Effects of Muse Cell on a Mouse Model With Acute Encephalopathy by Tatsuya Kawaguchi, Tetsuji Mori, Kaori Adachi, Jun Fujii, Yoshihiro Maegaki, Fumiko Obata

“…Results Injection of Muse cells significantly improved body weight gain 1 day after treatment and the survival ratio for 3 weeks. Conclusion These effects could be a result of the direct and/or indirect upregulation of IL‐10, an anti‐inflammatory cytokine, in the Muse cell–treated brain. …”
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Perception and impact of customized physical activity programs on objective physical activity parameters in prediabetes by Radhika Aditya Jadhav, G. Arun Maiya, Vidyut Rajhans, Shashikiran Umakanth, Shivashankara K N

“…Methods: The pre-post study included 54 prediabetes participants between 18 and 60 years of age who received the customized PAPP for 24 weeks. PA parameters were measured objectively using the tri-axial accelerometer Actigraph GT3X at baseline and the end of PAPP. …”
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An Atypical Presentation of Childhood Paraganglioma with Seizures: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Elizabeth Eberechi Oyenusi, Uzoamaka Felicia Nwigbo, Oluwadamilola Moromoke Oladipo, Blessing Ebele Kene-Udemezue, Kasarachi Pauline Akowundu, Khadijah Omobusola Oleolo-Ayodeji, Oluwaseun Adunni Afoke, Funmilayo Oluwatoyin Babatunde, Felix Makinde Alakaloko, Gabriel Kolawole Asiyanbi, Ezekiel Olayiwola Ogunleye, Abiola Olufunmilayo Oduwole, Foluso Ebun Afolabi Lesi

“…A 14-year-old girl was referred to the paediatric neurology unit for recurrent headaches of one-year duration, vomiting of 2 months duration, and an episode of generalized tonic-clonic seizures, 2 weeks prior to presentation. There was an associated history of impaired vision, palpitations, diaphoresis, and easy fatigability. …”
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Use of behavioural activation to manage pain: a systematic scoping review by G Lorimer Moseley, Marianne Gillam, Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh, Richard John Gray, Trevor Barker, Tesfahun Eshetie, Kate M. Gunn, Kham Tran

“…Duration of treatment was 3 weeks to 12 months. Most studies reported reductions in pain following exposure to BA.Conclusion BA has the potential to reduce pain. …”
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Interleukin-15 (IL-15) and Anti-C1q Antibodies as Serum Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion by Alexandros Daponte, Efthimios Deligeoroglou, Spyros Pournaras, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Antonios Garas, Foteini Anastasiadou, Ioannis E. Messinis

“…We assessed whether their measurement could set the diagnosis in a case control study at 6–8 weeks consisting of 60 women with failed early pregnancy (30 EPs, 30 MAs) and 33 women with intrauterine pregnancies. …”
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Geographic Distribution of HCV Genotypes and Efficacy of Direct-Acting Antivirals in Chronic HCV-Infected Patients in North and Northeast China: A Real-World Multicenter Study by Wencong Li, Jing Liang, Jihong An, Lingdi Liu, Yihui Hou, Lu Li, Wen Zhao, Luyao Cui, Ningning Xue, Zaid Al-Dhamin, Tao Han, Yuemin Nan, Liaoyun Zhang

“…Sustained virologic response rates at 12 (SVR12) or 24 (SVR24) weeks posttreatment and safety were analyzed in 405 patients who completed DAA treatment according to patient baseline characteristics and treatment. …”
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The Potential of Defatted Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) Meal as an Alternative Protein Source for Juvenile Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) by Wenxiang Yao, Chunyan Zhang, Sai Zhang, Guoan Hua, Sitong Zhao, Huiyang Shuang, Ningyang Sun, Yijun Sun, Lumpan Poolsawat, Jianguo Wang, Quan Wang

“…Four hundred juvenile Chinese mitten crabs (4.94 ± 0.08 g) were randomly distributed into five groups in quadruplicate (20 crabs per tank), and each group was fed with diets that replaced FM with DYM at 0% (CON, containing 200 g/kg FM), 25% (DYM25), 50% (DYM50), 75% (DYM75), and 100% (DYM100) for 8 weeks, respectively. The results showed that the growth, serum immune and antioxidant indexes, digestive enzyme activities, intestinal histology, and microbiota composition of DYM25, DYM50, and DYM75 groups all reached the similar level as the CON group. …”
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Nephrotic Syndrome and Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy Associated with Autosomal-Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease by Ramón Peces, Jorge Martínez-Ara, Carlos Peces, Mariluz Picazo, Emilio Cuesta-López, Cristina Vega, Sebastián Azorín, Rafael Selgas

“…Treatment with chlorambucil 0.2 mg/kg daily, low-dose prednisone, plus an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) and an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) for 6 weeks resulted in partial remission of his nephrotic syndrome for a duration of 10 months. …”
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NS5A replication complex inhibitor daclatasvir in the basis of chronic hepatitis C interferon-free therapy by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Zharkova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Prescription of the drug in combination to pegilated interferon and ribavirin for treatment-naive patients made possible to reduce treatment duration from 48 to 24 weeks and to increase frequency of sustained virologic response (SVR) to 87% in 1b genotypeand to 100% — in 4-th genotype. …”
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Pilot Trial of the Reboot Online Program: An Internet-Delivered, Multidisciplinary Pain Management Program for Chronic Pain by Regina Schultz, Jessica Smith, Jill M. Newby, Tania Gardner, Christine T. Shiner, Gavin Andrews, Steven G. Faux

