Lead exposure in Bihar, Eastern India: a risk assessment study.

An estimated 800 million people globally are reported to be suffering from lead poisoning. In India, lead exposure has affected many states such as Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The current research study has been conducted in various districts for Bihar such as Patna, Vaishali, Saran, Nalanda, Buxar and Bhojpur for the first time to estimate the lead exposure levels in subjects.

Exploring the Effects of Yoga on the Resting Metabolic Rate and Fat-to-Muscle Ratio of Medical Students: A Six-Week Interventional Study.

Introduction There is a growing body of research examining the effects of yoga on health outcomes; however, limited research has focused specifically on its impact on resting metabolic rate (RMR) and body composition. Understanding how yoga training influences these parameters in healthy young adults could provide valuable insights into the potential mechanisms underlying the health benefits of yoga. This study was planned to investigate the effect of short-term (six weeks) yoga training on RMR and the fat-to-muscle ratio in healthy young adults.

Mercury poisoning in women and infants inhabiting the Gangetic plains of Bihar: risk assessment.

Mercury is a persistent, bio-accumulative, and hazardous contaminant. When released into the environment, it accumulates in water sediments, converting it to poisonous methylmercury that enters the food chain. The present study was carried out in habitations from the 11 districts of Bihar (India).

Cervical cancer incidence and trends among women aged 15-29 years by county-level economic status and rurality - United States, 2007-2020.

Introduction: Variations in cervical cancer incidence rates and trends have been reported by sociodemographic characteristics. However, research on economic characteristics is limited especially among younger women in the United States.

Methods: We analyzed United States Cancer Statistics data to examine age-standardized cervical cancer incidence rates among women aged 15-29 years during 2007-2020.

Untangling rapunzel syndrome: A unique presentation of gastric trichobezoar.

Introduction And Importance: Rapunzel syndrome is a rare condition that results from trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) and trichophagia (hair eating), causing a trichobezoar (hairball) to form This syndrome typically affects young females with psychiatric conditions and presents with symptoms like chronic abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and malnutrition. The condition is often diagnosed late, leading to serious gastrointestinal complications.

Case Presentation: A 19-year-old female from a rural community presented with chronic abdominal pain, vomiting, and nutritional deficiencies, including scaly skin and koilonychia.

Acute Exposure to Bisphenol S Decreases In Vitro Right Atrial Contractility in Rats.

Aim/objective: Bisphenols are widely used in the manufacturing of polycarbonate material and epoxy resins which constitute the essential component of plastic. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been reported to produce toxicity on organs in both animal and human studies. Therefore, plastic manufacturers are replacing BPA with other analogues that are considered to be safe, and BPA-free products are now available in the market.

Toxicity of Bisphenol in Pregnant Females: First Review of Literature in Humans.

Bisphenol analogues are widely used in consumer products such as disposable dinnerware, canned food, personal care products, bottled beverages, and more, and dietary exposure is the main pathway. Bisphenol A is used to manufacture synthetic resins and commercial plastics in large quantities. According to epidemiological and animal studies, bisphenols disrupt the reproductive, immunological, and metabolic systems.

Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathy Caused by Variants in , an Essential Pseudokinase in the Cardiomyocyte Nucleus and Sarcomere.

Background: encodes α-kinase 3, a muscle-specific protein of unknown function. loss-of-function variants cause cardiomyopathy with distinctive clinical manifestations in both children and adults, but the molecular functions of ALPK3 remain poorly understood.

Methods: We explored the putative kinase activity of ALPK3 and the consequences of damaging variants using isogenic human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, mice, and human patient tissues.

Evaluation of immunocytochemistry on destained giemsa stained smears as an alternative to conventional technique.

Introduction: Protocol for immunocytochemical (ICC) staining in May-Grünwald Giemsa (MGG)-stained smears has been difficult to establish. It is the need of the hour to be able to use prestained slides for ICC in specific cases to deliver timely diagnoses and reduce inconvenience to patients.

