The Quantitative Analysis of bFGF and VEGF by ELISA in Human Meningiomas by Yves Denizot, Rafael De Armas, François Caire, Jean Jacques Moreau, Isabelle Pommepuy, Véronique Truffinet, François Labrousse

“…VEGF levels did not correlate with meningioma grade (1.47±0.23 pg/μg versus 2.29±0.58 pg/μg for 32 and 16 grade I and II, resp), vascularisation (1.53±0.41 pg/μg versus 1.96±0.28 pg/μg for 24 low and 24 high vascularisated tumours, resp), and brain invasion (2.32±0.59 pg/μg versus 1.46±0.27 pg/μg for 7 and 41 patients with and without invasion, resp). …”
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Harm minimisation for self-harm: a cross-sectional survey of British clinicians’ perspectives and practices by Alexandra Pitman, Nicola Morant, Faraz Mughal, Sarah L Rowe, Aishah Madinah Haris, Evelina Bakanaite

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Remodeling the light-adapted electroretinogram using a bayesian statistical approach by Marek Brabec, Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Lynne Loh, Irene O. Lee, Mikhail Kulyabin, Aleksei Zhdanov, Hugo Posada-Quintero, Dorothy A. Thompson, Paul A. Constable

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Cosmetic Outcome of Feminizing Genitoplasty in DSD (Disorders of Sex Development) by ِِAsmaa Gaber Rizk, Hamdy Muhammad Hussein, Sara Mohammed Habib Abdel-Hamied, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Background: Disorders of sex development (DSD) include a diverse array of congenital disorders characterized by the abnormal growth of anatomical sex, chromosomes, gonads, & the brain, all of which are essential to the process of sexual differentiation. …”
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Daily Performance of Adolescents with Executive Function Deficits: An Empirical Study Using a Complex-Cooking Task by Yael Fogel, Sara Rosenblum, Renana Hirsh, Mathilde Chevignard, Naomi Josman

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Cerebrospinal fluid metabolites as potential biomarkers for epilepsy: Insights from genome‐wide association studies by Zhenxiang Zhao, Na Xing, Lin Hou

“…Plain Language Summary This study explores how certain chemicals in the brain fluid might influence the development of epilepsy, aiming to find new ways to treat or prevent it. …”
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Autism-Like Behavior and Epigenetic Changes Associated with Autism as Consequences of In Utero Exposure to Environmental Pollutants in a Mouse Model by Denise S. Hill, Robert Cabrera, Deeann Wallis Schultz, Huiping Zhu, Wei Lu, Richard H. Finnell, Bogdan J. Wlodarczyk

“…VPA and manganese induced changes in perseverative/impulsive behavior and social dominance behavior, arsenic caused changes only in perseverative/impulsive behavior, and lead induced abnormalities in social interaction in comparison to the control animals. Brain samples from Mn, Pb, and VPA treated and control animals were evaluated for changes in CpG island methylation in promoter regions and associated changes in gene expression. …”
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LncRNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation and Metastasis of Medulloblastoma by Activating the PI3K/AKT Pathway by Ran Gao, Rui Zhang, Cuicui Zhang, Yingwu Liang, Weining Tang

“…Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood, with great potential to metastasize. …”
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Expression of catecholaminergic genes in the midbrain and prepulse inhibition in rats with a genetic catatonia by M. A. Ryazanova, O. I. Prokudina, V. S.  Plekanchuk, T. A. Alekhina

“…It has been established that the brain noradrenergic system influences the manifestation of PPI, in particular through the activation of central alpha-adrenoreceptors. …”
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Placental ischemia during pregnancy induces hypertension, cerebral inflammation, and oxidative stress in dams postpartum by Savanna Smith, Jonna Smith, Kylie Jones, Angie Castillo, Natalia Wiemann, Ahfiya Howard, Mark Cunningham

“…Background Preeclampsia (PE) is characterized as de novo hypertension (HTN) with end-organ damage, especially in the brain. PE is hypothesized to be caused by placental ischemia. …”
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Wild-type bone marrow cells repopulate tissue resident macrophages and reverse the impacts of homozygous CSF1R mutation. by Dylan Carter-Cusack, Stephen Huang, Sahar Keshvari, Omkar Patkar, Anuj Sehgal, Rachel Allavena, Robert A J Byrne, B Paul Morgan, Stephen J Bush, Kim M Summers, Katharine M Irvine, David A Hume

