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Drug Interactions between Traditional Chinese Medicines and Cardiovascular Drugs
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and its internal medicine treatments are mostly single/few-target...
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Lessons from the physiological role of guanosine in neurodegeneration and cancer: Toward a multimodal mechanism of action?
Neurodegenerative diseases and brain tumours represent important health challenges due to their severe nature and debilitating consequences that...
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Sex-specific role of high-fat diet and stress on behavior, energy metabolism, and the ventromedial hypothalamus
BackgroundScientific evidence highlights the influence of biological sex on the relationship between stress and metabolic dysfunctions. However,...
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A simple projection method to correlate the principal mechanical direction with the principal microstructural direction of human osteoporotic femoral heads
The mechanics of the trabecular bone is related to its structure; this work aimed to propose a simple projection method to clarify the correlation...
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Stability of N-type inactivation and the coupling between N-type and C-type inactivation in the Aplysia Kv1 channel
The voltage-dependent potassium channels (Kv channels) show several different types of inactivation. N-type inactivation is a fast inactivating...
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Correlation between surgical position and neck pain in patients undergoing thyroidectomy: a prospective observational study
BackgroundThyroid diseases are one of the most common health problems worldwide. Although they represent a necessary step in order to perform...
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Cushing’s disease and bone
Bone impairment associated with Cushing’s disease (CD) is a complex disorder, mainly involving deterioration of bone quality and resulting in an...
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Measurement of left ventricular volume with admittance incorporated onto percutaneous ventricular assist device
Percutaneous ventricular assist devices (pVADs) incorporated with admittance electrodes have been validated in animal studies for accurate...
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Evaluation of postoperative results after a presurgical optimisation programme
BackgroundPresurgical optimisation programmes decrease the risk of postoperative complications, reduce hospital stays and speed up patient recovery....
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Ile-Pro-Pro attenuates sympathetic activity and hypertension
Isoleucine-proline-proline (Ile-Pro-Pro, IPP) is a natural food source tripeptide that inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity. The aim...
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The infrapatellar fat pad in inflammaging, knee joint health, and osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and accounts for nearly $140 billion in annual healthcare expenditures only in the United...
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Pure epidural extraosseous cavernous hemangioma with thoracic myelopathy: case report and review of literature
IntroductionPure epidural spinal cavernous hemangiomas are rare, benign vascular tumors that account for approximately 4% of all spinal epidural...
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Acute effects of dynamic stretching exercises on vertical jump performance and flexibility
PurposeThis study was conducted to examine the acute effects of dynamic stretching exercises (DSE) on vertical jump height (VJH), muscle strength...
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Treatment of insomnia associated with alcohol and opioid use: a narrative review
Substance use disorders (SUDs) are associated with profound sleep disturbances, including insomnia, sleep fragmentation, and circadian rhythm...
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Effects of exercise mimetics as putative therapeutics on brain health, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases
There is growing evidence that an active lifestyle can benefit brain health, delay the onset of neurodegenerative diseases and aging, and improve...
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The relationship between the functional movement screen and isokinetic muscle strength around the knee in different sports
The aim of this study was to determine objective data of the relationship between the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and isokinetic muscle strength...
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Ultra-processed food consumption and risk of diabetes: results from a population-based prospective cohort
Aims/hypothesisUnderstanding the impact of the overall construct of ultra-processed foods on diabetes risk can inform dietary approaches to diabetes...
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Sex differences in membrane properties and cellular excitability of dopamine D1 receptor-expressing neurons within the shell of the nucleus accumbens of pre- and mid-adolescent mice
BackgroundThe transition from childhood to adulthood, or adolescence, a developmental stage, is characterized by psychosocial and biological changes....
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Bedside electromyography for clinical assessment of sacral motor and reflex activity adapted for patients hospitalized with acute neurological conditions: a pilot study
Study designPilot cohort study.
ObjectiveTo develop and implement a sacral electromyographic (sEMG) technique at bedside to ascertain sparing of...
