Published in Frontiers in Immunology
Objective Sepsis is the leading cause of death in intensive care units, and sepsis after trauma is associated with increased mortality rates. However, the characteristics of sepsis after trauma remain unknown, and the influence of sex on mortality remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the role of sex in in-hospital mortality in patients...
Published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
The study of fear conditioning has led to a better understanding of fear and anxiety-based disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Despite the fact many of these disorders are more common in women than in men, the vast majority of work investigating fear conditioning in rodents has been conducted in males. The goal of the work pres...
Published in Frontiers in Microbiology
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health
Smoking prevalence among female adolescents in South Korea has increased gradually, despite a decreasing trend seen for male adolescents. Smoking scenes or cigarette advertisements in the media have influenced female adolescents' initiation into smoking. It is therefore crucial to develop a smoking prevention program to enhance female adolescents' ...
Published in Journal of Surgical Case Reports
Primary cutaneous diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, leg type, accounts for only 4% of all cutaneous lymphomas and bears a worse prognosis than other cutaneous B-cell lymphomas. Diagnosis at an early stage may be difficult due to its nonspecific manifestations. We report an 88-year-old female who was brought to our emergency department due to two rapid...
Published in Molecular Pain
Cortical long-term potentiation (LTP) serves as a cellular model for chronic pain. As an important subtype of adenylyl cyclases (ACs), adenylyl cyclase subtype 1 (AC1) is critical for the induction of cortical LTP in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). Genetic deletion of AC1 or pharmacological inhibition of AC1 blocked behavioral allodynia in ani...
Published in Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)
Background and objectives: Handball is a popular sport among women whose practice can lead to marked health benefits but could also show a high injury risk. There is a lack of research on intermediate level female players. We aimed to identify the prevalence of sport injuries in amateur and young intermediate level female handball players and the p...
Published in Molecular medicine reports
The health risks of nicotine are well known, but there is some evidence of its beneficial effects on cognitive function. The present review focused on the reported benefits of nicotine in the brain and summarizes the associated underlying mechanisms. Nicotine administration can improve cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and dyskinesi...
Published in The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
Despite increasing numbers of labiaplasties being performed, there is little quantitative information on normal labial diversity to guide medical education, patient education and surgical treatment. This scoping review will determine what is known in the published literature about the anatomical basis of normal for labia and female genital cosmetic...
Published in Breast Cancer : Basic and Clinical Research
Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and its incidence and mortality rates are expected to increase significantly over the next few years, particularly in developing countries. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological, clinical, radiological, histopathological, and prognostic aspects of breast cancer in Tog...
