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Conclusion The PI did not predict 60-day mortality in MV patients who had risk factors for the development of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). However, the PI at 24th may be a significant predictor of 7-day mortality.Background Rehabilitation in cerebral palsy (CP) seeks to harness neuroplasticity to improve movement, including walking, yet cortical activation underlying gait is not well understood.Methods We used electroencephalography (EEG) to compare motor related cortical activity, measured by mu rhythm, during quiet standing and treadmill walking in 10 children with unilateral CP and 10 age- and sex-matched children with typical development (TD). Peak mu band frequency, mu rhythm desynchronization (MRD), and gait related intra- and inter-hemispheric coherence were examined.Results MRD during walking was observed bilaterally over motor cortex in both cohorts but peak mu band frequency showing MRD was significantly lower in CP compared to TD. Coherence during quiet standing between motor and frontal regions was significantly higher in the non-dominant compared to dominant hemisphere in CP with no hemispheric differences in TD.Conclusions EEG-based measures should be further investigated as clinical biomarkers for atypical motor development and to assess rehabilitation effectiveness.Introduction Acromegaly and gigantism entail increased morbidity and mortality if left untreated, due to the systemic effects of chronic GH and IGF-1 excess. Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with GH excess are well established; however, the presentation, clinical behavior and response to treatment greatly vary among patients. Numerous markers of disease behavior are routinely used in medical practice, but additional biomarkers have been recently identified as a result of basic and clinical research studies.Areas covered This review focuses on genetic, molecular and genomic features of patients with GH excess that have recently been linked to disease progression and response to treatment. A PubMed search was conducted to identify markers of disease behavior in acromegaly and gigantism. Markers already considered as part of routine studies in clinical care guidelines were excluded. Literature search was expanded for each marker identified. Novel markers not included or only partially covered in previously published reviews on the subject were prioritized.Expert opinion Recognizing the most relevant markers of disease behavior may help the medical team tailoring the strategies for approaching each case of acromegaly and gigantism. This customized plan should make the evaluation, treatment and follow up process more efficient, greatly improving the patients' outcomes.Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is a disease with grave prognosis due to limited therapeutic regimens. Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor have shown dramatic clinical effectiveness in multiple solid tumors. Here, we report the case that a patient with metastasis intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, being failure of first-line chemotherapy, was enrolled into the Phase I study of a PD-1 inhibitor, sintilimab. The patient achieved complete remission after three cycles of treatment with mild adverse reaction. In addition, the tumor mutational burden and the microsatellite instability status were low in the present case. Hence, PD-1 inhibitor might be a promising therapeutic approach for patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma.Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of ethnicity and cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) on the birth weight (BW) of first generation Indo-Pakistan immigrants' newborns.Methods This was a retrospective study in a mixed population of 620 term Caucasian and Indo-Pakistan pregnancies, evaluated in two reference hospitals of Spain and Italy. All fetuses underwent a scan and Doppler examination within two weeks of delivery. The influence of fetal gender, ethnicity, GA at delivery, CPR, maternal age, height, weight and parity on BW was evaluated by multivariable regression analysis.Results Newborns of first generation Indo-Pakistan immigrants were smaller than local Caucasian newborns (mean BW mean= 3048 ± 435 g versus 3269 ± 437 g, p  less then  .001). Multivariable regression analysis demonstrated that all studied parameters, but maternal age and ethnicity, were significantly associated with BW. The most important were GA at delivery (partial R2 = 0.175, p  less then  .001), CPR (partial R2 = 0.032, p  less then  .001), and fetal gender (partial R2 = 0,029, p  less then  .001).Conclusions The propensity to a lower BW, explained by placental dysfunction but not by maternal ethnicity is transmitted to newborns of first generation immigrants. Rapamune Whatever are the factors implied they persist in the new residential setting.Solanum chacoense (wild potato) is intensively used in breeding, its biochemical profile and putative human health-related traits being transferred into potato cultivars aimed for consumption. The goal of this study was to evaluate the biochemical profile and the anti-tumor potential of methanolic extracts obtained from S. chacoense leaves and tubers against three breast cancer cell lines in comparison to healthy endothelial cells (HUVEC). The biochemical profile of the extracts was determined by HPLC-PDA/-ESI+-MS and ITEX/GC-MS, the selective cytotoxicity by MTT assay whereas RT-qPCR was used to evaluate the expression of proliferation- and apoptosis-related genes. Both extracts proved to be rich in phenolic acids and volatile compounds, the leaf extract also containing glycoalkaloids. Both extracts proved to be cytotoxic for breast cancer cell lines, with IC50 values varying between 132.9 and 390.7 µg/ml. Both extracts had selective cytotoxicity against MCF7 cell line in comparison to HUVECs (selectivity coefficients >2.3). The treatment with the extracts induced overexpression of the pro-apoptotic gene BAX¸ down-regulation of the anti-apoptotic gene BCL-2 and the pro-proliferation genes