Cardiovascular Risk and Plasma N-terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide in Adults With Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β.

Purpose: People with resistance to thyroid hormone due to defective thyroid receptor β (RTHβ) exhibit adverse cardiovascular outcomes and premature mortality. Whether this reflects increased global cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk or hyperthyroxinemia-associated effects on cardiac rhythm and contractility is unknown. We determined CVD risk and plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentrations as a marker of reduced cardiac function in 99 individuals (mean age 41 years, 37% males) with RTHβ.

Incidence and predictors of transurethral resection of prostate in men with and without type 2 diabetes: the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase I.

Background: The relationship between type 2 diabetes and the incidence of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) remains uncertain.

Aims: To utilise data from the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase I (FDS1) to examine the association between type 2 diabetes and incident TURP and investigate risk factors in men with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: First TURP hospitalisations were ascertained for males from the Fremantle Diabetes Study Phase I (n = 581) and age- and postcode-matched men without diabetes (n = 2361) between entry (1993-1996) and end (2017).

Fine structure in the decay of Hg and Au.

The -decay fine structure of Hg and Au was studied by means of decay spectroscopy. Two experiments were performed at the Accelerator Laboratory of the University of Jyväskylä (JYFL), Finland, utilizing the recoil separator RITU and a digital data acquisition system. The heavy-ion induced fusion-evaporation reactions Kr +  Ru and Kr +  Mo were used to produce the Hg and Au nuclei, respectively.

Evaluating Clinical and Sociodemographic Risk for Symptom Burden Associated Interference With Daily Functioning in the Primary Brain Tumor Patient Population.

Introduction: Symptom burden associated with interference in daily functioning is worse in those with progression or higher-grade glial tumors. This exploratory study aims to identify factors associated with its severity in a diverse cross-sectional cohort of 566 brain tumor patients enrolled in a natural history study (NCT03251989, PI: T.S.

Sustainability in food-based dietary guidelines: a review of recommendations around meat and dairy consumption and their visual representation.

Background: The transition away from high meat and dairy consumption and towards more plant-based diets is vital for environmental sustainability targets, including reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use associated with food. Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG) communicate nutrition information to a country's general public. However, it is unknown how different countries' FBDG communicate reducing meat and dairy intake in the context of sustainability.