368 results match your criteria: "University of Picardy[Affiliation]"

Background: Following the Monro-Kellie doctrine, the Cerebral Blood Volume Changes (CB_VC) should be mirrored by the Cerebrospinal Fluid Volume Changes (CSF_VC) at the spinal canal. Cervical level is often chosen to estimate CB_VC during the cardiac cycle. However, due to the heterogeneity in the anatomy of extracranial internal jugular veins and their high compliance, we hypothesize that the intracranial level could be a better choice to investigate blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) interactions.

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Individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are more susceptible to developing severe or resistant mood disorders. However, they often face challenges in accessing specific treatments. To understand the barriers to treatment in this group, we conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter observational study on 305 adolescents referred to specialized care (mean age 14.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by deficits in attention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity. Resting-state functional connectivity analysis has emerged as a promising approach for ADHD classification using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), although with limited accuracy. Recent studies have highlighted dynamic changes in functional connectivity patterns among ADHD children.

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  • Acute kidney injury (AKI) can progress to acute kidney disease (AKD) and potentially to chronic kidney disease (CKD), creating significant health risks, including cardiovascular complications.
  • In a mouse study, researchers found that kidney injury resulted in early heart and blood vessel dysfunction, marked by specific changes in protein expression and increased levels of harmful toxins over time.
  • The findings emphasize the importance of understanding the early effects of AKD on cardiovascular health to find ways to prevent future heart issues.
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Autonomous nervous system responses to environmental-level exposure to 5G's first deployed band (3.5 GHz) in healthy human volunteers.

Exp Physiol

December 2024

Department of Experimental Toxicology and Modeling (TEAM), Institut National de l'Environnement Industriel et des Risques (INERIS), Verneuil-en-Halatte, France.

Following the global progressive deployment of 5G networks, considerable attention has focused on assessing their potential impact on human health. This study aims to investigate autonomous nervous system changes by exploring skin temperature and electrodermal activity (EDA) among 44 healthy young individuals of both sexes during and after exposure to 3.5 GHz antenna-emitted signals, with an electrical field intensity ranging from 1 to 2 V/m.

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Smoking and diabetes.

Ann Endocrinol (Paris)

December 2024

Champagne-Ardenne University, UMR CNRS 7369 MEDyC & Cardio-Thoracic Department, Reims University Hospital, Reims, France.

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  • Smoking contributes to insulin resistance and negatively impacts beta-cell function, both of which are poorly understood factors linked to the development of type-2 diabetes.
  • Active smoking harms glycemic control in both type-1 and type-2 diabetics, increasing all-cause mortality and exacerbating diabetes-related complications, while its effects on specific complications are still debated.
  • There’s a lack of comprehensive data on smoking cessation strategies tailored for diabetic patients, highlighting the need for diabetes specialists to actively engage in supporting smoking cessation efforts.
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  • This study aimed to improve the accuracy of eye-tracking data in conjunction with fMRI by developing a new post-processing platform, allowing better insights into visual attention during cognitive tasks.
  • Sixteen participants engaged in visual tasks while their eye movements were recorded, showing that post-processing significantly enhanced data reliability and participants generally focused well on the screen.
  • The methodology effectively detected visual artifacts, revealing that longer tasks can diminish attention and offering a useful framework for future research in cognitive neuroscience integrating eye-tracking and fMRI.
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Congenital and acquired hypothyroidism: Temporal and spatial trends in France from 2014 to 2019.

Ann Epidemiol

October 2024

Péritox (UMR_I 01), UPJV/INERIS, University of Picardy Jules Verne, 1 rond point du Pr Christian Cabrol, 80000 Amiens, France; Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes Mellitus and Nutrition, Amiens University Hospital, 1 rond point du Pr Christian Cabrol, 80054 Amiens, France.

Purpose: To assess the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and acquired hypothyroidism (AH) between 2014 and 2019 in continental France.

Methods: New cases of CH and AH were identified using the French National Health Data System (Système Nationale des Données de Santé, SNDS). Temporal trends were studied using linear regression models.

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Perivascular spaces, plasma GFAP, and speeded executive function in neurodegenerative diseases.

