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Medical Hypotheses

Volume 72, Issue 3, Pages 237-372 (March 2009)

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Why are modern scientists so dull? How science selects for perseverance and sociability at the expense of intelligence and creativity, 15 December 2008
Bruce G. Charlton
pages 237-243
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Are some categories of scientific publication more equal than others? On the ambiguous use of the label “original work”, 25 December 2008
Thomas C. Erren
pages 244-246
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Adipose tissue transplantation may be a potential treatment for diabetes, atherosclerosis and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, 01 December 2008
Madhusudana Girija Sanal
pages 247-249
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Antiresistance?, 17 November 2008
Lasse Nuotio
pages 250-251
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Could cells from menstrual blood be a new source for cell-based therapies?, 22 December 2008
Man-Jing Zhang, Bin Liu, Wei Xia, Zhi-Yong Sun, Kai-Hua Lu
pages 252-254
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Could glial activation be a factor in migraine?, 26 November 2008
Jim Bartley
pages 255-257
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Artificial vocal folds adjustments to a patient’s voice as easily as changing hearing aids or eyeglasses, 08 December 2008
Koichi Tsunoda
pages 258-260
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Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in males may be an autoimmune disease, potentially responsive to corticosteroid therapy, 17 December 2008
I. Tomaskovic, B. Ruzic, D. Trnski, O. Kraus
pages 261-262
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Does angiotensin II–aldosterone have a role in radiation-induced heart disease?, 17 December 2008
Rong Wu, Yuecan Zeng
pages 263-266
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Pelvic lymphedema: Truth or fiction?, 11 December 2008
Alberto Vannelli, Luigi Battaglia, Elia Poiasina, Ermanno Leo
pages 267-270
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Cardiovascular risk assessment in prediabetes: A hypothesis, 01 December 2008
E.U. Nwose, R.S. Richards, N.G. Cann, E. Butkowski
pages 271-275
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Static magnetic field combined with functional appliances: A new approach to enhance mandibular growth in Class II malocclusion, 08 December 2008
Yu Li, Pu Yang, Xiaofeng Fan, Jun Wang, Jun Liu, Zhihe Zhao, Meiying Zhao
pages 276-279
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Pigmentation genes link Parkinson’s disease to melanoma, opening a window on both etiologies, 25 November 2008
Elena Herrero Hernández
pages 280-284
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Neural tube defects and herbal medicines containing lead: A possible relationship, 25 November 2008
Mohit Singla, Vaibhav Sahai, Dilraj S. Grewal
pages 285-287
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Progression to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Could it be prevented by manual therapy and exercise during the ‘at risk’ stage (stage 0)?, 27 November 2008
Roger M. Engel, Subramanyam Vemulpad
pages 288-290
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The lung megakaryocytes and pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis, 26 November 2008
Jecko Thachil
pages 291-293
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Intermittent PTH administration: A novel therapy method for periodontitis-associated alveolar bone loss, 01 December 2008
Jianbo Liu, Zhengguo Cao, Chengzhang Li
pages 294-296
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From ion channels to complex networks: Magic bullet versus magic shotgun approaches to anticonvulsant pharmacotherapy, 01 December 2008
Matt T. Bianchi, Jay Pathmanathan, Sydney S. Cash
pages 297-305
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Insulin may cause deterioration of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, 25 November 2008
Peng Zhang, Na Liu, Yusheng Wang
pages 306-308
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Rethinking the stalk effect: A new hypothesis explaining suprasellar tumor-induced hyperprolactinemia, 25 November 2008
Donal C. Skinner
pages 309-310
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Activation of CB2 cannabinoid receptors: A novel therapeutic strategy to accelerate osseointegration of dental implants, 25 November 2008
Hong Qian, Zuolin Jin, Shi Li, Na Huo, Chun Han, Hanfei Sang
pages 311-313
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Vitamin D deficiency is the cause of common obesity, 03 December 2008
Y.J. Foss
pages 314-321
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Hypothesis: Increased male mortality caused by infection is due to a decrease in heterozygous loci as a result of a single X chromosome, 17 November 2008
James A. Morris, L.M. Harrison
pages 322-324
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The possible role of proton pump inhibitors of the homeostasis of the inner ear, 21 November 2008
Antonio Pirodda, Cristina Brandolini, Maria Chiara Raimondi, Giovanni Carlo Modugno
pages 325-326
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The distinction between lesional and non-lesional skin in psoriasis vulgaris through expression of adhesion molecules ICAM-1 and VCAM-1, 21 November 2008
Leo Cabrijan, Tanja Batinac, Maja Lenkovic, Franjo Gruber
pages 327-329
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Genistein and phycocyanobilin may prevent hepatic fibrosis by suppressing proliferation and activation of hepatic stellate cells, 15 September 2008
Mark F. McCarty, Jorge Barroso-Aranda, Francisco Contreras
pages 330-332
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Low-dose naltrexone for disease prevention and quality of life, 28 November 2008
Norman Brown, Jaak Panksepp
pages 333-337
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The hypothesis of an impact of ozone on the occurrence of completed and attempted suicides, 25 November 2008
Teresa Biermann, Nikolaos Stilianakis, Stefan Bleich, Norbert Thürauf, Johannes Kornhuber, Udo Reulbach
pages 338-341
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Depression as an evolutionary adaptation: Implications for the development of preclinical models, 20 January 2009
C.A. Hendrie, A.R. Pickles
pages 342-347
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Idiopathic-type scoliosis is not exclusive to bipedalism, 15 December 2008
Kristen F. Gorman, Felix Breden
pages 348-352
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Reconciling ‘the new epidemiology’ with an evolutionary genetic basis for schizophrenia, 25 November 2008
Jonathan Kenneth Burns
pages 353-358
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Correspondence

