Influence of smoking and obesity on post-COVID-19 sequelae and risk of hospitalization.

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has significantly impacted the global healthcare system, with particularly harmful effects on the human respiratory system. Beyond the acute symptoms, there is growing concern about persistent symptoms that last for weeks or months after the initial infection, known as long COVID syndrome. This study focuses on investigating the relationship between smoking, obesity, and the presence of post-COVID-19 sequelae, as well as their influence on the risk of hospitalization.

Analysis of the Attitudes towards Sexuality in People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.

The barriers faced by people with intellectual disabilities are many. One of the areas in which many problems have been identified is the sexual domain. This descriptive study aims to analyze the attitudes of the family environment, professional carers, and the general population toward their sexuality.

Psychometric Properties of the Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) Questionnaire in Colombian University Students.

Introduction: The university student population is influenced by multiple factors that affect body awareness. Identifying the body awareness status of students is crucial in creating self-care and emotion management programs to prevent diseases and promote health. The Multidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) questionnaire evaluates interoceptive body awareness in eight dimensions through 32 questions.

Care Dependency in Patients with Heart Failure: A Cross-Sectional Study in Spain.

: Heart failure (HF) is a progressive and debilitating condition that represents an ever-growing problem for health systems worldwide. HF patients feel that they are a burden on their families, they feel socially isolated and have a low perception of their health. Accordingly, the objectives of this study were to: (1) to explore the profile of care dependency in a representative sample of Spanish HF patients through the Care Dependency Scale (CDS), and (2) to identify correlates of care dependency in this population.

Physical activity program for patients with dementia and their relative caregivers: randomized clinical trial in Primary Health Care (AFISDEMyF study).

Background: The aging of the population has led to the increase of chronic diseases, especially dementia and cardiovascular diseases, and it has become necessary for their relatives to dedicate more time in caregiving.The objective in the first phase of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Primary Health Care procedure to increase the physical activity of people with dementia and their relative caregivers. Also the effect on the cognitive state and cardiovascular risk will be assessed.

Unitary activity in the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis after homo- and contralateral stria terminalis stimulation.

Acute experiments were performed on anaesthetized rats using standard techniques of electrical stimulation and single-unit recording in order to study the responses of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) neurons to homo- and contralateral stria terminalis (ST) inputs. Satisfactory records were obtained from 174 BNST neurons. The majority of these fired spontaneously at variable rates, with single random-occurring spikes.

Commissural component of the stria terminalis: electrophysiological properties.

The commissural component of the stria terminalis (S. T.) was studied in Equi-Thesin (92.