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The impact of simultaneous adverse climate conditions in the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) was not tested before. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of the combination of climate and air pollution features in the number of admissions and mortality due to acute myocardial infarction in 39 municipalities of São Paulo from 2012 to 2015.

Data about MI admissions were obtained from the Brazilian public health system (DataSUS). Daily information on weather were accessed from the Meteorological Database for Teaching and Research. Additionally, daily information on air pollution were obtained from the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo. A hierarchical cluster analysis was applied for temperature, rainfall patterns, relative air humidity, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter 2.5 and particulate matter 10. MI admissions and in-hospital mortality were compared among the clusters.

Data analysis produced 3 clusters High temperature variation-Low humidity-high pollution (n=218 days); Intermediate temperature variation/high humidity/intermediate pollution (n=751 days) and low temperature variation/intermediate humidity-low pollution (n=123 days). All environmental variables were significantly different among clusters. The combination of high temperature variation, dry weather and high pollution resulted in a significant 9% increase in hospital admissions for MI [30.5 (IQR 25.0-36.0)]; patients/day; P<0.01). The differences in weather and pollution did not have impact on in-hospital mortality (P=0.88).

The combination of atmospheric conditions with high temperature variation, lower temperature, dryer weather and increased inhalable particles was associated with a marked increase of hospital admissions due to MI.
The combination of atmospheric conditions with high temperature variation, lower temperature, dryer weather and increased inhalable particles was associated with a marked increase of hospital admissions due to MI.
Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia (PPE) is a dose-limiting adverse event that commonly occurs with capecitabine and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin-PLD treatment. The study aimed to test the effectiveness of a Pyridoxine (B6) treatment protocol in the management of PPE in patients receiving treatment with capecitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

This was a pilot randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Patients receiving capecitabine or pegylated liposomal doxorubicin with PPE grade 1 or above were randomly allocated to receive pyridoxine or placebo. The PPE grade, Quality of Life-QoL, Pain and patients' activities of daily living were assessed.

Thirty patients were assigned in the Control and 24 in the Intervention group. No statistically significant difference was found in the PPE grade between baseline and week 6 in the 2 groups (p=0.263). The control group exhibited worst PPE-associated QoL and higher PAIN levels between baseline and week 6. Respectively, the intervention group showed improved PPE-associated QoL and lower PAIN levels. At week 6, the ECOG status in the Intervention group was improved compared to the control (p=0.018). Patients in the Intervention group experienced better Global Health Status (p=0.012), Physical (p=0.003), Emotional (p=0.008), and Social function (p<0.001), lower Fatigue (p=0.001) and Pain (p=0.006) compared to Control.

Topical pyridoxine was not shown to have an effect on the treatment of PPE. However, results demonstrated its effectiveness on health related QoL, QoL-associated with PPE and pain levels. Due to the high attrition rate further validation of these results in a larger population is warranted. CLINICALTRIALS.

NCT02625415.
NCT02625415.Falls contribute to injuries and reduced level of physical activity in older adults. During falls, the abrupt sensation of moving downward triggers a startle-like reaction that may interfere with protective response movements necessary to maintain balance. Startle reaction could be dampened by sensory pre-stimulation delivered immediately before a startling stimulus. This study investigated the neuromodulatory effects of pre-stimulation on postural/startle responses to drop perturbations of the standing support surface in relation to age. Ten younger and 10 older adults stood quietly on an elevated computer-controlled moveable platform. At an unpredictable time, participants were dropped vertically to elicit a startle-like response. Reactive drop perturbation trials without a pre-stimulus (control) were alternated with trials with acoustic pre-stimulus tone (PSI). A two-way mixed design analysis of variance comparing condition (control vs. PSI) X group (younger vs. older) was performed to analyze changes in mer adults. Further research on the potential of applying PSI as a possible therapeutic tool to reduce the risk of fall-related injury is needed.Preclinical models of Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggest that volumetric reductions in medial temporal lobe (MTL) structures manifest before clinical onset. AD polygenic risk scores (PRSs) are further linked to reduced MTL volumes (the hippocampus/amygdala); however, the relationship between the PRS and specific subregions remains unclear. buy BIIB129 We determine the relationship between the AD-PRSs and MTL subregions in a large sample of young participants (N = 730, aged 22-35 years) using a multimodal (T1w/T2w) approach. We first demonstrate that the PRSs for the hippocampus/amygdala predict their respective volumes and specific hippocampal subregions (pFDR less then 0.05). We further observe negative relationships between the AD-PRSs and whole hippocampal/amygdala volumes. Critically, we demonstrate novel associations between the AD-PRSs and specific hippocampal subfields such as CA1 (β = -0.096, pFDR = 0.045) and the fissure (β = -0.101, pFDR = 0.041). We provide evidence that the AD-PRS is linked to specific MTL subfields decades before AD onset. This may help inform preclinical models of AD risk, providing additional specificity for intervention and further insight into mechanisms by which common AD variants confer susceptibility.
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