Narcolepsy and rapid eye movement sleep
Summary Since the first description of narcolepsy at the end of the 19th Century, great progress has been made. The disease is nowadays distinguished as narcolepsy type 1 and type 2. In the 1960s, the discovery of rapid eye movement sleep at sleep onset led to improved understanding of core sleep‐related disease symptoms of the disease (excessive ...
Francesco Biscarini +4 more
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Creatine/Creatinine Ratio and Myostatin as Biomarkers to Monitor Muscle Function in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients. [PDF]
Degan C +7 more
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Deteriorating Mental Well‐Being of the Young in the UK
ABSTRACT Using several data sets for the UK we track rising perceptions of mental well‐being among the working‐age population in the UK. The trend is apparent among all age groups and for men and women, but it is most pronounced among the young, and especially young women aged under 25.
David G. Blanchflower +2 more
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Cardiac Arrhythmia in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Retrospective, Single-Center Holter Electrocardiographic Monitoring Study. [PDF]
Sugiyama R +6 more
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Techniques for subretinal injections in animals
Abstract Subretinal injections are not commonly performed during clinical treatment of animals but are frequently used in laboratory animal models to assess therapeutic efficacy and safety of gene and cell therapy products. Veterinary ophthalmologists are often employed to perform the injections in the laboratory animal setting, due to knowledge of ...
Ryan F. Boyd, Simon M. Petersen‐Jones
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Generation of a novel Dysferlin microdeletion knock-in mouse model mimicking muscular dystrophy-like pathology. [PDF]
Chen YL +8 more
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Abstract Sarcopenia and frailty are complex geriatric syndromes influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Recent studies suggest that specific genetic variants, DNA methylation patterns and shortened telomeres are associated with age‐related diseases and might contribute to the development of both sarcopenia and frailty. In this
Valentina Ginevičienė +10 more
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When pullulanase needs a little push: MyoAAV capsids enhance gene therapy for GSD IIIa
Sree Venigalla, Christina A. Pacak
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A muscular dystrophy associated with bi-allelic LEMD2 variants: Expanding the genotype of nuclear envelopathies. [PDF]
Pauper M +17 more
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Abstract Aerobic exercise testing helps facilitate recovery post‐concussion. Current protocols (Calgary Concussion Cycling Test: CCCT) are inaccessible for athletes with lower‐body impairments (i.e. Para athletes). This study compared physiological parameters for a novel arm crank test, the Calgary Adapted aRm Ergometer (CARE) test, with the CCCT ...
Jonathan D. Smirl +12 more
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