Publications by authors named "E MAZZA"
Reliability of an electronic uterine diagram to standardize intrauterine adhesion scoring.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
December 2024
Study Objective: To study the inter-rater reliability of an electronic complementary uterine diagram (eAFS) in comparison to the conventional American Fertility Society intrauterine adhesions (IUA) scoring system (cAFS). As a secondary aim we wanted to assess the intra-rater reliability of these tools.
Design: This was an observational cross over study with a nested test re-test design.
Although specific risk factors for brain alterations in bipolar disorders (BD) are currently unknown, obesity impacts the brain and is highly prevalent in BD. Gray matter correlates of obesity in BD have been well documented, but we know much less about brain white matter abnormalities in people who have both obesity and BD. We obtained body mass index (BMI) and diffusion tensor imaging derived fractional anisotropy (FA) from 22 white matter tracts in 899 individuals with BD, and 1287 control individuals from 20 cohorts in the ENIGMA-BD working group.
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- An improper diet is widely recognized as harmful to health, and nutrition plays a key role in preventing non-communicable diseases, yet the significance of body composition research remains underappreciated.
- The phenomenon of "osteosarcopenic obesity" particularly affects postmenopausal women and is linked to higher rates of frailty, driven by hormonal changes and the interplay of fat, muscle, and bone.
- Emphasizing the need for personalized nutritional strategies, the text argues for a gender-specific approach to nutrition that targets visceral fat, enhances protein intake, and optimizes vitamin D levels to combat frailty syndrome effectively.
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- Scientists created a special testing system to study how different conditions affect the thin membranes that surround babies before they are born during a type of surgery called fetoscopy.
- They tested the membranes by blowing air at different pressures, humidity levels, and temperatures while measuring how stiff or weak they became.
- The results showed that low humidity made the membranes brittle and caused cell damage, while high humidity helped keep them strong, making this new model a useful tool to understand how surgery impacts these membranes.
Background/objectives: Premature birth can lead to socio-emotional, behavioural and executive problems that impact quality of life and school performance in the long term. The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a 12-week computerised training called Vis-à-vis to enhance these competencies in a cohort of very preterm (VPT) children aged 6 to 9.
Methods: This pilot randomised controlled trial included 45 children born before 32 gestational weeks.