Publications by authors named "C Galen Choy"

Asian American (AA) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) people are often aggregated into a monolithic group, but when they are disaggregated into ethnic groups (e.g., Chinese), inequities can be identified.

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  • Optimizing oncolytic viruses for cancer treatment involves removing harmful genes and adding new ones to improve their ability to replicate and stimulate immune responses.
  • The complex nature of viral genomes and the difficulty of creating modified viruses have slowed progress in developing these therapies.
  • Researchers used a novel strategy involving antibiotics, transposon systems, and advanced sequencing to efficiently engineer safer and more effective oncolytic viruses by identifying useful genetic changes.
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Background/objective: Pacific children are at high obesity risk, yet the behavioral and environmental factors that contribute to obesity development in this setting remain poorly understood. We assessed associations between childhood risk factors for obesity with body mass index (BMI) trajectories between ages 2-9 years in Samoa.

Subjects/methods: In a prospective cohort of 485 children from 'Upolu, we measured weight and height at ages 2-4 (2015), 3.

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Objective: Nasal airway surgery is often applied when treatment fails to relieve nasal obstruction. However, surgery that improves airflow does not always alleviate the symptoms of nasal obstruction. The perception of nasal breathing is likely more related to changes in mucosal temperature than the mechanical sensation of flow or pressure.

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