University of Manitoba

Diversity of the Human Intestinal Microbial Flora

The human endogenous intestinal microflora is an essential “organ” in providing nourishment, regulating epithelial development, and instructing innate immunity; yet, surprisingl...

Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

The gut microbiota as an environmental factor that regulates fat storage

New therapeutic targets for noncognitive reductions in energy intake, absorption, or storage are crucial given the worldwide epidemic of obesity. The gut microbial community (mi...

Surviving sepsis campaign: international guidelines for management of sepsis and septic shock 2021

TANDEM: matching proteins with tandem mass spectra

Abstract Summary: Tandem mass spectra obtained from fragmenting peptide ions contain some peptide sequence specific information, but often there is not enough information to seq...

Presentation adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative data: Differing perspectives

Mortality and Apnea Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Hippocampal volume in women victimized by childhood sexual abuse

These findings, which are generally consistent with prior reports of reduced hippocampal volume in combat veterans with PTSD, suggest that diminished hippocampal size may be eit...

Backward, forward and stepwise automated subset selection algorithms: Frequency of obtaining authentic and noise variables

The use of automated subset search algorithms is reviewed and issues concerning model selection and selection criteria are discussed. In addition, a Monte Carlo study is reporte...

Huntingtin Is Ubiquitinated and Interacts with a Specific Ubiquitin-conjugating Enzyme

Using the yeast two-hybrid system, we have identified a human ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme (hE2-25K) as a protein that interacts with the gene product for Huntington disease (HD...