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Life, Volume 12, Issue 4

April 2022 - 141 articles

Cover Story: Astronauts are exposed to many stressors during spaceflight that impact their physical, physiological, and emotional wellbeing. What is now becoming more recognized, though, is the role that the astronaut microbiome could play in balancing or disrupting various aspects of astronaut health, such as bone strength, immunity, cognitive function, viral reactivation, and drug disposition. Understanding how host and microbiome interact in space will be essential to ensure successful long-duration space missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. View this paper
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Articles (141)

  • Review
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,760 Views
35 Pages

18 April 2022

Several epidemiological studies have reported that the use of female sex steroid hormones could reduce the risk of colon cancer (CRC). This review summarizes the available data related to estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) single and dual treatment...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,761 Views
16 Pages

Prediction of Emergency Cesarean Section Using Machine Learning Methods: Development and External Validation of a Nationwide Multicenter Dataset in Republic of Korea

  • Jeong Ha Wie,
  • Se Jin Lee,
  • Sae Kyung Choi,
  • Yun Sung Jo,
  • Han Sung Hwang,
  • Mi Hye Park,
  • Yeon Hee Kim,
  • Jae Eun Shin,
  • Ki Cheol Kil and
  • Su Mi Kim
  • + 6 authors

18 April 2022

This study was a multicenter retrospective cohort study of term nulliparous women who underwent labor, and was conducted to develop an automated machine learning model for prediction of emergent cesarean section (CS) before onset of labor. Nine machi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
80 Citations
13,790 Views
14 Pages

18 April 2022

Knee osteoarthritis is a common degenerative joint disease characterized by chronic knee pain and disability in daily living. The lesion can involve the cartilage as well as the synovium, bone, ligaments, and meniscus, indicating a complicated pathol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,800 Views
35 Pages

The Impact of Genetic Polymorphisms in Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase, a Key Enzyme of Glutathione Biosynthesis, on Ischemic Stroke Risk and Brain Infarct Size

  • Alexey Polonikov,
  • Iuliia Bocharova,
  • Iuliia Azarova,
  • Elena Klyosova,
  • Marina Bykanova,
  • Olga Bushueva,
  • Anna Polonikova,
  • Mikhail Churnosov and
  • Maria Solodilova

18 April 2022

The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether polymorphisms in genes encoding the catalytic (GCLC) and modifier (GCLM) subunits of glutamate-cysteine ligase, a rate-limiting enzyme in glutathione synthesis, play a role in the development of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,689 Views
15 Pages

Cardiac Rehabilitation in Peripheral Artery Disease in a Tertiary Center—Impact on Arterial Stiffness and Functional Status after 6 Months

  • Razvan Anghel,
  • Cristina Andreea Adam,
  • Dragos Traian Marius Marcu,
  • Ovidiu Mitu,
  • Mihai Roca,
  • Grigore Tinica and
  • Florin Mitu

18 April 2022

Background and Objectives: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) plays an essential role in peripheral artery disease (PAD), leading to improved functional status, increased quality of life, and reduced arterial stiffness. We aimed to assess factors associated...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,774 Views
9 Pages

Changes in the Mean of Medical Visits Due to Psychiatric Disease in Korean Children and Adolescents before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

  • So Young Kim,
  • Na-Eun Lee,
  • Dae Myoung Yoo,
  • Ji Hee Kim,
  • Mi Jung Kwon,
  • Joo-Hee Kim,
  • Woo Jin Bang and
  • Hyo Geun Choi

18 April 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has been suggested to have adverse impacts on psychiatric disorders. This study aimed to investigate the changes in medical visits due to a wide range of psychiatric disorders in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The medica...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,764 Views
10 Pages

18 April 2022

Medical history taking, otoscopy, tympanometry, and audiometry are clinical methods to diagnose middle ear effusion (MEE); however, these procedures are experience-dependent and result in misdiagnosis under unfavorable conditions of the external audi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,812 Views
13 Pages

The Effect of Enterococcus faecium AL41 on the Acute Phase Proteins and Selected Mucosal Immune Molecules in Broiler Chickens

  • Viera Karaffová,
  • Csilla Tóthová,
  • Renáta Szabóová,
  • Viera Revajová,
  • Andrea Lauková,
  • Zuzana Ševčíková,
  • Róbert Herich,
  • Rudolf Žitňan,
  • Martin Levkut and
  • Mikuláš Levkut
  • + 2 authors

18 April 2022

Probiotic bacteria, including the Enterococcus faecium strain, can improve intestinal mucosal health by several mechanisms, including modulation of the immune response, as well as by improving the protective function of the epithelial barrier. In thi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,349 Views
14 Pages

18 April 2022

Once it had been realized that G-quadruplexes exist in the cell and are involved in regulation of genomic processes, the quest for ligands recognizing these noncanonical structures was underway. Many organic compounds that tightly associate with G-qu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,969 Views
18 Pages

18 April 2022

With a high prevalence globally, asthma is a severe hazard to human health, as well as an economic and social burden. There are now novel therapies available for asthma with the use of nanotechnology. Recent developments in nanoscience and medicine h...

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