Abstract Background The opioid crisis continues in full force, as physicians and caregivers are desperate for resources to help patients with opioid use and chronic pain disorders find safer and more accessible non-opioid tools.Main body The purpose of this article is to review the current state of the opioid epidemic; the shifting picture of canna
Abstract Background Lactation increases energy demands four- to five-fold, leading to a two- to three-fold increase in food consumption, requiring a proportional adjustment in the ability of the lactating dam to absorb nutrients and to synthesize critical biomolecules, such as cholesterol, to meet the dietary needs of both the offspring and the dam
Bamboo fiber has attracted a lot of interest due to its high specific strength and renewability.Unidirectional long bamboo fiber reinforcing is essential to fully realize its strength.The reinforcing efficiency can also be affected by the physical and chemical structure of bamboo fibers.Therefore, this study reviews the cell wall structure of the b
ObjectiveThis study aimed to observe vascular and neuroretinal alterations in people with prediabetes [impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT)] and normal glucose metabolism.MethodsA total of 21 patients with prediabetes (42 eyes) and 20 healthy controls (40 eyes) participated in our study.All patients underwent a comple