This community contains the scholarly works of faculty and students of the schools, institutes and departments within the College of Health Sciences at the University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The aim of this study was to characterize the microscopic structure and sensory nerve endings of the crural interosseous membrane (IM). 13 IMs from 7 cadavers were used to analyze the organization of the collagen fibers, ...
Rohrer, Kristen A.(University of Bridgeport, 2019-08-27)
Background: In the United States alone, Type 2 Diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death, with Alzheimer’s Disease ahead as the 6th leading cause of mortality. While specific mechanisms have yet to be recognized by ...
Caskey, Taline J.(University of Bridgeport, 2019-08-23)
Depression and cardiovascular disease are two of the leading causes of disability and death in the U.S. and worldwide, respectively. Both health disparities are frequently managed and treated with conventional medicine ...
Paria, Ananya(University of Bridgeport, 2019-08-25)
HIV/AIDS is a serious public health issue causing millions of morbidities and thousands of mortalities with the immense socio-economic burden. This disease adversely impacts population science on a global scale. The ...
Lasser, Juliana(University of Bridgeport, 2019-08-16)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a complex diagnosis with a vast variety of symptoms that can occur. The unique presentations that TBI can have make it particularly difficult to categorize. Currently the most commonly used ...
LI56008F is novel, proprietary herbal blend, developed by screening over 2,000 botanicals. It contains extracts of Moringa oleifera and Murraya koeingii leaves plus extract of Curcuma longa root. Weight loss efficacy of ...
Hughes, Megan(University of Bridgeport, 2019-03-29)
The prevalence of allergic diseases has increased immensely over the past 2-3 decades, leading to significant decrease in the quality of life in patients who suffer from such disease states. The proposal of certain dietary ...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate how superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) mutation causes familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS). This study also evaluates the mechanism of action of approved treatments for ALS ...