Publications by authors named "W Sherman"

Introduction: Fragility fractures can be substantially life-altering with notable effects on patient well-being and mental health. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing a new mental disorder diagnosis within 2 years following osteoporotic fragility fracture.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using a large national insurance claims database.

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Background: Early diagnosis and treatment of osteomyelitis is essential to prevent potential complications including sepsis, extensive bone resection, amputation, and death. Despite current treatment strategies for management of osteomyelitis, recurrence rates reported in the literature are upwards of 25 %. Current evidence comparing the efficacy of differing surgical treatments of osteomyelitis is inconclusive.

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Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is emerging as a promising therapeutic approach for cancer and other diseases, with an increasing number of programs demonstrating its efficacy in human clinical trials. One notable method for TPD is Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) that selectively degrade a protein of interest (POI) through E3-ligase induced ubiquitination followed by proteasomal degradation. PROTACs utilize a warhead-linker-ligand architecture to bring the POI (bound to the warhead) and the E3 ligase (bound to the ligand) into proximity.

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While housing nonbreeding all-male social groups of African lion (panthera leo) is a necessary part of managing this polygynous species ex situ, resulting intraspecific agonistic behavior can negatively impact animal welfare and guest experience, undermining two primary objectives of modern zoological gardens. Improvest is a gonadotropin releasing factor analog-diphtheria toxoid conjugate marketed for temporary immunological castration which has proven successful in reducing aggression in other zoo-housed species. To the authors' knowledge, the use of this technique has not been described in male African lions; reticence to use GnRH agonists may stem from concern about phenotypic effects (mane loss) and zoo visitor perception.

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system characterized by increased inflammation and immune responses, oxidative injury, mitochondrial dysfunction, and iron dyshomeostasis leading to demyelination and axonal damage. In MS, incomplete remyelination results in chronically demyelinated axons and degeneration coinciding with disability. This suggests a failure in the ability to remyelinate in MS, however, the precise underlying mechanisms remain unclear.

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