Volume 64; Issue 5

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Volume 64; Issue 5

Medical Hypotheses

Volume 64; Issue 5

1

Marinobufagenin may mediate the adverse impact of salty diets on renal calcium retention by impairing the efficiency of renal tubular sodium–calcium exchange

Mark F. McCarty

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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Supplemental arginine and high-dose folate may promote bone health by supporting the activity of endothelial-type nitric oxide synthase in bone

Mark F. McCarty

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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3

Nutritional modulation of parathyroid hormone secretion may influence risk for left ventricular hypertrophy

Mark F. McCarty

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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4

Secondary hyperparathyroidism promotes the acute phase response – a rationale for supplemental Vitamin D in prevention of vascular events in the elderly

Mark F. McCarty

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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5

Therapeutic value of antidepressants in asthma

G. Krommydas, K.I. Gourgoulianis, K. Karamitsos, K. Krapis, E. Kotrotsiou, P.A. Molyvdas

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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6

Paradoxical strategy for treating chronic diseases where the therapeutic effect is derived from compensatory response rather than drug effect

Anthony J. Yun, Patrick Y. Lee, Kimberly A. Bazar

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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7

Neurodegeneration caused by the translation of nonsense: Does macromolecular misfolding impair the synchrony of gene expression?

John B. Connolly

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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8

Targeting fatty acid synthase-driven lipid rafts: a novel strategy to overcome trastuzumab resistance in breast cancer cells

Javier A. Menendez, Luciano Vellon, Ruth Lupu

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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9

Can worms defend our hearts? Chronic helminthic infections may attenuate the development of cardiovascular diseases

Eli Magen, Gadi Borkow, Zvi Bentwich, Joseph Mishal, Shimon Scharf

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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10

Cancer by negative heterosis: breast and ovarian cancer excess in hybrids of inbred ethnic groups

S. Denic, F. Khatib, M. Awad, G. Karbani, J. Milenkovic

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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11

Does autoantigen administration inhibit recurrence of type 1 diabetes in transplanted islets?

Zahra Mojtahedi, Shirin Farjadian, Abbas Ghaderi

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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12

Potentiation of immunological tolerance induction in adult mice by co-administration of pooled normal IgG and oral tolerogens: a potential therapeutic approach for autoimmune diseases

José Mengel, Patrı́cia Fávaro, André Meyer, Vinı́cius Motta, Raquel de Alencar, Edilberto Postól, Fabı́ola Cardillo

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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13

Inflammation may be a bridge connecting hypertension and atherosclerosis

Jian-Jun Li, Ji-Lin Chen

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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14

Homocysteinemia is a risk factor for aortic dissection

Hisato Takagi, Takuya Umemoto

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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15

Incorporating protein transduction domains (PTD) within intracellular proteins associated with the ‘stemness’ phenotype. Novel use of such recombinant ‘fusion’ proteins to overcome current limitations of applying autologous adult stem cells in regenerative medicine?

Boon Chin Heng, Tong Cao

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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Estradiol induced inhibition of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1: an explanation for the postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy effects

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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17

Endogenous psychoactive tryptamines reconsidered: an anxiolytic role for dimethyltryptamine

Michael S. Jacob, David E. Presti

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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18

Oxytocin and osteoporosis: is there any relationship?

Polat Dursun, Kunter Yuce, Serdar Gunalp, Ali Ayhan

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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19

Antioxidants may increase the probability of developing allergic diseases and asthma

Christian Murr, Katharina Schroecksnadel, Christiana Winkler, Maximilian Ledochowski, Dietmar Fuchs

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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20

The role of viruses in cell fusion and its importance to evolution, invasion and metastasis of cancer clones

George E. Parris

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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21

Relativistic parameters of senescence

Marios A. Stathatos

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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22

Non-chaotic behavior of human cancers

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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23

The potential importance of steroids in the treatment of autistic spectrum disorders and other disorders involving mercury toxicity

Mark R. Geier, David A. Geier

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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24

Nicotinamide trials in diabetes intervention Does a metabolite provide benefit?

Jacques Gosteli

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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25

Effects on the serotoninergic system in sub-acute transmissible spongiform encephalopathies: current data, hypotheses, suggestions for experimentation

Jean-Marie Ledoux

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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26

Why don’t humans get scrapie from eating sheep? A possible explanation based on secondary structure predictions

G.P. Concepcion, M.P.C. David, E.A. Padlan

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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27

Improvement of cervical dystonia: possible role of transcranial magnetic stimulation simulating sensory tricks effect

Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Jeff M. Bronstein

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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28

Misattributed paternity. A bias in the family studies in schizophrenia?

DrMarco Procopio

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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29

Could repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation be effective in autism?

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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30

Diabetes mellitus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome and tuberculosis

Hardally R. Hegde

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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31

Estimate of the average electric field produced by a mobile telephone inside human skull

Francesco Grianti, Fausto Bersani Greggio, Alessandro Gambarara, Corrado Bernabè, Ivan Polverelli

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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32

Thimerosal, micromercurialism and chronic fatigue syndrome

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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33

Innate properties of H-Wave® device, a small fiber stimulator provides the basis for a paradigm shift of electro-therapeutic treatment of pain with increased functional restoration associated with human neuropathies by affecting tissue circulation: a hypothesis

Kenneth Blum, Thomas J.H. Chen, Brian D. Ross

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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34

Atherosclerosis – an infectious disease?

Gabriel Ånestad

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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35

Protein aggregation as a possible cause for pathology in a subset of familial Unverricht–Lundborg disease

Slavko Čeru, Sabina Rabzelj, Nataša Kopitar-Jerala, Vito Turk, Eva Žerovnik

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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36

Ecstasy (MDMA) mimics the post-orgasmic state: Impairment of sexual drive and function during acute MDMA-effects may be due to increased prolactin secretion

Torsten Passie, Uwe Hartmann, Udo Schneider, Hinderk M. Emrich, Tillmann H.C. Krüger

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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37

Molecular mechanism of chemotherapeutic drug(s)-, induced autoimmunity: a mitochondrial–lysosomal axis theory

Subburaj Kannan

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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38

Estrogen receptor (ER) in breast cancer tissue of premenopausal patients: are some ER− findings false due to down-regulation?

Sven Kurbel, Damir Kovačić, Jozo Kristek, Vladimir Šišljagić, Ivan Mihaljević

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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Excessive crying and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in infants: misalignment of biology and culture

Pamela S. Douglas

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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Evidence-based medicine is rooted in Protestant exegesis

Andreas Gerber, Markus Lungen, Karl W. Lauterbach

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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Editorial board

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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2005

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Alzheimer disease is substantially preventable in the United States – review of risk factors, therapy, and the prospects for an expert software system

Erik T. Jansson

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Medical Hypotheses

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2005

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english

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