Heart Rate Variability for Supplementing Withdrawal Assessment in Patients with Opioid Dependence: An Exploratory Study.

Background: Management of opioid dependence requires titrating medication doses based on withdrawal symptoms, but its clinical assessment presents challenges when it comes to subjective reporting. This study aimed to find out the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and opioid withdrawal in patients with opioid dependence.

Methods: Three groups of adult males were recruited: (a) patients with opioid dependence undergoing inpatient detoxification, (b) patients with opioid dependence stabilized on buprenorphine-based opioid substitution treatment, and (c) healthy controls.

Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Implantation and Magnetic Field Exposure Modulate Bone Microarchitecture Following Spinal Cord Injury in Adult Male Rats.

Osteoporosis is one of the detrimental effects of spinal cord injury (SCI), leading to bone loss. It has already been established that superparamagnetic nanoparticles when exposed to an external magnetic field (MF) show strong magnetisation and promote locomotor recovery. The aim of the present study is to explore the role of magnetised nanoparticles in ameliorating SCI-induced osteoporosis.

Restoring initial steps by intermittent theta burst stimulation in complete spinal cord injury patient: a case report.

Introduction: Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes damage to neurons and results in motor and sensory dysfunction. Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) has been used to induce neuronal and synaptic plasticity by applying a magnetic field in the brain. The plasticity induced in the cortex has an imperative role in the recovery of motor and sensory functioning.

Cortical intermittent theta burst stimulation on gait pathomechanics and urinary tract dysfunction in incomplete spinal cord injury patients: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Gait impairment and neurogenic bladder are co-existing common findings in incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), evident to be a promising strategy adjunct to physical rehabilitation to regain normal ambulation in SCI. However, there is a need to evaluate the role of Intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), a type of patterned rTMS in restoring gait and neurogenic bladder in SCI patients.

Multifactorial effects of short duration early exposure low intensity magnetic field stimulation in Streptozotocin induced Alzheimer's disease rat model.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an approaching, progressive public health crisis which presently lacks an effective treatment. Various non-invasive novel therapies like repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation have shown potential to improve cognitive performance in AD patients. In the present study, the effect of extremely low intensity magnetic field (MF) stimulation on neurogenesis and cortical electrical activity was explored.

Planning and implementation of participant-centric group activity on research methodology: perceptions of postgraduate medical students in physiology.

Knowledge about the key steps in "research methodology" is necessary for all postgraduate students who are enrolled in the medical profession. The objective of the present study was to plan, design, and implement a participant-centric postgraduate skill development activity to inculcate the key principles and components of research methodology. It included 3 goal-oriented component group exercises, namely, ) framing a research question, ) critiquing a research article, and ) writing a research protocol.

Effect of Tratak (Yogic Ocular Exercises) on Intraocular Pressure in Glaucoma: An RCT.

Introduction: In healthy subjects, the intraocular pressure (IOP) is maintained by a dynamic equilibrium between continuous production of aqueous humor by ciliary bodies and continuous outflow through the two drainage pathways: trabecular meshwork and uveoscleral outflow. Here, we hypothesized that yogic ocular exercises, including extraocular muscles exercise, and modified (m), might reduce the IOP as well as stress and improve quality of life (QoL) in patients with glaucoma.

Methodology: A parallel two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) was conducted in glaucoma patients (Control group and Intervention group).

An exploratory study of food addiction in Indian youth.

Background And Aims: As the understanding of food addiction increases, there is a need to explore the occurrence of this condition in different population groups. This exploratory study aimed to assess the occurrence of food addiction in a sample of respondents from India using a Hindi version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS).

Methods: The Hindi language version of the scale was developed using the back-translation methodology.

Fat Addiction: Psychological and Physiological Trajectory.

Obesity has become a major public health concern worldwide due to its high social and economic burden, caused by its related comorbidities, impacting physical and mental health. Dietary fat is an important source of energy along with its rewarding and reinforcing properties. The nutritional recommendations for dietary fat vary from one country to another; however, the dietary reference intake (DRI) recommends not consuming more than 35% of total calories as fat.

School policies, built environment and practices for non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control in schools of Delhi, India.

Objective: To assess school policies, built environment and practices for prevention and control of non-communicable diseases in schools of Delhi, India.

Methods: School built environments and policies were assessed using a structured observation checklist in 10 private and 9 government schools which were randomly selected from all 184 co-educational schools with primary to senior secondary level education in Delhi, India. A self-administered questionnaire was also completed by teachers from each school (n = 19) to capture information specific to school policies.

Cortical Potentials Prior to Movement in Parkinson's Disease.

Introduction: Recording cortical potentials prior to movement (bereitschaftspotentials, BP) offer a good non invasive method for studying activity of motor related cortices in Parkinson's Disease (PD). Dopaminergic medications provide some symptomatic relief in advanced stages but they do not stop the progression of the disease. Assessing BP may be a good idea to see the response of anti PD drugs.