Introduction: The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of pectin supplementation and 14 weeks of endurance training on the serum atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) levels and lipid profile of obese pregnant mice. Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 40 female laboratory mice (mean weight: 30+5 g...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine the effects of intermittent and continuous swimming training on muscle protein metabolism in neonatal alloxan-administered rats. METHODS Wistar rats were used and divided into six groups: sedentary alloxan (SA), sedentary control (SC), continuous trained alloxan (CA), intermittent trained alloxan (IA), continuous trained control (CC) and intermittent tra...

QUESTIONS In adults undergoing rehabilitation after stroke, does 30 minutes of daily stretch of the wrist and finger flexors for four weeks prevent or reverse contracture, decrease pain, or improve upper-limb activity? Are any gains maintained one week and five weeks after the cessation of stretching? DESIGN Randomised controlled trial with concealed randomisation, assessor blinding, and inte...

Observations of 17 heifer-calf pairs were collected over the first 5 days postpartum (p.p.) to study nursing and maternal behaviour beef cattle. Cattle managed in a 6 ha paddock heifer–calf interactions determined from both regular visual observations video recordings. Of potential calves, one was stillborn 3 died p.p. associated with dystocia congenital malformation. Four further neonatal calf...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy is still uncommon in women on maintenance dialysis; and their outcomes is reported to have improved to 40% to 85% live births. Here, we report the successful multidisciplinary management of five consecutive pregnant dialysis patients. METHODS In our centre, we treated each of five patients with a systematically intensified haemodiafiltration protocol, increased erythropoe...

Varying doses of 5-azacytidine (5-aza) were given to four sickle cell individuals for 500, 200, 100, and 30 days. The percentage of fetal hemoglobin (HbF) containing reticulocytes (F reticulocytes) increased two- to five-fold within five days of 5-aza therapy in all patients, with a two- to three-fold rapid response (less than 48 hours after initial dose) in three patients. Reticulocyte suppres...

The relation between music listening and stress is inconsistently reported across studies, with the major part of studies being set in experimental settings. Furthermore, the psychobiological mechanisms for a potential stress-reducing effect remain unclear. We examined the potential stress-reducing effect of music listening in everyday life using both subjective and objective indicators of stre...