Electrochemical Performance of Deposited LiPON Film/Lithium Electrode in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries.

This paper presents a composed lithium phosphate (LiPON) solid electrolyte interface (SEI) film which was coated on a lithium electrode via an electrodeposit method in a lithium-sulfur battery, and the structure of the product was characterized through infrared spectrum (IR) analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), environment scanning electron microscope (ESEM), etc. Meanwhile, the electrochemical impedance spectrum and the interface stability of the lithium electrode with the LiPON film was analyzed, while the coulomb efficiency and the cycle life of the lithium electrode with the LiPON film in the lithium-sulfur battery were also studied. It was found that this kind of film can effectively inhibit the charge from transferring at the interface between the electrode and the solution, which can produce a more stable interface impedance on the electrode, thereby improving the interface contact with the electrolyte, and effectively improve the discharge performance, cycle life, and the coulomb efficiency of the lithium-sulfur battery.

Pharmacological PINK1 activation ameliorates Pathology in Parkinson's Disease models.

PINK1 loss-of-function mutations and exposure to mitochondrial toxins are causative for Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinsonism, respectively. We demonstrate that pathological α-synuclein deposition, the hallmark pathology of idiopathic PD, induces mitochondrial dysfunction, and impairs mitophagy as evidenced by the accumulation of the PINK1 substrate pS65-Ubiquitin (pUb). We discovered MTK458, a brain penetrant small molecule that binds to PINK1 and stabilizes its active complex, resulting in increased rates of mitophagy.

APOE4/4 is linked to damaging lipid droplets in Alzheimer's disease microglia.

Several genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's disease implicate genes involved in lipid metabolism and many of these lipid genes are highly expressed in glial cells. However, the relationship between lipid metabolism in glia and Alzheimer's disease pathology remains poorly understood. Through single-nucleus RNA sequencing of brain tissue in Alzheimer's disease, we have identified a microglial state defined by the expression of the lipid droplet-associated enzyme ACSL1 with ACSL1-positive microglia being most abundant in patients with Alzheimer's disease having the APOE4/4 genotype.

The complete chloroplast genome of (Asphodelaceae).

(L.) Redouté 1802 is a plant known for its significant medicinal values. In this study, we presented its chloroplast genome.

APOE4/4 is linked to damaging lipid droplets in Alzheimer's microglia.

Several genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's Disease (AD) implicate genes involved in lipid metabolism and many of these lipid genes are highly expressed in glial cells. However, the relationship between lipid metabolism in glia and AD pathology remains poorly understood. Through single-nucleus RNA-sequencing of AD brain tissue, we have identified a microglial state defined by the expression of the lipid droplet (LD) associated enzyme with ACSL1-positive microglia most abundant in AD patients with the genotype.

Effects of NSC in different organs and at different growth stages on the yield of oil peony Fengdan with different ages.

Non-structural carbohydrates (NSC) as resource reserves of plants play important roles in energy supply for normal growth and reproduction under environmental stress. The yield of perennial crops is mainly determined by the carbohydrate production and allocation in the current growth season, as well as the re-allocation of NSC reserves. However, the contribution of NSC to crop yield has not been fully determined.

Trends in the availability of community-based psychological counselling services for oldest-old in China, 2005 to 2018.

Background: Community-based psychological counselling services (CPCS) is crucial for the oldest-old who often faces challenges or are reluctant to seek care at the healthcare settings. This study aims to examine trends in availability of CPCS over time and rural-urban disparities in service availability among nationwide oldest-old in China.

Methods: Multiple cross-sectional data were derived from the 2005-2018 Chinese Longitudinal Health Longevity Survey.

Pharmacological PINK1 activation ameliorates Pathology in Parkinson's Disease models.

Unlabelled: PINK1 loss-of-function mutations and exposure to mitochondrial toxins are causative for Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinsonism, respectively. We demonstrate that pathological α-synuclein deposition, the hallmark pathology of idiopathic PD, induces mitochondrial dysfunction and impairs mitophagy, driving accumulation of the PINK1 substrate pS65-Ubiquitin (pUb) in primary neurons and in vivo. We synthesized MTK458, a brain penetrant small molecule that binds to PINK1 and stabilizes an active heterocomplex, thereby increasing mitophagy.

Rural-urban disparities in the unmet need for home visiting services among oldest-old in China: Changes over time and decomposition analysis.

Purpose: This study aims to assess trends in rural-urban disparities in the prevalence of unmet community-based home visiting services need and their contributing factors from 2005 to 2018 among oldest-old in China.

Methods: The Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey data of oldest-old collected with a targeted random-sampling approach from half of counties/cities from 23 provinces across China was used. Unmet need was measured as the differences between healthcare services expected and available.

Comparative antiseizure medications of adjunctive treatment for children with drug-resistant focal-onset seizures: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.

In this study, we intended to compare and rank the efficacy and acceptability of antiseizure medications (ASMs) for adjunctive treatment of children with drug-resistant focal-onset seizures. We conducted a computerized search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Google Scholar to identify eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before 31 May 2022. We included studies evaluating the efficacy and tolerability of antiseizure medications for children with drug-resistant focal-onset seizures.

Synthesis and Characterization of Benzoxazine Resin Based on Furfurylamine.

This paper presents an investigation of the modification of natural oxazines to traditional bisphenol A benzoxazines. Eugenol was reacted with furfurylamine to synthesize a new type of benzoxazine (eugenol-furfurylamine benzoxazine), with a yield of 77.65%; and another new type of benzoxazine (bisphenol A-furfurylamine benzoxazine) was generated from bisphenol A and furfurylamine, with the highest yield of 93.

