Impact of a Traditional Dietary Supplement with Coconut Milk and Soya Milk on the Lipid Profile in Normal Free Living Subjects by R. A. I. Ekanayaka, N. K. Ekanayaka, B. Perera, P. G. S. M. De Silva

“…Sixty (60) healthy volunteers aged 18–57 years were given coconut milk porridge (CMP) for 5 days of the week for 8 weeks, followed by a 2-week washout period, subsequent to which they received isoenergetic soya milk porridge (SMP) for 8 weeks. …”
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Clinical study of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to improve chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty by Wang Hongbin, Yuan Hua, Sun Xiaolong, Xu Mulan, Wu Xiangbo, Long Hua

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation(rTMS)on chronic pain after total knee arthroplasty(TKA).MethodsA total of 121 patients with postoperative chronic post-surgical pain(CPSP)who underwent unilateral TKA from January 2021 to June 2023 and who fulfilled the criteria were randomly assigned to receive rTMS(paralateral M1 area,10Hz,80% resting threshold,stimulation time of 1s,interval time of 3s,1200 pulses/min,once daily)or sham stimulation for one week.NRS scores and HSS scores for knee pain were compared between the two groups after 3 days,1 week,2 weeks,and 4 weeks of treatment,by repeated-measures analysis of variance.ResultsRepeated analyses of the NRS scores and total HSS scores in the two groups revealed statistically significant differences in rTMS compared with controls in pain (HSS1), joint activity (HSS3), flexion (HSS5), and subtraction (HSS7).ConclusionAs a safe and cost-effective neuromodulatory technique, rTMS is well suited to relieve chronic pain after TKA, improve the overall recovery of joint function, and improve quality of life, and is worthy of clinical application.…”
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Comparison of Effectiveness of Supervised Exercise Program and Cyriax Physiotherapy in Patients with Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis): A Randomized Clinical Trial by Rajadurai Viswas, Rejeeshkumar Ramachandran, Payal Korde Anantkumar

“…All patients received three treatment sessions per week for four weeks (12 treatment sessions). Outcome measures. …”
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Giant Pheochromocytoma Diagnosis Confounded by Amphetamine Use by Shreya Amin, Matthew Gilbert, Kaitlyn Barrett

“…However, the patient’s subsequent urine toxicology was found to be positive for amphetamines, which she later admitted to using, 1 week prior to admission. Repeat biochemical workup after 1 week drug washout period showed improvement in both catecholamine and cortisol levels. …”
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ACUPUNCTURE AND SELF ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT OF HEMIFACIAL SPASM: A CASE REPORT by Maya Septriana, Yudi Perdana

“…In handling hemifacial spasm, acupunture given for 15 times, taken three times a week combined with acupressure and auricular acupressure. …”
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Pregnancy and Healthy Childbirth in a 37 Year-Old Patient with Diverticular Disease by P. S. Andreev, S. E. Katorkin, O. E. Davydova

“…A high-fibre diet, rifaximin-α at 400 mg twice a day for one week, once a month for six months, and topical anti-inflammatory therapy were prescribed. …”
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Controversy Over Bullets and in the Bully Pulpit

“…Congress leads the news in Science this week.…”
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Bias Disclosures, Complicated Mice and a Digital Diss

“…Nature reports first this week on a controversial new study about the lack of author disclosure in journals of possible conflicts of interest that may or may not color research results. …”
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Russian Science Directive Leaves Researchers Cold by Shauna M. Haley

“…Both Nature and Science lead the news week with coverage of Russia’s new science directive: that all contacts made by Russian researchers with foreigners be reported in detail.…”
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Effect of Lymphatic Drainage Manipulation on Knee Joint Swelling after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by MENG Cong, BAO Yong, ZHANG Weiming

“…Both groups received continuous intervention for 4 weeks. The swelling degree and skin temperature of knee joint were observed at different time points (postoperative day, 1 week, 2 weeks and 4 weeks postoperatively). …”
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1989- “Beef is safe.” 1996- “Not.”

