anthonyyazdaniml/gliner-biomed-curated-corpus huggingface dataset:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Due to technical requirements and high cost, equilibrium dialysis-free testosterone (T) measurements are not commonly available in clinical practice. Clinicians rely on calculated free T (cFT) as a proxy. This review discusses using free T as a second-line assessment, highlighting its relevance in preventing misdiagnosis and overtreatment of male hypogonadism.
RECENT FINDINGS: While there is consensus on measuring total T - comprising sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)-bound, albumin-bound, and free T - as a first step in diagnosing male hypogonadism, evidence confirms that aging and conditions like obesity influence both total T and SHBG levels. Furthermore, low free T has been associated with symptoms of androgen deficiency, even in men with normal total T. Clinicians should, however, be aware of limitations of free T calculations, particularly the lack of standardization. Recent developments include establishing age-stratified free T reference ranges measured by equilibrium dialysis.
SUMMARY: Free T remains a subject of longstanding controversy. Factors such as age and obesity can alter total T and SHBG levels. Free T serves as a second-line indicator of androgen exposure, taking SHBG fluctuations into account. Given that commonly used free T calculators only provide approximations of free T, there is a need to further standardize free T calculators.
OBJECTIVE: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) sometimes triggers acute encephalopathy as a serious neurological complication in children. We previously reported the clinico-radiological findings of SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy. The advent of the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant led to a marked increase in pediatric patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, epidemiological changes with acute encephalopathy according to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 have not yet been documented. Therefore, the present study investigated epidemiological differences in SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy during the BA.1/BA.2 and BA.5 predominant periods and also between SARS-CoV-2-associated and non-SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy.
METHODS: We conducted a nationwide survey of SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy in Japanese children between June and November 2022. We compared the present results during the BA.5 predominant period and previous findings during the BA.1/BA.2 predominant period. We also compared the clinico-radiological syndromes of encephalopathy between SARS-CoV-2-associated and non-SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy.
RESULTS: Although many patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy in the BA.5 predominant period had seizures as their initial symptoms, no significant differences were observed in the clinical features. Patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy had worse outcomes than those with non-SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy (p-value = 0.003). Among 103 patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy, 14 (13.6%) had severe types of acute encephalopathy, namely, encephalopathy with acute fulminant cerebral edema (AFCE) and hemorrhagic shock and encephalopathy syndrome (HSES). Also, 28 (27.2%) patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy had poor outcome: severe neurological sequelae or death. Ninety-five patients (92.2%) were not vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2.
CONCLUSIONS: In SARS-CoV-2-associated encephalopathy, high percentages of AFCE and HSES can result in poor outcomes.
Zymoseptoria tritici, the causal agent of Septoria tritici blotch, is one of Europe's most damaging wheat pathogens, causing significant economic losses. Genetic resistance is a common strategy to control the disease, Stb6 being a resistance gene used for more than 100 years in Europe. This study investigates the molecular mechanisms underlying Stb6-mediated resistance. Utilizing confocal microscopy imaging, we determined that Z. tritici epiphytic hyphae mainly accumulate the corresponding avirulence factor AvrStb6 in close proximity to stomata. Consequently, the progression of AvrStb6-expressing avirulent strains is hampered during penetration. The fungal growth inhibition co-occurs with a transcriptional reprogramming in wheat characterized by an induction of immune responses, genes involved in stomatal regulation, and cell wall-related genes. Overall, we shed light on the gene-for-gene resistance mechanisms in the wheat-Z. tritici pathosystem at the cytological and transcriptomic level, and our results highlight that stomatal penetration is a critical process for pathogenicity and resistance. [Formula: see text] Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International license.
The proposed study aims to evaluate whether integrating mindfulness practice into an undergraduate biology course influences student levels of mindfulness, learning-related anxiety and well-being. A two-arm design will look at students who receive the intervention (academic course) plus usual care and a control group of waitlisted students for the course who will only receive university wellness resources. Participants all attempted to register for the course during a set course selection period at the college and were randomly registered or waitlisted by the College Registrar. Students registered and waitlisted for the course will be recruited for the study and those that provide informed consent will be enrolled. Data relating to mindfulness, learning-related anxiety, and well-being will be collected at baseline, mid-intervention (\~5 weeks), at the conclusion of the intervention (\~10 weeks), and at \~20 weeks. The primary analyses will evaluate whether there is a greater 1. increase in mindfulness, 2. increase in composite well-being score, and 3. decrease in learning-related anxiety in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. The secondary analyses will evaluate whether there is a greater 1. increase in heart rate variability and 2. reduction in hair cortisol in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. Secondary analyses will also evaluate differential changes in individual well-being score components (including physical activity, sleep, diet, alcohol use, media use, perceived stress, overall mental well-being, and loneliness). The analytical approach will examine if changes in outcomes are greater in the intervention group than in the usual care group via linear mixed-effect or linear regression models, as appropriate, adjusting for covariates. Statistical analyses will follow an "intention-to-treat" approach and include all participants, regardless of intervention completion. A p-value of \<.05 will be used as the threshold for statistical significance for all tests. In addition, any outcomes with observed statically significant differences between the arms will be re-collected and analyzed for differences at \~10 weeks post-intervention.
