Soyoung Park

The reference interval of TSH in Korea, where iodine intake is above the requirement, was 0.59-7.03 mIU/L and showed U-shaped change with age, which was a similar pattern to iodine intake. The reference interval of FT4 was 0.92-1.60 ng/dL. The geometric mean and upper limit of TSH were higher than those of Western populations, reflecting the paramount importance of iodine intake on thyroid function.

The prevalence of asthma in Korea is consistently high among elderly and female populations. These results should lay the foundation for strategies for effective asthma prevention and management; elderly female patients with asthma should receive particular attention.

KD is an important non-pharmacological treatment option for patients with intractable epilepsy associated with TSC. KD may improve cognition and behavior in addition to reducing seizure frequency.

INTRODUCTION: There is no single blood marker for predicting the prognosis in ischemic stroke. A combination of multiple blood markers may enhance the ability to predict long-term outcome following ischemic stroke. METHODS: Blood concentrations of neuronal markers (neuron-specific enolase, visinin-like protein 1, heart type fatty acid binding protein (hFABP) and neuroglobin), astroglial markers (S100B and glial fibrillary acidic protein), inflammatory markers (IL-6, TNF-α, and C-reactive protein

The claustrum and the insula are closely juxtaposed in the brain of the prosimian primate, the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus). Whether the claustrum has closer affinities with the cortex or the striatum has been debated for many decades. Our observation of histological sections from primate brains and genomic data in the mouse suggest former. Given this, the present study compares the connections of the two structures in Microcebus using high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI, w

Trojanisches Pferd: Ein neu entwickeltes Polysaccharid-Wirkstoff-Konjugat (siehe Bild) reagiert auf Änderungen des pH-Werts und kann in HeLa-Mäusetumoren eindringen, wie durch Fluoreszenzbildgebung gezeigt wurde. Das Konjugat hat Anwendungspotenzial in der photodynamischen Therapie: Es greift gezielt den Tumor an, ohne das umgebende Gewebe zu schädigen.