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Deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus appears to affect sexual functioning in a small but positive way. Male patients with Parkinsons Disease, especially when younger than 60, appeared more satisfied with their sexual well-being over a short-term follow-up period.
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Dopamine neurons derived from in vitro differentiated DJ-1 deficient embryonic stem cells showed decreased survival and increased sensitivity to oxidative stress.
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Syncytins proinflammatory properties in the nervous system demonstrate a novel role for an endogenous retrovirus protein, which may be a target for therapeutic intervention.
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Although further technical improvements and prospective
clinical validation are required, these results suggest that mesial temporal memory activation, detected by fMRI during complex visual scene encoding, correlates with post-surgical memory outcome, and supports the notion that this approach will ultimately contribute to patient management.
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Among patients with severe carotid-artery stenosis and coexisting conditions, carotid stenting with the use of an emboli-protection device is not inferior to carotid endarterectomy.
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Methylprednisolone significantly improves the recovery of peripheral vestibular function in patients with vestibular neuritis, whereas valacyclovir does not.
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Take a look at the last 10 patient charts in your outbox. If oral contraceptives (OCs) were prescribed, which ones were selected? When it comes to prescriptions for younger women, about 24% of respondents to the 2004 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey say their No. 1 pill of choice is Ortho Tri-Cyclen Lo (Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ).
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While the contraceptive transdermal patch (Ortho Evra, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Raritan, NJ) and the contraceptive vaginal ring (NuvaRing, Organon, West Orange, NJ) are gaining increased use among women, many providers report that oral contraceptives (OCs) remain a popular form of birth control.
