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This study aimed to determine whether lower values of feature-tracking cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)-derived left atrial reservoir strain (LARS) and impaired left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) were associated with the presence of symptoms and long-term prognosis in patients with SSc. Metho...
This study was to explore the application of MRI based on artificial intelligence technology combined with neuropsychological assessment to the cognitive impairment of patients with neurological cerebrovascular diseases. A total of 176 patients were divided into a control group, a vascular cognitive impairment non-deme...
Rubber seed oil (RSO) is a typical PUFA-enriched plant oil, but it has not been widely used as a healthy edible oil resource due to the lack of understanding of its nutritional values, health biological effects, and action mechanisms. This work was conducted to characterize the basic physicochemical properties, evaluat...
It has been suggested that up to 40% of dementia cases worldwide are associated with modifiable risk factors; however, these estimates are not known in Canada. Furthermore, sleep disturbances, an emerging factor, has not been incorporated into the life-course model of dementia prevention. Objective To estimate the popu...
Dietary behaviours in early life often track across the life course, influencing the development of adverse health outcomes such as obesity and cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to explore the between dietary patterns (DP) in preschool children and maternal DP and family eating habits. Methods We conducted a sec...
Silymarin contains a group of closely-related flavonolignan compounds including silibinin, and is extracted from Silybum marianum species, also called milk thistle. Silymarin has been shown to protect the liver in both experimental models and clinical studies. The chemopreventive activity of silymarin has shown some ef...
This study examined whether hypoxia-induced microRNA (miRNA) upregulation was related to the inhibition of chondriosome aliphatic acid oxidation in myocardial cells under anoxia. We showed that anoxia induced high expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1-alpha, muscle carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, and vascular endo...
During adolescence, a critical phase in human life, the groundwork for a healthful future is established. Physical inactivity poses a significant risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and related mortality worldwide. To assess adolescents’ behavioral intentions regarding regular physical activity, the Theory...
Mechanisms underlying kidney benefits with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibition in heart failure and/or type 2 diabetes (T2D) with established cardiovascular disease are currently unclear. Methods We evaluated post hoc the factors mediating the effect of empagliflozin on a composite kidney outcome (first s...
Rates of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are disproportionately high among people of Pacific ethnicity. Nutrition-related environmental exposures including food access and quality contribute to the matrix of factors impacting risk. Preventative interventions in adolescence and the opportunity to integrate health promot...
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a common condition characterized by urethral sphincter failure and urine leakage. Its prevalence in women is higher than in men, and estimates of crude prevalence rates vary widely due to factors such as research methodologies, study populations, and underreporting by patients. This...
Social isolation and loneliness, objective and subjective features of dysfunctional social relationships, are more prevalent in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) than in the general population. This study aimed to explore sex differences in loneliness and social isolation among Chinese chronic SCZ patients, and to inve...
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a severe retinal disorder that can lead to vision loss, however, its underlying mechanism has not been fully understood. Previous studies have taken advantage of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and shown that the thickness of individual retinal layers are affected in patients with DR. Ho...
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of performing nerve blocks on the articular branches of the suprascapular and subscapular nerves for the treatment of shoulder pain caused by various pathologies. Fifty-two patients with shoulder pain were included in this study. Suprascapular and subscapular nerve blocks were p...
Iodine and selenium are essential for thyroid hormone synthesis. Iodine and selenium interact. Pregnancy increases the maternal iodine requirement. We previously reported inadequate iodine status in pregnant Dutch women. Since little is known about their selenium intake, we investigated the iodine status and selenium i...
Substantial evidence has established associations between oral health and chronic diseases, mediated by common risk factors and inflammatory processes. Dental professionals are aptly positioned to screen for cardiovascular disease and diabetes high-risk indicators. This article presents a service evaluation of two dent...
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) may mimic pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). The two diseases are clinically indistinguishable and may result in CPA misdiagnosed as PTB or vice versa. Although PTB is largely recognised as a differential diagnosis of CPA and often ruled out prior to CPA diagnosis, the reverse is uncomm...
