Obesity is known to have an intricate relationship with the development of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia (mid-life obesity increases risk, whereas late-life adiposity may also have an effect). In this context, adipokines and satiety signals are suggested to play a role in late life, but their association with the incidence of these outcomes remains unclear. Our study aimed to assess whether five selected plasma adipokines a...

The Acheulean technocomplex is a milestone in the evolutionary adaptability, technological development, and dispersal of Homo erectus . While the earlier phases of the Acheulean have been thoroughly investigated in Eastern Africa, reliably dated assemblages in environmental context spanning the Middle Pleistocene Transition (1.2–0.8 Ma) are extremely rare at a global scale. Engaji Nanyori (Bed III, Oldupai Gorge) is one of a f...

Purpose Accurate and rapid diagnosis of gastrointestinal infections is essential for effective patient management. This study compared the diagnostic performance of two multiplex PCR panels— the Seegene Allplex™ Gastrointestinal Panels (Seegene, Seoul, Korea) and the Luminex NxTAG ® Gastrointestinal Pathogen Panel (Luminex Corporation, Austin, Texas, a Diasorin Company)—in detecting gastrointestinal pathogens from clinical sto...