Publications by authors named "M M Y Waye"
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disability characterised by the impairment of social interaction and communication ability. The alarming increase in its prevalence in children urged researchers to obtain a better understanding of the causes of this disease. Genetic factors are considered to be crucial, as ASD has a tendency to run in families.
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- Seafood allergy is a major global health issue affecting people’s quality of life, and the effectiveness of oral immunotherapy (OIT) for treating this allergy is still debated.
- The study aimed to systematically review and analyze the impact of slightly processed seafood allergens on OIT effectiveness in both animal models and human patients, focusing on how different processing methods influence outcomes.
- Results showed that in mouse models, crustacean allergens significantly reduced anaphylactic responses after OIT, while in clinical patients, slightly processed seafood significantly improved oral tolerance rates, suggesting that certain processing methods may enhance treatment efficacy.
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- The study investigates whether there is a causal relationship between shrimp allergy (SA) and major depressive disorder (MDD) using a method called Mendelian randomization (MR).
- Using large genetic data sets from East Asian populations, the results suggest that shrimp allergy is a causal risk factor for major depressive disorder, but not the other way around.
- Additionally, the research uncovered several shared genetic variants and identified genes that link the two conditions, indicating common underlying processes related to allergy and immune response.
Background: Skill competency assessments induce stress and anxiety and may affect nursing student performance. Little is known about stress and perceived anxiety levels and their relationship in the mock skill competency assessment.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the stress levels (as assessed by heart rate variability, HRV) and perceived anxiety before, during and after the mock skill competency assessment, and to explore their relationships to performance in a total of ninety first-year undergraduate nursing students.