A RENEWED CALL FOR TRANSDISCIPLINARY ACTION ON NCDS

A renewed call for transdisciplinary action on NCDs

Abstract Notwithstanding COVID-19, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) will be the leading cause of death in every region Stuffed Toy in the world by 2030.This contribution, which forms an introduction to our collection of articles in this journal, identifies elements for a transdisciplinary research agenda between law, public health, health economics

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A novel transition clinic structure for adolescent and young adult patients with childhood onset rheumatic disease improves transition outcomes

Background The transition of health care from Pediatric to Adult providers for adolescents and young adults with chronic disease is associated with poor outcomes.Despite the importance of this transition, over 80% of these patients do not receive the services necessary to transition to Adult health care.In 2018, we initiated a transition clinic str

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The role of LMNA in adipose: a novel mouse model of lipodystrophy based on the Dunnigan-type familial partial lipodystrophy mutation[S]

We investigated the role of LMNA in adipose tissue by developing a novel mouse model of lipodystrophy.Transgenic mice were generated that express the LMNA mutation that causes familial partial lipodystrophy of the Dunnigan type (FPLD2).The phenotype observed in FPLD-transgenic mice resembles many of the features of human FPLD2, including lack Coq10

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