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Humor Theories and the Physiological Benefits of Laughter
Holistic Nursing Practice, 11/05/09

Wilkins J et al. – The authors draw on findings from empirical studies on laughter to demonstrate that these physiological benefits occur regardless of the theory that is used to explain the humor function. Findings from these studies have important implications for nurse practitioners working in hospice settings, long–term care facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals.

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Atorvastatin enhances humoral immune responses but does not alter renal injury in experimental crescentic glomerulonephritis
Nephrology, 10/05/09 Relevance Score: 84%

Glycoprotein 96-Mediated Presentation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1)-Specific Human Leukocyte Antigen Class I-Restricted Peptide and Humoral Immune Responses to HIV-1 p24
Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, 11/03/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Sequential Intramolecular Epitope Spreading of Humoral Responses to Human BPAG2 in a Transgenic Model
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Antiglioma Immunological Memory in Response to Conditional Cytotoxic/Immune-Stimulatory Gene Therapy: Humoral and Cellular Immunity Lead to Tumor Regression
Clinical Cancer Research, 10/06/09 Relevance Score: 83%

Using a Socratic Dialogue to Tackle Thorny Issues of Psychiatry
Academic Medicine, 10/30/09 Relevance Score: 80%