The quantitative parameters derived from IDEAL-IQ in the lumbar vertebrae of healthy children: a pilot study of bone development.

Background: Early childhood bone development affects that of bone disease in adolescence and adulthood. Many diseases can affect the cancellous bone or bone marrow. Therefore, it is of great significance to quantify the bone development of healthy children.

Genome-wide characterization of the cytosolic sulfotransferase 1B member 1 (SULT1B1) family and its expression responses to sulfide stress in the razor clam Sinonovacula constricta.

The razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta), a typical burrowing organism in the intertidal zones, is often exposed to sulfide environment and shows strong sulfide tolerance. Located downstream of the sulfur metabolism pathway, cytosolic sulfotransferase family 1B member 1 (SULT1B1) is a key enzyme catalysing the sulfonation reaction, and plays an important role in the biotransformation of endogenous substances such as thyroid hormones (THs). To investigate their roles in sulfide resistance, a systematic analysis of S.

A structural MRI study of global developmental delay in infants (<2 years old).

Objective: To use structural magnetic resonance imaging (3D-MRI) to evaluate the abnormal development of the cerebral cortex in infants with global developmental delay (GDD).

Methods: The GDD group includes 67 infants aged between 112 and 699 days with global developmental delay and who underwent T1-weighted MRI scans in Shanxi Children's Hospital from December 2019 to March 2022. The healthy control (HC) group includes 135 normal developing infants aged between 88 and 725 days in Shanxi Children's Hospital from September 2020 to August 2021.

Value of MRS combined with DTI in evaluating brain development of infants aged from 2 months to 2 years old.

Objectives: Many neuropsychiatric diseases are related to the abnormal development of brain tissue in infants. This study aims to analyze the changes in the parameters of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in brain development of infants aged from 2 months to 2 years old, and to explore the value of MRS combined with DTI in evaluating brain development of infants aged from 2 months to 2 years old.

Methods: A total of 116 normal infants, who received whole brain MRS and DTI examinations after delivery in Children Hospital of Shanxi Province from September 2020 to May 2021, were selected and were divided into a group A (=7, at the age of 2-6 months), a group B (=28, at the age of 7-12 months), a group C (=41, at the age of 13-18 months), and a group D (=40, at the age of 19-24 months).