Characteristics and Indications of Legal Abortion among the Pregnant Women in Lorestan Province of Iran during 2017–2019 by Zahra Fatemi, Soheila Akbari

“…Fetal disturbance of the brain and spine was the most prevalent reason of abortion (24.92%, 95% CI: 19.63%–31.19%) followed by Down syndrome (19.34%, 95% CI: 14.73%–24.95), hydrops fetalis (12.79%, 95% CI: 9.09%–17.48%), and anencephaly (12.79%, 95% CI: 9.09%–17.48%). …”
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Feeding strategies and associated cognitive capacities among Plio-Pleistocene hominins: toward new perspectives using the ventromedial prefrontal cortex by Margot Louail

“…As endocranial casts are the only available material to study brain anatomy on fossils, possible ways to measure this region from external cerebral markers are discussed.…”
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A method of EEG signal feature extraction based on hybrid DWT and EMD by Xiaozhong Geng, Linen Wang, Ping Yu, Weixin Hu, Qipeng Liang, Xintong Zhang, Cheng Chen, Xi Zhang

“…The processing and recognition of electroencephalogram (EEG) signal is the most important part of brain-computer interface (BCI) system, and the quality of signal processing and recognition is directly related to the effectiveness of BCI system. …”
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Expanded Use of Vorasidenib in Non-Enhancing Recurrent CNS WHO Grade 3 Oligodendroglioma by Alexander S. Himstead, Jefferson W. Chen, Eleanor Chu, Mari A. Perez-Rosendahl, Michelle Zheng, Sherin Mathew, Carlen A. Yuen

“…The recently regulatory-approved vorasidenib, a brain-penetrating oral inhibitor of IDH1/2, has altered the treatment paradigm for recurrent/residual non-enhancing surgically resected CNS WHO grade 2 mIDH gliomas. …”
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The effect of a single administration of streptozotocin on hippocampus metabolites in NODSCID mice by D. A. Tur, O. B. Shevelev, M. В. Sharapova, M. A. Zolotykh, A. E. Akulov

“…Thus, the introduction of STZ itself does not affect the metabolism of the hippocampus, and MRS is a promising method for assessing the effect of T1DM on brain metabolism in animals.…”
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Why the brown ghost chirps at night by Livio Oboti, Federico Pedraja, Marie Ritter, Marlena Lohse, Lennart Klette, Rüdiger Krahe

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Investigating Feasibility of C. I. direct Yellow 50 dye Degradation and Detoxicification in Synthetic Aquatic Solution Effluent by UVA/TiO2 Nanophotocatalytic process using Daphnia... by Feizollah Dinarvand, Nematollah Jaafarzadeh, Mehdi Ahmadi Moghadam, Mohammad Bagher Miranzadeh, Nezam Mirzaei

“…Introduction and Aims: Compounds containing dye are toxic, carcinogenic and mutagenic for aquatic organisms and lead to mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, and dysfunction of human beings’ kidney, liver, brain, reproductive system and central nervous system. …”
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Dehydration-Induced Anorexia Reduces Astrocyte Density in the Rat Corpus Callosum by Daniel Reyes-Haro, Francisco Emmanuel Labrada-Moncada, Ricardo Miledi, Ataúlfo Martínez-Torres

“…Animal models such as dehydration-induced anorexia (DIA) mimic core features of the disorder, including voluntary reduction in food intake, which compromises the supply of energy to the brain. Glial cells, the major population of nerve cells in the central nervous system, play a crucial role in supplying energy to the neurons. …”
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The Scania Accelerated Intermittent Theta-burst Implementation Study (SATIS)-Lessons from an accelerated treatment protocol. by Marcus Persson, Viktor Fabri, Alexander Reijbrandt, Annika Lexén, Hans Eriksson, Pouya Movahed Rad

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used an open-label observational design, recruiting 20 patients (aged 19-84 years) from two public brain stimulation centers in Sweden. During the five-day treatment period and at a follow-up visit after 30 days we closely monitored adverse events and collected self-rated side effect data. …”
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DNA methylation biomarker analysis from low-survival-rate cancers based on genetic functional approaches by Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Prasenjit Mitra, David Taniar, Tun-Wen Pai, Tun-Wen Pai

“…Among all cancer types, cancers with relatively low five-year survival rates and high incidence rates were pancreatic (10%), esophageal (20%), liver (20%), lung (21%), and brain (27%) cancers. This study integrated genome-wide DNA methylation profiles and comorbidity patterns to identify the common biomarkers with multi-functional analytics across the aforementioned five cancer types. …”
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Case report: Cutaneous metastasis of squamous cervical carcinoma: complete regression after molecular diagnosis by Liwen Guo, Yanqiong Liu, Shuhua Zhang, Wei Liu, Wei Liu

