Publications by authors named "R K Nauman"
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- Osteoporosis and periodontal disease significantly affect post-menopausal women, leading to serious health issues like bone fractures and mental health complications.
- A study involving 100 post-menopausal women aimed to explore how oral health relates to bone diseases, particularly looking at factors that could predict this association.
- Results indicated that while oral health may seem related to bone loss, only age, BMI, and past fractures were significant predictors, suggesting that periodontal disease alone may not directly contribute to bone loss but could share common risk factors.
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- Doctors use a treatment called BCG to help patients with a type of bladder cancer, but the cancer often comes back, which can be caused by the body's immune system not working well enough.
- Research in mice showed that when BCG is given directly into the bladder (intravesical), it can make the immune system less effective against tumors compared to giving it through the bloodstream (intravenous).
- The study found that intravenous BCG not only helps the immune system fight the cancer better but also helps train the immune cells, making them stronger at recognizing and fighting off the cancer cells.
Introduction: Undergraduate medical education has evolved necessarily with the increasing utilization of technology and the availability of ancillary resources developed for medical students. However, medical educational resources are expensive and there have been few studies validating these resources for their ability to significantly modify student exam performance.
Methods: A post-exam survey was devised to evaluate medical students for resource usage, student-perceived preparedness, and exam performance.