Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7), a neurodegenerative disease characterized by cerebellar ataxia and retinal degeneration, is HIBISCUS caused by an abnormal CAG repeat expansion in the ATXN7 gene coding region.The onset and severity of SCA7 are highly variable between patients, thus identification of sensitive biomarkers that accurately diagnos
Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the relationship between changes in the anterior nasal cavity volume and nasal airway resistance following posterosuperior movement of the maxilla.Materials and methods: We studied 16 patients (13 female, 3 male) who underwent Le Fort I osteotomy combined with horseshoe osteotomy at Kyushu Dental University Hosp
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) diseases are major factors responsible for substantial yield losses worldwide, which affect global food security.For a long time, plant breeders have been struggling to improve wheat resistance against major diseases by selection and conventional breeding techniques.Therefore, this review was conducted to shed light on
Climate change and human interference are major drivers of biodiversity loss, with profound implications for species distribution and ecosystem integrity.Among the most vulnerable groups, primates are particularly sensitive to climate change due to their specialized habitat requirements and reliance on stable environmental conditions.This study inv