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The research objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of HD-tDCS to the preSMA/DACC region and its influence on verbal episodic memory in patients with MCI or dementia after 10 sessions of HD-tDCS. There will be three treatment arms: two active HD-tDCS (1 mA or 2 mA) and a sham group. A verbal episodic memory task will be completed at baseline, immediately following the last HD-tDCS session, and a 2-month follow-up.

To compare the safety/efficacy of the robotic-assisted lobectomy/segmentectomy (RAL/S) with the video-assisted lobectomy/segmentectomy (VAL/S) for lung resection. Video-assisted lobectomy/segmentectomy (VAL/S) for lung resection is divided into uniport group and multiple- port group.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of PRA023 in participants with SSc-ILD .

Untreated mental health problems can cause lasting harm to self-esteem, relationships, academics, productivity, and health. It is thus highly worrisome that only 18-36% of university students with significant mental health problems seek help. Many university campuses have responded to this mental health crisis by trying to increase students' mental health literacy (MHL), defined as "knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management, or prevention''. Increasing MHL appears to increase knowledge about mental health services, but it does not increase actual treatment-seeking desire or action. One problem with this approach is that it falsely assumes that students struggling with their mental health will want to pursue services once they have learned more about mental disorders and the associated treatments available. However, most people with mental disorders do not initially recognize that they have a disorder and may dismiss information about mental disorders and mental health treatment as irrelevant. Feelings of shame are elevated in individuals with psychological disorders, and these feelings act as one of the strongest barriers to mental health treatment-seeking.Given the low rate of treatment-seeking on university campuses, research is needed to explore how best to facilitate mental health treatment seeking among distressed students, including those who may not self-identity as having a mental health problem. Research has yet to examine the potential role of self-compassion in relation to treatment-seeking behaviours. Self-compassion (SC) is conceptualized as responding to personal distress with gentleness and kindness in order to alleviate it, and it is negatively associated with shame. However, research has not yet explored whether the perceived benefits of SC in mitigating shame can affect mental health treatment-seeking outcomes. We propose that cultivating SC amongst psychologically distressed students will subsequently decrease shame, and thus, indirectly elevate willingness to seek mental health treatment. Thus, this study will examine the effects of a one-session SC workshop/intervention compared to a one-session MHL intervention on shame and mental health treatment-seeking. Participants will be distressed students recruited from the University of Waterloo, and will be randomly assigned to the SC intervention, MHL intervention, or control intervention.

Sarcopenia has now been officially recognized as a muscle disease related to aging, which may increase the risk of falls and fractures and both heart and respiratory diseases in the elderly. Sarcopenia causes inconvenience in the elderly, affecting their quality of life and often requiring long-term care or even resulting in death. Moreover, the elderly often encountered malnutrition due to inadequate nutrient intake and scarce nutrient diversity. Furthermore, malnutrition is often one of the leading causes of sarcopenia. Therefore, effective nutritional supplementation is essential to improve or prevent muscle loss for the elderly. Cordyceps sinensis is a well-known valuable traditional Chinese medicine and Hirsutella sinensis was an asexual strain of Cordyceps sinensis. Researchers have found that Hirsutella sinensis can help to increase connection between gastrocnemius muscle fibers and spinal nerve under the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis animal disease model. However, culturing conditions for Hirsutella sinensis are extremely difficult and long, one of the key culturing condition is the temperature, must be maintaining at 16-20℃for 45 days. Fortunately, Grape King Biotech has core technology using liquid fermentation which greatly shortened the cultivation time, thus, providing sufficient and safe products to patients. The investigators designed a randomized placebo-controlled study first to investigate the relationship and clinical impact Hirsutella Sinensis had on muscle mass and function in the elderly. Second, investigate the metabolic impact Hirsutella Sinensis had on muscle mass.

Background: Previous findings have indicated antineoplastic properties of tinzaparin (Innohep®), a commonly used anti-coagulant. Earlier studies have mainly investigated the antineoplastic effects of tinzaparin in animal models and in human cell-lines. In this pilot study the aim is to examine the potential antitumoral effects of tinzaparin in vivo in women with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC). Study objectives: Primary objective: The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of tinzaparin on changes in levels of CA-125 in EOC patients who receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Secondary objectives: The secondary objective of the study is to explore the impact of tinzaparin on the dynamic of a spectrum of immunological and coagulation factors in EOC patients who receive NACT. Besides, the compliance of tinzaparin injections and adverse events caused by tinzaparin will be described.

The purpose of this research is to find hidden cancer with an experimental magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan called spectroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI). That spectroscopic MRI scan will be used to increase the area of the brain receiving radiation and then the dose of radiation in attempt to kill more of the cancer. Proton radiotherapy and bevacizumab (Avastin) are used to minimize the possible side effects of this approach.

This is a multi-center, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, PK, PD and immunogenicity of CM310 in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

A Single-arm, Phase Ⅰ/Ⅱ Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability, and Preliminary Efficacy of ATG-010 in Combination with Lenalidomide and Rituximab (R2) in Adult Patients with Relapsed/Refractory DLBCL and iNHL Who are Ineligible for High-dose Chemotherapy (HDC) or Autologous Stem Cell Transplant (A SCT).

Multiparametric assesment of bone response in mCRPC patients treated with Cabozantinib upon progression to chemotherapy and next generation hormonal agents: a phase II study