Novel Polyaniline-Silver-Sulfur Nanotube Composite as Cathode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Battery.

The preparation and characterization of a polyaniline-silver-sulfur nanotube composite were reported in this paper. The polyaniline-silver nanotube composite was synthesized via an oxidation-reduction method in the sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) solution. After being vulcanized, the polyaniline-silver-sulfur (Poly (AN-Ag-S)) nanotube composite was prepared as active cathode material and assembled into lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries with electrolyte and negative electrode materials.

Efficacy and safety of antiseizure medication for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Aim: To compare and rank the efficacy and safety of antiseizure medication (ASM) in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS).

Method: We included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the efficacy of ASM for LGS compared with placebo or with each other. The efficacy and safety were reported in terms of an at least 50% monthly seizure frequency reduction in drop seizures, dropout, and serious adverse events.

Lamellar Polypyrene Based on Attapulgite-Sulfur Composite for Lithium-Sulfur Battery.

We report on the preparation and characterization of a novel lamellar polypyrrole using an attapulgite-sulfur composite as a hard template. Pretreated attapulgite was utilized as the carrier of elemental sulfur and the attapulgite-sulfur-polypyrrole (AT @400 °C-S-PPy) composite with 50 wt.% sulfur was obtained.

Efficacy and safety of cenobamate in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: A meta-analysis.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive cenobamate for treatment of uncontrolled focal seizures.

Methods: We performed a systematic search of Web of Science, MEDLINE (Ovid and PubMed), Cochrane Library, EMBASE and Google Scholar to identify eligible studies. We included randomized placebo-controlled trials (RCTs) for uncontrolled focal seizures.

Systematic elucidation of the pharmacological mechanisms of Rhynchophylline for treating epilepsy via network pharmacology.

Abstact: BACKGROUND: Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders, affects over 70 million people worldwide. Rhynchophylline displays a wide variety of pharmacologic actives. However, the pharmacologic effects of rhynchophylline and its mechanisms against epilepsy have not been systematically elucidated.

Efficacy and safety of fenfluramine in patients with Dravet syndrome: A meta-analysis.

Background: Dravet syndrome (DS) is a severe, drug-resistant, developmental epileptic encephalopathy. Despite multiple anti-epileptic drug regimens, the syndrome remains poorly controlled and nearly half of patients still experience at least four tonic-clonic seizure per month. Recently, several clinical trials demonstrated that fenfluramine may provide a significant reduction in convulsive seizure frequency in the treatment of Dravet syndrome.

Abnormally high expression of POLD1, MCM2, and PLK4 promotes relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

This study aimed to explore the underlying mechanism of relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).Datasets of GSE28460 and GSE18497 were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO). Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between diagnostic and relapsed ALL samples were identified using Limma package in R, and a Venn diagram was drawn.

Gain of toxic apolipoprotein E4 effects in human iPSC-derived neurons is ameliorated by a small-molecule structure corrector.

Efforts to develop drugs for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have shown promise in animal studies, only to fail in human trials, suggesting a pressing need to study AD in human model systems. Using human neurons derived from induced pluripotent stem cells that expressed apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4), a variant of the APOE gene product and the major genetic risk factor for AD, we demonstrated that ApoE4-expressing neurons had higher levels of tau phosphorylation, unrelated to their increased production of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides, and that they displayed GABAergic neuron degeneration. ApoE4 increased Aβ production in human, but not in mouse, neurons.

A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on levetiracetam in the treatment of pediatric patients with epilepsy.

Objective: To evaluate clinical efficacy, safety, and tolerability of levetiracetam as mono- or adjunctive therapy in the treatment of children and adolescents with epilepsy.

Materials And Methods: We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials published from January 2007 to December 2016 in the databases Web of Science, Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, and PubMed, Bing, Baidu, Google Scholar, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang Data. All of the studies eligible were compared for the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of levetiracetam with other antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in epilepsy.

Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal factors associated with autism: A meta-analysis.

Background: The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors for children autism.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science were used to search for studies that examined the prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors for children autism. A fixed-effects model or random-effects model was used to pool the overall effect estimates.

Efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine in the treatment of children with epilepsy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Background: To assess the efficacy and safety of oxcarbazepine (OXC) in the treatment of children with epilepsy.

Methods: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, SinoMed (Chinese BioMedical Literature Service System, China), and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (China) database were systematically reviewed. Eligible studies were those that compared the efficacy and safety of OXC with other antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy.

Direct Reprogramming of RESTing Astrocytes.

Understanding the mechanisms underlying neuronal fate determination will provide important insights into brain development and regenerative approaches to neurological diseases. Now in Cell Stem Cell, Masserdotti et al. (2015) use neuronal conversion of astrocytes to dissect transcriptional mechanisms of fate determination and identify circuits that mediate cellular identity.

Polysaccharides from Cymbopogon citratus with antitumor and immunomodulatory activity.

Unlabelled: Abstract Context: Most of the present studies on the antitumor efficiency of Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf (Gramineae) are limited to its low-mass compounds, and little information about the antitumor activity of polysaccharides from this plant is available.

Objectives: This study focused on the potential antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of polysaccharides (CCPS) from C.

Mutagenic breeding of Quambalaria cyanescens strain for the production of milk-clotting enzymes.

A strain for producing rennet was screened from red kojic rice and identified as Quambalaria cyanescens. In the current work, various mutagenic treatments, such as UV, diethyl sulfate and their combinations were applied for improving the production of milk-clotting enzymes. The mutagenic conditions were optimized based on the fatality rate of the strain.