Background: Knowledge of antimicrobial resistance patterns in E. coli, the predominant pathogen associated with urinary tract infections (UTI) is important as a guide in selecting empirical antimicrobial therapy.
Methods: To describe the antimicrobial susceptibility of E.
We tested the hypothesis that there is a connection between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and age at menopause. A sample of women aged between 50 and 60 years who had reached natural menopause was studied. Survival analysis of data showed a significant relationship between APOE genotype and age at menopause, carriers of the APOE4 allele reaching menopause at an earlier age.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStudies in various species have shown that changes in reproductive activity result in inverse changes in life span. It is interesting to know how this "cost of reproduction" is incurred. It is possible that reproductive activity renders the organism more vulnerable to stress and that accumulated damage has a role in the observed decrease in life span.
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