The Nem1–Spo7 phosphatase complex plays a key role in lipid metabolism as an activator of Pah1 phosphatidate phosphatase, which produces diacylglycerol for the synthesis of triacylglycerol and membrane phospholipids. For dephosphorylation of Pah1, the Nem1 catalytic subunit requires Spo7 for the recruitment of the prot...
Type 2 diabetic peripheral neuropathy is known to cause balance limitations in static, dynamic, and functional activity. The Mini-BESTest, a shortened version of BESTest, was evolved to identify balance disorders within a short duration. No prior studies have yet been conducted to assess the usefulness of Mini-BESTest ...
The Mediterranean diet (MD) and its bioactive constituents have been advocated for their neuroprotective properties along with their capacity to affect gut microbiota speciation and metabolism. Mediated through the gut brain axis, this modulation of the microbiota may partly contribute to the neuroprotective properties...
To investigate the effect of dexmedetomidine on intraoperative blood glucose hemostasis in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac major surgery. Methods This was secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Patients in dexmedetomidine group received a loading dose dexmedetomidine (0.6 μg/kg in 10 min before an...
Alcohol-related liver disease is one of the most prevalent liver diseases in the United States. Early stages of alcohol-related liver disease are characterized by accumulation of triglycerides in hepatocytes. Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe form of alcohol-related liver disease associated with significant morbidity and...
Unawareness of stroke symptoms and low income are two barriers that affect the seeking of emergency medical service (EMS). This study aimed to assess the effect of unawareness and low income on seeking EMS and to investigate the regional distribution of the unawareness and low-income status and their associations with ...
While lower extremity fractures are common injuries, concomitant compartment syndrome can lead to significant implications and surgical release (fasciotomy) is essential. The aim of this study was to identify potential predictors of compartment release and risk factors related to complications. Using a large nationwide...
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the term used for a range of conditions in which fat builds up in the liver and exceeds 5% of hepatocytes without inordinate alcohol intake or other causes of lipid accumulation. Regarding the fact that insulin resistance and obesity play key roles in the pathogenesis of nonalcoholic...
De Winter syndrome accounts for approximately 2% of all patients with acute anterior myocardial infarction admitted to the emergency department, and is characterized by severe stenosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). The ECG changes are not recognized by ECG software, and poor understanding of th...
Viral suppression prevents HIV transmission and disease progression, but socio-economic and clinical factors can hinder the goal of suppression. We evaluated factors associated with viral non suppression (VNS) and persistent viremia (PV) in people living with HIV (PLHIV) receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Guatem...
To assess homocysteine (Hcy) levels in the three trimesters of pregnancy in women with fetal growth restriction (FGR) and to evaluate the role of Hcy as a possible predictor of FGR. Methods A total of 315 singleton pregnant women were included in the present prospective cohort study and were monitored since the 1 st tr...
To perform a multidimensional assessment of women who experienced severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and its short-term and medium-term impact on the lives and health of women and their children. Design A retrospective cohort study. Setting A tertiary maternity hospital from the southeast region of Brazil. Participants Th...
Fermented dairy products are formed during the acidification of milk through fermentation by suitable microorganisms; it contains different microorganisms in sufficient numbers and in an active state. A wide range of fermented milk products are produced and consumed around the world, including yogurt, kefir, koumiss, a...
Exposure to heavy metals such as lead, cadmium, and mercury poses serious health risks to pregnant women because of their high toxicity. In this study, we investigated the associations of heavy metal exposure with birth outcomes of Korean infants. Data of 5,215 women between 2015 and 2019 were analyzed. This study was ...
Scientific reports on the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in patients with COVID-19 and mortality have not been in agreement. In this nationwide study, we described and analyzed the demographic and clinical characteristics of people living with HIV (PLWH) and established that HIV infection is a r...
Question Can the use of a policy learning–based allocation method improve population health benefits achieved when allocating scarce treatments? Findings This retrospective cohort study examined methods for allocating scarce neutralizing monoclonal antibodies, using electronic health record data from more than 15 000 p...
