Background: Voxel-wise lesion-symptom mapping (VLSM) is a statistical technique to infer the structure-function relationship in patients with cerebral strokes.Previous VLSM research suggests that it is important to adjust for various confounders such as lesion size to minimize the inflation of true effects.The aim of this work is to investigate the
Abstract Maternally expressed 8 (MEG8) Ducted Vacuum Dust Bags is a long non-coding RNA which is expressed in the nucleus.It is highly expressed in adrenal, placenta and brain.Recent studies have shown contribution of MEG8 in different disorders ranging from neoplastic ones to diabetic nephropathy, atherosclerosis, ischemic stroke, trophoblast dysf
Background: Electrolyte disorders, particularly hyponatremia, have been reported in a considerable number of patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).Objective: The current study aims to evaluate the risk factors, symptoms, and prognosis of hyponatremia in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, 467
Since China abandoned the zero-COVID policy at the end of 2022, a wave of severe Flu pandemic emerged in China.Rapid and accurate diagnosis of Influenza A virus (IAV) is critical for clinical management and therapeutic decision-making of patients with fever.Here, we reported a novel IAV HF-LAMP assay, which can be performed with purified RNA or dir