Alzheimers Dement

August 2024

Dr. Sandra Black Centre for Brain Resilience and Recovery, LC Campbell Cognitive Neurology, Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Introduction: We investigated the effect of perivascular spaces (PVS) volume on speeded executive function (sEF), as mediated by white matter hyperintensities (WMH) volume and plasma glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in neurodegenerative diseases.

Methods: A mediation analysis was performed to assess the relationship between neuroimaging markers and plasma biomarkers on sEF in 333 participants clinically diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease/mild cognitive impairment, frontotemporal dementia, or cerebrovascular disease from the Ontario Neurodegenerative Disease Research Initiative.

Results: PVS was significantly associated with sEF (c = -0.

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The pattern of cortical thickness associated with executive dysfunction in MCI and SCC: The MEMENTO cohort.

Rev Neurol (Paris)

December 2024

Department of Neurology and Functional Neuroscience and Pathology Laboratory, Jules-Verne University of Picardy, Amiens University Hospital, CHU de Amiens-Picardie, 80054 Amiens, France.

Background: The association between the pattern of cortical thickness (CT) and executive dysfunction (ED) in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and subjective cognitive complaints (SCC) is still poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the association between CT and ED in a large French cohort (MEMENTO) of 2323 participants with MCI or SCC.

Methods: All participants with available CT and executive function data (verbal fluency and Trail Making Test [TMT]) were selected (n=1924).

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Oxycodone or Higher Dose of Levodopa for the Treatment of Parkinsonian Central Pain: OXYDOPA Trial.

Mov Disord

September 2024

Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Parkinson Expert Centre, Centre d'Investigation Clinique CIC1436, University Hospital of Toulouse, NeuroToul COEN Centre, NS-PARK/FCRIN Network, Toulouse, France.

Background: Among the different types of pain related to Parkinson's disease (PD), parkinsonian central pain (PCP) is the most disabling.

Objectives: We investigated the analgesic efficacy of two therapeutic strategies (opioid with oxycodone- prolonged-release (PR) and higher dose of levodopa/benserazide) compared with placebo in patients with PCP.

Methods: OXYDOPA was a randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, multicenter parallel-group trial run at 15 centers within the French NS-Park network.

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  • The advancement in neuroscientific research has improved our understanding of sex differences in the human brain, extending beyond just the hypothalamus to the entire brain's structures and functions.
  • There is, however, a lack of knowledge regarding these differences in neonates and infants, which could be important for understanding early-developing sex-linked diseases.
  • This review summarizes existing research on the morphological, structural, and network-level sex differences in the brains of young children and touches upon the sex bias in certain brain disorders that impact them.
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Background: Major advances have been made in reconstructive surgery in the last decades to reduce morbidity in head and neck cancer. Flaps are now present in 80% of patients with oral cavity cancer to cover anatomic, functional, and cosmetic needs. However, gaps in interdisciplinary innovation transfer from surgery to postoperative radiotherapy (poRT) remain challenging.

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Background And Aims: Epidemiological data regarding inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] are lacking, in particular for occupationally exposed populations. We investigated whether, among the entire French farm manager [FM] workforce, certain agricultural activities are more strongly associated with IBD than others.

Methods: Nationwide, population-based, insurance claims and electronic health records from all FMs who worked at least once over the period 2002-2016 were used [n = 1 088 561, 69% males].

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Predicting functional impairments with lesion-derived disconnectome mapping: Validation in stroke patients with motor deficits.

Eur J Neurosci

June 2024

Laboratory of Functional Neuroscience and Pathologies (UR UPJV 4559), University Research Center (CURS), University of Picardy Jules Verne, Amiens, France.

Article Synopsis
  • - The study explores how structural damage to white matter in the brain affects functionality in stroke patients, highlighting that traditional methods may not capture all the impacts of brain lesions.
  • - A new technique called disconnectome mapping, which uses support vector regression (SVR), was developed to better identify brain structures and pathways linked to motor deficits in stroke patients, utilizing a dataset of 340 individuals.
  • - The findings suggest that this disconnectome approach is more effective than traditional voxel-based methods in locating critical white matter pathways related to motor issues, especially when adjusting for sample imbalances through bootstrap sampling, resulting in higher sensitivity for identifying deficits.
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Background: Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease, constitutes a major public health challenge. A guide published by the French National Authority for Health in 2012 and revised in 2016 put forward recommendations for general practitioners (GP) planning care pathways for parkinsonian patients. It is well known that PD can be difficult to diagnose, and that when patients consult their GP, symptoms are often still limited and embedded in clinical uncertainty.

