Novel diagnostic markers for obstructive sleep apnea beyond the apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) have been introduced. There are no studies on their association with markers of subclinical myocardial injury. We assessed the association between novel desaturation ...

One and zero have always existed in arithmetic textbooks. In the modern sense they are numbers. It has not always been so. The Greek view was that a number is a multitude of units. This was often interpreted to mean that one (1) was not to be understood ...

Background: A supportive clinical practicum experience may enhance the successful transition and socialization to working life of graduating nursing students. Nurse teachers have the main responsibility of supporting and guiding nursing students with ...

The mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH; arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus [ARH] and median eminence [ME]) is a key nutrient sensing site for the production of the complex homeostatic feedback responses required for the maintenance of energy balance. Here, ...

Introduction: Idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is a rare adverse reaction to drugs and other xenobiotics. DILI has different grades of severity and may lead to acute liver failure (ALF), for which there is no effective therapy. N-acetylcysteine ...

INNGANGUR Stokkasegi er orsök um 0,5-1% allra heilablóðfalla. Stokkasegi getur valdið blæðingu og/eða heiladrepi auk hækkaðs innankúpuþrýstings. Erfitt getur reynst að greina stokkasega vegna fjölbreyttra einkenna og erfiðrar myndgreiningar á köflum. ...

Lungnakrabbamein er annað algengasta krabbameinið á Íslandi hjá konum og þriðja hjá körlum. Þótt hægt hafi á nýgengi sjúkdómsins á undanförnum árum dregur ekkert krabbamein fleiri Íslendinga til dauða. Einkenni lungnakrabbameins geta verið staðbundin ...