Publications by authors named "Greta Wong"
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- Sharks can replace lost denticles and also grow new denticles without shedding old ones, which could affect their energy costs and how we study fossil shark populations.
- Research showed that different shark species and body areas have similar rates of missing denticles (0%-6%), but some species, like the smooth dogfish and common thresher shark, have notable differences in denticle loss in specific regions.
- The process of denticle regrowth involves multiple stages, starting from crown development underneath the skin, and ultimately ensures sharks maintain a functional skin surface, which may help in reducing fouling and repairing damage over time.
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- A study compared the effectiveness of acupuncture versus massage in treating musculoskeletal pain in patients with advanced cancer, guided by recent pain management guidelines.
- Conducted across multiple US cancer centers from September 2019 to February 2022, 298 patients with moderate to severe pain participated in the trial, receiving either weekly acupuncture or massage for 10 weeks with follow-up sessions.
- The primary outcome measured was the change in worst pain intensity over 26 weeks, along with secondary outcomes including fatigue, insomnia, and overall quality of life, utilizing specific pain assessment tools.
The vertebrate immune system provides an impressively effective defense against parasites and pathogens. However, these benefits must be balanced against a range of costly side-effects including energy loss and risks of auto-immunity. These costs might include biomechanical impairment of movement, but little is known about the intersection between immunity and biomechanics.
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- The vertebrate immune system effectively protects against pathogens but can lead to several costly side effects, such as energy loss and potential auto-immunity.
- In threespine stickleback fish, a fibrosis immune response triggered by tapeworm infection can impact their locomotion and overall fitness, including body condition and fertility.
- Investigating the locomotor effects of fibrosis reveals that while increased body stiffness typically means lower performance, fish with fibrosis actually show improved escape performance, suggesting complex trade-offs in immune responses.
Background: Cancer survivors represent one of the fastest growing populations in the United States. Unfortunately, nearly 1 in 3 survivors experience anxiety symptoms as a long-term consequence of cancer and its treatment. Characterized by restlessness, muscle tension, and worry, anxiety worsens the quality of life; impairs daily functioning; and is associated with poor sleep, depressed mood, and fatigue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Fatigue is a troublesome symptom in cancer survivors that often results from disrupted sleep. We sought to assess whether two insomnia-focused non-pharmacological interventions are also effective for improving fatigue.
Methods: We analyzed data from a randomized clinical trial comparing cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) versus acupuncture for insomnia among cancer survivors.
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- - Shark skin features dermal denticles, which are tooth-like structures that vary in shape and size across different species and regions, particularly within a small area of skin known as the interbranchial skin.
- - Research using advanced techniques found that denticles at the leading edge of the gill pouches are shorter, wider, and smoother compared to those at the trailing edge across 13 species of sharks.
- - The study proposes that these morphological differences may help reduce abrasion during breathing and influence water flow dynamics after it exits the gills, with future work planned to visualize fluid motion over these denticles.