Pregnancy has been described as a ‘teachable moment’ for behaviour change, which presents an important opportunity for health promotion within antenatal care settings. However, no pregnancy‐specific model has been developed or tested in the context of health behaviour change during pregnancy. This study aimed to invest...
The relationship between Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitors 2B Antisense RNA 1 ( CDKN2B-AS1 ) variants rs1333049 G/C and rs4977574 A/G and the risk of coronary heart disease is unclear. We conducted an update analysis incorporating odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals to assess the correlation. Furthermore, we used...
In the early COVID-19 pandemic concerns about the correct choice of analgesics in patients with COVID-19 were raised. Little data was available on potential usefulness or harmfulness of prescription free analgesics, such as paracetamol. This international multicentre study addresses that lack of evidence regarding the ...
Gastrointestinal tumors are a leading cause of mortality worldwide. As shown in our previous study, miR-1290 is overexpressed in colorectal cancer (CRC) and promotes tumor progression. We therefore aimed to explore the potential of circulating miR-1290 as a biomarker for gastrointestinal cancer. Methods A serum miRNA s...
Conotruncal congenital heart defects (CTD) are a subset of congenital heart diseases (CHD) that involve structural anomalies of the right, left, or both cardiac outflow tracts. CHD is caused by multifactorial inheritance and changes in the genes or chromosomes. Recently, CHD was found to be due to epigenetic alteration...
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) was one of the common complications in patients with HCC who had undergone TACE. This study was a prospective analysis of patient data to investigate risk factors for PONV in patients after TACE. Material and Methods: Data were collected from 212 patients undergoing TACE in the ...
Birth defects have medical, surgical and aesthetic consequences. The impact of birth defects is particularly severe in low-income countries where health-care resources are limited. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and types of birth defects in live newborns delivered at the two...
The composition of the human gut microbiota is linked to health and disease, and knowledge of the impact of therapeutics on the microbiota is essential to decipher their biological roles and to gain new mechanistic insights. Here we report the effect of aldafermin, an analog of the gut hormone FGF19, versus placebo on ...
Pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among adults globally. This retrospective cohort analysis assessed the pneumonia burden and related healthcare resource utilization and costs in the at-risk (low, medium, and high-risk) adult patients in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Methods The claims da...
There is growing consensus in favor of returning individual specific research results that are clinically actionable, valid, and reliable. However, deciding what and how research results should be returned remains a challenge. Researchers are key stakeholders in return of results decision-making and implementation. Mul...
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the control of diabetes mellitus in patients are largely unknown. In this study we aimed to analyze the impact of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Subjects and methods: A total of 7,321patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (4,5...
Inadequate sleep has been associated with an increased risk of mortality and various health issues. We previously conducted a placebo-controlled vaccination trial of healthy adults who were monitored by blood samples, questionnaires, and wearable devices. C-reactive protein (CRP), a systemic marker of inflammation, has...
Physical activity (PA) is a basic and initiative conservative management for people with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). This study aimed to explore the potential indicators of PA levels in people with KOA. Methods We designed a cross-sectional study where people with KOA were consecutively approached by the Orthopedic Outp...
Therapy-resistant hypertension is a serious medical problem, causing end-organ damage, stroke, and heart failure if untreated. Since the standard of care fails in resistant hypertension patients, there is still a substantial unmet medical need for effective therapies. Active stimulation of soluble guanylyl cyclase via ...
In this study, we aimed to develop a multiparameter prediction model to improve the diagnostic accuracy of invasive adenocarcinoma in pulmonary pure glass nodules. Method We included patients with pulmonary pure glass nodules who underwent lung resection and had a clear pathology between January 2020 and January 2022 a...
Pepino ( Solanum muricatum ), a horticultural crop that has experienced significant growth in the highlands of China over the past two decades, is widely embraced by consumers due to its distinctive taste and nutritional advantages. This study focused on the cultivar ‘Qingcanxiang’ of pepino grown on the Qinghai-Tibeta...
