To establish an ultrasound-based radiomics model to differentiate fibro adipose vascular anomaly (FAVA) and intramuscular venous malformation (VM). The clinical data of 65 patients with VM and 31 patients with FAVA who were treated and pathologically confirmed were retrospectively analyzed. Dimensionality reduction was performed on these features using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO).
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July 2025
With the development of artificial intelligence technology in medicine, an intelligent deep learning-based embryo scoring system (iDAScore) has been developed on full-time lapse sequences of embryos. It automatically ranks embryos according to the likelihood of achieving a fetal heartbeat with no manual input from embryologists. To ensure its performance, external validation studies should be performed at multiple clinics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAssessing the effects of climate change and human activities on vegetation changes in the karst region of southwest China is of great significance for the sustainable development of karst ecosystems. Based on the GIMMS NDVI and SPOT NDVI fusion data, combined with precipitation and temperature meteorological station data from 1982 to 2019, the effects of climate change and human activities on vegetation changes before and after the ecological restoration projects (ERPs) were investigated by using trend analysis, partial correlation analysis, and modified residual analysis. The results showed that: ① Temporally, the trend of NDVI had shifted from a slow decrease (>0.
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May 2025
Mitofusin 1 (MFN1) plays a crucial role in mitochondrial fusion and oocyte development. However, its function in preimplantation embryonic development and its potential involvement in epigenetic regulation remain poorly understood. In this study, it is shown that MFN1 interacts with PADI6, a key component of the cytoplasmic lattice in oocytes and early embryos.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFQuantification of transcription activities in mammalian preimplantation embryos is challenging due to a huge amount of maternally stored transcripts and paucity of research materials. Here, we investigate genome-wide transcription activities of mouse and human preimplantation embryos by quantifying elongating RNA polymerase II. Two transcriptional waves are identified in early mouse embryos, with summits at the 2-cell and 8-cell stages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Obesity poses a significant global health challenge, with profound implications for women's reproductive health. The relationship between ovarian reserve and body mass index (BMI) remains a subject of debate. While obesity is generally associated with poorer outcomes in assisted reproductive technology (ART), the evidence remains inconclusive.
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May 2024
Background: The best method for selecting embryos ploidy is preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A). However, it takes more labour, money, and experience. As such, more approachable, non- invasive techniques were still needed.
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May 2023
Dynamic-related protein 1 (DRP1) is a key protein of mitochondrial fission. In this study, we found that inhibition of activity of DRP1 led to increased levels of cleavage embryo genes in mouse embryonic stem cells (mESCs), which might reflect a transient totipotency status derived from pluripotency. This result indicates that DRP1 inhibition in mESCs leads to a tendency to obtain a new expression profile similar to that of the 2C-like state.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) is an essential regulatory target of antioxidants, but the lack of Nrf2 active site information has hindered discovery of new Nrf2 agonists from food-derived compounds by large-scale virtual screening. Two deep-learning models were separately trained to screen for Nrf2-agonists and safety. The trained models screened potentially active chemicals from approximately 70,000 dietary compounds within 5 min.
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December 2022
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the influence of different culture media on early embryonic cleavage kinetics using time-lapse analysis and to determine the possible relationships between energy substrates in culture media and the cleavage kinetics.
Methods: A total of 10 021 embryos from 1310 couples were cultured in time-lapse incubators. Embryos cultured in Vitrolife media were allocated to group I, and those in COOK media to group II.
Background: Elective single blastocyst transfer (eSBT) is considered to reduce the incidence of multiple pregnancy compared to double embryo transfer. Blastocyst selection is the key to achieving pregnancy. In the past, morphological assessment was the main criterion used to select blastocyst.
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February 2019
The root of Pueraria lobata has been utilized as a food source for thousands of years in China. Puerarin is the major bioactive and the most abundant secondary metabolite obtained from the root of P. lobata.
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