“…The exception was the brain, where BM-derived microglia-like cells had a distinct expression profile compared to resident microglia. …”
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Long-term dynamics of placozoan culture: emerging models for population and space biology by Daria Y. Romanova, Alexander A. Povernov, Mikhail A. Nikitin, Simkha I. Borman, Yana A. Frank, Leonid L. Moroz, Leonid L. Moroz

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Impact of Dataset Size on 3D CNN Performance in Intracranial Hemorrhage Classification by Chun-Chao Huang, Hsin-Fan Chiang, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Bo-Rui Zhu, Wen-Jie Wu, Jin-Siang Shaw

“…<b>Methods:</b> During the training, we compiled all images of each brain computed tomography scan into a single 3D image, which was then fed into the model to classify the presence of ICH. …”
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Comparison of modelled diffusion-derived electrical conductivities found using magnetic resonance imaging by Sasha Hakhu, Leland S. Hu, Scott Beeman, Rosalind J. Sadleir

“…This study investigates the variability in conductivity predictions across different microstructure models and evaluates their alignment with experimental observations.MethodsWe used publicly available diffusion databases from neurotypical adults to extract microstructure parameters for three diffusion-based brain models: Neurite Orientation Dispersion and Density Imaging (NODDI), Soma and Neurite Density Imaging (SANDI), and Spherical Mean technique (SMT) conductivity predictions were calculated for gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM) tissues using each model. …”
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Characterization of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. Cienfuegos, 2018 by Beatriz Perdomo Borges, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marianela Fonseca Fernández, Isabel Urquiza Pozo, Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Belkis Rosa Bilaboy Pérez

“…The variables were analyzed: sex, age, skin color, schooling, occupation, marital status, origin, toxic habits, personal pathological history, type of cerebrovascular disease, affected brain structure, cognitive impairment (using the minimum Folstein mental state test and the Montreal cognitive assessment test), neuropsychological alterations, depression (using the Yessavage geriatric depression scale).…”
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Evaluation of urinary density as a biomarker for the diagnosis of acute heart failure by Mustafa Ahmet Akçalı, Semih Çınar, Kemal Abid Tekin, Recep Murat Mert, Sena Erduhan, Ertuğ Dinçer, Yusuf Altunöz, Arif Aksu, Esra Akçalı

“…The patient must be evaluated with anamnesis, physical examination, blood, and imaging results to diagnose AHF. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a widely accepted biomarker for the diagnosis of HF. …”
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Automated Subfield Volumetric Analysis of Hippocampus in Patients with Drug-Naïve Nondementia Parkinson’s Disease by Jin-Woo Park, Chan-Nyoung Lee, Youngbo Sim, Hyung-Kyu Ham, Woo-Suk Tae, Byung-Jo Kim

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Two cellular models for analyzing mitochondrial heteroplasmy by Yaning Hu, Lin Jiang, Wen Liu, Xingbo Zhao

“…Aim: Mitochondria are essential for brain development, and the presence of different mitochondrial types is called mitochondrial heteroplasmy. …”
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Non-apical plateau potentials and persistent firing induced by metabotropic cholinergic modulation in layer 2/3 pyramidal cells in the rat prefrontal cortex. by Nicholas Hagger-Vaughan, Daniel Kolnier, Johan F Storm

“…The non-apical L2/3 PPs depended on metabotropic cholinergic (mAChR) or glutamatergic (mGluR) modulation, which is probably essential also for conscious brain states and experience, in both wakefulness and dreaming. …”
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C-Reactive Protein As A Response Indicator In Drug-Naïve Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Hospital-Based Study by Ather Muneer, Nargis Munir, Nadia Shams, Mirza Inam, Usman Ghani, Neelam Ayub

“… Abstract Objective: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an indicator of the inflammatory process in the body, and is associated with the pathogenesis of depression through its purported effect on neurotransmitter function in the brain. Current research aims to study the relationship between the levels of CRP and the rate of remission of major depressive disorder with first-line antidepressant therapy. …”
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