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Cervical cancer (CC) is a malignant tumor that could seriously endanger women's life and health, of which cervical squamous cell carcinoma (CESC) accounts for more than 80%. High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is the primary cause of CC. The 5-year survival rate is low due to poor prognosis. We need to explore the pathogenesis of CC and seek effective biomarkers to improve prognosis. The purpose of this research is to construct an HR-HPV-related long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) signature for predicting the survival and finding the biomarkers related to CC prognosis. First, we downloaded the CESC data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database to find HR-HPV-related lncRNAs in CC. Then, the differentially expressed lncRNAs were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Cox regression. Six lncRNAs were found to be associated with the prognosis and can be used as independent prognostic factors. Next, based on these prognostic genes, we established a risk score model, which showed that patients with higstic tool, and was of great significance for finding the biomarkers related to HR-HPV infection in CC.BACKGROUND The Latarjet procedure is growing in popularity for treating athletes with recurrent anterior shoulder instability, largely because of the high recurrence rate of arthroscopic stabilization, particularly among contact athletes with bone loss. PURPOSE (1) To evaluate return of strength and range of motion (ROM) 6 months after the Latarjet procedure and (2) to determine risk factors for failure to achieve return-to-play (RTP) criteria at 6 months. STUDY DESIGN Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS A total of 65 athletes (83% contact sports, 37% overhead sports; mean ± SD age, 24.5 ± 8.2 years; 59 male, 6 female) who enrolled in a prospective multicenter study underwent the Latarjet procedure for anterior instability (29% as primary procedure for instability, 71% for failed prior stabilization procedure). Strength and ROM were assessed preoperatively and 6 months after surgery. RTP criteria were defined as return to baseline strength and less then 20° side-to-side ROM deficits in all plano Shoulder Instability Index percentage (per 10% decrease aOR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.38-0.92; P = .01), and a preoperative side-to-side ROM deficit ≥20° in any plane (aOR, 5.01; 95% CI, 1.42-21.5; P = .01) or deficits in external rotation at 90° of abduction (per 10° increased deficit aOR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.06-2.88; P = .02). CONCLUSION A large percentage of athletes fail to achieve full strength and ROM 6 months after the Latarjet procedure. Greater preoperative stiffness and subjective disability are risk factors for failure to meet ROM or strength RTP criteria.BACKGROUND The competitive environment of athletics has promoted the exploration of any technology application that may offer an edge with performance and recovery from injury. Ischemic therapy is one such technology that has rapidly been incorporated into training rooms and physical therapy clinics worldwide. This therapy modality is reported to increase an athlete's ability to improve muscle mass, strength, and endurance. PURPOSE To provide the sports medicine physician with an understanding of the current state of ischemic therapy technology, including treatment specifications, known physiological effects, hypothesized mechanisms, biochemical effects, athletic applications, medical applications, animal models, and future research recommendations. STUDY DESIGN Literature review. METHODS A computer-based search of the PubMed database was used to perform a comprehensive literature review on musculoskeletal ischemic therapy. RESULTS The current research on ischemic therapy is largely composed of case series with varying equipment, methods, and therapy specifications. The publication of case series has value in identifying this technology for future research, but the results of these studies should not be justification for application to athletes without validation of safety and effectiveness. CONCLUSION To date, ischemic therapy remains unvalidated, and the mechanism by which it improves muscle performance is not clear.The urachus is a fibrous tube extending from the umbilicus to the anterosuperior bladder dome that usually obliterates at week 12 of gestation, becoming the median umbilical ligament. Urachal pathology occurs when there is incomplete obliteration of this channel during foetal development, resulting in the formation of a urachal cyst, patent urachus, urachal sinus or urachal diverticulum. Patients with persistent urachal remnants may be asymptomatic or present with lower abdominal or urinary tract symptoms and can develop complications. The purpose of this review is to describe imaging features of urachal remnant pathology and potential benign and malignant complications on ultrasound, CT, positron emission tomography CT and MRI.The global prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) has doubled since 1980. Human epidemiological studies support arsenic exposure as a risk factor for T2D, although the precise mechanism is unclear. We hypothesized that chronic arsenic ingestion alters glucose homeostasis by impairing adaptive thermogenesis, i.e. body heat production in cold environments. Arsenic is a pervasive environmental contaminant, with more than 200 million people worldwide currently exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water. Male C57BL/6J mice exposed to sodium arsenite in drinking water at 300 mg/L for 9 weeks experienced significantly decreased metabolic heat production when acclimated to chronic cold tolerance testing, as evidenced