Cause of death among patients following repair of juxtarenal aneurysm with physician modified endografts.

Objective: The use of physician modified endografts (PMEGs) to treat juxtarenal aortic aneurysms has increased significantly over the past 10 years. However, there exists a paucity of data beyond 5-years. This study compares long-term outcomes and cause of death between patients who did and did not survive beyond 5-years following PMEG for juxtarenal aneurysm.

A comprehensive review of clinical experiences and extracurricular activities for US premedical students applying to osteopathic medical schools.

Context: The healthcare industry faces a critical shortage of qualified physicians. To address this growing concern, medical schools nationwide are increasing their efforts to recruit and train premedical students to fill this gap. Those efforts include adequately preparing premedical students with the competencies and skills to meet the application requirements and gain acceptance to the medical school of their choosing.

Olfactory bulb astrocytes link social transmission of stress to cognitive adaptation in male mice.

Emotions and behavior can be affected by social chemosignals from conspecifics. For instance, olfactory signals from stressed individuals induce stress-like physiological and synaptic changes in naïve partners. Direct stress also alters cognition, but the impact of socially transmitted stress on memory processes is currently unknown.