A study on the factors influencing pregnancy-related anxiety and its correlation with family functioning and social support among primiparous pregnant women in early pregnancy.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the current status of pregnancy-related anxiety (PrA) in primiparous pregnant women, analyze the influencing factors of PrA, and its correlation with family function and social support.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that recruited 773 primiparous pregnant women from March to December 2019. The Pregnancy-related Anxiety Questionnaire was used to assess PrA, family function was measured by the Family Adaptation, Partnership, Growth, Affection, Resolve Scale, and social support was measured by the Perceived Social Support Scale.

Clinical daily rhythms of seizure in different subtypes of temporal lobe epilepsy.

Introduction: The relationship between circadian rhythms and seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has been well recognized, but it remains poorly understood how the interaction between the endogenous clock system and seizures may affect seizure patterns and patient management. This study investigates the circadian rhythm patterns of clinical seizures in TLE, with a focus on different subtypes and clinical variables.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the seizure rhythms of patients diagnosed with TLE who were admitted to the video-EEG ward.

Efficient detection of L-aspartic acid and L-glutamic acid by self-assembled fluorescent microparticles with AIE and FRET activities.

Amino acids play an important role in the formation of proteins, enzymes, hormones and peptides in animals. Moreover, aspartic acid and glutamic acid have a critical impact on the central nervous system as excitatory neurotransmitters. Here, we report the highly selective detection of L-glutamic acid (L-Glu) and L-aspartic acid (L-Asp) using fluorescent microparticles constructed by the combination of aggregation-induced emission and self-assembly-induced Förster resonance energy transfer.