Marital Stability During the Year After Traumatic Brain Injury in an Ecuadorian Sample: A Repeated-Measures Study.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide and often leads to long-lasting emotional, physical, and cognitive changes and results in reduced functioning across multiple domains. These changes often lead to strain in marital relationships as the uninjured spouse grapples with adapting to the changes in their partner. The purpose of this study was to examine the probability of marital stability after TBI at 6 and 12 months following injury (i.

Identification of biological pathways and putative candidate genes for residual feed intake in a tropically adapted beef cattle breed by plasma proteome analysis.

This study identified potential biomarkers for feed efficiency by blood plasma proteome analysis of a tropically adapted beef cattle breed. Two experimental groups were selected based on residual feed intake (RFI). The proteome was investigated by LC-MS/MS in a data-dependent acquisition mode.

[Evaluation of the management of Clostridioides difficile infection as a risk factor for recurrence. A retrospective observational study].

Objective: One of the main problems with Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is its tendency to recur. The objective of the study is to analyze which factors in the clinical management of CDI favor recurrence.

Methods: This is a retrospective study conducted at the Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias on cases of CDI between January 2021 and June 2023.

Effect of chronic exogenous oxytocin administration on exercise performance and cardiovagal control in hypobaric hypoxia in rats.

Background: Outstanding exercise performance has been associated with an exacerbated vagal outflow. Nevertheless, during high-altitude hypobaric-hypoxia (HH), there is a baroreflex-dependent parasympathetic withdrawal and exercise performance deterioration. Notably, vagal control is pivotal in exercise performance, and exogenous oxytocin (OXY) administration has been shown to enhance parasympathetic drive; however, no evidence shows their role in exercise performance during HH.