“…Common metastasis sites for cervical cancer are the lungs, bones, liver, brain, ovaries, and lymph nodes, among other sites. …”
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Cognitive dysfunction in diabetes – the ‘forgotten’ diabetes complication: a narrative review by Åke Sjöholm, Louise Bennet, Peter M. Nilsson

“…Recent years have seen research that has clarified cerebral insulin resistance and defective insulin signaling as examples of pathogenic factors behind this cognitive impairment in diabetes.Method We provide a narrative review of select and contemporary publications with relevance for the interface between diabetes/prediabetes and cognitive function.Results Recently published studies show that physical activity can reverse insulin resistance in the brain as well as cognitive impairment and pathological appetite regulation. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Cardiac Lupus: A Retrospective Study by K Maria Koshy, Tarun George, Sohini Das, J V Punitha, Sudha Jasmine Rajan, Bijesh Yadav, Thambu David Sudarsanam, Vijay Prakash Turaka

“…An elevated serum creatinine, elevated creatine Kinase–muscle/brain, neutrophilic leukocytosis, left ventricular systolic dysfunction, noninitiation of hydroxychloroquine, and the presence of neuropsychiatric lupus predicted mortality. …”
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Synergism of d-limonene and temozolomide on migratory and apoptotic behaviors of human glioblastoma cell lines by Megha Gautam, Reema Gabrani

“…Introduction: Glioblastoma (GBM), which is a heterogeneous and aggressive type of brain tumor, is known for its poor survival outcomes. …”
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Investigating the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Total Saikosaponins in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Metabolomic and Proteomic Approach by Huiling Wei, Tianyi Du, Weiwei Zhang, Wei Ma, Yao Yao, Juan Li

“…Further, we employed metabolomic and proteomic analyses, with a focus on the potential protein-level changes induced by TSS, particularly those related to metabolite accumulation in the brain. <b>Results</b>: Our results showed that lysophosphatidylcholine, adenosine, and sphingomyelin in plasma might serve as potential biomarkers. …”
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A Pair of Fluorescent Probes Enabling Precise Diagnosis of Liver Cancer by Complementary Imaging by Min Gao, Sun Hyeok Lee, Haw-Young Kwon, Larissa Miasiro Ciaramicoli, Eunsol Jo, Young Hyun Yu, Fengming Li, Beomsue Kim, Kyungtae Hong, Jun-Seok Lee, Namhui Kim, Yoojin Oh, Chun Young Im, Chris Soon Heng Tan, Hyung-Ho Ha, Young-Tae Chang

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Association of red blood cell distribution width–coefficient of variation with cranial ultrasound abnormalities in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: a retrospective cross-sectional stud... by Hongjuan Wei, Xin Chang, Jin Wang

“…Although cranial ultrasound (CUS) is crucial for assessing neonatal brain injury, the association between red blood cell distribution width-coefficient of variation (RDW-CV), a marker of red blood cell size variability, and cranial ultrasound abnormalities (CUAs) remains unclear.ObjectiveThe primary aim of this study was to explore the impact of RDW-CV on CUAs in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and to elucidate the potential clinical implications of this relationship.MethodsThis retrospective cross-sectional study included 503 cases of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia at gestational age ≥35 weeks with available RDW-CV and CUS screening data at Nanjing Lishui People's Hospital. …”
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SNP Analysis of the SOD1 gene involved in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) by Hetal Patel, Anandita Banerjee, Pritha Saha, Subramaniyan Divya, Palaniyandi Ravanan, Priti Talwar

“…ALS is a rare neurodegenerative disease causing the loss of motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. Mutations in over forty genes, particularly the Superoxide Dismutase 1 (SOD1) gene, are linked to ALS. …”
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Diplopia, Convergent Strabismus, and Eye Abduction Palsy in a 12-Year-Old Boy with Autoimmune Thyroiditis by Pedro Marques, Sandra Jacinto, Maria do Carmo Pinto, Catarina Limbert, Lurdes Lopes

“…Blood and CSF cultures were sterile. Brain MRI was normal. LT4 was temporarily discontinued and progressive improvement was observed, with a normal fundoscopy at day 10 and reversion of diplopia one month later. …”
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Change in Reciprocal Inhibition of the Forearm with Motor Imagery among Patients with Chronic Stroke by Michiyuki Kawakami, Kohei Okuyama, Yoko Takahashi, Miho Hiramoto, Atsuko Nishimura, Junichi Ushiba, Toshiyuki Fujiwara, Meigen Liu

“…The goals of this study were (1) to describe RI during MI in patients with chronic stroke and (2) to examine the change in RI after MI-based brain-machine interface (BMI) training. Twenty-four chronic stroke patients participated in study 1. …”
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