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Clinical and morphological features of the diabetic phenotype of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: focus on novel markers of myocardial remodeling

Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
Aim. To study novel biomarkers, as well as clinical and morphological features of myocardial remodeling, in patients with the diabetic phenotype (DP) of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) hospitalized for elective coronary artery ...
Anastasia D. Starchenko, Yulia V. Liskova, Alexander A. Stadnikov, Vera A. Jargasova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Passive Second Stage of Labour and Related Perinatal Outcomes in a Physiological Cohort

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The passive second stage of labor has been increasingly recognized as a normal phase of labor. However, it remains poorly studied, especially in healthy women. This study aims to assess the passive phase in healthy laboring women and maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Lucia Zagra, Maria Panzeri, Simona Fumagalli, Teresa Gramegna, Antonella Nespoli, Sara Ornaghi, Anna Locatelli   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Muscarinic receptor blockade with oxybutynin reduces spontaneous and induced uterine muscle contractions

Pregnancy
Objective The uterus and the bladder have striking physiologic and anatomic similarities. Anticholinergic medications are commonly used to treat “overactive bladder” by targeting M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors.
Anthony G. Visco, Zachary R. Visco, Chad A. Grotegut, Cristina Linde, Timothy Westfall, Friederike L. Jayes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exogenous oxytocin administered to induce or augment labour is positively associated with quality of observed mother-infant bonding

Comprehensive Psychoneuroendocrinology
Oxytocin is a key hormone in the transition to motherhood. The maternal endogenous oxytocin system facilitates many physiological and biological adaptations, including breastfeeding, maternal wellbeing, and brain plasticity.
Hannah Edwards, Femke TA. Buisman-Pijlman, Adrian Esterman, Craig Phillips, Sandra Orgeig, Andrea Gordon   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Second Stage of Labor Questionnaire (SOL‐Q): Development and Psychometric Testing

Birth, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The second stage of labor is an intensive phase of childbirth, culminating in the birth of the baby. Women's experiences during this stage can have significant short‐ and long‐term effects on physical and psychological well‐being. Despite this, no validated questionnaires exist to comprehensively assess women's experiences during ...
Cecilia Häggsgård, Karin Ängeby
wiley   +1 more source

Oxytocin Receptors on Calvarial Periosteal Innervation: Therapeutic Target for Post-Traumatic Headache?

Pharmaceutics
Objective: Following a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), the most prevalent and profoundly debilitating occurrence is the emergence of an acute and persistent post-traumatic headache (PTH), for which there are presently no approved treatments.
Vimala N. Bharadwaj, Michael Klukinov, Robert Paul Cowan, Nazanin Mahinparvar, David John Clark, David Clifford Yeomans   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The holistic view of compassion: A meta‐analysis on the association of self‐compassion, other‐compassion, well‐being and psychological distress

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract While ample evidence has demonstrated the beneficial effects of self‐compassion and other‐compassion on the promotion of well‐being and reduction of psychological distress independently, the effects of their co‐occurrence have been less examined.
Floria H. N. Chio, Ben C. L. Yu, Yuke Fu, Jasmine H. M. Chio, Winnie W. S. Mak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic access points: The roles of circumventricular organs in drug delivery and metabolic regulation

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
The current obesity drug landscape, dominated by GLP‐1 receptor agonists and emerging multi‐agonist therapies, has reinforced that long‐term weight loss is achieved in large part through central mechanisms that suppress appetite and reshape energy balance.
Ines Martinez‐Corral, Nicholas Monaco, Daniel I. Brierley, Monica Imbernon   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Multifaceted Role of Oxytocinergic System and OXTR Gene

Global Medical Genetics
The article explores the multifaceted role of the neuropeptide oxytocin in human behavior and its connection to the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) gene. Oxytocin, produced in specific brain nuclei, is implicated in emotional, social, and maternal behaviors ...
Rakibul Hasan
doaj   +1 more source

A systematic review of breastfeeding prevalence, duration and determining factors in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims There is evolving evidence of the metabolic benefit of breastfeeding for women with diabetes and their infants but little data about breastfeeding prevalence and duration in women with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. This is the first systematic review to examine prevalence and duration of breastfeeding in women with pregestational diabetes ...
Fiona L. Britten, Emma Shipton, Madeline Duke, Emma L. Duncan, Leonie K. Callaway   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source