Inflammation of the pituitary gland can occur in a variety of primary or secondary disorders. Idiopathic granulomatous hypophysitis is a rare inflammatory disease of the pituitary gland that can closely mimic ...
Sat Nov 16, 2019 02:00
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: The American Journal of Emergency MedicineAuthor(s): Irene Yang, Samantha Smalley, Tania Ahuja, Cristian Merchan, Silas W. Smith, John PapadopoulosAbstractIntroductionHypoglycemia is a common adverse effect when intravenous (IV) insulin is administered for hyperkalemia. A prolonged infusion of dextrose 10% (D10) may mitigate hypoglycemia compared to dextrose 50% (D50) bolus. Our objective was to evaluate whether D10 infusion is a safe and...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 23:44
Η διατήρηση της μυϊκής μάζας μειώνει τον μελλοντικό καρδιαγγειακό κίνδυνο ενός υγιούς ανθρώπου μέσης ηλικίας, σύμφωνα με ελληνική μελέτη που δημοσιεύθηκε στο Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Από την άλλη μεριά, η μειωμένη μυική μάζα σε ένα υγιή μεσήλικα αυξάνει την πιθανότητα μελλοντικού εμφράγματος ή εγκεφαλικού. Οι Έλληνες ερευνητές μελέτησαν σε βάθος δεκαετίας 1.019 άτομα (534 άνδρες και 485 γυναίκες) άνω των 45 ετών, χωρίς προηγούμενα καρδιαγγειακά προβλήματα, στο πλαίσιο της...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 23:41
AbstractBackgroundHealthcare delivery changes associated with viral suppression (VS) could contribute to the United States’ “Ending the HIV Epidemic” (EtHE) initiative. This study aims to determine whether Qualified Health Plans (QHPs) purchased by AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) are associated with VS for low-income people living with HIV (PLWH) across three states.MethodsA multistate cohort of ADAP clients who were eligible for ADAP-funded QHPs were studied (2014-2015). A log-binomial model...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 23:34
AbstractBackgroundEvaluation of a licensed inactivated EV71 vaccine is needed in a phase IV study with a large population to identify its effectiveness and safety for further application.MethodsAn open-label and controlled trial involving a large population of 155,995 children aged 6-71 months is performed; 40,724 were enrolled in the vaccine group and received 2 doses of inactivated EV71 vaccine at an interval of 1 month, and the remaining children were used as the control group. The EV71-infected...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 23:34
human immunodeficiency virusantiretroviral therapynon-communicable diseasesub-Saharan AfricaKenya
Sun Nov 17, 2019 02:00
AbstractBackgroundPharyngeal and rectal Neisseriagonorrhoeae and Chlamydiatrachomatis play important roles in infection and antibacterial resistance transmission, but no Food and Drug Administration-cleared assays for detection at these sites existed prior to this study. The objective was to estimate performance of assays to detect those infections in pharyngeal and rectal specimens to support regulatory submission.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional, single-visit study of adults seeking sexually...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 02:00
AbstractBackgroundThe non-communicable disease (NCD) burden in Kenya is not well characterised, despite estimates needed to identify future health priorities. We aim to quantify current and future NCD burden in Kenya by HIV status.MethodsOriginal systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses of prevalence/incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic kidney disease, depression, diabetes, high total cholesterol, hypertension, human papillomavirus infection and related pre-cancerous stages in Kenya...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 02:00
The placebo effect in pets, the meaning of discipline, and stunning wildlife photos... this month's Companion Animal Psychology News.By Zazie Todd, PhDMy favourites this monthJulie Hecht is an outstanding blogger who writes about the stuff dogs really want you to know about, like urine and humping and farts and a life worth living. As she bows out from her Scientific American blog Dogpies, don’t miss her final post, Dog science is timeless, and all the great posts it links to And be sure to follow...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 23:15
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Sun Nov 17, 2019 22:55
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of Historical GeographyAuthor(s): James RhatiganAbstractWhat happens to a mining town when the mine closes? This paper explores this question through a study of the Britannia copper mine in British Columbia, Canada. Having operated almost continuously since 1905, the Britannia mine shut its doors in 1974. In the years after it closed, the Britannia mine survived through its reinvention as a museum and heritage site. This paper tells...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 21:41
Recently my pet bird breathed its last, about two weeks ago, and I can feel, for sure, that things aren’t the same. I have felt for a long time that I am suffering from Depression. Those signs- fatigue, hopelessness, helplessness, negativity, anxiousness, panic, overreacting, anger, worry, hypersensitivity to minor problems, not being able to let go, feeling guilty for things I do and also for things I’ve got no hand in- I can associate myself with every aspect. A few days ago, my mother probed me,...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 14:30
FREE ACCESS to these highlighted articles through November 29, 2019. Read Now: Greetings From the Editor of Clinical Thyroidology Angela M. Leung TRIAC May Ameliorate T3 Thyrotoxicosis in the Allan—Herndon—Dudley Syndrome with MCT8 DeficiencyCharles H. Emerson Levothyroxine Dosing After Thyroidectomy Should Be Determined by Both BMI and Body Weight Elizabeth N. Pearce Size of the Largest Metastatic Focus to Cervical Lymph Nodes Predicts Incomplete Therapeutic Response in Patients with Nodal-Positive...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 20:11
