Changes in cortisol awakening responses (CAR) in menopausal women through short-term marine healing retreat program with specific factors affecting each CAR index.

Recent studies have reported that the cortisol awakening response (CAR) is associated with various health risks. The different indices used to represent the CAR include the average cortisol levels in the morning immediately after waking (AVE); the total area under the curve of cortisol levels with respect to ground (AUCg); and the area under the curve of cortisol levels with respect to increase (AUCi). However, it is unclear which physiological phenomenon each index reflects.

Effect of the Marine Exercise Retreat Program on Thyroid-Related Hormones in Middle-Aged Euthyroid Women.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of a marine exercise retreat program on thyroid-related hormone levels. A total of 62 middle-aged euthyroid women participated in a 6-day marine exercise retreat program. Using thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (fT4) hormone levels, the participants were divided into high and low-hormone-level groups.

An Electroplating-Free and Minimal Noise Polyimide Microelectrode for Recording Auditory Evoked Potentials From the Epicranius.

In this paper, we introduce an electrode for measuring auditory evoked potentials by employing the advantages of polyimide (PI), which is a well-known substrate material for producing flexible electrodes using MEMS technology. The PI multimicroelectrode array has four fingers that include 16 electrodes in order to achieve sufficient adhesion to the curved surface of the animal skull. For high-quality signal acquisition, we optimized the device to decrease crosstalk and improve contact impedance by adding ground channels and fabricating a raised electrode structure.