Background/objectives: Pregnancy is a critical period marked by significant transformations that can trigger or exacerbate eating disorder symptoms. Childhood emotional maltreatment, including abuse and neglect, is a known risk factor for disordered eating, yet its specific impact during pregnancy remains unexplored. For this reason, this study aimed to examine the link between childhood emotional maltreatment and eating disorder symptoms in pregnant women, also focusing on the potential mediating and moderating variables involved in this association.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A transient and usually asymptomatic increase in blood eosinophil count (BEC) associated with dupilumab treatment has been described. Predicting factors related to the increase in BEC and the occurrence of symptoms are still poorly investigated.
Objective: To investigate frequency, timing, duration, clinical relevance, and potential predictors of the increase in BEC in a real-life multicenter cohort of patients affected by asthma and/or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) treated with dupilumab.
Background: Primary healthcare nurse practitioners (PHCNPs) are expanding globally to meet rising healthcare demands. Despite positive outcomes, their added value remains underexplored.
Purpose: To clarify and refine the added value PHCNPs bring.
This study presents a series of tetrahydropyrrolo[3,4-c]pyrazole-based compounds designed as sigma-1 receptor (S1R) ligands, focusing on optimizing affinity and reducing off-target effects. We synthesized various derivatives from commercially available precursors and, through radioligand binding assays, assessed their binding affinity for S1R and sigma-2 receptor (S2R). Compound 19 (AD417), containing a benzyl group and an amide substituent, demonstrated notable S1R affinity (K=75 nM) with 6-fold selectivity over S2R.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground/objectives: Despite the accumulating evidence on the detrimental impact of UPFs on health, a common limit of the available studies concerns the instruments used to collect information about the consumption of processed foods. Recently, a specific NOVA-FFQ was proposed for the evaluation of ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption, but it does not allow the simultaneous assessment of energy and nutrient intake. We evaluate the concordance between the NOVA-FFQ and a common questionnaire (EPIC-FFQ) when assessing (1) the intake of foods with different degrees of processing and (2) the relationship between diet composition and cardiometabolic profile.
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