The Effect of Social Isolation on 1-Year Outcomes After Surgical Repair of Low-Energy Hip Fracture.

Objectives: To evaluate whether social isolation or loneliness is associated with outcomes 1 year after low-energy hip fracture.

Design: Prospective inception cohort study.

Setting: Academic level I trauma center.

DIY-NAMIC Behavior: A High-Throughput Method to Measure Complex Phenotypes in the Homecage.

Complex behavioral assessment is necessary to comprehensively assess manipulations in rodent models for neuropsychiatric disorders. Operant behavioral paradigms provide rich datasets and allow for the careful analysis of behavioral phenotypes. However, one major limitation in these studies is the expense and work-load that are required using traditional methods.

Laboratory diagnosis of invasive mycoses.

Rising numbers of immunocompromised patients have led to an ever-increasing population at risk of invasive fungal disease. Much has been achieved in the laboratory diagnosis of these infections, such as advances in blood culture systems, and the development of new biochemical, antigen detection assays, and molecular methodologies. More standardized susceptibility testing guidelines provide for better therapeutic interventions.