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[Issues and implementation of postoperative radiotherapy after flap reconstructive surgery in head and neck cancers].

Bull Cancer

May 2024

Department of radiotherapy, Centre François-Baclesse, Corpuscular Physics Laboratory, IN2P3, Ensicaen, CNRS UMR 6534, Université de Normandie, GORTEC, Caen, France.

The management of head and neck cancers is multidisciplinary, often relying on the use of combined treatments to maximize the chances of cure. Combined treatments are however also responsible for cumulative side effects. The aim of reconstructive surgery with a flap is to restore a function lost with the loss of substance from the tumor resection.

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Listening to classical music influences brain connectivity in post-stroke aphasia: A pilot study.

Ann Phys Rehabil Med

May 2024

Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau - Paris Brain Institute - ICM, Inserm, CNRS, APHP, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France. Electronic address:

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Background: Understanding of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulation is essential for physiological studies and clinical diagnosis. Real-time phase contrast sequences (RT-PC) can quantify beat-to-beat CSF flow signals. However, the detailed effects of free-breathing on CSF parameters are not fully understood.

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Farming activity and risk of treated thyroid disorders: Insights from the TRACTOR project, a nationwide cohort study.

Environ Res

May 2024

CHU Grenoble Alpes, Centre Régional de Pathologies Professionnelles et Environnementales, 38000, Grenoble, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, UMR 5525, VetAgro Sup, Grenoble INP, CHU Grenoble Alpes, TIMC, 38000, Grenoble, France.

Background: Epidemiological data regarding thyroid diseases are lacking, in particular for occupationally exposed populations.

Objectives: To compare the risk of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism between farming activities within the complete population of French farm managers (FMs).

Methods: Digital health data from retrospective administrative databases, including insurance claims and electronic health/medical records, was employed.

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The impact of subthalamic deep-brain stimulation in restoring motor symmetry in Parkinson's disease patients: a prospective study.

J Neurol

May 2024

Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Neurosciences, Parkinson Expert Center, Centre d'Investigation Clinique CIC1436, NeuroToul COEN Center, Toulouse, NS-PARK/FCRIN Network, University Hospital of Toulouse, Toulouse, France.

Background And Objectives: The impact of subthalamic deep-brain stimulation (STN-DBS) on motor asymmetry and its influence on both motor and non-motor outcomes remain unclear. The present study aims at assessing the role of STN-DBS on motor asymmetry and how its modulation translates into benefits in motor function, activities of daily living (ADLs) and quality of life (QoL).

Methods: Postoperative motor asymmetry has been assessed on the multicentric, prospective Predictive Factors and Subthalamic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease cohort.

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We investigated age-related trends in the topology and hierarchical organization of brain structural and functional networks using diffusion-weighted imaging and resting-state fMRI data from a large cohort of healthy aging adults. At the cross-modal level, we explored age-related patterns in the RC involvement of different functional subsystems using a high-resolution functional parcellation. We further assessed age-related differences in the structure-function coupling as well as the network vulnerability to damage to rich club connectivity.

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Background: Impairments in executive function and social cognition are highly prevalent in individuals with an alcohol use disorder (AUD). Some studies show that similar difficulties are displayed by individuals with a positive family history of AUD (FH+) compared with individuals with a negative family history (FH-). Yet, no studies have jointly investigated cognitive and affective theory of mind at the behavioral level.

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DP2, a Carbohydrate Derivative, Enhances In Vitro Osteoblast Mineralisation.

Pharmaceuticals (Basel)

October 2023

Laboratoire de Glycochimie et des Agroressources d'Amiens, UR 7378, CNRS, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, 80039 Amiens, France.

Bone fracture healing is a complex biological process involving four phases coordinated over time: hematoma formation, granulation tissue formation, bony callus formation, and bone remodelling. Bone fractures represent a significant health problem, particularly among the elderly population and patients with comorbidities. Therapeutic strategies proposed to treat such fractures include the use of autografts, allografts, and tissue engineering strategies.

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