Using cannabis (e.g., smoking marijuana) is becoming popular, partly due to a legalization trend across different countries. This tendency has resulted in cannabis consumption being accepted by society as if it were harmless. ...

Background: Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has an increased rate of progression to dementia. Alterations of some metabolic factors, such as deficiency of vitamin D, are a risk factor for cognitive deterioration. Vitamin ...

Degradation phenomena affecting animal acoustic signals may provide cues to assess the distance of emitters. Recognition of degraded signals has been extensively demonstrated in birds, and recently studies have also reported ...

Animals are communicating by sound face interference from biotic and abiotic sources. Contrasting strategies have been reported in different taxa in the presence of prolonged noises, but in particular, interactions among ...

Objective: To determine the prevalence of voiding dysfunction (VD) in patients with persistent vulvovaginitis (PVV), and to evaluate the clinical response of PVV in the treatment of VD. Patients and Methods: Girls four ...

Large conductance calcium- and voltage-sensitive K+ (MaxiK) channels share properties of voltage-and ligand-gated ion channels. In voltage-gated channels, membrane depolarization promotes the displacement of charged residues ...

The aim of this study was to assess how effectively the Rovumeter®, designed for the volumetric self-sampling of cervicovaginal fluid (CVF), can be used to locate the minimum period of potential fertility (PPF) during ...

Introducción: El arsénico es un contaminante ambiental que se ha asociado a múltiples efectos en salud. Por otra parte, la evidencia señala que la vulnerabilidad social podría aumentar el riesgo en salud. En este estudio ...

The hypothesis of enhanced vulnerability following perinatal asphyxia was investigated with a protocol combining in vivo and in vitro experiments. Asphyxia-exposed (AS) (by 21 min water immersion of foetuses containing ...