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This study aims to improve cognition and function in patients with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) by administering the oral antibiotic, rifaximin. Rifaximin is a virtually non-absorbed antibiotic with the unique properties of altering gut microbiota and lowering blood ammonia levels. It is FDA approved
1. Background 1.1 Major depressive disorder (MDD) MDD is a clinical syndrome characterized by the presence of low modo, anhedonia, appetite and weight changes, sleep disturbances, psychomotor alterations, fatigue, guilt and low self-esteem, ideas related to death or suicide, and concentration
A prospective, randomized, double blinded, controlled clinical trial will be carried out on 60 patients, who will admit to the critical care unit, Ain Shams hospitals, Cairo, Egypt, following colon surgeries. Before the start of the study, eligible patients were randomized using computer generated
Subjects and methods Study product The test product is the pure D-allulose which is a rare sugar. The control product is the non-calorie sweetener erythritol.
Study design This is a single center, prospective, randomized, control trial. After informed consent is obtained, history taking and physical
Purpose Hypercatabolism and immune suppression are frequently seen in patients with malignancy.Preoperative nutritional state is an important factor in determining surgical and postoperative complications because the preoperative nutritional status affects the postoperative nutritional state,
In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually; associated with 1.365 million emergency room visits and 275,000 hospitalizations annually with associated direct and indirect cost estimated to have been 4 billion in the United States in 2000.
Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a potentially serious illness characterized by inflammation of the pancreas with variable involvement of peri-pancreatic tissues and/ or remote organ systems. AP contributes to thousands of annual hospital admissions, of which severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) accounts for
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most common acquired gastrointestinal disease that occurs predominantly in premature infants and is considered to be one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in their age group (Schnabl et al., 2008).
Primary prevention of NEC should be the
Glutamine levels have been shown to decrease substantially with severe sepsis and this has been connected with increased mortality. Therefore, in the present study, we infused either saline or Alanine-glutamine during an endotoxin challenge and measured parameters related to an immune response, i.e.