The benefits of rehabilitation exercise in improving chronic traumatic encephalopathy: recent advances and future perspectives.

Traumatic encephalopathy syndrome (TES) is used to describe the clinical manifestations of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). However, effective treatment and prevention strategies are lacking. Increasing evidence has shown that rehabilitation training could prevent cognitive decline, enhance brain plasticity, and effectively improve neurological function in neurodegenerative diseases.

Factors affecting the scientific research ability and the corresponding countermeasures in clinical postgraduates.

Background: Scientific research ability (SRA) is very important for clinical postgraduates. However, the factors affecting students' SRA are constantly changing with the development of medicine. The aim of this study was to investigate the current situation of SRA in clinical postgraduates and exploring the potential factors and the corresponding countermeasures under the background of new medical science.

Hippocampal Glycerol-3-Phosphate Acyltransferases 4 and BDNF in the Progress of Obesity-Induced Depression.

Background: Obesity has been reported to lead to increased incidence of depression. Glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferases 4 (GPAT4) is involved in triacylglycerol synthesis and plays an important role in the occurrence of obesity. GPAT4 is the only one of GPAT family expressed in the brain.

Diagnostic value of optic disc retinal nerve fiber layer thickness for diabetic peripheral neuropathy.

Objective: To investigate the value of optic disc retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness in the diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN).

Methods: Ninety patients with type 2 diabetes, including 60 patients without DPN (NDPN group) and 30 patients with DPN (DPN group), and 30 healthy participants (normal group) were enrolled. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) was used to measure the four quadrants and the overall average RNFL thickness of the optic disc.

[The effects of glucose fluctuation on resistin].

Objective: To explore the effect of glucose fluctuation on resistin.

Methods: The phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate(PMA)-activated and differentiated U937 cells were exposed to experimental condition for 3 days, three groups of cells were formed, each one receiving the following fresh medium every 6 hours, respectively: (1) continuous 11.1 mmol/L glucose concentration medium (Con group), (2) continuous 22.

[Insulin resistance and islet beta cell function in type 2 diabetes mellitus and non alcoholic fatty liver disease.].

Objective: To investigate insulin resistance and islet beta cell function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).

Methods: Two hundred and six study subjects were classified into 4 groups. Hepatic insulin resistance index (HIR), HOMA insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda index (MSI) were used to assess insulin resistance.