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How to Keep Your Home Cool in Extreme Heat
Global temperatures have reached alarmingly high levels across the U.S., Europe, and Asia as heat waves set record highs this week. Parts of European countries including most of Italy, eastern Croatia, southern Spain, southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro are under red alert, the European Union’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as of July 18, Phoenix had experienced 19 consecutive days of 110°F temperatures or higher. And Beijing is also experiencing a record stretch of 95°F heat. The extreme heat comes as weather phenomenon El Niño, which occurs every tw...
Source: TIME: Health - July 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Solcyre Burga Tags: Uncategorized climate change extreme weather healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Clinical Course and Recurrence in Transient Global Amnesia: A Study From the TEMPiS Telestroke Network
CONCLUSIONS: Arterial hypertension is prevalent in TGA patients, with elevated blood pressure being the most-frequent concomitant condition. In our cohort, recurrence of TGA occurred in approximately one-fifth of patients. Concomitant conditions such as migraine, hypothyroidism, and atrial fibrillation occurred at different frequencies in the two groups.PMID:37455507 | DOI:10.3988/jcn.2022.0368
Source: Journal of Clinical Neurology - July 17, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Shadi Taheri Nils Peters Annaelle Zietz Berthold Abel Gordian Hubert Filip Barinka Hanni Wiestler Irena Kovacic Ralf Linker Felix Schlachetzki Roland Backhaus Source Type: research

Decreased CSF Levels of ß-Amyloid in Patients With Cortical Superficial Siderosis
Conclusions: Our results demonstrate that the presence and extent of cSS are associated with reduced CSF ß-amyloid 42 levels. Further studies are needed to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this association. Introduction Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA)—characterized by the deposition of ß-amyloid in the walls of leptomeningeal vessels—is a common cerebral small vessel disease and a major cause of intracerebral hemorrhage in the elderly (1–3). Furthermore, it has become evident that CAA is associated with cognitive impairment (4). Specifically, it has been shown that ...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Intravenous Thrombolysis in Posterior Circulation Stroke
Conclusions: Up to date, no data about PCIS and IVT are available from RTCs. Based on limited results from retrospective clinical studies and case series, IVT is safer for use in PCIS than in ACIS. Patients with brainstem ischemia, vertebral artery occlusion, and absence of basilar or posterior cerebral artery occlusion could be considered for treatment with IVT even in borderline cases. Time to IVT in PCIS seems to be a less crucial factor than in ACIS. IVT for PCIS may be beneficial even after 4.5 h from symptom onset. Introduction History of Intravenous Thrombolysis—The Most Relevant Studies Intravenous...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 25, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Neuromuscular and Muscle Metabolic Functions in MELAS Before and After Resistance Training: A Case Study
Conclusion To conclude, this study suggests a preserved plasticity in the skeletal muscle of a patient with MELAS. More importantly, Resistance Training appears to be a safe and effective method to increase skeletal muscle function in this patient population, and this effect is mediated by both neuromuscular and mitochondrial adaptations. However, particular attention and caution is needed in the interpretation of the data of this single case study and further studies are warranted including larger sample of patients. Ethics Statement For this case study the participant caregiver provided written informed consent. Auth...
Source: Frontiers in Physiology - April 25, 2019 Category: Physiology Source Type: research

Isolation of Antimicrobial Compounds From Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex. DC (Connaraceae) Leaves Through Bioassay-Guided Fractionation
Conclusion In conclusion, aqueous extracts of C. ferruginea leaves showed antimicrobial activity due to the presence of hydroquinone and caffeic acid methyl ester. This supports its traditional use for infections and confirmed that the active molecules are water-soluble. Author Contributions KK, SP, LVP, and WL conceived and designed the experiments. SP, KK, M-RY, and J-GL performed the experiments. SP, LVP, WL, M-RY, J-GL, and Z-HJ analyzed the data. WL and Z-HJ contributed reagents, materials, and analysis tools. KK, SP, WL, M-RY, Z-HJ, and LVP contributed to the writing of the manuscript. All authors contributed to m...
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - April 10, 2019 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

Risk factors in childhood arterial ischaemic stroke: Findings from a population-based study in Germany.
CONCLUSION: Although we could not identify common patterns of risk factor combinations, several risk factors occurred more likely in isolation than others. Further research should focus on the impact of isolated presumed childhood stroke risk factors like certain prothrombotic abnormalities, migraine or a patent foramen ovale. With regard to different age groups, stroke mechanisms in male adolescents require particular attention. PMID: 29370976 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: European Journal of Paediatric Neurology - January 10, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Gerstl L, Weinberger R, von Kries R, Heinen F, Schroeder AS, Bonfert MV, Borggraefe I, Tacke M, Vill K, Landgraf MN, Kurnik K, Olivieri M Tags: Eur J Paediatr Neurol Source Type: research