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2019Source: African Journal of Emergency MedicineAuthor(s): Esmail Sangey, Kishan ChudasamaAbstractIntroductionDiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) often becomes the primary focus and in turn masks a similar serious condition like hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis.Case reportA 20 years old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus presented to the emergency department (ED) with signs and symptoms corresponding to DKA. Initial pH, HCO3, Na and Cl concentrations were...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 20:55
We enter a partnership with good intentions and high hopes. But despite our best efforts, relationships often fail to fulfill their tender promise. What does it take to put the proper foundation under our fondest dreams? Couples often enter my office eager to point out their partner’s flaws. They may use the session as a forum to convince each other how they should change. They’ve spent hours analyzing their partner’s flaws, convinced that if they would see the light, the relationship would improve. ...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 18:45
Described is a proteomics workflow for identifying protein interaction partners from a nuclear subcellular fraction using immunoaffinity enrichment of a given protein of interest and label-free mass spectrometry. The workflow includes subcellular fractionation, immunoprecipitation, filter aided sample preparation, offline cleanup, mass spectrometry, and a downstream bioinformatics pipeline.
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:00
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Contemporary Clinical TrialsAuthor(s): Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy, Sara Wilcox, Edward A. Frongillo, Angela Murphy, Brent Hutto, Kim Williams, Anthony Crimarco, Mary Wilson, Marty DaveyAbstractBackgroundPrevious research has found that African American (AA) vegetarians/vegans have a significantly lower body mass index and risk of hypertension compared to omnivores.ObjectivesThe Nutritious Eating with Soul (NEW Soul) study partnered with local...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:38
Publication date: February 2020Source: Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 135Author(s): Wen Cheng, Gurdiljot Singh Gill, Yongping Zhang, Tom Vo, Frank Wen, Yihua LiAbstractThe current study introduces the flexible approach of mixture components to model the spatiotemporal interaction for ranking of hazardous sites and compares the model performance with the conventional methods. In case of predictive accuracy based on in-sample errors (posterior deviance), the Mixture-5 demonstrated superior...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:38
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: International Journal of Biological MacromoleculesAuthor(s): Rui Yao, Yang Yao, Cunyuan Li, Xiaoyue Li, Wei Ni, Renzhe Quan, Li Liu, Huixiang Li, Yueren Xu, Mengdan Zhang, Yaseen Ullah, Shengwei HuAbstractThe development of skeletal muscle is a complex biological process involving a variety of regulatory pathways. A deeper understanding of the developmental mechanisms of skeletal muscle is of great significance for the treatment of muscular...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:23
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Clinical ImmunologyAuthor(s): Hirotaka Kikuoka, Hideaki Kouzaki, Koji Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Arai, Sayuri Yamamoto, Ichiro Tojima, Shino Shimizu, Hiromi Miyashita, Yukiko Ogawa, Toshihiro Osada, Mitsuhiro Okano, Atsushi Yuta, Takeshi ShimizuAbstractSublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) with Japanese cedar (JCe) pollinosis was expected to be effective for Japanese cypress (JCy) pollinosis. However, only a half of JCy pollinosis patients clinically...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:16
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2019Source: Allergologia et ImmunopathologiaAuthor(s): Julia Alfonso, Santiago Pérez, Ricardo Bou, Ana Amat, Irene Ruiz, Amparo Mora, Silvia Escolano, Laura ChofreAbstractObjectivesTo analyze the incidence of wheezing in the first six years of life; the prevalence of asthma at six years of age; and the associated risk factors, in a population from Valencia, Spain.MethodsA prospective longitudinal study was made of a cohort of 636 newborn infants, with...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:08
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2019Source: Advanced Powder TechnologyAuthor(s): Yoshikuni TeramotoAbstractFor nano-cellulose materials, which have attracted attention in both academia and industry in recent years, to be used as a truly valuable material class, the author believes that their processing procedures must be both rational and simple. In addition, it is important to focus on areas where the outcomes cannot be achieved without these particular nanomaterials. These points...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:03
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2019Source: Advanced Powder TechnologyAuthor(s): Soumitra Payra, Sankalp Koduvayur Ganeshan, Swapna Challagulla, Sounak RoyAbstractThe crystallinity, surface morphology, porosity and band structure of semiconducting catalytic materials greatly influence their photocatalytic efficiency. Here, the semiconducting ZnOs were synthesized with three different synthetic routes of precipitation, solution combustion and direct calcination of precursor. All the...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 19:03
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) is a non-invasive technique used to modulate neural tissue. Neuromodulation apparently improves cognitive functions in several neurologic diseases treatment and s...
