IDIBAPS: Institut d'investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer: Recent submissions
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Temporal distribution of sleep onset REM periods and N3 sleep in the MSLT and night polysomnogram of narcolepsy type 1 and other hypersomnias
The presence of $>\geq$2 sleep onset REM periods (SOREMP) in the Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) and the previous night polysomnogram (PSG) is part of the diagnostic criteria of narcolepsy, with every SOREMP having the ...
Prediction of adverse neonatal outcome at admission for early-onset preeclampsia with severe features
Preeclampsia remains the leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. Consequently, research has focused on validating tools to predict maternal outcomes regarding clinical and biochemical features from the maternal ...
Meta-analysis of the effects of adjuvant drugs in co-occurring bipolar and substance use disorder
Background: Individuals with bipolar disorder (BD) often have co-occurring substance use disorders (SUDs), which substantially impoverish the course of illness. Despite the importance of this dual diagnosis, the evidence ...
Asmase Regulates autophagy and lysosomal membrane permeabilization and its inhibition prevents early stage nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Background & Aims: Acid sphingomyelinase (ASMase) is activated in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). However, ASMase's contribution to NASH is poorly understood and limited to hepatic steatosis and glucose metabolism. ...
Glycaemia Fluctuations Improvement in Old-Age Prediabetic Subjects Consuming a Quinoa-Based Diet: A Pilot Study
This study aimed to observe if quinoa could produce a benefit on postprandial glycemia that would result in less progression to type 2 diabetes (T2D). A cross-over design pilot clinical study with a nutritional intervention ...
Mitochondria and the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Alcoholic and Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Alcoholic (ASH) and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are advanced stages of fatty liver disease and two of the most prevalent forms of chronic liver disease. ASH and NASH are associated with significant risk of further ...
Pneumococcal disease: Epidemiology and new vaccines
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive and noninvasive infections. Among infectious diseases, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children and adults. Community acquired ...
Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Advances
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common form of liver cancer, continues to be a serious medical problem with poor prognosis, without major therapeutic improvement for years and increasing incidence. Fortunately, ...
Beyond the pleasure of breastfeeding: Delving into the sexuality of lactating women
Background and purpose: Exploration of sexuality during breastfeeding is scarce and often a silent aspect, leading to a lack of understanding. Breastfeeding is understood as part of a woman’s sexual development, discovering ...
Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Mesenchymal Stromal Cells by Ultracentrifugation
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of membranous vesicles that differ on their biogenesis and release pathways, such as exosomes, microvesicles and apoptotic bodies. They are involved in cell-to-cell ...
Brain activity changes with emotional words in different stages of psychosis
BackgroundTo date, a large number of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies have been conducted on psychosis. However, little is known about changes in brain functioning in psychotic patients using an emotional ...
Epigenome-Wide Association Studies of COPD and Lung Function: A Systematic Review.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) results from gene-environment interactions over the lifetime. These interactions are captured by epigenetic changes, such as DNA methylation. This systematic review synthesizes ...
Aged lipid-laden microglia display impaired responses to stroke
Microglial cells of the aged brain manifest signs of dysfunction that could contribute to the worse neurological outcome of stroke in the elderly. Treatment with colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor antagonists enables ...
Psychosis Polyrisk Score (PPS) for the Detection of Individuals At-Risk and the Prediction of Their Outcomes
Primary prevention in individuals at Clinical High Risk for psychosis (CHR-P) can ameliorate the course of psychotic disorders. Further advancements of knowledge have been slowed by the standstill of the field, which is ...
Substance use and psychiatric comorbidities among medical inpatients: associations with length of stay, health-related quality of life, and functioning, with consideration for gender
Little is known about the impact of substance use and psychiatric comorbidities on the management and outcomes of medical inpatients. This study explores the influence of psychiatric comorbidities, and substance use (tobacco, ...
Clinical features of seronegative, but CSF antibody-positive, anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis
To determine the frequency of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis without detectable serum NMDAR antibodies and to compare the clinical features of these patients with those with NMDAR antibodies in serum and CSF.This is a ...
UP-DOWN cortical dynamics reflect state transitions in a bistable network.
In the idling brain, neuronal circuits transition between periods of sustained firing (UP state) and quiescence (DOWN state), a pattern the mechanisms of which remain unclear. Here we analyzed spontaneous cortical population ...
Real-life burden of hospitalisations due to COPD exacerbations in Spain
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often suffer episodes of exacerbation of symptoms (ECOPD) that may eventually require hospitalisation due to several, often overlapping, causes. We aimed to analyse ...
Lineage origin and transcriptional control of autoantigen-specific T-regulatory type 1 cells
T Regulatory type-1 (TR1) cells represent an immunosuppressive T cell subset, discovered over 25 years ago, that produces high levels of interleukin-10 (IL-10) but, unlike its FoxP3+ T regulatory (Treg) cell counterpart, ...