“…A sharply critical government report on the administration of mad-cow disease research leads the news from Nature this week. Science also covers the story, but they lead with librarians protests over a proposed merger of two science publishing giants.…”
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Devilish Details in Apes and Atoms

“…Science leads off this week with a story about a new measurement that comes tantalizingly close to overturning the longstanding Standard Model of particle physics.…”
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U.S. Science Takes a Shot in the Pocketbook

“…Nature leads this week with a story about the Smithsonian's decision to close two research centErs. …”
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Big Pharma, Big Bucks, and a Big Pile o’ Pigs

“…Nature leads this week with a story about the Bush administration’s surprisingly liberal overtures to Third World countries that want to develop inexpensive AIDS medications. …”
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Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial by Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Esperanza Ramírez Murcia, Estela Aznar-Requena, Dalia García Sotolongo, Rebeca Rosas-Martín, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez

“…This study aims to determine if gait training combined with MI has a greater effect on the gait of people with PD than just gait training.MethodsThe GAITimagery is designed as a double-blind, randomized control trial, including a convenience sample in 2 parallel groups (1:1) with two interventions of 2 sessions per week during 6-week and 8-week follow-up. The initial recruitment will be 88 participants with idiopathic PD and unimpaired cognition state, who will be randomly divided into two groups: GAITimagery (GiG) or the active control Gait group (GaG). …”
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Postoperative evaluation of visual and cognitive functions following cataract surgery in patients with age-related cataracts: a prospective longitudinal study by Chenzhu Zhao, Chenzhu Zhao, Xuan Li, Bolin Deng, Bingyue Shui, Lin Zhou, Zhengzheng Wu, Zhengzheng Wu

“…Cognitive and visual functions were evaluated preoperatively and at 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months postoperatively. Cognitive function was evaluated using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). …”
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The Effectiveness of “Improvement of Driver-Behavior Program” on Self-Control of Individuals Whose Driving Licenses Have Been Seized due to Drinking and Driving. by Ýbrahim Taymur, Veli Duyan, Kadir Özdel, Ersin Budak, Buket Belkýz Güngör

“…Self-Control Scale was administered to the group before, at the 6’th week and after the 12-week program. Results: When we examined the Self-Control Scale (SCL) scores; means were 51±17.69. 6 at the first assessment, 54.23±15.61 at the 6’th week, and 48.86±17.76 at the 12’th of the program. …”
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SUCCESSFUL REGISTRATION OF DOMESTIC BIOANALOGUE OF BEVACIZUMAB – NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR EFFECTIVE TREA TMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SQUAMOUS CELL NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER by S. V. Orlov, S. N. Fogt, M. S. Shustova

“…Treatment was carried out according to the following scheme: "Avegra®" or "Avastin®", 15 mg/kg intravenously over 90 minutes immediately after carboplatin on day 1 of each 3‑week cycle + paclitaxel 175 mg/m² intravenously over 3 hours on day 1 of each 3‑week cycle + carboplatin dose required to achieve AUC 6 mg/ml×min, intravenously over 15–30 minutes, immediately following paclitaxel, on the first day of each three-week cycle. …”
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Photobiomodulation preconditioning for oral mucositis prevention and quality of life improvement in chemotherapy patients: a randomized clinical trial by Marwa Khalil, Omar Hamadah, Maher Saifo

“…There were statistically significant differences between the three groups in oral mucositis assessment scale after one week and after two weeks (p < 0.001). Specifically, ulcerative mucositis was not observed in both laser groups, while it was observed in 13.3% of patients in Group 1. …”
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Integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of postnatal care among women attending postnatal clinics in the Accra Metropolis, Greater Accra Region, Ghana. by Lawrence Oppong Buadi, Raphael Odame, Ali Samba, Mumuni Kareem, Angela Amoanimaa Boateng, Claudette Ahliba Diogo, Rebecca Tricia Morrision, George Kumi Kwakye, Cecilia Smith-Togobo

“…This study assessed the integration and acceptability of cervical cancer screening as part of routine sixth-week postnatal care among women attending a postnatal clinic. …”
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