Background: The majority of people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) only show mild respiratory symptoms. However, some patients with SARS-CoV-2 display neurological symptoms. Data on the exact prevalence and course of cognitive symptoms are often limited to patient reported outcomes or studies recruited at specialized centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe present study examines the impact of induced social stress on facial trustworthiness judgments in individuals with schizophrenia (SCZ) and the associations between symptoms and trustworthiness ratings. Thirty-three individuals with SCZ and forty healthy controls (HC) were asked to rate the trustworthiness of 24 digitally morphed faces in two counterbalanced conditions. Mild social stress was induced by listening to loud noises from a busy street.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGrowing evidence suggests that somatic mutations may be a major cause of the aging process. However, it remains to be tested whether the predictions of the theory also apply to species with longer life spans than humans. is a genus of freshwater polyps with remarkable regeneration abilities and a potentially unlimited life span under laboratory conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: A substantial proportion of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), particularly oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV), resulting in distinct molecular phenotypes. In this study, we investigated differential immune checkpoint molecule (ICM) expression by HPV status using RNA sequencing data to identify additional ICM targets that may complement anti-PD1 antibodies.
Material And Methods: RNA sequencing was performed on 51 OPSCC cases and validated using the TCGA HNSCC dataset.
A search for the exclusive hadronic decays W^{±}→π^{±}γ, W^{±}→K^{±}γ, and W^{±}→ρ^{±}γ is performed using up to 140 fb^{-1} of proton-proton collisions recorded with the ATLAS detector at a center-of-mass energy of sqrt[s]=13 TeV. If observed, these rare processes would provide a unique test bench for the quantum chromodynamics factorization formalism used to calculate cross sections at colliders. Additionally, at future colliders, these decays could offer a new way to measure the W boson mass through fully reconstructed decay products.
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