic shock by provoking a mild infection simultaneously

Alberto Halabe Bucay

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 94 KB

english, 2009

39

Motion sickness may be caused by a neurohumoral action of acetylcholine

Leonard M. Eisenman

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 238 KB

english, 2009

40

Metastasis progression is a clonally selective process on whole-body level

Zhao Li, Qing-Yu Fan, Bao-An Ma, Yong Zhou, Ming-Hua Zhang, Yong Zhang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 99 KB

english, 2009

41

May depression be a form of epilepsy? Some remarks on the bioelectric nature of depression

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 353 KB

english, 2009

42

Urethral dysbacteriosis as an underlying, primary cause of chronic prostatitis: Potential implications for probiotic therapy

Longfei Liu, Jinrui Yang, Fanggen Lu

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 113 KB

english, 2009

43

The future of disease prevention

K. Pradyumna Majumdar, Shravan K. Gangula, Sravanth Karteek Chelakari, Santhosh Reddy Mannem, Vishal Gupta, Pramod Krishna Majumdar

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 39 KB

english, 2009

44

Are iron supplements appropriate for iron replete pregnant women?

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 101 KB

english, 2009

45

Multiple-blind: Towards a new blinding protocol for future generations of clinical trials

Jafar Kolahi, Mohamadreza Abrishami

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 106 KB

english, 2009

46

Nickel-based (Ni–Cr and Ni–Cr–Be) alloys used in dental restorations may be a potential cause for immune-mediated hypersensitivity

Yin Lu, Weiqing Chen, Wei Ke, Shaohua Wu

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 101 KB

english, 2009

47

Is there a vicious cycle between obstructive sleep apnea and laryngopharyngeal reflux disease?

Görkem Eskiizmir, Eric Kezirian

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 159 KB

english, 2009

48

Does varicella-zoster virus infection of the peripheral ganglia cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Judith S. Shapiro

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 164 KB

english, 2009

49

Idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: Thoughts on etiology and pathophysiology

Haris Chrysikopoulos

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 306 KB

english, 2009

50

Therapeutic potential of lipase inhibitor orlistat in Alzheimer’s disease

Jing Du, Zhao Wang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 109 KB

english, 2009

51

Permanent impairment of insulin resistance from pregnancy to adulthood: The primary basic risk factor of chronic Western diseases

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 382 KB

english, 2009

52

The probable cause of civilization diseases and the structural limits of pleasure

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 125 KB

english, 2009

53

Reversal of autistic symptoms by removal of low-relative tryptophan foods: Case report

Guy R. Beretich

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 48 KB

english, 2009

54

Spinal imaging abnormality, low back and leg pain, and muscle tension—A five-phase hypothesis considering generative sequence and causal relationship

Kiyoshi Ishihara

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 221 KB

english, 2009

55

Versatile prostheses: Reinforced with drug delivery system and monitoring unit

Xiaotang Sun, Li Zhao, Wanming Wang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 39 KB

english, 2009

56

Are you an honest scientist? Truthfulness in science should be an iron law, not a vague aspiration

Bruce G. Charlton

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 102 KB

english, 2009

57

The dynamic of senescent cells accumulation can explain the age-specific incidence of autoimmune diseases

Teo Manestar-Blažić, Maja Volf

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 105 KB

english, 2009

58

Influenza H1N1 and the world wide economic crisis – A model of coherence?

W. Sperling, T. Biermann

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 115 KB

english, 2009

59

Semantic fluency: A sensitive marker for cognitive impairment in children with heavy diarrhea burdens?

Reinaldo B. Oriá, Carlos Maurício C. Costa, Aldo A.M. Lima, Peter D. Patrick, Richard L. Guerrant

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 385 KB

english, 2009

60

Invasive amebiasis: A microcirculatory disorder?

Rafael Campos-Rodríguez, Rosa Adriana Jarillo-Luna, Bruce Allan Larsen, Víctor Rivera-Aguilar, Javier Ventura-Juárez

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 584 KB

english, 2009

61

Can neuroimaging prove that schizophrenia is a brain disease? A radical hypothesis

Paolo Fusar-Poli

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 47 KB

english, 2009

62

A new hypothesis about the role of uric acid as a neurotransmitter

Alberto Halabe Bucay

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 84 KB

english, 2009

63

Antifibrotic medication using a combination of N-acetyl-L-cystein (NAC) and ACE inhibitors can prevent the recurrence of Dupuytren’s disease

Karsten Knobloch, Joern Redeker, Peter M. Vogt

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 105 KB

english, 2009

64

Epigenetic programming of diverse glucocorticoid response and inflammatory/immune-mediated disease

Peisong Chen, Tang Jiang, Juan Ouyang, Yingpeng Cui, Yili Chen

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 104 KB

english, 2009

65

Percutaneously adjustable portal vein banding device could prevent post-operative liver failure – Artificial control of portal venous flow is the key to a new therapeutic world

Julien Reyal, Shinji Uemoto

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 757 KB

english, 2009

66

Calcium channel as a potential anticancer agent

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 103 KB

english, 2009

67

Title page/Editorial Board

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Fichier:

PDF, 48 KB

2009

68

Vagus nerve stimulation may be used in the therapy of myocarditis

Hong Li, Tian-De Yang

Journal:

Medical Hypotheses

Année:

2009

Langue:

english

Fichier:

PDF, 242 KB

english, 2009