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A prospective pilot study of the effect of acupuncture on insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance.

Apr 07, 2020

To test the hypothesis that acupuncture improves insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and insulin resistance (IR).Prospective pilot study.Guangzhou, China, 2014-2016.Eigh...

Nanoparticle-Based Platform for Activatable Fluorescence Imaging and Photothermal Ablation of Endometriosis.

Apr 07, 2020

Endometriosis is a painful disorder where endometrium-like tissue forms lesions outside of the uterine cavity. Intraoperative identification and removal of these lesions are difficult. This study pres...

[Content of seminal plasma plasticizer in the patients with idiopathic asthenozoospermia and its impact on male fertility].

Apr 07, 2020

To investigate the relationship between di-(2-ethyl hexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and male infertility by detecting the concentration of DEHP in the seminal plasma of the patient with idiopathic asthenozoos...

Shenmai injection suppresses multidrug resistance in MCF-7/ADR cells through the MAPK/NF-κB signalling pathway.

Apr 07, 2020

Shenmai Injection (SMI) is usually used to treat atherosclerotic coronary heart disease and viral myocarditis in China. However, the effect of SMI on multidrug resistance has not been reported. To in...

Indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene and picene mediate actions via estrogen receptor α signaling pathway in in vitro cell systems, altering gene expression.

Apr 07, 2020

Currently, the environmental impact of ubiquitous plastic debris triggered quite some public attention. However, the global impact of microplastic on human health is by and large either unknown or neg...

Surgical Removal of a Calcified Right Atrial Mass Related to Venous Access port: A Case Report.

Apr 07, 2020

Intracardiac masses pose a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Indwelling catheters can lead to thrombus calcification causing untoward sequelae.We report on a patient who presented after co...

What are the appropriate thresholds for High Quality Performance Indicators for breast surgery in Australia and New Zealand?

Apr 07, 2020

To evaluate BreastSurgANZ members' compliance at various threshold rates for 4 evaluable High-Quality Performance Indicators (HQPIs) introduced to improve patient care. To benchmark global best practi...

Clarithromycin effectively enhances doxorubicin-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in MCF7 cells through dysregulation of autophagy.

Apr 07, 2020

Use of autophagy inhibitors in combination with chemotherapy has become a novel chemotherapeutic strategy. In this study, we aimed to determine whether the effectiveness of doxorubicin (DOX) is augmen...

Motivation to access laparoscopic skills training: Results of a Canadian survey of obstetrics and gynecology residents.

Apr 07, 2020

Competency based medical education (CBME) requires novel approaches to surgical education. Significant investment has been made in laparoscopic simulation, which has been shown to foster skill develop...

ISUOG Guidelines on Managing Pregnancy Amidst COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020

In response to the World Health Organization (WHO) statements and international concerns regarding the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) outbreak, the International Society of Ultrasound in Obst...

ACOG Algorithm: Outpatient Assessment & Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

Mar 30, 2020

Outpatient Assessment and Management for Pregnant Women With Suspected or Confirmed Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Unlike influenza and other respiratory illnesses, based on a limited number of confir...

Is endoanal, introital or transperineal ultrasound diagnosis of sphincter defects more strongly associated with anal incontinence?

Mar 23, 2020

Our aim was to explore the association between anal incontinence (AI) and persistent anal sphincter defects diagnosed with 3D endoanal (EAUS), introital (IUS) and transperineal ultrasound (TPUS) in wo...

Pembrolizumab in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer of performance status 2 (PePS2): a single arm, phase 2 trial.

Mar 23, 2020

Therapeutic blockade of the axis of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) has transformed the management of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Clinical trials with pembrolizumab have ...

Factors associated with the risk for falls in PACE participants.

Mar 23, 2020

The purpose was to determine the relationship between frailty, fear of falling, and depression with falls risk in vulnerable community-dwelling older adults.A cross-sectional correlational design and ...

Assessment of pelvic floor muscles in sportswomen: Quality of life and related factors.

Mar 23, 2020

To evaluate Maximum Voluntary Contraction (MVC) of the Pelvic Floor Muscles (PFM) in sportswomen, to observe the urinary symptoms and their impact on the Quality of Life (QoL).Observational cross-sect...

In situ hybridization revealed wide distribution of Haliotid herpesvirus 1 in infected small abalone, Haliotis diversicolor supertexta.

Mar 23, 2020

Ganglioneuritis was the primary pathologic change in infected abalone associated with Haliotid herpesvirus 1 (HaHV-1) infection, which eventually became known as abalone viral ganglioneuritis (AVG). H...

HEV infection in an Italian cohort of HSCT recipients: seroprevalence and infection.

Mar 23, 2020

Chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients is an emerging threat. The aim of this study was to provide data on HEV burden in an Italian cohort of...

High hepatitis B virus screening rate among patients receiving systemic anticancer treatment in Japan.

Mar 23, 2020

Patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection have a risk of reactivation after chemotherapy. All patients undergoing chemotherapy should be screened for HBV infection. No large-scale studies have b...

Follicular flushing versus direct aspiration in poor responder IVF patients: a randomized prospective study.

Mar 23, 2020

To compare follicular flushing with a double-lumen needle with direct aspiration on the number of oocytes collected in a poor responder population in IVF.We conducted a randomized controlled prospecti...

Psychological predictors of gestational outcomes in second trimester pregnant women: associations with daily uplifts.

Mar 23, 2020

We investigated whether pregnancy/birth anxiety is associated with shorter gestation while maternal chronic stress and depressive symptoms are associated with lower birth weight; we also examined whet...

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