Work-related stress is common in Western society and disorders associated with stress are often managed in primary health care. This study was set to increase the understanding of the relationship between reason for consultation, work-related stress and diagnosis-specific sick leave for primary health care patients. Th...
While the TyG index has been studied in relation to stroke risk, there is a lack of research integrating fat distribution indicators like Body Roundness Index (BRI) and Fat Mass Index (FMI). Additionally, comparative studies across multiple regions are scarce. This study investigates the association between obesity-rel...
(1) Background: Injury repair is a complex physiological process in which multiple cells and molecules are involved. Tenascin-C (TNC), an extracellular matrix (ECM) glycoprotein, is essential for angiogenesis during wound healing. This study aims to provide a comprehensive review of the dynamic changes and functions of...
In this study, we found the vessel density and foveal avascular zone circularity index of superficial microvascular plexuses were significantly decreased in children with Marfan syndrome in comparison to the controls. Alterations of microvascular flow are associated with visual acuity, central macular thickness, aortic...
We investigated the effects of aerobic training on adipokine concentrations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Subjects and methods: 120 women, including 60 with PCOS and 60 without PCOS, were divided into six groups (n = 20) based on body fat percentages of 22%-27%, 28%-32%, and 33%-37%. All groups were s...
Highlights • Systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies and more than 6000 participants. • Adults over the age of 60 had a pooled prevalence of pneumococcal carriage of 9%. • Risk factors: contact with children, smoking and residing in a nursing home. Summary Background Colonisation with Streptococcus pneumoniae...
Although there is evidence supporting the benefits of corticosteroids in patients affected with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there is little information related to their potential benefits or harm in some subgroups of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with COVID-19. We aim to investigate...
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has led to a halt in elective surgeries throughout the United States and many other countries throughout the world. Early reports suggest that COVID-19 patients undergoing surgery have an increased risk of requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission and overall ...
Preeclampsia presents with gestational proteinuria, usually after 20 weeks of gestation, and can be complicated by generalized tonic-clonic seizures of eclampsia. Particularly in countries with limited healthcare resources, preeclampsia and eclampsia are major causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. This retrospect...
Basal insulin is often prescribed to patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes (T2D); however, its therapeutic efficacy is inadequate in many. During the MOBILE study's baseline phase, we evaluated 173 participants' continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) data (mean ± SD age 57 ± 9 years; 50% female; HbA1c 9.1%...
With the changing times, obesity has become a characteristic epidemic in the context of the current era. Insulin resistance (IR) is most commonly caused by obesity, and IR is a common basis of the pathogenesis of many diseases such as cardiovascular disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and type 2 diabetes, which ...
This study aimed to investigate the association between levels of physical activity (PA) and low handgrip strength in Korean adults. METHODS Our cross-sectional study design included 24,109 Korean adults older than 19 years of age who participated in the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2014–2019....
Various factors may determine the duration of viral shedding (the time from infection to viral RNA-negative conversion or recovery) in COVID-19 patients. Understanding the average duration of recovery and its predictors is crucial in formulating preventive measures and optimizing treatment options. Therefore, evidence ...
The exact prevalence of dementia in Australia is ambiguous. Australia is a vast continent with a small population, and 80% of the population live in five cities. This study explores recent changes in the prevalence of dementia. It also investigates geographic remoteness as a potential risk factor for developing dementi...
Universal access to essential medicines and routine diagnostics is required to combat the growing burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes. Evaluating health systems and various access dimensions availability, affordability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality is crucial yet rarely performed, especiall...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is a significant public health concern, especially among individuals with short sleep duration. Understanding the relationship between physical exercise and DM in this population is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies. However, the presence of a potential thre...
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined as chronic hepatic steatosis and is becoming prevalent, along with the increasing trend for obesity in children and adolescents. A non-invasive and reliable tool is needed to differentiate non-alcoholic steatohepatitis from simple steatosis. This study evaluated the ...
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) associated with coronavirus disease 2019 causes significant cardiovascular involvement, which can be a determinant of clinical course and outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate whether echocardiographic measures of ventricular function were independently ...
