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No individual menstrual, reproductive, menopausal, or estrogen replacement variable was associated with risk of incident dementia after age 90 years. However, women with a high endogenous estrogen exposure index (summarizing exposure from menarche to menopause) had a non-significant 25% lower risk (HR = 0.75, 95% confidence interval 0.53-1.06).Conclusions Prior exposure to estrogen, endogenous or exogenous, had little effect on risk of dementia in the 10th decade of life.Purpose A strong, well-established non-linear relationship exists between fragile X mental retardation (FMR1) premutation and menopausal age. The aim of this study is to evaluate whether this relationship continues into the normal CGG repeat range.Methods FMR1 CGG repeats of 111 Chinese postmenopausal women from a prospective cohort and the relationship with age at menopause were analyzed. Associations of FMR1 genotypes with annually measured estradiol and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were also assessed.Results One premutation and two intermediate carriers were identified, with a prevalence of 0.90% and 1.80%, respectively. The age at menopause differed with statistical significance (p = 0.007) between women carrying bi-allelic 29-30 repeats (49.66 ± 3.26 years) and those carrying a different number of repeats (51.26 ± 2.74 years). Age at menopause among subgroups (≤28, 29-30, and ≥31 repeats) of alleles 1 and 2 were also different (p = 0.014, p = 0.044). FSH trajectories to final menstrual period differed between women with the bi-allelic 29-30 repeats and others (p = 0.019).Conclusions Women with 29-30 FMR1 CGG repeats may experience menopause approximately 2 years earlier than those carrying ≤28 or ≥31 CGG repeats, and have a longer FSH fluctuant period.Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma behaves aggressively, with surgically resectable disease having the best chance of long-term survival. Recurrence after surgery and adjuvant therapy is commonly due to distant metastatic disease and is typically managed with systemic therapies, not surgery. We present a rare case of an isolated gastric metastasis due to endoscopic ultrasound-guided with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) needle tract seeding that was managed surgically. Treatment was informed by input from a mutlidisciplinary team of medical, surgical, and radiation oncologists, radiologists, and pathologists. Rising carbohydrate antigen (CA)19-9 levels suggested disease recurrence, but the tumor's unusual location and slow growth made diagnosing the cause difficult, resulting in the late identification of the tumor. Palliative resection was performed, rending the patient with no evidence of disease followed by normalized CA19-9 levels. This case highlights the importance of multidisciplinary decision-making in detecting and treating the uncommon but significant tumor seeding with EUS-FNA biopsies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Objective We compared cervico-vaginal cytokines in hormone therapy (HT)-treated postmenopausal women with premenopausal women and explored the association of serum estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P4) with cervico-vaginal cytokines.Methods Postmenopausal women were treated with oral E2 1 mg/day for 28 days, with oral P4 100 mg/day added for the last 14 days. Premenopausal women were evaluated over one menstrual cycle. mTOR inhibitor Serum E2 and P4 levels and cervico-vaginal cytokines interleukin (IL)-8 and IL-1β were measured at baseline, 14 days, and 28 days and were estimated by specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays.Results Among nine postmenopausal and seven premenopausal women, cervico-vaginal IL-8 levels were highest at baseline, decreased on day 14, and remained stable thereafter. Cervico-vaginal IL-1β levels were highest at baseline, decreased on day 14, and remained stable with HT in postmenopausal women while they increased in premenopausal women. Postmenopausal women treated with HT and premenopausal women had similar changes in IL-8 and IL-1β. Serum E2 levels negatively correlated with IL-8 and IL-1β levels. Increased serum E2 from HT was correlated with the decreased IL-8 level from baseline to day 14 (p = 0.03).Conclusion Exogenous E2 and P4 decreased the cervico-vaginal IL-1β and IL-8 to those levels found in premenopausal women. These findings require confirmation in a larger prospective study.Aim Melanoma is the major cause of death in patients inflicting skin cancer. We identify miR-23b plays an anti-angiogenic role in melanoma. Materials & methods We collected tumor tissues from melanoma patients. Experiments in vivo and in vitro were designed to evaluate the role of miR-23b in melanoma. Results & conclusion miR-23b was found to be downregulated in melanoma tissues, and associated with poor patient survival. Elevating miR-23b inhibited cell viability and colony formation, reduced pro-angiogenetic ability, and accelerated apoptosis in SK-MEL-28 cells. miR-23b targeted NAMPT. Disturbing NF-κB signaling pathway with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (an inhibitor of NF-kB signaling pathway) impeded acquired pro-angiogenetic ability of nicotinamide phosphoribosyl transferase-overexpressed SK-MEL-28 cells. MiR-23b is a prognostic factor in melanoma. This study provides an enhanced understanding of microRNA-based targets for melanoma treatment.Candidiasis is a rare entity reported as an isolated and primary laryngeal disease. In this condition, inhaled steroids were the single most common predisposing factor. Also mycotic infections of larynx are frequently seen in patients with immune insufficiency, although they have also been reported in individual with normal immune status. We report a case of isolated laryngeal Candidiasis in an immunocompetent individual, with an unusual presentation with exophytic lesion, edema, ulceration, white plaque, and pseudomembranous formation mimicking supraglottic carcinoma, to highlight the clinical of this condition and provide a review of the literature.BACKGROUND The duration of randomized controlled clinical trials usually is approximately 3 to 5 years although hypercholesterolemia and other risk factors for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) are lifelong conditions. OBJECTIVES The legacy effect, defined as the persistence of benefit of pharmacologic interventions in clinical trials after the end of the randomized phase when all participants receive active therapy, is used to examine the long-term benefit. We summarize the evidence for the existence of the legacy effect as it pertains to hypercholesterolemia, describe underlying mechanisms, and discuss its relevance to clinical practice. METHODS We examined all published (n = 13) randomized clinical trials of lipid-lowering agents compared to placebo or usual care with follow-up after the randomized phase for the presence or absence of a legacy effect. RESULTS A legacy effect was demonstrated in all studies. The current US and European guidelines recommend treatment with high-intensity statins for patients with manifest ASCVD and that individualized approach be used for primary prevention.