Low testosterone levels are associated with poor peripheral bone mineral density and quantitative bone ultrasound at phalanges and calcaneus in healthy elderly men.

abstract：PURPOSE:In recent years, researchers have noted an "obesity paradox," where individuals with obesity survive sepsis at higher rates than their nonobese counterparts. This systematic review summarizes the literature on studies examining the association between obesity and 1-year mortality among patients admitted with se...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Robinson J,Swift-Scanlan T,Salyer J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food intake and, subsequently, body weight are influenced by endogenous opioids acting in the central nervous system. Agonists for the opioid receptor increase food intake, whereas antagonists reduce food intake. Body weight, however, is the result of food consumed and energy expended. Although much has been reported ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jarosz PA

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug addiction is a multifactorial disorder. Researchers have posited that an individual's inherited behavioral propensity or temperament contributes to the disorder by shaping a personality strongly linked with the risk of drug abuse. Further, they hypothesize that the polymorphism of dopamine D2 receptor i...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Teh LK,Izuddin AF,M H FH,Zakaria ZA,Salleh MZ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Self-management programs that include cognitive behavioral strategies have been shown to improve gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, psychological distress, and quality of life (QoL) in persons with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). However, less is known about the physiological impact of such a change. As part of a randomi...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Deechakawan W,Cain KC,Jarrett ME,Burr RL,Heitkemper MM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For precision health care to be successful, an in-depth understanding of the biological mechanisms for symptom development and severity is essential. Omics-based research approaches facilitate identification of the biological underpinnings of symptoms. We reviewed literature for omics-based approaches and exemplar sym...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： McCall MK,Stanfill AG,Skrovanek E,Pforr JR,Wesmiller SW,Conley YP

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The focus on a cure for childhood leukemia over the last three decades has resulted in survival rates of more than 80%. However, efforts to manage leukemia-treatment symptoms have not kept pace with new therapies. Symptom toxicity during treatment can result in complications, treatment delays, and therapy dose reducti...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Hockenberry MJ,Moore IMK,Scheurer ME,Hooke MC,Taylor OA,Koerner KM,Gundy PM,Pan W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postpartum depression (PPD) affects at least 10% to 15% of postpartum women, including more than 600,000 American mothers in 2003 alone. Dramatic changes in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system in the transition from pregnancy to postpartum coupled with research on the psychobiology of depression provided t...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jolley SN,Elmore S,Barnard KE,Carr DB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines such as angiogenin (ANG) and interleukin (IL-8) have been shown to be related to depressive symptoms and inflammatory diseases like coronary heart disease. They may thus be used as stress biomarkers to identify and prevent health problems. To investigate the relationship between cytokines and nurses' job-rel...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Fukuda H,Ichinose T,Kusama T,Yoshidome A,Anndow K,Akiyoshi N,Shibamoto T

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, much has been uncovered about inheritance of various illnesses and disorders. There are two main types of inheritance: Mendelian and non-Mendelian. Mendelian inheritance includes autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked, and Y-linked inheritance. Non-Mendelian...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Aiello LB,Chiatti BD

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate selected stress, immune, and growth consequences of maternal separation and separation with supplemental stroking in neonatal BALB/c infant mice and their dams. Three groups of 5 litters each (7 pups per litter) were studied. Control litters were undisturbed. Separate...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Groër MW,Hill J,Wilkinson JE,Stuart A

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Proinflammatory activity has been suggested as one of the psychophysiological mechanisms responsible for the health risks associated with stress and mood disorders. There have been limited studies evaluating central immune and hypothalamic- pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis responses to experimental stress in heal...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Fitzgerald L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The sacral skin of bedridden older patients often develops a dysbiotic condition. To clarify whether the condition changes or is sustained over time, we analyzed the skin microbiome and the skin physiological functions of the sacral skin in patients who completed our 2017 study. METHODS:In 2019, we collected...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Ogai K,Ogura K,Ohgi N,Park S,Aoki M,Urai T,Nagase S,Okamoto S,Sugama J

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to longitudinally describe changes in heart rate variability (HRV) from 28 to 34 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA). A convenience sample of 31 low-risk preterm infants participated. HRV was quantified using a spectral analysis of heart periods and recorded during seven weekly test sessions fr...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Krueger C,van Oostrom JH,Shuster J

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to describe the sleep patterns and fatigue of both mothers and fathers before and after childbirth. The authors used wrist actigraphy and questionnaires to estimate sleep and fatigue in 72 couples during their last month of pregnancy and 1st month postpartum. Both parents experienced more...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Gay CL,Lee KA,Lee SY

