Effect of Cognitive Load on Anticipatory Postural Adjustment Latency and its Relationship with Pain-Related Dysfunction in Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of cognitive load on anticipatory postural adjustment (APA) latency in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain (NCLBP) and its relationship with pain-related functional changes.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 15, 2022 to January 25, 2023. Participants were divided into a healthy control group (n = 29) and an NCLBP group (n = 29).

Preparation and properties of nano silica-based bioactive glass/apatite/sodium alginate composite hydrogel.

In this paper, given the lack of osteogenic activity of sodium alginate (SA) hydrogel and to simulate the composition of natural bone, ionic-crosslinking NBG/n-HA/SA hydrogel scaffolds were prepared by using nano bioactive glass (NBG) and nano hydroxyapatite (n-HA) with high bioactivity as composite calcium sources and reinforcement phases, and D-gluconic acid δ-lactone (GDL) as the coagulant. The results showed that the mixture of the precursor forming the network had good injectability and plasticity. When the dosage of GDL was 0.

Efficacy of laser myringotomy compared with incisional myringotomy for the treatment of otitis media with effusion in pediatric patients: A systematic review.

Background: Recent reports have shown that laser myringotomy (LM) is increasingly used to treat otitis media with effusion (OME), with higher effectiveness, fewer complications, and lower recurrence rate.

Objective: A systematic review of the published literature was conducted to assess the efficacy of LM compared with incisional myringotomy (IM) with or without tympanostomy ventilation tube (VT) for the surgical treatment of OME in pediatric patients (age ≤ 18 years).

Methods: We searched the PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid, VIP Chinese, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang Chinese databases for articles published before Nov 20, 2018.

Association of Glutathione s-transferase M1 and T1 gene polymorphisms with the susceptibility to acquired sensorineural hearing loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Acquired sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), including age-related hearing loss (ARHL), noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), drug-induced hearing loss (DIHL) and sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), is one of the most common sensory deficits in humans. Several studies have reported that antioxidant gene glutathione s-transferase M1 and T1 (GST M1 and T1) polymorphisms have a close relationship with the susceptibility to acquired SNHL, but other articles have reported opposite results. This meta-analysis aims to identify whether an association exists between GST M1 and T1 polymorphisms and the susceptibility to acquired SNHL.