Our results are in line with previous reports emphasising that the available ELISA kits to quantify BDNF isoforms, especially mBDNF, need to increase their specificity to be suitable as biomarkers in biomonitoring programmes as well as in clinical applications 31,32
Repeated-measure analyses of the primary and secondary outcomes at the six assessment time points were conducted with mixed-effects models using all available data, with fixed effects for treatment, visit, baseline weight, type of surgery, sex and diabetes status (and for secondary outcomes, the baseline value for the secondary outcome), an interaction term between treatment and visit, and a random intercept for participant
The article suggests discussing shorter-duration breastfeeding, combination feeding, or exclusive formula with both the provider and a lactation specialist
However, adding too much water creates very dilute solutions that may be harder to work with, while too little water creates very concentrated solutions that require precise measurement