Effects of Different Physical Training Protocols on Metabolic Syndrome Indicators and the Activity of Butyrylcholinesterase in Adolescents: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Metabolic syndrome (MS) increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and affects children and adolescents. Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is an enzyme associated with obesity. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of different physical training protocols on MS indicators and their relationship with BChE activity.

Synthesis, characterization and cytotoxicity of copper (II) complex containing a 2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin derivative.

A new cis-dihalo copper(II) complex, [Cu(HL)(Cl)].CHCN (1), where HL = (S)-2-(((2-(2-(pyridin-2-yl)-2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin-3(4H)-yl)ethyl)amino)methyl)phenol), was isolated by reacting copper(II) chloride dihydrate and the HL ligand (HL = 2,2'-((2-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazolidine-1,3-diyl)bis(methylene))diphenol) in a MeOH/CHCN (1:3 v/v) mixture. The complex formation occurred via the ligand modification during complexation, producing a unique structure containing 2H-benzo[e][1,3]oxazin, as observed from the single crystal X-ray structure determination.

Seizure occurring with retinal laser therapy: a report of the first case with frequency-doubled Nd-YAG.

Laser photocoagulation is a safe method for the treatment of retinal disorders. We present a case of a 21-year-old woman with high myopia, retinal detachment in the right eye, and bilateral lattice degeneration. She underwent surgical repair in the right eye followed by bilateral retinal laser therapy.

A comparison of conventional and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of sialadenitis and pleomorphic adenoma.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in correctly identifying the presence of disease in the major salivary glands and correctly distinguish sialadenitis from pleomorphic adenoma.

Study Design: Twenty-one patients diagnosed with unilateral sialadenitis or pleomorphic adenoma were selected. The nonaffected contralateral glands were also analyzed.

Comparative study of pain in women submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Purpose:: To evaluate postoperative pain in patients submitted to conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy with four ports versus single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy with only one port.

Methods:: Twenty-one patients were included in the conventional laparoscopic cholecystectomy group and 19 other patients in the single-port laparoscopic cholecystectomy group. A VAS was used for the assessment of postoperative pain at three time points.