intolerance of uncertainty (iu) is increasingly conceptualized as a transdiagnostic factor underlying anxiety disorders and depression. current understanding of the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and specific obsessive compulsive symptom domains remains limited. the purpose of the present study was to explore the prevalence of obsessive compulsive beliefs and intolerance of unc...

Effectors of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signal transduction pathway contribute to the hypothalamic regulation of energy and glucose homeostasis in divergent ways. Here we show that central nervous system (CNS) action of the PI3K signaling intermediate atypical protein kinase C (aPKC) constrains food intake, weight gain, and glucose intolerance in both rats and mice. Pharmacological in...

PURPOSE Although Bednar's aphthae are common and regress spontaneously, these lesions may lead to feeding intolerance and are often misdiagnosed, rendering examinations useless. This study sheds new light on the clinical features of Bednar's aphthae. METHODS Sixteen neonates and infants were newly diagnosed with Bednar's aphthae via routine health check-ups in an outpatient clinic. Medical re...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In critically ill patients nutritional deficiency is common. Considering this fact, the diary monitoring of energy delivered is extremely important. The objective of this study is to assess the adequacy of enteral nutrition (EN) in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and identify the reasons for interruptions in feeding. METHODS Prospective study of adult patients admitted ...

OBJECTIVE We have examined maternal mechanisms for adult-onset glucose intolerance, increased adiposity, and atherosclerosis using two mouse models for intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR): maternal protein restriction and hypercholesterolemia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS For these studies, we measured the amino acid levels in dams from two mouse models for IUGR: 1) feeding C57BL/6J dams a ...

Obesity is associated with vascular diseases that are often attributed to vascular oxidative stress. We tested the hypothesis that vascular oxidative stress could induce obesity. We previously developed mice that overexpress p22phox in vascular smooth muscle, tg(sm/p22phox), which have increased vascular ROS production. At baseline, tg(sm/p22phox) mice have a modest increase in body weight. Wit...

Lactococcus lactis is a gram-positive coccus that is nonpathogenic in humans. Herein, we present the case of a 1-year-old boy with Down syndrome and Hirschprung's disease (HD) who developed a catheter-related bloodstream infection with L. lactis after gastrointestinal surgery. The patient had been hospitalized in the pediatric surgery unit from birth because of HD, and had undergone the Duhamel...