NFkB, CCND1, and STAT3. Thus S. chacoense extracts proved to be rich in compounds with anticancer proprieties and are capable of inducing selective cytotoxicity on MCF7 cell line.Background Mutations in desmoplakin (DSP), the primary force transducer between cardiac desmosomes and intermediate filaments, cause an arrhythmogenic form of cardiomyopathy that has been variably associated with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC). Clinical correlates of DSP cardiomyopathy have been limited to small case series. Methods Clinical and genetic data were collected on 107 patients with pathogenic DSP mutations and 81 patients with pathogenic PKP2 mutations as a comparison cohort. A composite outcome of severe ventricular arrhythmia was assessed. Results DSP and PKP2 cohorts included similar proportions of probands (41% vs. 42%) and patients with truncating mutations (98% vs. 100%). Left ventricular (LV) predominant cardiomyopathy was exclusively present among DSP patients (55% vs. 0% for PKP2, p less then 0.001), whereas right ventricular (RV) cardiomyopathy was present in only 14% of DSP patients vs. 40% for PKP2 (p less then 0.001). ARVC diagnostic criteria had poor sensitiviFrequent PVCs were common among patients with severe arrhythmias for both DSP (80%) and PKP2 (91%) groups (p=NS). Conclusions DSP cardiomyopathy is a distinct form of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy characterized by episodic myocardial injury, left ventricular fibrosis that precedes systolic dysfunction, and a high incidence of ventricular arrhythmias. A genotype specific approach for diagnosis and risk stratification should be used.Objectives Although personal values guide one's life in several important aspects, no study has examined how personal values relate to mortality. link2 The current study strives to fill this gap. I ask Which personal values prospectively predict mortality?Design A large population-based sample of middle-aged and older adults in Germany was used (N = 6089).Methods Personal values were measured in 2008 according to Schwartz using the Portraits Value Questionnaire. Mortality was monitored up to 2017, resulting in a maximum follow-up period of about 10 years.Results Using Cox survival regression analyses, I found that Self-direction and, in part, Benevolence predicted a decreased mortality risk. Conversely, Power predicted an increased mortality risk.Conclusions Thus, valuing independent thought and action (Self-Direction) and valuing the well-being of close others (Benevolence) seem to be associated with improved health, whereas valuing dominance and materialism (Power) is associated with diminished health. Future research should examine the mechanisms by which these personal values relate to mortality.Growing recognition and concerns of non-credible performance in pediatric populations have led clinicians to investigate the utility of performance and symptom validity tests (PVT/SVTs) among children and adolescents. Yet current research has indicated that a minority of clinicians routinely utilize a free-standing PVT in pediatric neuropsychological evaluations. The current article investigates the rationale for using PVT/SVTs, and the impact that failure of such exams have on other neurocognitive tests. A review of common adult PVTs and their appropriateness for use with specific pediatric clinical populations is presented, as well as empirical evidence for evaluating embedded validity indicators. The limited literature on SVTs with youth is also reviewed and provides additional insight into symptom exaggeration. There are various reasons children would provide noncredible performance, many of which are different from adults. A review of how the clinician should handle this behavior in pediatric evaluations is provided and what patient populations may present with a higher base rate of failure. Finally, various approaches are offered on how to explain these results to children and their caregivers.Limited information on current dietary patterns of Native American (NA) adults exists. link3 This paper describes the dietary intake of 582 NA adults, aged 19-75 years, living in six communities in New Mexico and Wisconsin in 2016-2017 and compares macronutrient and micronutrient intakes, estimated via a semi-quantitative 30-day Block Food Frequency Questionnaire, among different age and sex groups. NA adults consumed a diet high in % energy from total fat, saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium. A general trend of lower micronutrient intakes with increasing age was observed. Health professionals can apply this information to develop effective and culturally relevant nutrition interventions.Abbreviations NA = Native American; CVD = Cardiovascular diseases; IOM = Institute of Medicine; IRB = Institutional Review Board; AIQ = Adult Impact Questionnaire; FFQ = Food Frequency Questionnaire; NHANES = National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey; NHNS Navajo Health and Nutrition Survey.Objective African American account for more than 60% of women living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. This population is disproportionately affected in areas of diagnosis, treatment, and morbidity. HIV-related stigma has been found to play a pivotal role in the experiences of African American women living with HIV/AIDS (WLWHA) impacting self-perception, treatment adherence, depression, interpersonal relationships, and overall quality of life. Limited studies have explored the ways in which HIV-related stigma impacts the self-perceptions of African American WLWHA. To explore these experiences, this study examined the ways in which HIV-related stigma impacts the intrapersonal experiences of African American WLWHA.Design A phenomenological investigation was conducted to explore the experiences of African American WLWHA.Main Outcome Measure In-depth, semi-structured qualitative interviews.Results Interpretive phenomenological analysis revealed four emergent themes (1) increased vulnerability; (2) processing the diagnosis of HIV/AIDS; (3) surviving HIV/AIDS; and (4) quality of life.
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