The hematological impact of umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping in premature neonates: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: The hematological impact of umbilical cord milking (UCM) was compared to that of delayed cord clamping (DCC) as a faster placental transfusion technique for preterm neonates (between 24 and 34 + 6 weeks gestation). A comparison of important neonatal morbidities was also made.

Methods: This was an open-label randomized trial conducted from June 8, 2017, to April 22, 2019.

Role of Ischemic Heart Disease in Major Adverse Renal and Cardiac Events Among Individuals With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (from the TOPCAT Trial).

Despite improvements in the prognosis of patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), established therapy for heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is lacking. Additionally, ischemic heart disease adversely impacts the clinical course of HFrEF patients; however, its role in HFpEF is not fully understood. We conducted a post hoc analysis of propensity score matched patients from the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist trial to compare HFpEF patients with versus without myocardial ischemia in terms of major adverse renal and/or cardiac events (MARCE).

Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos, Malathion, and Dimethoate by Three Strains of Bacteria Isolated from Pesticide-Polluted Soils in Sudan.

This study was done to identify pesticide-biodegrading microorganisms and to characterize degradation rates. Bacillus safensis strain FO-36b, Bacillus subtilis subsp. inaquosorum strain KCTC13429, and Bacillus cereus strain ATCC14579 were isolated from pesticide-polluted soil in Sudan, separately incubated with each pesticide with periodic samples drawn for GC and GC-MS.