The incidence of conduction abnormalities requiring permanent pacemaker implantation ( PPI ) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement ( TAVR ) with early and later generation prostheses remains debated. Methods and Results Based on the administrative hospital‐discharge database, we collected information for all pat...
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a biomarker of inflammation whose levels are elevated in patients with several diseases associated with dysregulation of the immune response. The main limitations of currently used anti‐TNF therapies are the induction of immunodepression, which in many cases leads to serious adverse effec...
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease associated with pain, loss of function and reduced quality of life. Concomitant psychological disorders can significantly influence treatment outcomes. Therefore, we aimed to answer the following research questions: (1) How has the incidence of primary coxarthrosis and gon...
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. Despite the escalating global prevalence, there is currently no definitive predisposition test available for this condition. Among the genetic causes, variations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are increasingly recogni...
This study aimed to determine the duration of SARS-CoV-2 clearance in persons in Ghana. The research question was whether the duration of virus clearance in Ghana matched the 14 days recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO); this had direct implications for transmission, which was key in managing the COVID-19...
The efficacy and longevity of medical implants and devices is largely determined by the host immune response, which extends along a continuum from pro-inflammatory/pro-fibrotic to anti-inflammatory/pro-regenerative. Using a rat subcutaneous implantation model, along with histological and transcriptomics analyses, we ch...
Nutrition and rehabilitation are crucial in post-stroke recovery, especially in the elderly. Since stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability, there is a need to promote special, individually tailored nutrition strategies targeting older patients with low motor ability. Chronic stroke survivors have higher ris...
In recent years, substantial advancements have been made in the development of enzyme-free glucose sensors utilizing pristine metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and their combinations. This paper provides a comprehensive exploration of various MOF-based glucose sensors, encompassing monometallic MOF sensors as well as mul...
Vitamin D metabolism and obesity have been linked by several studies, however the reason for this association is unclear. Our objective was to investigate potential correlations between genetic variants in key enzymes of vitamin D metabolism and the body mass index on a representative and random sample of Hungarian adu...
Keratins (Ks) represent tissue-specific proteins. K18 is produced in hepatocytes while K19, the most widely used ductular reaction (DR) marker, is found in cholangiocytes and hepatic progenitor cells. K18-based serum fragments are commonly used liver disease predictors, while K19-based serum fragments detected through ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) poses a significant but heterogeneous burden to individuals and healthcare systems. Policymakers develop targeted policies to minimize this burden but need personalized tools to evaluate novel interventions and target them to subpopulations most likely to benefit. We develop...
Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of death globally; however, most cases could be prevented by addressing modifiable risk factors, such as unhealthy lifestyle factors, including diet. These aspects are also crucial in secondary prevention. Cardiac rehabilitation programs are vital in improving cardiovascul...
Medication Adherence Report Scale questionnaire (MARS-5) and the Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire-specific (BMQ-specific) are well known tools to assess adherence to medication and beliefs of chronic patients. However, validated Arabic versions of such questionnaires are lacking. We aim to validate the Arabic ver...
This article examines how immigration policy uncertainty during the Trump presidency shaped how immigrant serving organizations (ISOs) responded to the needs of immigrant community members in the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We draw on semi-structured interviews conducted over the summer of 2020 w...
Bacteria and excessive inflammation are two main factors causing non-healing wounds. However, current studies have mainly focused on the inhibition of bacteria survival for wound healing while ignoring the excessive inflammation induced by dead bacteria-released lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or peptidoglycan (PGN). Herein, ...
For chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, management of nutritional status is critical for delaying progression to end-stage renal disease. The purpose of this study is to provide the basis for personalized nutritional intervention in pre-dialysis patients by comparing the foods contributing to nutrients intake, nutri...
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) associates with atherosclerotic diseases such as stroke. However, previous results on the association between hsCRP levels and functional disability were controversial. Methods: We analyzed 2,610 men and women who did not exhibit functional disability or death within the firs...