Aims And Objectives: To evaluate and compare the use of MGG-stained smears for the purpose of ICC, after de-staining and saline rehydration to that of routine standard ICC.

Optimization of a stochastic model having erratic server with immediate or delayed repair.

The thought to put forward a queuing model proposed in this work was its pertinence in everyday life wherever we can see the uses of computing and networking systems. Industrial software developers and system managers can consider the results of the model to evolve their system for better results. Here we present a novel queueing model having erratic server with delayed repair and balking.

USG Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology along with Immunocytochemistry to Diagnose Primary Malignant Mixed Mullerian Tumors: A Three-Year Study from a Tertiary Care Center.

Aims And Objectives: To study the diagnostic utility of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and immunocytochemistry in diagnosing primary malignant mixed Mullerian tumors (MMMT).

Materials And Methods: A 3-year retrospective study carried out in a tertiary care hospital, which included all the gynecological patients who underwent USG-guided FNAC of their abdominopelvic masses.

Observations And Results: Out of the 324 total cases, 05 (1.

Evaluation of diallelic STR markers with inter-population allelic database for their usefulness in paternity trios in the Central Indian population.

Background: Most of the forensic DNA laboratories have migrated to new generation STR kits of 6 dye chemistry with more than 20 autosomal STRs. The population-specific databases of such STR markers are lacking in many regions.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of the inter-population database in 100 paternity trios with no inconsistencies at 23 STRs.

Forensic characterization of 124 SNPs in the central Indian population using precision ID Identity Panel through next-generation sequencing.

With the advent of next-generation sequencing technology, SNP markers are being explored as a useful alternative to conventional capillary electrophoresis-based STR typing. Low mutation rate and short-sized amplicons are added advantages of SNP markers over the STRs. However, to achieve a sufficient level of discrimination among individuals, a higher number of SNPs need to be characterized simultaneously.

Human Gut Microbiome: A New Frontier in Cancer Diagnostics & Therapeutics.

The field of oncology is vast and ever-growing. The present cancer therapeutics is continually exhibiting various drawbacks, which opens the door for exploring better novel therapeutic techniques. One such emerging technique is the manipulation of gut microbiota to induce a positive curative effect in the body.

Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland with neuroendocrine differentiation.

Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant salivary gland tumor characterized by tumor cells displaying acinar features. Usually presenting as a slow-growing tumor, ACC, however, may show dedifferentiation to a higher grade including neuroendocrine carcinoma. In addition, ACC may rarely show focal neuroendocrine differentiation without any frank evidence of neuroendocrine carcinoma.

Filamin C Cardiomyopathy Variants Cause Protein and Lysosome Accumulation.

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Utility of fine needle aspiration cytology to diagnose intraoral lymphoma: 7 years study from a tertiary care center.

Objective: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology has been successfully utilized in the preoperative diagnosis of oral masses. Lymphoma involving other sites has also been diagnosed frequently on FNA. Oral cavity lymphoma (OL) is rare and is clinically indistinguishable from other lesions of the mouth.

Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor, CD10, and factor 8 in phyllodes tumor: A 5-year study of 38 cases.

Introduction: Phyllodes tumor is a group of biphasic fibroepithelial tumors of the breast, graded as benign, borderline, and malignant. The grading of breast phyllodes remains a challenging task for the pathologists as the prognosis, and further treatment depends on it. In this study, an effort has been made to grade phyllodes tumor on the basis of immunohistochemistry.

Localized cutaneous infection caused by Scedosporium apiospermum: Report of a case diagnosed on cytology.

Scedosporium apiospermum (also known as Pseudallescheria boydii) is a ubiquitous filamentous fungus. This fungus is known as a cause of mycetoma, which may occur in a normal immune host following trauma and nonmycetoma-localized skin infections without grain production which are much rarer. However, in an immunocompromised host, S.