by indirect calorimetry, despite no change in physical activity. Arsenic exposure increased total fat mass and subcutaneous inguinal white adipose tissue (iWAT) mass. RNA sequencing analysis of iWAT indicated that arsenic dysregulated mitochondrial processes, including fatty acid metabolism. Western blotting confirmed that arsenic significantly decreased TOMM20 in both BAT and WAT, a correlate of mitochondrial abundance; PGC1A, a master regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis; and, CPT1B, the rate limiting step of fatty acid oxidation (FAO). Our findings show that chronic arsenic exposure impacts the mitochondrial proteins of thermogenic tissues involved in energy expenditure and substrate regulation, providing novel mechanistic evidence for arsenic's role in T2D development.Excessive alcohol consumption, including binge drinking, is a common cause of fatty liver disease. Binge drinking rapidly induces hepatic steatosis, an early step in the pathogenesis of chronic liver injury. Despite its prevalence, the process by which excessive alcohol consumption promotes hepatic lipid accumulation remains unclear. Alcohol exerts potent effects on the brain, including hypothalamic neurons crucial for metabolic regulation. However, whether or not the brain plays a role in alcohol-induced hepatic steatosis is unknown. In the brain, alcohol increases extracellular levels of adenosine, a potent neuromodulator; and previous study implicates an important role of adenosine signaling in the development of alcoholic fatty liver disease. Acute alcohol exposure also increases neuronal activities of agouti-related protein (AgRP)-expressing neurons as well as AgRP immunoreactivity. Here, we show that adenosine receptor A2B signaling in the brain modulates the extent of alcohol-induced fatty liver in mice, and that both AgRP neuropeptide and the sympathetic nervous system are indispensable for hepatic steatosis induced by binge-like alcohol consumption. Together, these results indicate that the brain plays an integral role in alcohol-induced hepatic lipid accumulation, and that central adenosine signaling, hypothalamic AgRP, and the sympathetic nervous system, are crucial mediators of this process.Objectives Simulation-based mastery learning (SBML) programs have been shown to be beneficial to improve procedural skill acquisition. However, simulated procedure performance can be affected by a host of factors, including stress. This investigation examined the preliminary efficacy of bolstering an established SBML program for medical residents with a brief mindfulness intervention (called a PITSTOP) to reduce procedural stress and improve simulator performance. Design The study employed a partially blinded, parallel-group, randomized, repeated-measures intention-to-treat design. Participants were blinded to the primary outcome (simulator performance) and instead were informed of the study's secondary outcome (stress prevention). The SBML faculty instructors and study investigators were blinded to participants' group assignment. Settings/location Northwestern Memorial Hospitals of Chicago. Subjects Twenty-six postgraduate year (PGY) 1 internal medicine residents enrolled in a required SBML central venous cas visible trembling (p = 0.003) relative to controls at the post-test. Conclusions This study provides preliminary evidence that a brief, mindfulness intervention may reduce stress during SBML training.Objective To evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in helping antihypertensive drugs lower the hypertension of elderly patients in home health care. Design Randomized controlled trial. Setting Subjects were recruited from Branch of Linsen, Chinese Medicine, and Kunming, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. Subjects A total of 70 participants with hypertension in home health care were assigned randomly to the acupuncture group (35 participants) or the control group (35 participants). Interventions The acupuncture group received antihypertensive drugs plus acupuncture twice a week for 12 weeks, and the control group received antihypertensive drugs only. Acupuncture points SP10, SP6, LR3, ST36, and LI4 were used bilaterally. Each acupuncture treatment session lasted 30 min. All the subjects were instructed not to alter their diet, physical activity, or use of drugs. Outcome measurements Blood pressure (BP), heart rate variability, and the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire (CCMQ) were assessed at base studies to reveal the precise effect of acupuncture followed by evidence-based practice.The electron pairing mechanism has always been one of the most challenging problems in high-temperature superconductors. Fe(Te,Se), as the superconductor with intrinsic topological property, may host Majorana bound states and has attracted tremendous interest. While in bulk Fe(Te,Se) the pairing mechanism has been experimentally investigated, it remains little understood in its two-dimensional limit counterpart. Here, by in situ scanning tunneling spectroscopy, we show clear evidence of the bosonic mode Ω beyond the superconducting gap Δ in monolayer FeTe0.5Se0.5/SrTiO3(001) high-temperature superconductor. Statistically, Ω shows an obvious anticorrelation with Δ and appears below 2Δ, consistent with the spin-excitation nature. Furthermore, the in-gap bound states induced by two types of magnetically different impurities support the sign-reversing pairing scenario. Our results not only suggest that the spin-excitation-like bosonic mode within a sign-reversing pairing plays an essential role in monolayer FeTe0.5Se0.5/SrTiO3(001) but also offer the crucial information for investigating the high-temperature superconductivity in interfacial iron selenides.
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