Fri Nov 15, 2019 02:00
Publication date: Available online 17 November 2019Source: NeuroscienceAuthor(s): Ana R. Machado-Santos, Nuno D. Alves, Bruna Araújo, Joana S. Correia, Patrícia Patrício, António Mateus-Pinheiro, Eduardo Loureiro-Campos, João M. Bessa, Nuno Sousa, Luísa PintoAbstractAstrocytes are now known to play crucial roles in the central nervous system, supporting and closely interacting with neurons and therefore able to modulate brain function. Both human postmortem studies in brain samples from patients...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 18:47
Publication date: November 2019Source: Biological Psychology, Volume 148Author(s):
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Publication date: November 2019Source: Biological Psychology, Volume 148Author(s):
Sun Nov 17, 2019 18:31
Inflammation appears to play an important role in atherosclerosis. Inhibition of interleukin-1β by the injectable monoclonal antibody canakinumab led to a 15% lower risk of cardiovascular events than was observed with placebo in the Canakinumab Antiinflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study (CANTOS)…
Sat Nov 16, 2019 02:00
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular disease for which surgery is indicated in developed countries, and the prevalence of this condition is increasing because of the aging population. Aortic-valve replacement is the only effective therapy for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, and despite…
Sat Nov 16, 2019 02:00
Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) for the treatment of severe aortic stenosis has become the standard of care for an increasing number of clinical indications on the basis of multiple large-scale randomized trials. Hypoattenuated leaflet thickening and reduced leaflet motion, as…
Sat Nov 16, 2019 02:00
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of EthnopharmacologyAuthor(s): Nina Vahekeni, Pedro Menezes Neto, Malilo Kaluiji Kayimbo, Pascal Mäser, Josenando Théophile, Esperança da Costa, Jacques Falquet, Peter van EeuwijkAbstractEthnopharmacological relevanceThis study reports for the first time on the use of folk medicine to treat sleeping sickness and its symptoms in four endemic provinces in northern Angola. By interviewing both traditional practitioners and confirmed...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 17:56
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of EthnopharmacologyAuthor(s): A.B. Cunningham, H. Li, P. Luo, W.J. Zhao, X.C. Long, J.A. BrinckmannAbstractEthnopharmacological relevanceAcross Asia, Rhodiola species have been used in Bhutanese, Mongolian, Nepalese, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek traditional medical systems. China is globally significant in terms of Rhodiola species diversity, with over 60% (55 species) of the world's 90 Rhodiola species, including 16 species found nowhere...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 17:56
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of EthnopharmacologyAuthor(s): Fifteen Aprila Fajrin, Agung Endro Nugroho, Arief Nurrochmad, Rina SusilowatiAbstractEthnopharmacological relevanceIn silico data revealed that the active compound of ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe), 6-shogaol, has strong affinity toward transient receptor potential vanilloid-1 (TRPV-1). TRPV-1 is expressed in nervous tissue and pancreatic β-cells. Prolonged induction of TRPV-1 is related to the...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 17:56
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2019Source: Journal of EthnopharmacologyAuthor(s): Qianni Duan, Tong Liu, Ping Yuan, Cong Huang, Qingqing Shao, Lijun Xu, Jun Sun, Guangyin Huang, Zhuo ChenAbstractEthnopharmacological relevanceThe Chinese Herbal Prescription JieZe-1(JZ-1), added and subtracted from Yihuang Decoction, a famous formula in the 12th year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, has a clear effect on Genital Herpes (GH) and no obvious adverse reactions occur clinically. JZ-1 also...
Sun Nov 17, 2019 17:56
Publication date: February 2020Source: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Clinics of North America, Volume 32, Issue 1Author(s): Katherine P. Klein, Leonard B. Kaban, Mohamed I. Masoud
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