“…All participants were enrolled in the “Reboot Online” program, consisting of eight online lessons completed over 16 weeks. Lessons incorporated multidisciplinary input from medical pain specialists, physiotherapists, and psychologists. …”
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Outcomes of operative and nonoperative management of myotendinous Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review by Darius L. Lameire, Luca Ramelli, Mansur Halai, David Wasserstein, Sam Si-Hyeong Park

“…For nonoperatively treated patients, one group underwent immobilization for a total of 6 weeks and one study treated patients with functional rehabilitation. …”
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Early versus Delayed Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation for Acute Primary Angle-Closure by Yun-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Chen Hsieh, Henry Shen-Lih Chen, Wan-Chen Ku, Ming-Hui Sun, Wei-Wen Su

“…Patients who underwent phaco/IOL had better IOP control, improved vision, deeper ACD, and wider angle and required less antiglaucoma medications than those who underwent LPI alone. Performing phaco/IOL weeks to months after the initial LPI did not appear to adversely affect outcomes compared with those of early phaco/IOL.…”
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Assessment of runoff composition and residence time using stable isotopes and hydrochemical characteristics in Urumqi River Basin, northwest China by Siqi Wu, Fang Feng, Shuang Jin, Zhongqin Li, Michael A. Urban, Qiaohua Huang, Qiannian Shi

“…Based on the convolution integration method, the mean residence time (MRT) of water in the basin was calculated, and the result was 86 weeks (21.5months).…”
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Time-Restricted Feeding Reinforces Gut Rhythmicity by Restoring Rhythms in Intestinal Metabolism in a Jetlag Mouse ModelSummary by Hui Leng, Theo Thijs, Louis Desmet, Guillaume Vanotti, Mona Farhadipour, Inge Depoortere

“…Methods: C57BL/6J male mice were subjected to chronic jetlag or night-TRF for 4 weeks. An around-the-clock bulk-RNA sequencing study was performed on the jejunal mucosa. …”
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Effect of continuous theta burst stimulation on the glymphatic system, brain network and cognitive function in patients with cerebral small vessel disease by Pei Dai, Hui-xian Yu, Zhao-xia Wang, Si-hao Liu, Chang-bin Liu, Guang-qing Xu

“…ObjectiveWe aim to investigate the impact of continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) on glymphatic system (GS), brain network (BN) and cognition in cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).MethodsThis exploratory study included a small cohort of 11 patients, divided into a cTBS group (6 patients) and a sham-cTBS group (5 patients). Over a period of 2 weeks, all participants underwent cTBS to the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC). …”
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Effects of Pristane Alone or Combined with Chloroquine on Macrophage Activation, Oxidative Stress, and Th1/Th2 Skewness by Qiufang Ouyang, Ziyang Huang, Zhenhua Wang, Xiaoqing Chen, Jingqin Ni, Ling Lin

“…We found that pristane treatment for a period of 12 or 24 weeks triggered macrophage activation syndrome, characterized by hemophagocytosis in spleen and peripheral blood, enhanced lipid phagocytosis by peritoneal macrophages in vitro, erythropenia and leucopenia, increased anti-Smith, lactic dehydrogenase, triglyceride, and ferritin, as well as hypercytokinemia of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-4, and IL-6. …”
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Intra-Articular Injection of Human Synovial Membrane-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Murine Collagen-Induced Arthritis: Assessment of Immunomodulatory Capacity In Vivo by Minglu Yan, Xin Liu, Qiujie Dang, He Huang, Fan Yang, Yang Li

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of human synovial membrane-derived MSCs (SM-MSCs) in murine collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). Male mice (age 7–9 weeks) were injected intra-articularly with SM-MSCs obtained from patients with osteoarthritis, on days 28, 32, and 38 after bovine type II collagen immunization. …”
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Comparative Protective Effects of N-Acetylcysteine, N-Acetyl Methionine, and N-Acetyl Glucosamine against Paracetamol and Phenacetin Therapeutic Doses–Induced Hepatotoxicity in Rat... by Tahia H. Saleem, Nagwa Abo El-Maali, Mohammed H. Hassan, Nahed A. Mohamed, Nashwa A. M. Mostafa, Emaad Abdel-Kahaar, Azza S. Tammam

“…Methods. 90 male Wistar albino rats (120-140 gm) were undertaken, categorized randomly into 9 groups of 10 rats each, and administered by gavage for 2 weeks with DMSO 1% (controls), PA, PA+NAC, PA+NAM, PA+NAG, PH, PH+NAC, PH+NAM, and PH+NAG. …”
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Masticatory Ability for a Single Implant Mandibular Overdenture Retained by Two Different Attachments: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Marwa Abdel AaL, Amr Naguib, Ahmed Salah, Karim Foda, Nora Sheta, Nouran Abdel Nabi

“…The same masticatory ability questionnaire was used to record masticatory ability for both groups after 2 weeks of pickup and 3-, 6-, 9-, 12-, and 24-month follow-up. …”
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Lymphatic platelet thrombosis limits bone repair by precluding lymphatic transporting DAMPs by Yangkang Zheng, Lin Cong, Li Zhao, Pengyu Wang, Lianping Xing, Junling Liu, Hao Xu, Ning Li, Yongjian Zhao, Luying Yuan, Qi Shi, Xueqing Sun, Qianqian Liang, YongJun Wang

“…Here, we investigate the lymphatic draining function at the tibial fracture sites using near-infrared indocyanine green lymphatic imaging (NIR-ICG) and discover that lymphatic drainage insufficiency (LDI) starts on day one and persists for up to two weeks following the fracture in male mice. Sufficient lymphatic drainage facilitates fracture healing in male mice. …”
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