The article examined the effect of circulating endothelial cell-derived microvesicles isolated from e-cigarette users on inflammatory cytokine production.
The study examined depressive symptoms, heart rate variability and sleep quality in adolescents and young adults who had been adopted internationally from institutional care when they were infants and very young children. These data were compared to individuals born and raised in families of comparable education and incomes.
The article is titled “Changes in adipose tissue distribution and relation to cardiometabolic risk factors after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in adolescents”
Mancilha will work with Lisa Chow, MD, and Don Dengel, PhD during the summer to compare measurements of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) determined by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in visceral cavity.