In recent years, interest has grown in quantifying resilience in livestock by examining deviations in target phenotypes. This method is based on the idea that variability in these phenotypes reflects an animal’s ability to adapt to external factors. By utilizing routinely collected time-series feed intake data in pigs,...
The serum calcium (Ca)–to–phosphorus (P) ratio has been proposed to identify patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and chronic hypoparathyroidism (HPT), but it has never been tested in pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP). The aim of this study was to test the performance of Ca/P ratio in PHP diagnosis compared with that...
Patients with kidney disease have a strikingly high cardiovascular risk in the absence of conventional cardiovascular risk factors, including smoking or elevation of cholesterol associated with low-density lipoprotein. Kidney failure remains independently associated with increased cardiovascular risk in patients with d...
In previous studies, we identified the two principal transporters that mediate the uptake of glutathione (GSH) from cytoplasm into the mitochondrial matrix of rat kidney proximal tubular cells. We hypothesized that genetic modulation of transporter expression could markedly alter susceptibility of renal proximal tubula...
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted medical care worldwide and caused delays in care for many illnesses and procedures unrelated to COVID-19; however, less clear is how it may have affected diagnosis of conditions that present with similar symptoms, such as primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis (PPC). We conducted an ob...
Ischaemia, followed by reperfusion, causes the generation of reactive oxygen species, overproduction of peroxynitrite, activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), and subsequently the degradation of heart contractile proteins in the cardiomyocytes. Klotho is a membrane-bound or soluble protein that regulates minera...
The devastating effects of the recent global pandemic (termed COVID-19 for “coronavirus disease 2019”) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) are paramount with new cases and deaths growing at an exponential rate. In order to provide a better understanding of SARS CoV-2, this article...
Respiratory viruses represent a world public health problem, giving rise to annual seasonal epidemics and several pandemics caused by some of these viruses, including the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2, which continues to date. Some antiviral drugs have been licensed for the treatment of influenza, bu...
Circulating concentration of arginine, alanine, aspartate, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, proline, tyrosine, taurine and valine are increased in subjects with insulin resistance, which could in part be attributed to the presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes associated with amino acid meta...
Evidence for contribution of basal and postprandial glucose increment, and glycemic variability to glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) among adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) is limited. This study aimed to capture glycemic fluctuation patterns and quantify contributions of these factors to HbA1c levels among adults with T1D. ...
Edaravone dexborneol is believed to be a novel cytoprotective drug, demonstrating a synergistic combination of antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties in animal models. The Treatment of Acute Ischaemic Stroke with Edaravone Dexborneol (TASTE) trial demonstrated its superior efficacy over edaravone alone for acut...
Obesity is linked to non-communicable conditions. We looked at obesity using four definable criteria and their relationship to biochemical and inflammatory indicators of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in people living with HIV (PLHIV). Methodology This cross-sectional study involved 140 randomly selected HIV-infected p...
This video abstract delves into the expanded definition of diabetic striatopathy, linked initially to hyperglycemia-induced choreoballism and striatal hyperintensity on magnetic resonance imaging, but now recognized to encompass a broader range of acute onset, non-choreoballistic movement disorders in diabetes mellitus...
The cancer-specific mortality (CSM) of patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2 + ) breast cancer remains dismal and varies widely from person to person. Therefore, we aim to construct a nomogram to predict CSM in HER2 + breast cancer using data from the surveillance, epidemiology, and end ...
In order to study mechanistic/mammalian target of rapamycin’s role in T cell differentiation, we generated mice in which Rheb is selectively deleted in T cells (T-Rheb −/− C57BL/6J background). During these studies, we noted that T-Rheb −/− mice were consistently heavier but had improved glucose tolerance and insulin s...
Senescent cells accumulate in different organs and develop a senescence‐associated secretory phenotype (SASP), associated with the development of age‐related pathologies, including cancer. Here, we report that ROCK inhibition by Y‐27632 reduces levels of important SASP factors (IL‐1α, IL‐1β, IL‐6 and IL‐8) secreted by ...