Comparison of trait and state mind wandering among schizotypal, subclinically depressed, and control individuals.

Background: Mind wandering is a common phenomenon in daily life. However, the manifestations and cognitive correlates of mind wandering in different subclinical populations remain unclear. In this study, these aspects were examined in individuals with schizotypal traits and individuals with depressive symptoms, i.

Associations of trait emotional intelligence and stress with anxiety in Chinese medical students.

Background: Medical students are vulnerable to anxiety. Identifying its key influencing factors can potentially benefit both students and their future patients. Trait emotional intelligence (EI) and perceived stress may play important roles in anxiety.

First-year nursing students' initial contact with the clinical learning environment: impacts on their empathy levels and perceptions of professional identity.

Background: Research shows that the clinical learning environment can affect medical learners' levels of empathy and formation of professional identity. However, few studies examined the impacts of early exposure to the clinical learning environment on first-year nursing students' empathy levels and professional identity perceptions.

Aim: This study aimed to explore effects of initial contact with the clinical learning environment on first-year nursing students' empathy levels and perceptions of professional identity.

Implementation of the college student mental health education course (CSMHEC) in undergraduate medical curriculum: effects and insights.

Background: Extant literature reveals that medical students suffer from various mental health problems in the process of learning medicine. However, there are few studies evaluating the implementation of a mental health education course in medical curriculum. The current study aimed to test the effectiveness of an 8-week intensive mental health education course, the College Student Mental Health Education Course (CSMHEC), and to gain further insights on how the course could be improved from students' feedback.

Overview of Histone Modification.

Epigenetics is the epi-information beyond the DNA sequence that can be inherited from parents to offspring. From years of studies, people have found that histone modifications, DNA methylation, and RNA-based mechanism are the main means of epigenetic control. In this chapter, we will focus on the general introductions of epigenetics, which is important in the regulation of chromatin structure and gene expression.

Therapeutic Effect of Enteral Nutrition Supplemented with Probiotics in the Treatment of Severe Craniocerebral Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Whether early enteral nutrition with probiotics can reduce the mortality and infection rate of patients with severe craniocerebral injury (SCI), improve their gastrointestinal function, and shorten the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) has not been determined.

Methods: PubMed, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Embase were electronically searched for the purpose of identifying randomized controlled trials investigated the potential of early enteral nutrition supplemented with probiotics on patients with SCI from the establishment of databases to August 26, 2019. STATA software version 12.

Associations of emotional intelligence and gratitude with empathy in medical students.

Background: Empathy is an essential quality for physicians and medical trainees. This study aimed to examine the associations of emotional intelligence (EI) and gratitude with empathy in medical students.

Methods: We conducted this cross-sectional study at three medical schools in China.

Timing of Extremity Fracture Fixation in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis of Prognosis.

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common public health problem. The optimal timing of fracture fixation in patients with TBI has remained controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to quantitatively discuss the effects of fixation timing on the prognosis of patients with extremity fracture and concomitant TBI.

Retracted: Combined therapy using LHRH-PE40 and anti-CD40 dendritic cells substantially eliminate tumor cells.

LHRH-PE40 was used to promote the proliferation of bone marrow derived cell (BMDC) and improve the antigen-presenting ability of BMDC as well as the immune function via the CD40 signal pathway. LHRH-PE40 was also implicated in cancer treatment, targeting a variety of cancer cells that express luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone receptor (LHRHR). In the present study, the mechanism and efficacy of LHRH-PE40 were addressed in the following three aspects.