The effect of short daytime napping on cognitive function, sleep quality, and quality of life in mild cognitive impairment patients.

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a neurological disorder that can increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by three to five times more than those with normal cognition. To better understand the effects of daytime napping on MCI patients, a study was conducted to measure the effects of short naps on cognitive function, sleep quality, and quality of life. In total, 38 participants were asked to take 20-minute naps between 1:00p.

EFFICACY OF THAI NEEM OIL AGAINST AEDES AEGYPTI (L.) LARVAE.

Trees with larvicidal activity may be found in Thailand. We conducted this study to evaluate the efficacy and length of efficacy of Thai neem (Azadirachta siamensis) oil emulsion and an alginate bead of Thai neem oil formulation against early fourth stage Aedes aegypti larvae using a dipping test. The Thai neem oil emulsion had significantly greater larvicidal activity than the alginate bead formulation at 12 to 60 hours post-exposure (p < 0.

Efficacy of dietary modification following the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recommendation on lipid profiles among hyperlipidemia subjects.

Background: Hyperlipidemia has adverse effects on atherosclerosis, causing it to develop into cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of hyperlipidemia has been increasing among those in the working-age group and may be caused by inappropriate dietary patterns. Dietary modification should form the basis of lipid management.

Antibiotic resistance of enterococci isolated from frozen foods and environmental water.

We evaluated 239 isolates of enterococci (113 from frozen foods and 126 from environmental water) for their resistance to 8 antibiotics by agar disk diffusion method. Most isolates from both sources were resistant to tetracycline (64.1% food strains; 46.

Bottle and biochemical assays on temephos resistance in Aedes aegypti in Thailand.

The bottle bioassay measuring the time-mortality rate is a simplified procedure for detecting insecticide resistance. It can be used with a biochemical microplate assay to identify the mechanism involved. This integrated approach was used to detect temephos resistance in Aedes aegypti from Nonthaburi (lowest use) and Roi Et (highest use).

Do Thai women of child bearing age need pre-conceptional supplementation of dietary folate?

Recent studies in western countries have indicated that women with low serum folate before pregnancy have greater risk of giving birth to babies with neural tube defects, and preconceptional folate supplementation has been recommended to prevent such defects. To determine whether Thai women needed folate supplementation before pregnancy, we carried out a cross-sectional study from September 2001 to January 2002. The objectives were to determine serum folate levels among women of child-bearing age and their relationship to dietary folate intake.

Drug-resistant tuberculosis among prisoners of three prisons in Bangkok and the vicinity.

The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of drug-resistant tuberculosis and some factors associated with drug resistance among prisoners of three prisons in Bangkok and the vicinity. Susceptibility testing to four first-line antituberculous drugs was performed on 165 M. tuberculosis strains isolated from prisoners of three prisons including Klongprem Central (KC) prison, Bangkwang Central (BC) prison and the Correctional Institution (CI) for Male Drug Addicts.