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  • Gasoline fume inhalation induces apoptosis, inflammation, and favors Th2 polarization in C57BL/6 mice 
    Nour-Eldine, Wared; Sayyed, Katia; Harhous, Zeina; Dagher-Hamalian, Carole; Mehanna, Stephanie; Achkouti, Donna; ElKazzaz, Hanan; Khnayzer, Rony S.; Kobeissy, Firas; Khalil, Christian; Abi-Gerges, Aniella (2023-01-09)
    Gasoline exposure has been widely reported in the literature as being toxic to human health. However, the exact underlying molecular mechanisms triggered by its inhalation have not been thoroughly investigated. We herein ...
  • Gastroesophageal Cancer After Gastric Bypass Surgeries 
    Chemaly, Rodrigue; Diab, Samer; Khazen, Georges; Al-Hajj, Georges (2022-11-01)
    Data comparing the occurrence of gastroesophageal cancer after gastric bypass procedures are lacking and are only available in the form of case reports. We perform in this study a systematic review and a meta-analysis of ...
  • Gastroparesis occuring post resection of a gastrointestinal stromal tumor arising from the interstitial cells of cajal (gastric pacemaker cells) 
    Azar, Riad; Saltin, Corey; Wassef, Wahid; Banner, Barbara; Strehlow, Karen; Mehta, Savant (2016-09-28)
  • Gender and care 
    Mokhbat, Jacques E.; Remien, Robert H.; Chowdhury, Jenifar; Soliman, Cherif; El Adway, Maha; El-Sadr, Wafaa (2017-02-10)
    HIV/AIDS transmission in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA) has been on the rise for the most of the last decade. By the end of 2007, there was an estimated 380,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the region ...
  • Genetic disorders among Arab populations 
    Teebi, Ahmad S.; Farag, Talaat I. (Oxford University Press, 2019-05-09)
  • Genetic heterogeneity of beta thalassemia in Lebanon reflects historic and recent population migration 
    Makhoul, N.J.; Wells, R.S.; Kaspart, H.; Shbaklo, H.; Taher, A.; Chakar, N.; Zalloua, P.A. (2019-07-25)
    Beta thalassemia is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by reduced (β+) or absent (β0) beta‐globin chain synthesis. In Lebanon it is the most predominant genetic defect. In this study we investigated the religious ...
  • Genetics of Pediatric Epilepsy 
    Hani, Abeer J.; Mikati, Husam M.; Mikati, Mohamad A. (2016-11-11)
  • Genomic ancestry of North Africans supports back-to-Africa migrations 
    Henn, Brenna M.; Botigue, Laura R.; Gravel, Simon; Wang, Wei; Brisbin, Abra; Byrnes, Abra; Bymes, Jake K.; Fadhlaoui-Zid, Karina; Zalloua, Pierre A.; Moreno-Estrada, Andres; Bertranpetit, Jaume; Bustamante, Carlos D.; Comas, David (2019-07-19)
    North African populations are distinct from sub-Saharan Africans based on cultural, linguistic, and phenotypic attributes; however, the time and the extent of genetic divergence between populations north and south of the ...
  • Ghrelin modulates intracellular signalling pathways that are critical for podocyte survival 
    El Zein, Nabil; Abdallah, Maya S.; Daher, Costantine F.; Mroueh, Mohammad; Stephan, Joseph; Bahous, Sola Aoun; Eid, Assaad; Faour, Wissam H. (2019-06-27)
    Damage to podocytes is a key event in glomerulopathies. While energy dense food can contribute to kidney damage, the role of the orixegenic hormone “ghrelin” in podocyte biology is still unknown. In the present study, we ...
  • Giant serpentine aneurysms 
    Mawad, Michel E.; Klucznick, Richard P. (2019-07-08)
    PURPOSE To describe the characteristic CT, MR, and angiographic features of giant serpentine aneurysms and discuss their endovascular treatment. METHODS Thirteen patients with giant serpentine aneurysms were studied at ...
  • Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016 
    Mokhbat, Jacques (2019-04-17)
    Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Although no virological cure exists for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, existing therapies to ...
  • Glycopyrrolate induced bilateral angle closure glaucoma after cervical spine surgery 
    Jaroudi, Mahmoud; Fadi, Maalouf; Farah, Fadi; El Mollayess, Georges M. (2022-10-21)
    To report a case of bilateral acute angle closure glaucoma (AACG) that occurred after cervical spine surgery with the use of glycopyrolate. A 59-year-old male who presented with severe bilateral bifrontal headache and eye ...
  • Growth hormone treatment modulates active ghrelin levels in rats 
    Haddad, Haytham; Mroueh, Mohamad; Faour, Wissam H.; Daher, Costantine (2015-10-23)
    Introduction: Impairments in neuroendocrine regulation of food intake and postprandial satiety are leading causes to obesity. Ghrelin peptide is a GI hormone known to increase food intake partly through induction of growth ...
  • Growth rate and rupture rate of unruptured intracranial aneurysms: a population approach 
    Jour, Liang-Der; Mawad, Michel E. (2019-07-10)
    Background Understanding aneurysm growth rate allows us to predict not only the current rupture risk, but also accumulated rupture risk in the future. However, determining growth rate of unruptured intracranial aneurysms ...
  • Guglielmi detachable coil embolization of acute intracranial aneurysm 
    Vinuela, Fernando; Duckwiler, Gary; Mawad, Michel (2019-07-05)
    From December 1990 to July 1995, the investigators participated in a prospective clinical study to evaluate the safety of the Guglielmi detachable coil (GDC) system for the treatment of aneurysms. This report summarizes ...
  • Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain 
    Riachi, N.; Bohlega, S.; Alsaadi, T.; Amir, A.; Hosny, H.; Karawagh, A.M.; Moulin, D.; Salti, A.; Shelbaya, S. (2019-04-30)
    Neuropathic pain (NeP) has been the focus of extensive basic and clinical research over the past 20 years. This has led to an increased understanding of underlying pathophysiological mechanisms and the development of new ...
  • Halzoun, an allergic pharyngitis syndrome in Lebanon 
    Khalil, Geoges; Haddad, Charles; Otrock, Zaher K.; Jaber, Fadel; Farra, Anna (2019-05-23)
    Halzoun syndrome typically manifests in the form of an allergic pharyngitis following the consumption of raw or undercooked ovine liver. First described in Lebanon in 1905, it was initially attributed to Fasciola hepatica, ...
  • The hand motor hotspot is not always located in the hand knob 
    Ahdab, Rechdi; Ayache, Samar S.; Brugieres, Pierre; Farhat, Wassim H.; Lechauffeur, Jean-Pascal (2019-04-10)
    The hand motor hot spot (hMHS) is one of the most salient parameters in transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) practice, notably used for targeting. It is commonly accepted that the hMHS corresponds to the hand representation ...
  • Health Care Accessibility of Lebanese Working-Age Adults with Musculoskeletal Disability 
    Jaber, Amani; Chalah, Moussa A.; Raad, Kareem; El Bejjani, Lina; Jebai, Ibrahim; Shahine, Hanna; Haidar, Mona (2016-12-12)
    Background. The diversity of the Lebanese society increased after the 1975-1990 civil war, the grapes of Wrath conflict and July 2006 war. Musculoskeletal disabilities affect up to 10% of this population. This category is ...
  • Health Literacy Levels and Predictors Among Lebanese Adults Visiting Outpatient Clinics in Beirut 
    Bouclaous, Carmel H.; Salem, Samer; Ghanem, Ahmad; Saade, Namir; El Haddad, Jad; Bou Malham, Melissa; Al Osta, Soad; Matar, Karen; Nassar, Elma; Yared, Georges; Khiami, Majd; Joe Eid, Mary (2021-12-20)
    BACKGROUND:To date, there has been a dearth of research on health literacy in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and in particular Lebanon. OBJECTIVES:This cross-sectional study assessed the levels and correlates of health ...

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