Effect on skin hydration of using baby wipes to clean the napkin area of newborn babies: assessor-blinded randomised controlled equivalence trial

Abstract Background Some national guidelines recommend the use of water alone for napkin cleansing.Yet, there is a readiness, amongst many parents, to use baby wipes.Evidence from randomised controlled trials, of the effect of baby wipes on newborn skin integrity is lacking.We conducted a study to examine the hypothesis that the use of a specifical

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Modulation of Ion Channels in the Axon: Mechanisms and Function

The axon is responsible for integrating synaptic signals, generating action potentials (APs), propagating those APs to downstream synapses and converting them into patterns of neurotransmitter vesicle release.This process is mediated by a cnd be demure rich assortment of voltage-gated ion channels whose function can be affected on short and long ti

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