An eye on long‐duration spaceflight: Controversies, countermeasures and challenges
Abstract Space flight‐associated neuroocular syndrome (SANS) is a consequence of long‐duration space flight and is detected in two‐thirds of astronauts. In‐flight, this can cause a change in the refraction of the eyes, requiring graded hypermetropic ‘superfocus adjustable’ glasses, optic nerve head oedema and choroidal folds.
Vincent Wing Sum Ng +1 more
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Sacrocolpopexy Using Polyvinylidene Fluoride Mesh: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
Norouzi M +5 more
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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Pelvic floor muscle training in managing female stress urinary incontinence. [PDF]
Dhangar SP, Jain NB.
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Update on cellular expression and function of ANO1 channels in urethral smooth muscle
Abstract figure legend Activation of ANO1 channels and resulting Cl− efflux are suggested to modulate urethral smooth muscle contractility by enhancing Ca2+ influx via voltage‐dependent Ca2+ entry and resulting contraction in urethral smooth muscle cells.
Bernard T. Drumm, Neha Gupta
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Immediate effect of acupuncture on pelvic floor muscles function for stress urinary incontinence in women: study protocol for a randomized and sham-controlled trial. [PDF]
Li JJ +5 more
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Abstract Chronic idiopathic urinary retention and Fowler's syndrome are a debilitating problem primarily affecting women, characterised by an inability to urinate in the absence of any identifiable structural or other cause. An increasingly wide range of multifactorial predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating biopsychosocial factors are being ...
Sarah McRae +28 more
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Associations of urinary incontinence, absorbent product use, and confidence gained from absorbent product use with perceived ageism in later adulthood. [PDF]
Brady SS +8 more
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ABSTRACT Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare autoimmune, demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include optic neuritis, longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) involving three or more vertebral segments, and, in most cases, seropositivity for anti‐aquaporin‐4 antibodies (AQP4‐IgG).
Nikolina Pravdic +7 more
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Efficacy of Combining Kegel Exercises with EMS-Based Pelvic Floor Muscle Electrostimulation in Postmenopausal Women with Involuntary Urinary Leakage. [PDF]
Șerbănescu L +10 more
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