Dear Editor – a note from any imaginary author in response to any referee, 12 December 2008
Brendan D. Kelly
page 359
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Hurtle cell change: The precursor of the immunologic phase of thyroiditis, 09 January 2009
Angus Stuart
pages 359-360
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Regarding the most recent common ancestor of HIV-1 Group M, 17 December 2008
George E. Parris
page 360
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The relevance of somatic treatments in psychoses, 17 December 2008
Shubh M. Singh
page 361
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The possible process of neovascularization in degeneration intervertebral disc, 17 December 2008
Jia-Guo Zhao, Chang-Qing Jia, Peng Zhang
pages 361-362
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IQ on the bridge between science and envy, 21 November 2008
Todeschini Elena, Matteo Chiappedi
page 362
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Comment on Shi et al.’s hypothesis: Survivin will go much further, 27 January 2009
Rong Wu, Yuecan Zeng
page 363
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Role of prolactin in obesity: Extending the hypothesis, 03 December 2008
Hari Prasad
pages 363-364
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DNA methylation might be the epigenetic molecular mechanism of different antihypertensive efficacy of metoprolol in β1-AR gene-directed therapy, 25 November 2008
Qixia Jiang, Hong Yuan, Zhijun Huang
pages 364-365
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Short-term high-dose oral prednisone on alternate days: A more rational regime for infantile hemangiomas, 28 November 2008
Jia Wei Zheng, Xiu Juan Yang, Qin Zhou, Yan An Wang, Wei Min Ye, Han Guang Zhu, Zhi Yuan Zhang
page 365
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Comment on Malloy (2008) “James Watson tells the inconvenient truth: Faces the consequences”, 14 November 2008
Drew M. Thomas
pages 365-366
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Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor may be one molecular mechanism for androgenetic alopecia, 17 November 2008
Wei Li, Chunming Li, Zhongfa Lu
pages 366-367
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The role of serotonin in viral hepatitis – Depletion of plasma tryptophan as a potential option to reduce virus persistence and immunopathology?, 26 November 2008
Florian Daniel Zepf, Martin Holtmann, Fritz Poustka, Lars Wöckel
page 367
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Psoriasis and vegetarian diets: A role for cortisol and potassium?, 05 November 2008
Reza Rastmanesh
page 368
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Gentamicin-induced deafness may be reversed by restarting cell cycle, 06 November 2008
Yu Han, Jianhua Qiu, Li Qiao, Cuiping Zhong
pages 368-369
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Swinging high and low: Why do the testes hang at different levels? Questioning the theory on surface area and thermoregulation, 17 November 2008
Stany W. Lobo, Ritesh G. Menezes, K.S. Muhammed Sameer, Tanuj Kanchan, B. Suresh Kumar Shetty, Anand Menon, Ashutosh V. Bodhe
page 369
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Regular and frequent sexual intercourse for elderly men could preserve erectile function, 10 November 2008
Yanlei Ma, Huanlong Qin
page 370
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Earwax (cerumen) might be formulated into a safe and biodegradable insect repellent, 14 November 2008
Somaieh Ahmadian, Mohammad Amin Abolghassemi Fakhree
pages 370-371
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