Publications by authors named "Jennifer E Helm"
Article Synopsis
- Introducing new genes and species into ecosystems can provide benefits like preventing extinctions, but it also poses risks and raises ethical concerns.
- The conservation community has made attempts to create guidelines, yet there is a need for broader principles to help navigate these complex decisions.
- This text proposes an inclusive set of principles that consider biological, legal, social, cultural, and ethical factors to assist conservation managers in making informed choices about emerging technologies.
Background: Serum levels of hepcidin-25, a peptide hormone that reduces blood iron content, are elevated when patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) develop pulmonary exacerbation (PEx). Because hepcidin-25 is unavailable as a clinical laboratory test, we questioned whether a one-time serum iron level was associated with the subsequent number of days until PEx, as defined by the need to receive systemic antibiotics (ABX) for health deterioration.
Methods: Clinical, biochemical, and microbiological parameters were simultaneously checked in 54 adults with CF.