Patients will be intubated by an experienced anesthesiologists. Anesthesiologist first uses Macintosh laryngoscope then KingsVision videolaryngoscope and lastly C-MAC videolaryngoscope to intubate patients. Cormack-Lehane scores, the time from the start of laryngoscopy to visualization of the vocal cords and the time from the visualization of the vocals from the successful intubation will be recorded. The success of the intubation will be assessed with bilateral chest auscultation. If visualization of the vocal cords or placing of the endotracheal tube was not successful after 60 seconds with a particular laryngoscope, it will be left out and patient will be ventilated for 1 minutes and then pass to other laryngoscopes.
PURPOSE: Provided is an anti-oxidation or anti-aging skin cosmetic composition containing the extract of Rosa davurica Pall. containing a large amount of catechin. The cosmetic composition has excellent anti-oxidation or anti-aging effect on the skin to prevent or retard skin aging, as well as excellent stability and skin safety. CONSTITUTION: An anti-oxidation or anti-aging skin cosmetic composition is characterized by containing 0.001-20.0 wt.% of the extract of Rosa davurica Pall. containing a large amount of catechin of the formula(1), based on the total weight of the composition. The extract is obtained by the steps of: drying Rosa davurica Pall. and pulverizing it; adding an extracting solvent to the powder, followed by deposition for 1-15 days; and concentrating the extract under reduced pressure.
In the western world, melanoma incidence has constantly risen for the last 50 years, and it is currently reported as the most frequent tumor in 20 - 29 year old women. BRAF, NRAS and c-kit genes play an important role in cell proliferation and are mutated at very high frequency in melanoma. Despite the recent therapeutical breakthroughs obtained with the use of new drugs, metastatic melanoma remains still a life threatening disease. One of the main questions in melanoma concern the initial steps leading to metastatic spread, a better understanding being a key step to its prevention and the identification of new molecular mechanisms being implemental to the improvement of our therapeutical arsenal.

The proposed work aims to study the hypothesis of early spread in human melanoma using the recently developed powerful techniques of e-ice cold PCR, as well as classical immunohistochemistry. To do so, investigators will take advantage on the fact that treatment of melanoma relies on a secondary excision of normal peritumoral skin and sentinel lymph node. This peritumoral tissue is large (measuring 2 to 6 cm diameter), contains lymphatics in the hypodermis, the tissue considered to host the metastatic route of melanocytes and remains partially available for analysis.

All patients with stage Ib and II melanoma followed in the parisian cohort Melan-cohort, Cochin Hospital and Gustave Roussy Institute included between 2005 and 2009 will be found. A PCR analysis will be done on DNA extracted from paraffin embedded sections of primary tumors. Patients who display mutations in BRAF (BRAFV600E, BRAFV600K), NRAS (codon 61) or c-kit genes will be selected. The archival paraffin embedded tissues from healthy perilesional skin as well as from healthy sentinel lymph nodes will be obtained. Pyrosequencing and e-ice cold PCR targeting the mutations of the above genes at their usual positions will be done on DNA extracted from these specimens. Immunofluorescence anti-BRAFV600E or anti tumoral/initiating/stem cells will be done on same tissues. These simple techniques will test -using a sensitive molecular biology tool- whether in humans with melanomas, there is early dissemination of melanoma cells in histopathological healthy sentinel lymph node and peritumoral skin. The presence of these clonal cells in these healthy tissues will be correlated to the survival of the patients after 5 years and will allow the development of new therapeutic follow-up and strategies.
