ical safety without significant postoperative adverse events.

Sexuality and intimacy in residential aged care (RAC) are receiving increased research attention. In this article,

refers to access to sex workers, as well as online pornography, and masturbation by residents in RAC. Sex work is legal and regulated in Aotearoa New…[Read more]

End stage heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence is expected to rise with the ageing population. For suitable patients, orthotopic heart transplantation remains the gold standard therapy, however, a paucity of donor organs has led to the development of left ventricular assist devices (LVAD). These devices can…[Read more]

We describe splenomegaly and bilateral grade 2 Baker breast capsular contracture in a woman who had undergone augmentation mammoplasty. This case represents the first documented instance of splenic marginal zone lymphoma, and is among the rare reports of B-cell lymphoma, arising in a patient with breast implants.The COVID-19 pandemic led to a…[Read more]

Objective To cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic health authorities released social restrictions. Such social restrictions impacted on the people’s possibilities to move deliberately in a public space and to gather with other people. In the present study, we investigated the impact of COVID-19-related restrictions…[Read more]

Do parental characteristics and treatment with ART affect perinatal outcomes in singleton pregnancies?

Both parental and ART treatment characteristics affect perinatal outcomes in singleton pregnancies.

Previous studies have shown that singleton pregnancies resulting from ART are at risk of preterm birth. ART children are lighter…[Read more]

pact on mortality.

This study into the early stages of sepsis in a rat model indicated that as an adjuvant therapy to antibiotics, Xuebijing injection improved renal perfusion and oxygenation, suppressed renal inflammation, and ameliorated kidney dysfunction. However, Xuebijing injection had no impact on mortality.Cancer has risen up to be a…[Read more]

Mycelial morphogenesis and the production of fungal secretory proteins are still largely unknown. A mutant strain of Aspergillus carbonarius UV-10046 produced abundant polygalacturonase (PG) along with partially saturated canthaxanthin (PSC) at low pH conditions. In the present study, the relationship between PG secretion and PSC biosynthesis was…[Read more]