The effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation in treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD): a systematic review and transfer analysis.

This study aimed to analyze the transferability of non-invasive brain stimulation (NIBS) interventions in individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) based on the FIELD model (Function, Implementation, Ecology, Level, and Duration), encompassing function, implement, ecology, level, and duration. A systematic search of electronic databases yielded a total of 21 eligible studies, comprising 12 transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and 9 transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) trials, involving 1029 individuals with MDD. The meta-analysis of effect sizes revealed positive transfer effects across all domains of the FIELD model, suggesting that NIBS interventions have potential efficacy in improving various facets of MDD.

Exosomes as novel tools for renal cell carcinoma therapy, diagnosis, and prognosis.

Background: Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) stands as a formidable challenge within the field of oncology, despite considerable research endeavors. The advanced stages of this malignancy present formidable barriers to effective treatment and management.

Objective: This review aims to explore the potential of exosomes in addressing the diagnostic and therapeutic challenges associated with RCC.

I understand your pain but I do not feel it: lower affective empathy in response to others' social pain in narcissism.

Introduction: While the relationship between narcissism and empathy has been well-researched, studies have paid less attention to empathic accuracy, i.e., appreciating the precise strength of another person's emotions, and self-other distinction, in terms of the disparity between affective ratings for self and other in response to emotive stimuli.

Antimicrobial resistance, virulence factors, and genotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates from Gorgan, northern Iran.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an important nosocomial pathogen with a capacity of resistance to multiple antibiotics and production of various extracellular and cell-associated virulence factors that clearly contribute to its pathogenicity. The objective of this study was to investigate the antibiotic susceptibility, virulence factors, and clonal relationship among clinical isolates of P. aeruginosa.

Pivotal Local Drug Delivery Systems in Endodontics; A Review of Literature.

Endodontic pathosis is preliminary caused by bacteria and their by-products that interact with pulpal and periradicular host tissues. The purge of the root canal system (RCS) from bacteria is a necessity for successful endodontic treatment. Different approaches have been considered to reduce the number of microorganisms and confront microbiota in the radicular area; namely chemomechanical preparation and intracanal medication.