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is considered one of the most important causes of chronic liver disorders in the world. Dietary pattern is a modifiable risk factor that represents the main target for the prevention and treatment of NAFLD. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the impact of low-fat diet on anthropometric measurements, biochemical, and inflammatory parameters in individuals with obesity/overweight and NAFLD. A total of 108 individuals (n = 59 males and n = 49 females) aged between 19 and 65 years participated in the 12-week weight loss program. Dietary treatment plans including low-fat diets were randomly prescribed for each individual. Anthropometric measurements were collected by a trained dietitian at baseline and 12-week follow-up. Blood samples were collected for each individual at baseline and 3rd month for biochemical measurements and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay analysis for tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin (IL)-6, fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21), chemerin, and irisin levels in plasma. At the end of the study, body weight, body mass index, body fat % body fat mass (kg) reduced significantly in females and males (P < .05). Moreover, reductions in waist, hip, and neck circumferences were significant in both groups. Changes in alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase levels were significant in 3rd month. After 3 months, reductions in TNF-α, IL-6, and FGF-21 levels were significant in individuals with obesity/overweight and NAFLD. While no significant change in chemerin and irisin levels was found. These results show that low-fat diet over a 12-week period led to improvements in both anthropometric measurements and biochemical parameters in individuals with obesity/overweight and NAFLD.
Treatment with peginterferon plus daily low dose (800 mg) or weight-based ribavirin (800-1400 mg) for 24 to 48 weeks has achieved 70-93% sustained virologic response (SVR) rates in patients with genotype 2 or 3 chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Recently, a large randomized study has shown that patients with genotype 2 or 3 CHC have comparable SVR rates for those who received peginterferon for 24 or 48 weeks, and who received daily low dose (800 mg) or standard dose (1000-1200 mg) ribavirin. Therefore, the currently recommended treatment for these patients is 24 weeks of peginterferon plus low dose ribavirin. Because of the high response rates, several studies have shown that when these patients had rapid virologic response (RVR), defined as undetectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA levels, at week 4 of peginterferon plus weight-based ribavirin, 12-16 weeks of treatment could have 82-94% SVR rates. However, treatment with peginterferon plus low dose ribavirin for 24 weeks showed significantly higher SVR rates than that for 16 weeks (85% vs. 79%) in these patients who achieved RVR. While studies showed concordant results in SVR rates for patients with genotype 3 CHC who received peginterferon plus low dose or weight-based ribavirin for 16 or 24 weeks, the SVR rates stratified by RVR showed great differences in patients with genotype 2 CHC who received such treatment. Currently, there are no studies on the direct comparison of low dose versus weight-based ribavirin, and of 16 to 24 weeks of treatment stratified by RVR for patients with genotype 2 CHC. We aimed to conduct a randomized trial to determine the optimal ribavirin dose and treatment duration of peginterferon plus ribavirin for patients with genotype 2 CHC based on RVR studies.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of Jianpiwenyang Gel (SSWYG) for treating chronic diarrhea and explore its therapeutic mechanism.
METHODS: Eighty patients with chronic diarrhea of spleen and stomach weakness type were randomized into two groups for interventions with lifestyle adjustment and treatment with bifid triple viable capsules (control group, n=40) or naval application with SSWYG (treatment group, n=40) for one week, after which symptoms of chronic diarrhea were evaluated. The Chinese medicine system pharmacology analysis platform (TCMSP), GeneCards, NCBI, OMIM database and GEO database (GSE14841) were used to obtain the active ingredients and target proteins of SSWYG and chronic diarrhea-related targets. The key targets were obtained by topological analysis for Gene Ontology (GO) and KEGG analyses. The affinity and binding characteristics of SSWYG for specific targets were verified by molecular docking using AutoDock software.
RESULTS: In both groups, gastrointestinal symptom rating scale (GSRS), Bristol Scale and TCM syndrome scores significantly improved after the treatments (P < 0.05), and better effects were observed in the treatment group (P < 0.05). Sixtyeight targets of SSWYG in treating chronic diarrhea were obtained, and 33 most probable ones were screened out by topological analysis. GO and KEGG analyses identified several chronic diarrhea-related pathways including the TNF and IL-17 pathways. Molecular docking study showed good affinity of the core components of SSWYG for the key targets CASP3, JNK, IL1B, IL6, and AKT1. JUN and CASP3 had the lowest binding energy and the highest stable binding energy with multiple major active ingredients of SSWYG.
CONCLUSION: SSWYG can significantly improve clinical symptoms of chronic diarrhea possibly by regulating the TNF and IL-17 as well as other pathways via CASP3 and JUN, suggesting a complex therapeutic mechanism of SSWYG involving multiple ingredients and targets and coordinated regulation of multiple pathways.
