The effect of vitamin D on neurocognitive functions in older vitamin D deficient adults: a pilot longitudinal interventional study.

Background: The relationship between vitamin D and cognitive status remains controversial. We aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D replacement on cognitive functions in healthy and cognitively intact vitamin D deficient older females.

Methods: This study was designed as a prospective interventional study.

The Role of the Local Bone Marrow Renin-Angiotensin System in Multiple Myeloma.

Objective: Angiotensin II promotes growth and angiogenesis via type 1 receptors (AGTR1) in certain tumors. In this study, we examine the bone marrow AGTR1 expression in multiple myeloma (MM) and its relationship with the regulation of angiogenesis and prognostic factors.

Materials And Methods: Bone marrow mRNA levels of 39 MM patients and 15 healthy controls were analyzed with quantitative RT-PCR.

Cut-off points for height, weight and body mass index adjusted bioimpedance analysis measurements of muscle mass with use of different threshold definitions.

Aim: Low muscle mass (LMM) is a prerequisite to define sarcopenia. We aimed to report muscle-mass reference cut-off points adjusted for height and weight as muscle-mass threshold best discriminating muscle-weakness and adjusted for body mass index (BMI) significantly lower than that of healthy young population.

Material And Method: We included young adults between 18 and 39 years and community dwelling older adults 60-99 years of age.

Cut-off points for weight and body mass index adjusted bioimpedance analysis measurements of muscle mass.

Aim: Low skeletal muscle mass (LMM) is a criterion to define both sarcopenia and malnutrition. Muscle mass varies with gender, height, weight or fat mass, and many indices of adjusted-muscle mass have been proposed. We aimed to find reference cut-off points of the skeletal muscle mass index (SMMI) adjusted for weight and body mass index (BMI) in Turkish population.

Rebaudioside A inhibits pentylenetetrazol-induced convulsions in rats.

The safety of patients with epilepsy consuming sweetening agents, which is becoming increasingly prevalent for various reasons, is a topic that should be emphasized as sensitively as it is for other diseases. Patients with epilepsy consume sweetening agents for different reasons such being diabetic or overweight. They can occasionally be exposed to sweetening agents unrestrainedly through consuming convenience food, primarily beverages.