Effects of a mobile health intervention on health-related outcomes in Japanese office workers: a pilot study.

Objectives: The purpose of the current study was to explore the effects of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention based on the Persuasive System Design (PSD) model on health-related outcomes among office workers.

Material And Methods: The authors conducted a trial that consisted of a 4-week baseline and an 8-week intervention period by reference to 23 office workers in a private research company. The mHealth application was developed to improve these workers' daily step count, decrease their sedentary time, and increase their sleep duration in accordance with the PSD model.

The Relationship between 24 h Ultramarathon Performance and the "Big Three" Strategies of Training, Nutrition, and Pacing.

Background: The present case study examined the relationship between 24 h ultramarathon performance and the "big three" strategies of training, nutrition, and pacing.

Methods: A 32-year-old male ultramarathon runner (body mass: 68.5 kg, height: 179 cm) participated in a 24 h ultramarathon race.

Regulatory effects of nicotine on neurite outgrowth in rat superior cervical ganglia cells.

We have reported that nicotine has a neurotrophic action on peripheral adrenergic nerves in vivo, which is mediated by α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). To clarify the possible mechanisms, the present study further investigated the effect of nicotine on neurite outgrowth in tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)-positive superior cervical ganglia (SCG) cells isolated from neonatal rats in vitro. Nicotine at low concentrations (0.

and its ingredient biopterin glucoside improved insulin sensitivity in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis model.

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is the chronic liver disease leading to cirrhosis and cancer and its prevalence is increasing. Some agents are under clinical trials for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis treatment. We previously reported effectively prevented non-alcoholic steatohepatitis progression in our model rats.

Concomitant use of F-FDG PET-CT SUVmax is useful in the assessment of Ki67 labeling index in core-needle biopsy specimens of breast cancer.

Background: Ki67 is a recognized proliferative and predictive marker in invasive breast cancer. However, results of Ki67 evaluation are affected by the method employed for sample fixation or biopsy, as well as by intratumor heterogeneity. Here, we aimed to compare the Ki67 labeling index (Ki67LI) between core-needle biopsy specimens (CNBSs) and surgically resected specimens (SRSs) of invasive breast cancer, and verify whether the discordance in Ki67LI can be reduced by analyzing the maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) obtained from pretreatment whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in combination with Ki67LI.