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Military personnel experience posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which is associated with differential DNA methylation across the whole genome. However, the relationship between these DNA methylation patterns and clinically relevant increases in PTSD severity is not yet clearly understood. The purpose of this study...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Martin C,Cho YE,Kim H,Yun S,Kanefsky R,Lee H,Mysliwiec V,Cashion A,Gill J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Night-shift workers are prone to sleep deprivation, misalignment of circadian rhythms, and subsequent sleepiness and sleep-related performance deficits. The purpose of this narrative systematic review is to critically review and synthesize the scientific literature regarding improvements in sleepiness and sleep-relate...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Ruggiero JS,Redeker NS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Listening to soothing music has been used as a complementary therapy to improve sleep quality. However, there is no empirical evidence for the effects of music videos (MVs) on sleep quality in adults with insomnia as assessed by polysomnography (PSG). In this randomized crossover controlled trial, we compared the effe...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Lai HL,Chang ET,Li YM,Huang CY,Lee LH,Wang HM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Application of a thermal stimulus is a common procedure used to promote venodilation for peripheral intravenous cannulation (PIVC); however, the effects of thermal stimulation on the duration of venodilation and skin temperature of the forearm are unclear. AIM:To investigate the duration of venodilation ind...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Tokizawa Y,Tsujimoto T,Inoue T

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RESULTS:hs-CRP correlated significantly with SLEDAI-2K (p = .036), SDI (p = .00), anti-dsDNA titers (p = .034), diabetes (p = .005), and obesity (p = .027). hs-CRP and Hcy correlated with triglyceride (TG) levels (p = .032 and p < .001, respectively), TG/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol index (p = .020 and p = .001...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Pocovi-Gerardino G,Correa-Rodríguez M,Rubio JC,Fernández RR,Amada MM,Caparros MC,Rueda-Medina B,Ortego-Centeno N

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our program of research focuses on thermal and circulatory stability in extremely premature infants. In prior studies, we found that infants have long periods of time in which foot temperature (FT) is higher than central temperature. We thus wanted to determine whether blood flow in the foot is increased whe...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Knobel-Dail RB,Tanaka DT,Holditch-Davis D,White J

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of exercise and vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress in older adults, 59 participants, age 76.3 +/- 4.2 years, were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 groups: an exercise group taking placebos (EGP) or vitamin E (EGE) or a sedentary group taking placebos (SGP) or vitamin E (SGE). Measures incl...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Jessup JV,Horne C,Yarandi H,Quindry J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benefits of daily physical activity are well known, but there are limited data to describe physical activity in heart failure patients who receive cardiac resynchronization therapy devices. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate changes in physical activity (PA) levels before and 3 months after Cardiac Resync...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Sherry D,Knight BP,Casey C,Larson J,Hacker ED,Quinn LT,Wang E,Collins EG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Although the roles of testosterone and cortisol in various health problems have been extensively investigated, little is known about their associations with health outcomes in mothers and their very-low-birthweight (VLBW) infants when maternal testosterone and cortisol are examined together during the postpar...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Cho J,Su X,Holditch-Davis D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insulin resistance plays a determinant role in the development of metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The objective of the present study was to determine the influence of factors commonly associated with insulin resistance in a sample of adolescents. METHODS:This cross-sectional study included 976 adolescent...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： González-Jiménez E,Schmidt-RioValle J,Montero-Alonso MA,Padez C,García-García CJ,Perona JS

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression and inflammation are concomitantly elevated in patients with lung cancer and may have collective survival implications. However, the longitudinal relationship between depression and inflammation in patients with metastatic lung cancer is not fully appreciated. We hypothesized that longitudinal cha...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： McFarland DC,Miller AH,Nelson C

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was performed to evaluate the antinociceptive and antiedematogenic properties of andrographolide isolated from the leaves of Andrographis paniculata using two animal models. Antinociceptive activity was evaluated using the acetic acid- induced writhing and the hot-plate tests, while antiedematogenic ...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Sulaiman MR,Zakaria ZA,Abdul Rahman A,Mohamad AS,Desa MN,Stanslas J,Moin S,Israf DA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Incidence rates of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) are increasing in youth and may eventually contribute to premature heart disease in early adulthood. This investigation explored the influence of type of diabetes, gender, body mass index (BMI), metabolic control (HbA1c), exercise beliefs and p...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Faulkner MS,Quinn L,Rimmer JH,Rich BH

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bidirectional communication between the immune system and the brain and the implications of this communication are emerging concepts in pain research. Although representing a small portion of the disc degeneration syndromes, lumbar herniated discs can cause significant symptoms that may persist even after surgical int...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Starkweather A,Witek-Janusek L,Mathews HL

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The psychophysiological phenomenon of pain is of tremendous concern to nurses because of its potential to adversely affect the mental, emotional, and physical health of patients. Increasingly appreciated is the ability of pain to influence immune variables including enumerative and functional measures of leukocyte sub...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Griffis CA,Compton P,Doering L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Society has a rapidly growing accumulative sleep debt due to employment obligations and lifestyle choices that limit sleep opportunities. The degree to which poor sleep may set the stage for adverse symptom outcomes among more than 1.7 million persons who will be diagnosed with cancer is not entirely understood. Pacli...

journal_title：Biological research for nursing

authors： Kozachik SL,Opp MR,Page GG

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00