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The increasing prevalence of dementia is a serious threat to our medical system and our society. About 500,000 Canadians are affected with dementia, and this number will rise to more than 1 million in the next 20 years. Dementia already costs our economy 15 billion dollars per year. While much of

Humans have co-evolved with populations of colonising microbes and their genomes to establish a mutually beneficial relationship. The gut microbiome represents the largest population of resident microbes in humans and is highly diverse and plays essential roles in digestion and pathogen protection.

Rationale: Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by both motor and non-motor symptoms, including cognitive decline. Mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) is already present at time of diagnosis in 24-36% of PD patients. Cognitive impairment in PD is associated with both cholinergic and dopaminergic

Within this definition, patients can further be defined as having silent, potential, or latent celiac disease. The term silent celiac disease refers to patients fulfilling the definition above, but presenting no symptoms. Typically, such diagnoses are made by screening asymptomatic individuals, who

Critical illness is typically associated with a catabolic stress state in which patients demonstrate a systemic inflammatory response coupled with complications of increased infectious morbidity, multiple organ dysfunction, prolonged hospitalization, and disproportionate mortality. Suspension of

Patients admitted to the Cardiology Hospital, National Medical Center Century XXI, will be included and a permanent pacemaker will be installed due to alterations in atrio-ventricular conduction that meet the selection criteria. They will be explained what the research consists of and they will be

Therapeutic Efficacy of oral PEG3350 plus Lactulose Versus Lactulose alone in Patients of Acute on Chronic Liver Failure with Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Single Blind Prospective Randomized Controlled Study INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) refers to syndrome observed in patients with

Gut microbiota is the largest microorganisms pool in the human body. The physiological roles of gut microbiota for digestion, metabolism, immune homeostasis, GI-tract infection prevention and anti-inflammation. The very first colonized gut microbiota of infant are from maternal vaginal fluid. Gut

Sarcopenia is the progressive loss of skeletal muscle that comes with aging. The population in the World Health Organization (WHO) is ageing rapidly and the proportion of people aged 65 and older will get forecast to increase 25% in 2050. In aging society, sarcopenia has been valued in countries all

Study purpose A potential alternative to prophylactic antibiotic treatment and topical vaginal estrogen treatments is the compound hyaluronate (HA). HA is already utilised in the UK to treat rUTIs, but is delivered as a bladder instillation (Ialuril®). A small meta-analysis of intravesical

Idiopathic Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of unknown etiology, characterized by bradykinesia (slowness of movements) associated with tremor at rest and/or muscle rigidity. PD is typically associated with a significant loss of dopaminergic neurons in the

With the global ageing population, neurodegenerative disorders including synucleinopathy are major burdens to patients, carers and society. Synucleinopathy refers to a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by abnormal aggregation of alpha-synuclein protein in the central nervous system

Physical therapy makes an integral part of the non-pharmacological, conservative management of cerebral palsy. Routine physical therapy aims to reduce spasticity, improve joint range of motion (ROM), and improve strength and mobility. Passive ROM and stretching of lower limb and trunk increases

Traditionally, oral opioids have been used to manage the postoperative pain of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) . Due to the intensity of pain, it often requires high doses of opioids, frequently associated with side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, constipation, disorientation, among