Publications by authors named "A Manivannan"
: A 65-year-old male veteran presented to the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System (VABHS) emergency department with progressive fatigue, dyspnea on exertion, lightheadedness, and falls over the last month. New bilateral lower extremity numbness up to his knees developed in the week prior to admission and prompted him to seek care. Additional history included 2 episodes of transient loss of consciousness resulting in falls and a week of diarrhea, which had resolved.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Osteochondroma is a bony lesion arising from the surface of the bone. It com-prises a large percentage of all benign bone tumors. A unique feature of this tumor is the conti-nuity of cortical and medullary components between the normal bony tissue and aberrant tissue of osteochondroma.
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- Metal ion transporters (MITs) are essential for maintaining metal balance in plants, with a focus on their roles in chickpea due to its nutritional significance.
- A total of 12 different families of MITs have been identified, indicating diverse functions in transporting metal ions, particularly in relation to iron (Fe) assimilation.
- Specific transporters, like CaYSL4, play a key role in transporting metals such as Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn in chickpea seeds, which can inform efforts to breed more nutritionally enhanced varieties.
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- The study analyzes the impact of liver transplant allocation policies through acuity circles (ACs) on the dynamics of race and gender concerning waitlist mortality and the receipt of deceased donor liver transplants (DDLT).
- Using data from 59,592 patients over a period before and after AC implementation, the research found no significant changes in how race and gender interacted concerning DDLT access or waitlist mortality.
- Black and Hispanic women showed persistent disparities, with lower rates of receiving DDLT and higher waitlist mortality compared to White women, while men across races fared better in these areas, highlighting ongoing inequalities in transplantation outcomes.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major neurological disorder and a leading cause of dementia, which is characterized by progressive cognitive decline. Emerging research highlights the link between AD and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), suggesting that shared pathophysiological mechanisms, such as insulin resistance, inflammation, and oxidative stress, contribute to both conditions. This connection has led to the concept of type 3 diabetes.
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