Professor William Wayne Babcock (1872-1963) and His Innovations in Surgery.

Professor William Wayne Babcock (1872-1963) is considered as a leading figure of American surgery during early 20th century. He introduced many innovative surgical techniques such as Babcock operation for the treatment of varicose veins, the Babcock-Bacon operation for the treatment of cancer of the rectum and sigmoid colon preserving anal sphincters, the "soup bone" cranioplasty technique, and the nerve disassociation technique for the relief of certain forms of paralysis or parasthesia due to injury or inflammation. He invented many surgical instruments such as Babcock forceps, which is widely used in everyday surgical practice, the Babcock probe, and also sump drain and lamp chimney sump drain, which also bear his name.

Osteonectin as a screening marker for pancreatic cancer: A prospective study.

Objective Osteonectin plays a central role in various processes during the development of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This prospective pilot study was performed to determine the feasibility of serum osteonectin as a screening tool for pancreatic cancer. Methods Blood samples were collected from 15 consecutive patients with newly diagnosed pancreatic cancer and 30 matched healthy controls.

Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden (1560-1634): The Pioneer of German Surgery.

Wilhelm Fabricius von Hilden (1560-1634) or also known with his Latinized name Guilielmus Fabricius Hildanus is considered the founder of scientific German surgery. He introduced new surgical techniques and invented new surgical instruments for the surgical treatment of nasal polyps, stone bladder, breast and ocular cancer, hydrocele, and ascites, while very ingenious were his amputation techniques. His most important surgical treatise was Observationem et curationem chirurgicam centuriae sex ( Six Hundred Surgical Observations and Treatments) first published in 1606.

Professor Samuel David Gross (1805-1884) and His Innovations in Surgery and Medicine.

Professor Samuel David Gross (1805-1884) is considered as one of the founders of American surgery. He was a skillful surgeon who could excellently perform a lithotomy, an amputation, and a cataract surgery. He introduced many new surgical techniques and designed new surgical and medical instruments.

Reliability and Validation of the Greek Version of the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire.

Background: The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) is an easy, brief, self-administered questionnaire developed by Levine et al for the assessment of severity of symptoms and functional status of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. The aim of our study was to develop and validate the Greek version of BCTQ.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 90 patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome.

Rudolf Ulrich Krönlein (1847-1910): An Innovative General, Thoracic, Neuro, and Ocular Surgeon.

The Swiss Professor Rudolf Ulrich Krönlein (1847-1910) was a pioneer in many fields of surgery, because he succeeded in introducing many innovations in different fields of surgery, for example, general surgery, thoracic surgery, neurosurgery, and ocular surgery. He was a reputable Professor of Surgery at Zurich University and was nominated for Nobel Prize in 1902.

Can Motor Proficiency in Preschool Age Affect Physical Activity in Adolescence?

Background: This study investigated if motor proficiency (MP) in preschool age associate with physical activity (PA) in adolescence.

Methods: In 2004, the Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Short Form (BOTMP-SF) (7) was administered to 413 children, aged 4-6 years, who were classified to MP groups according to their BOTMP-SF total score (TS). In 2014, the PA of 106 former participants (47 boys, 59 girls) was measured with Omron pedometers.

Low-frequency and rare exome chip variants associate with fasting glucose and type 2 diabetes susceptibility.

Fasting glucose and insulin are intermediate traits for type 2 diabetes. Here we explore the role of coding variation on these traits by analysis of variants on the HumanExome BeadChip in 60,564 non-diabetic individuals and in 16,491 T2D cases and 81,877 controls. We identify a novel association of a low-frequency nonsynonymous SNV in GLP1R (A316T; rs10305492; MAF=1.