Vaginal flora in HPV infection: a cross‑sectional analysis.

Objective: The vaginal flora has been reported to be associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of the cervical microbiota in patients with HPV infection and to analyse the changes in the vaginal flora and enzyme profiles in females with HPV infection.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 206 participants who underwent HPV genotyping, sexually transmitted diseases pathogen testing, cytology examination, and microbiome analysis.

Genomic analysis of a Chinese MDV strain derived from vaccine strain CVI988 through recombination.

Disease caused by Marek's disease virus (MDV), a highly oncogenic alpha-herpesvirus, is controlled mainly by vaccination. Since 1990s, CVI988 has been widely used as vaccine strain. However, as an attenuated live vaccine, CVI988 has the potential of virulence enhancement and the risk of recombination that should be considered.

Effects of exercise dependence on psychological health of Chinese college students.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exercise dependence on the psychological health of Chinese college students.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 1601 college students from three universities in Hunan, China, were selected as research subjects. Several measurement scales, including the Exercise Addiction Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and the Subjective Well-being Scale, were used to survey the psychological health problem of these students and to analyze the effects of exercise dependence on their psychological health.