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MRI of trunk muscles and motor and respiratory function in patients with myot...
Abstract Background Myotonic Dystrophy 1 (DM1) causes progressive myopathy of extremity muscles. DM1 may also affect muscles of the trunk. The aim of this study was to... -
Effects of oxytocin administration on salivary sex hormone levels in autistic...
Abstract Background Oxytocin administration, which may be of therapeutic value for individuals with social difficulties, is likely to affect endogenous levels of other socially... -
Effects of weight change on apolipoprotein B-containing emerging atherosclero...
Abstract Background and aims Non-high-density (HDL)-cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-particle number, apolipoprotein B, lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)), and small-dense (sdLDL)... -
Acupuncture protects against cerebral ischemia–reperfusion injury via suppres...
Abstract Background Acupuncture treatment possesses the neuroprotection potential to attenuate cerebral ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has... -
Changes of the glutathione redox system during the weaning transition in pigl...
Abstract Background Weaning is known to result in barrier dysfunction and villus atrophy in the immediate post-weaning phase, and the magnitude of these responses is... -
Hearing loss and cognitive function among Chinese older adults: the role of p...
Abstract Background Hearing loss, a highly prevalent sensory impairment affecting older adults, is a risk factor for cognition decline. However, there were very limited studies... -
Newborn hearing screening protocol in tuscany region
Abstract Background Newborn hearing screening has to be considered the first step of a program for the identification, diagnosis, treatment and habilitation/rehabilitation of... -
Association of changes in commute mode with body mass index and visceral adip...
Abstract Background Prospective data are sparse for active commuting to work and body weight in Asia. We assessed the association of 5-year changes in commuting mode with body... -
Efficacy of acupuncture for treatment of intermittent claudication in patient...
Abstract Background Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a common condition secondary to degenerative changes. Acupuncture may be effective for treating DLSS. However,... -
Differences in consumer use of food labels by weight loss strategies and demo...
Abstract Background Little is known about national patterns in the use of fast food and packaged food labels among adults by weight loss strategies and demographic... -
Early sexual initiation and risky sexual practices among alcohol- and tobacco...
Abstract Background As early sexual initiation is increasingly common in East Asia, we examined its relations to risky sexual practices in alcohol- and tobacco-using individuals... -
Modeling Focal Epileptic Activity in the Wilson–Cowan Model with Depolarizati...
Abstract Measurements of neuronal signals during human seizure activity and evoked epileptic activity in experimental models suggest that, in these pathological states, the... -
Effects of botulinum toxin A and/or bimanual task-oriented therapy on upper e...
Abstract Background This study reports on the effects of botulinum toxin A (BoNT-A) injections in the upper extremity (UE) in children with unilateral Cerebral Palsy (uCP)... -
Type 2 diabetes and cardiometabolic risk may be associated with increase in D...
Abstract Background Subclinical hypercortisolism and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis dysfunction are associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), cardiovascular disease,...
