Persistent Hallucinations in a Middle-Aged Man After COVID-19 Infection.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to surprise us all with its aftermath. The connection between the virus and neuropsychiatric symptoms is thought to arise from both direct and indirect impacts on the brain, and various explanations have been proposed to account for these effects. This is a case of visual and persisting auditory hallucinations in a middle-aged man, with no previous psychiatric illnesses, after suffering from very severe symptoms of COVID-19.

Cinnamon powder intake enhances the effect of caloric restriction on white adipose tissue in male rats.

Caloric Restriction (CR) and cinnamon promote several benefits, including the modulation of lipid metabolism and body fat mass. We hypothesize that cinnamon may act as a mimetic of restriction or enhance the effects of caloric restriction on adipose tissue. Adult male Wistar rats were divided into Control (CT, n = 8) and Cinnamon (CIN, n = 7), with free access to standard chow; Calorie Restriction (CR, n = 8) and Calorie Restriction with Cinnamon (CIN-CR, n = 7), subjected to a 30% reduction in food intake compared to the average consumption of CT rats.

Sources and Types of Sexual Information Used by Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review.

Background/objectives: Sexuality is part of everyone's life, especially during adolescence, when young people are discovering themselves and experiencing several changes. Adolescents need to be informed about their sexuality, so they seek and receive information about it from a variety of sources and on different topics. This systematic review aimed to synthesize studies that explored the sources adolescents use and topics they search for.

Hypothyroidism modulates mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in the heart of rats under fed and fasting conditions.

Aims: Investigate the impact of hypothyroidism on mitochondrial dynamics and mitophagy in the heart under fed and fasting conditions.

Methods: Hypothyroidism was induced in male Wistar rats with methimazole (0.03 %) for 21 days.

Audiovestibular Involvement in Patients With Systemic Sclerosis.

Introduction: Audiovestibular dysfunction has been reported in many autoimmune connective tissue diseases, including systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Objective: To assess the prevalence and features of audiological and vestibular disturbances in SSc patients and evaluate their relationship with disease duration, clinical features, nailfold videocapillaroscopy pattern, and immunologic profiles.

Method: A matched case-control study was conducted in a rheumatology clinic of a second-level hospital over 24 months.