Assessment of Autonomic Nervous System Activity Using Spectral Analysis of Heart Rate Variability After Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) Therapy in Patients With Sleep Apnea.

Heart rate variability (HRV) measurements have emerged as a valuable tool for understanding the functioning of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and assessing the health outcomes of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients. Sleep and the ANS exert a mutual influence on each other. Sleep promotes relaxation and recovery of the ANS.

Association between food addiction and time perspective during COVID-19 isolation.

Purpose: The concept of time perspective (TP) implies that a mental focus on past, present, or future affect a person makes decisions and take action. Inability to plan their life for a sufficiently long time perspective due to the COVID-19 pandemic appeared to have a pronounced impact on a human's lifestyle influencing their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, including eating behavior. This study tested two hypotheses: (a) that during COVID-19 isolation, the incidence rate of food addiction is increased, and (b) people with present TP are more likely exhibited signs of food addiction (FA).

[The role of a nutritional factor in the development of obstetric and perinatal pathology in obese women].

The review presents the literature data on the effect of the nutrition of women on the course of pregnancy and the condition of a fetus. The mother's body during pregnancy is the only source of nutrients for a developing fetus. The woman's nutrition before and during pregnancy affects not only her own health and the development of a fetus, but can also results in the risk of non-infectious diseases and obesity among their children throughout their lives.

Activating transcription factor 6 is necessary and sufficient for alcoholic fatty liver disease in zebrafish.

Fatty liver disease (FLD) is characterized by lipid accumulation in hepatocytes and is accompanied by secretory pathway dysfunction, resulting in induction of the unfolded protein response (UPR). Activating transcription factor 6 (ATF6), one of three main UPR sensors, functions to both promote FLD during acute stress and reduce FLD during chronic stress. There is little mechanistic understanding of how ATF6, or any other UPR factor, regulates hepatic lipid metabolism to cause disease.