41,029 papers found

PURPOSE: To explore the potential mechanisms of glutamate and its receptors in stress-induced hyperalgesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The stress-induced hyperalgesia, glutamate and its receptors are listed as key items in the pubmed database and the related articles are searched. RESULTS: Glutamate level is increased un…

New research suggests that individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have central auditory processing deficits. To review the evidence for HIV affecting parts of the central nervous system involved in central auditory processing, we performed a systematic review of the literature. The objective was to determi…

The impact of screen time is having serious adverse effects on people's lives. Unfortunately, early childhood is the most vulnerable stage in the lifespan, and most children are using television, computers, parents' and mothers' mobile phones, or tablets, for longer than recommended. For this reason, the interest of th…

MOTIVATION: Biocuration workflows often rely on comprehensive literature searches for specific biological entities. However, standard search engines such as MEDLINE and PubMed Central provide an incomplete picture of the scientific literature because they do not index the increasing amount of valuable information publi…

BACKGROUND: Intra- or inter-muscular (EMG-EMG) coherence is a simple and non-invasive method for estimating central nervous system control during human standing tasks. Although this research area has developed, no systematic literature review has been conducted. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to map the current literature on EM…

Caffeine is implicated as causing or aggravating numerous otorhinolaryngological conditions, including tinnitus, Ménière's disease, laryngopharyngeal reflux, globus pharyngeus and dysphonia. We address caffeine's effects in such conditions and to determine whether such implications are founded. The defined se…

BACKGROUND: There has been significant progress in understanding neurosarcoidosis (NS) as a distinct disorder, which encompasses a heterogeneous group of clinical and radiological alterations which can affect patients with systemic sarcoidosis or manifest isolated. RATIONALE AND AIM OF THE STUDY: The healthcare challe…

IMPORTANCE: Publishing study protocols might reduce research waste because of unclear methods or incomplete reporting; on the other hand, there might be few additional benefits of publishing protocols for registered trials that are never completed or published. No study has investigated the proportion of published prot…

The aim of this review is to analyze the available literature regarding the neuropsychiatric (NP) disturbances associated with corticosteroid (CS) therapy; to determine the nature, severity, and frequency of these NP symptoms; and to identify the various risk factors involved in the development of CS-induced NP disturb…

PURPOSE: Our study aims to compare different perioperative treatments to reduce C. acnes, the most common causative agent of surgical site infections following shoulder surgery. METHODS: A systematic search was performed in MEDLINE (PubMed), Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), Scopus,…

BACKGROUND: Endurance exercise has the potential to affect reproductive function, with amenorrhea in female athletes. However, most studies focus on women. Evidence on the association between endurance exercise and male fertility is limited. OBJECTIVE: To synthesise existing literature on exercise-induced alterations…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficacy and safety of antitumoral nutritional supplement (Oncoxin), and to describe its mechanism of action. METHODS: Scoping review according to the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute included patients older than 18 years who have any kind of tumour and receive Oncoxinas a su…

BACKGROUND: There is no consensus on whether incisal coverage is a risk or a protective factor in preparations for ceramic veneers. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the survival rates of preparation designs for ceramic veneers with and without incisal coverage. METHODS: P…

OBJECTIVE: To assess, based on the existing literature, the benefit of socket preservation therapies in patients with a tooth extraction in the anterior or premolar region as compared with no additional treatment with respect to bone level. MATERIAL AND METHODS: MEDLINE-PubMed and the Cochrane Central Register of cont…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the evidence for the effects of steroid injection in addition to macular laser grid (MLG) photocoagulation versus those of MLG photocoagulation alone on visual acuity (VA) in patients with diabetic macular oedema (DMO). METHODS: An extensive literature search in Medline (PubMed…

Organophosphates (OPs) account for a large portion of suicides globally. OP manifests as cholinergic crises, which underlie respiratory failure. There are many pathways by which respiration is inhibited secondary to organophosphate poisoning. These include central as well as peripheral mechanisms, with central mec…

STUDY DESIGN: Review. OBJECTIVES: To examine the state of research in central nervous system (CNS) regeneration and to suggest an alternative to the sterile research at the lesion site. SETTING: Worldwide. METHODS: A search of publications using 'PubMed' and a search of the historical literature relevant to CNS rege…

PURPOSE: This study analyzes the outcomes of behavioral and electrophysiological assessments of central auditory processing in children and adolescents undergoing musical training through clinical protocols or structured educational methods. RESEARCH STRATEGIES: A systematic search was conducted in three electronic da…

BACKGROUND: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is one of the most invasive subtypes of breast cancer, with high rates of visceral metastases and recurrence. Choroid plexus metastasis from breast cancer is infrequent despite a high incidence of brain parenchymal metastasis. METHODS: We report a case of solitary metas…

INTRODUCTION: Exposure to ionizing radiation is a well-established risk factor for the development of thyroid malignancies. Given the fact that the thyroid gland is a particularly radiosensitive organ and consequently vulnerable to radiotherapy in the head and neck area, our review aims to summarize the related risk fa…