Genetics of neurosarcoidosis.

Sarcoidosis is a systemic, inflammatory, granulomatous disease characterized by great variability in organ involvement, clinical course, and severity. While pulmonary manifestations are almost universal, the central and peripheral nervous systems can also be affected. Neurosarcoidosis occurs in ∼5-15% of cases and is among the manifestations with the highest morbidity and mortality.

Breastfeeding: The Basics, the History, and Barriers in the Modern Day.

Importance: The scientific benefits of breastfeeding for the parent and baby are clear, but the goal is often simplified to "breast is best." Patients' decisions to breastfeed are more nuanced than this approach implies, and it is essential for providers to understand other factors that contribute to this complex decision.

Objective: We reviewed the current literature of the health benefits of breastfeeding, local and global breastfeeding trends and current disparities, and the historical, political, and social factors that influence a patient's decision to breastfeed.

Dynamics of prion proliferation under combined treatment of pharmacological chaperones and interferons.

Prions are proteins that cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases. The misfolded conformation adopted by prions can be transmitted to other normally folded proteins. Therapeutics to stop prion proliferation have been studied experimentally; however, it is not clear how the combination of different types of treatments can decrease the growth rate of prions in the brain.

Interdisciplinary Treatment of Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Setting: A Case Report.

Inpatient rehabilitation (IR) units represent a unique opportunity to provide comprehensive, wraparound care for typically treatment resistant Functional Neurologic Symptom Disorder (FNSD) or conversion disorder. The case report presents one example of an IR program for a patient with FNSD-based cataplexia and paralysis symptoms. Orienting an FNSD-naïve staff and an operant behavioral-based treatment approach are discussed.

An integrative affect regulation process model of internalized weight bias and intuitive eating in college women.

The present study extended the weight stigma and well-being process model (Tylka et al., 2014) by examining three affect regulation pathways that may help simultaneously explain the predicted inverse association between internalized weight bias and intuitive eating. A weight-diverse sample of 333 college women completed an online survey assessing internalized weight stigma, intuitive eating, body shame, body image flexibility, and self-compassion.

A preliminary evaluation of BMI status in moderating changes in body composition and eating behavior in ethnically-diverse first-year college women.

The present pilot investigation explored whether BMI status at college entry moderated changes in body composition and eating behavior in a sample of 134 first-time, first-year undergraduate females (40% Black/African American). Participants had their body measurements [i.e.