The present invention relates to isolated and/or recombinant nucleic acids which encode a mammalian (e.g., human, mouse) uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) and an alternative form of UCP3 designated UCP3-short form (UCP3sh). In addition, the present invention relates to nucleic acids which hybridize with the UCP3 nucleic acids described herein and functional portions thereof. Also encompassed by the invention are a nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid which encodes a UCP3 protein and a host cell; a host cell comprising the nucleic acid construct which encodes UCP3; and a method for producing mammalian UCP3 comprising introducing into a host cell the nucleic acid construct which encodes UCP3 whereby the nucleic acid is expressed. The present invention also relates to isolated or recombinantly produced UCP3 protein and functional portions thereof. Also encompassed by the invention are a method of identifying an inhibitor (e.g., antibody) or enhancer of UCP3 expression and/or function, and the use of UCP3 inhibitors and enhancers. The present invention also relates to a method of detecting UCP3 in a sample obtained from a individual.
The text-based mental health coaching application that the investigators are using is ThoughtFullChat Application. ThoughtFullChat Application provides mental health coaching through text by licensed mental health professionals. Participants of this research will be required to answer a set of questionnaires which consists of DASS-21, Satisfaction with Life Scale and Brief Resilience Scale at the start of the study. Participants will be randomly distributed into 2 groups which are intervention and control groups. Participants in the intervention group will be using the application for 3 months. Post-intervention questionnaires will be given to all participants after 3 months. Data collected from these 2 groups will be analyzed by using SPSS.
Recently, radiological markers demonstrated a good capacity to discriminate first episode of psychosis patients, that will show a bad response to treatment. Furthermore, automatic learning methods were recently successfully applied to neurological data, but never for the first episode psychosis patients. These powerful methods are based on multivariate analyses allowing the prediction at an individual stage. The possibility to identify more precisely the population of non-answering patients would allow the adaptation of the support in first attention for these patients, and consequently to perform appropriate cares.

Researchers propose in this project to evaluate predictive factors of non response. It is defined by the lack of symptomatic remission at month 3, for patients presenting a first episode of psychosis. It will be performed on objective markers taken from imagery techniques. The link between evolution of these markers and clinical measures will be studied.
The invention relates to the field of medicines, and provides a traditional Chinese medicinal preparation for treating fundus macular oedema lesion. Common fundus diseases of middle aged and old people comprise diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, retinal vein obstruction and the like, when fundus macular oedema lesion occurs, serious vision loss, even blindness can be caused. Therefore, early prevention and control are important. Currently, a medicine which is safe and can exactly be used for treating the disease does not exist. Traditional Chinese medicine considers that the pathogenesis of fundus macular oedema lesion mainly shows in weak spleen and qi and eye blood vessel obstruction due to blood stasis, can be used for tonifying qi and strengthening spleen, activating blood and promoting diuresis. The preparation comprises astragalus membranaceus, fried bighead atractylodes rhizome, dried tangerine peel, poria, motherwort fruit, salviae miltiorrhizae, herba epimedii, and radix cyathulae. The traditional Chinese medicinal preparation has the effects of improving circulation of retina, reducing fundus macular oedema, and improving the function of visual function. The traditional Chinese medicinal preparation is taken 100ml each time, twice a day, is orally taken for 4 weeks as a course of treatment, and four weeks as a course of treatment for 2-3 courses of treatment, and the effective rate is over 80 percent.
The container, in particular the product for anaesthesia by means of inhalation and the method for its storage are used in medicine. The container is fabricated of a material different from glass, containing no acids causing the decomposition of the anaesthetic, ensuring sufficient barrier for any transition of vapours to and from it, does not react with the anesthetic found in it, and has higher resistance to braking. The anaesthesia product by inhalation includes a vessel (12) made of a material including a compound selected from the group consisting polyethylenephthalate, polymethylenepentane, polypropylene, polyethylene, ionomeric resins and combinations thereof. Vessel (12) forms an inner space (16) containing inside, outside the patient's body, inhalation anaesthetic (18), having a specific amount of sevofluran in it. The method for the storage of the inhalation anaesthetic outside a patient's body includes the following stages: ensuring a specific amount of sevofluran in advance, ensuring a vessel (12) having an inner space (16) which is fabricated of material including a compound, selected from the group formed by polyethylenephthalate, polymethylpentene, polypropylene, polyethylene, ionomeric resins and combinations thereof, and placing the predetermined quantity of sevofluran in space (16). 13 claims, 1 figure