Human, almost human: how many human species are there? by Thierry Hoquet

“…We also explore the difficulty of providing a physical (anatomical) criterion to recognise what is human: it is still unclear whether anthropology should rely more on the hand, on the brain or on the use of tools, or on a combination of all three. …”
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Case report: Primary cardiac synovial sarcoma with suspected connective tissue disease diagnosed by EBUS-TBMB by Yanmei Feng, Chunxia Wu, Jing Chi, Linying Li, Pu Wang, Rui Guo

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Recent advances in bio-integrated electrochemical sensors for neuroengineering by Shulin Chen, Tzu-Li Liu, Yizhen Jia, Jinghua Li

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Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction and Risk of Seizure in the Child: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study by Stine Linding Andersen, Peter Laurberg, Chun Sen Wu, Jørn Olsen

“…Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development, and maternal thyroid disease may affect child neurocognitive development. …”
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Diagnosis of Turner syndrome after presenting with ischemic cardiomyopathy: A case report by Hui Zheng, Liting Guo, Yanwei Wei, Yunqiang Zhang, Yanfang Guan

“…We report a 44-year-old Chinese woman who was diagnosed with Turner syndrome owing to symptoms of ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart failure confirmed through cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, coronary angiography, and abnormal brain natriuretic peptide levels. The patient had a short stature, underdeveloped uterus with primary amenorrhea, and congenital left upper pulmonary vein reflux to the right atrium; she was diagnosed with Turner syndrome through karyotype analysis. …”
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Prognostic Factors of Functional Recovery from Left Hemispheric Stroke by Siriphan Kongsawasdi, Jakkrit Klaphajone, Kanokwan Watcharasaksilp, Pakorn Wivatvongvana

“…Although lateralization of the brain affects some specialized cortical functions, there are still limited data to address its influence on clinically important outcomes. …”
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Isolated oculomotor nerve palsy due to mesencephalic infarction diagnosed by ZOOM DWI by Shangpei Wang, Yajie Cai, Xiaosan Wu, Sunhong Yan, Longsheng Wang

“…Conventional diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) of the brain showed a suspicious restriction in the left midbrain periaqueductal region. …”
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The Survey of Behavioral Systems in Relation to Test Anxiety: A Comparative Study by Amir ABDOLHOSSEINI, Najmeh SAFARIOLYAEI, Pooyesh GANJI, Ali Morad Heidari GORJI, Roya BALLAZADEH

“…Conclusion: Test Anxiety was corresponded with brain systems behavior theory, and anxiety increased in the avoidance system activation. …”
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Effects of the Transcendental Meditation Program on Substance Use among University Students by David A. F. Haaga, Sarina Grosswald, Carolyn Gaylord-King, Maxwell Rainforth, Melissa Tanner, Fred Travis, Sanford Nidich, Robert H. Schneider

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Phytocannabinoids: a new frontier in Alzheimer’s disease management by Jagadeesh S. Rao

“…The pathogenic characteristics encompass the existence of amyloid plaques outside the cells, neurofibrillary tangles inside the cells, neuroinflammation, oxidative stress, and the loss of synapses. The altered brain endocannabinoid system (ECS) has been linked to the progression of AD. …”
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Mediastinal Hydatid Cyst Rupturing into the Pleural Cavity Associated with Pneumothorax: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Mohd Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Zuber Ahmad, Nazish Fatima, Naveed Nazir Shah

“…Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver, lungs and brain. Mediastinal hydatid disease is very rare and has been noted only anecdotally in the literature. …”
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Why It Is Not Always Anxiety: A Tough Diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome by Carmen Elena Cervantes, Hsien Lee Lau, Tina Ataian Binazir, Keith O. O’Brien, Jonathan S. Cross

“…Previous electroencephalogram (EEG) and brain and cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were unremarkable. …”
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Nasogastric Tube Feeding-Induced Esophageal Bezoar: Case Description by Jad A. Degheili, Mikhael G. Sebaaly, Ali H. Hallal

“…Patient sustained anoxic brain injury after resuscitation, rendering him ventilator dependant along with nasogastric tube feeding, initially. …”
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Clinical studies with drugs and biologics aimed at slowing or reversing normal aging processes—emerging results and future perspectives by Ricardo P. Garay

“…The association of the senolytic drugs dasatinib and quercetin was well tolerated, with low brain penetration of dasatinib and undetectable levels of quercetin. …”
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Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Bacteriological samples from the kidney, spleen, liver, and blood were cultured on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA), revealing the presence of Yersinia ruckeri, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on their physiological, morphological, and biochemical traits. …”
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Structural Predictive Model of Presenilin-2 Protein and Analysis of Structural Effects of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Mutations by Alejandro Soto-Ospina, Pedronel Araque Marín, Gabriel de Jesús Bedoya, Andrés Villegas Lanau

“…Alzheimer’s disease manifests itself in brain tissue by neuronal death, due to aggregation of β-amyloid, produced by senile plaques, and hyperphosphorylation of the tau protein, which produces neurofibrillary tangles. …”
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Post-retrieval noradrenergic activation impairs subsequent memory depending on cortico-hippocampal reactivation by Hendrik Heinbockel, Gregor Leicht, Anthony D Wagner, Lars Schwabe

“…In a three-day study, we measured brain activity using fMRI during initial encoding, 24 hr-delayed memory cueing followed by pharmacological elevations of glucocorticoid or noradrenergic activity, and final recall. …”
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Stroke after Initiating IV Penicillin for Neurosyphilis: A Possible Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction by Vineet Punia, Appaji Rayi, Adithya Sivaraju

“…Within six hours of first dose of IV crystalline penicillin G, he was found to have hemineglect and difficulty moving the left leg. MRI of the brain showed multiple acute ischemic strokes. Immediate MRA ruled out vascular occlusion. …”
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Metastatic Lesion of the Tibia from Renal Cell Carcinoma by Piotr Młodożeniec, Krzysztof Balawender, Mateusz Zasadny

“…Additionally, the patient was enrolled to sunitinib treatment and was disease free at one year of follow-up. 13 months after diagnosis of cancer, she was suffering a major stroke of the brain that caused her to die. Conclusion. The treatment of patients with osseous metastases of renal cell cancer depends on the number of metastases, location of metastases, and overall health of the patient. …”
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Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus) by Jesús Villora, José Antonio Pérez, Nieves Guadalupe Acosta, Deiene Rodríguez-Barreto, Pedro Juan Alonso, Mónica B. Betancor, Alexandr Torres, Sergio Álvarez, Covadonga Rodríguez

“…The dietary treatments did not affect the total lipid (TL) content (p>0.05) and did not substantially vary the lipid class (LC) profiles in the brain, liver, intestine, and muscle tissues. However, the inclusion of LO and EO equally increased n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) levels in the brain, liver, and intestine compared to animals fed with SO (p<0.05). …”
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