conclusions wheat germ extract seems to be an effective treatment for dysmenorrhea and its systemic symptoms, probably because of its anti-inflammatory effects. results pain severity decreased only in the wheat germ extract group (p < 0.001) and there was no statistically significant change in the placebo group. in the wheat germ extract group, the pain severity decreased from 4.701 at baseline...

wheat germ, a highly nutritive part of wheat kernels, is separated during milling as a by-product. in this study, wheat germ was used to supplement cakes. different levels of the germ (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20%) at different particles sizes (280, 585, 890 and 1,195 µm) were added to a cake recipe. the results showed that with increasing the germ level and particle size, batter consistency and densit...

A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed during the 3rd month of pregnancy with a large right atrial tumor. Three weeks after successful completion of a full-term pregnancy, she was admitted and underwent surgical removal of the tumor. Postoperative course was uneventful and pathology showed cavernous hemangioma. These neoplasms should be removed in order to prevent severe arrhythmias as also potentia...

Infection constitutes a serious adverse event in patients submitted to deep brain stimulation, often leading to removal of the device. We set to evaluate the potential role of immunoscintigraphy with (99m)Tc-labelled antigranulocyte antibody fragments ((99m)Tc-sulesomab) in the management of infection following DBS. (99m)Tc-sulesomab immunoscintigraphy seems to correlate well with the presence ...

In the last decade, a number of bacterial species were shown to possess the ability to transmit morphological and biochemical characters to deficient strains. Tumor-inducing ability or virulence in crown-gall bacteria is such a biochemical character, and the acquisition of virulence is here taken to be the acquisition by avirulent strains of bacteria of the ability to synthesize a tumor-inducin...

The purpose was to study changes in the caregiver's social roles after traumatic brain injury (TBI), relating them with the degree of importance of these roles and with the condition of the victim six months or more after the TBI. The research was developed at the Brain Trauma Clinic of the University of São Paulo Hospital das Clínicas with 50 caregivers and 50 victims of TBI, by means of inter...

Brain Computer Interface is a technique which allows people to interact with machines independent of muscles. Brain Computer Interface record the electrical signals from the brain and convert the recorded signals into corresponding control signals with the help of specialized computer. The main purpose of Brain Computer Interface is to enable the paralyzed people to communicate with their envir...

We report 2 cases of leishmaniasis in patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases in Greece. To assess trends in leishmaniasis reporting in this patient population, we searched the literature for similar reports from Europe. Reports increased during 2004-2008, especially for patients treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor agents.

BACKGROUND Recent neuroimaging research has strikingly demonstrated the existence of covert awareness in some patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC). These findings have highlighted the potential for the development of simple brain-computer interfaces (BCI) as a diagnosis in behaviourally unresponsive patients. OBJECTIVES This study here reviews current EEG-based BCIs that hold potent...