Consider the regression model Y = h(x)+ε, where h is an unknown smooth regression function and ε is a random error with unknown distribution. To estimate the ...

A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs -- an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) ...

The ability to measure brain functions non-invasively is important both for clinical diagnoses and research in neurology and psychology. Two main imaging techniques are used: positron emission ...

Ingelheim, Germany, 3rd September, 2012 – New phase II data presented for the first time today at the 2012 European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress show that combining tiotropium with olodaterol ...

Sildenafil is an orally active selective type 5 phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor, and has proven to be an effective agent for the treatment of male ED. Sildenafil inhibits the breakdown of ...

The loss of the identity of insulin-secreting beta cells in the islet of Langerhans, a process also called beta cell dedifferentiation, has been proposed to be a main reason for the development of ...