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Demir A, Tan H, Hacı İA et al. · 2026 · Allergologia et immunopathologia
The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status, especially calcium deficiency, of breastfeeding mothers of infants diagnosed with cow's milk food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) on an elimination diet and to…
View details →Kuwahara F, Harada K, Nagata M et al. · 2026 · Clinical and experimental nephrology
Background Zinc deficiency is widely recognized as a cause of anemia, but no studies have clarified the impact of zinc deficiency on achieving target hemoglobin levels in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and receiving high-dose…
View details →Souto CS, Pereira F, Carvalho A et al. · 2026 · The Knee
Background Revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA) remains a technically demanding procedure, with re-revision representing a major clinical challenge. The role of reconstruction strategies, particularly the use of augments and metaphyseal…
View details →Kurkowski SC, Taleghani ER, McMillan P et al. · 2026 · Journal of orthopaedic trauma
Objectives To compare clinical outcomes between open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) with or without Conventus intramedullary cage (CC) for proximal humerus fractures. Methods Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Level 1…
View details →Hacımustafaoğlu F, Aras S, Çaykara Peran B et al. · 2026 · International journal of radiation biology
Aim This study aimed to investigate the differential biological responses in tongue and esophageal tissues induced by flattening filter (FF) and flattening filter-free (FFF) beams at varying dose rates, and to assess the radioprotective…
View details →Snyder EM, Son YJ, Li L et al. · 2026 · Physiology international
Workplace stress is one of the main sources of stress for adults, although physiological and cognitive factors may impact each person's stress response. Numerous studies have shown heart rate, heart rate variability, neural activity, and…
View details →Bouchard M, Galán-Olleros M, Ng K et al. · 2026 · European journal of pediatrics
To evaluate whether implementation of a multidisciplinary care pathway was associated with changes in unplanned emergency department (ED) visits in children with musculoskeletal infections, and to assess its impact on readmissions,…
View details →Hismiogullari A, Sancakli O, Ocak M et al. · 2026 · Allergy and asthma proceedings
Background: Sesame allergy (SA) is diagnostically challenging in childhood, and data on its natural course and clinical nonreactivity development are limited. Although oral food challenge (OFC) remains the diagnostic criterion standard,…
View details →Domka W, Misiołek M, Kubrak T et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background/Objectives: Tumors of the salivary glands represent a rare and heterogeneous group of tumors, the diagnosis and treatment of which present significant clinical challenges. One of the key processes affecting the progression of…
View details →Karaarslan M, Beyazal OF, Temizturk Z et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background : The inflammatory prognostic index (IPI) is a novel hematological parameter that reflects both inflammatory burden and immune status. Despite several studies on this new index, the prognostic value of IPI in CABG remains…
View details →Nishida K, Hirata Y, Murano M et al. · 2026 · Digestion
Background/Aims Evidence-based pharmacological options for irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D) remain limited, and complementary approaches are of interest. We evaluated the real-world effectiveness of hangeshashinto (TJ-14),…
View details →Tian L, Hu B, Song M et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in oncology
Background Drug-eluting bead (DEB) transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) possesses several advantages over conventional TACE (cTACE) such as higher intratumor drug concentration and lower systemic toxicity, which has been widely applied…
View details →Das A, Ghosh A, Pal S et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports
The Growth arrest-specific protein 8 (GAS8) domain-containing gene family (Orthogroup 6127at5690) is a highly conserved, single-copy orthologous group in the Trypanosoma taxa retained for codon-based evolutionary analysis (10 validated…
View details →Yılmaz Nakir İ, Özçelik MN, Karaduman RG et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background/Objectives : Despite widespread antiretroviral therapy (ART) use, whether the expected transition from AIDS-defining to non-AIDS-defining cancers has occurred in settings with persistent late HIV presentation remains unclear. We…
View details →Ozcakar TG, Kender Erturk N, Onguncan O et al. · 2026 · European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
Aim This study aimed to investigate whether boric acid (BA) exerts potential protective effects against cyclophosphamide (CYC)-induced premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) in rats through modulation of oxidative stress and preservation of…
View details →Seo MW · 2026 · BMC psychology
Purpose This study aimed to examine the associations between health literacy and depressive and anxiety symptoms among Korean adults using data from the 2024 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). Methods This…
View details →Luo X, Zhang H · 2026 · Frontiers in medicine
Objective To assess the impacts of goal-directed sedation nursing intervention on comfort and compliance in children undergoing bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) under topical anesthesia with procedural sedation. Methods A total of 168 children…
View details →Liu W, Liu J, Su Y et al. · 2026 · BMC women's health
Purpose Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is a prevalent psychological concern among breast cancer survivors, and identifying influencing factors is crucial for designing effective interventions. We aimed to investigate the relationship of…
View details →Yoon Y, Yoon JS, Ko J · 2026 · Korean journal of ophthalmology : KJO
Purpose To compare the surgical outcomes of dacryoendoscopy-aided silicone tube intubation (STI) and endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy (endo-DCR) for complete nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO), and to identify factors associated with…
View details →Lin Y, Wei X, Su H et al. · 2026 · BMC ophthalmology
Purpose Small-incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a widely used procedure for correcting myopia and myopic astigmatism. However, variability in refractive outcomes, particularly astigmatic correction, remains a concern. This study…
View details →Zhang L, Sheng Z · 2026 · Cancer informatics
Objectives To investigate the prognostic value of ferroptosis-related and immune-related transcriptional features in bladder urothelial carcinoma (BUC) and to evaluate whether their integration provides incremental prognostic information…
View details →Chai Y, Shi T, Jiang H et al. · 2026 · Journal of orthopaedics and traumatology : official journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Background Fibular allograft (FA) augmentation is proposed to address the lack of medial column support in plate-fixed proximal humeral fractures; however, the role of FA augmentation in these fractures remains inadequately elucidated. Our…
View details →Kürkçü MF, Şeker GE, Şeker D et al. · 2026 · Viral immunology
The potential role of bovine leukemia virus (BLV), a zoonotic deltaretrovirus, in human breast carcinogenesis remains controversial, and evidence from seroepidemiological studies is limited. This study aimed to evaluate BLV IgG…
View details →Kavgacı A, Kaya Ö, Örün UA et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background : Congenital heart disease (CHD) represents a major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality, and fetal echocardiography is essential for its early diagnosis and management. Maternal smoking has been suggested as a potential…
View details →Nassif ND, Roberts EK, Vu SN et al. · 2026 · Future microbiology
Background Lung nodule evaluation is a vital practice in pulmonary medicine. While biopsy remains the diagnostic gold standard, it carries procedural risks. In regions endemic for fungal disease, low-cost, noninvasive testing may help…
View details →Kampel L, Oestreicher-Kedem Y, Horowitz G et al. · 2026 · International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery
Immunotherapy has brought new hope to patients with locally advanced, recurrent or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). This study aimed to evaluate the outcomes at our institution, focusing on the response to…
View details →Krzepkowski HA, Ząbkowski T, Walędziak M et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Background/Objectives : An accurate preoperative assessment of prostate cancer malignancy is crucial for risk stratification and selection of the optimal treatment strategy. This study assessed the concordance of Gleason scores between…
View details →Woo JMP, Chen D, Yarosh R et al. · 2026 · Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology
Background Thyroid disease (TD), and its treatments, are suspected risk factors for breast cancer (BC), attributed primarily to alterations in thyroid hormone-related metabolism. Prior literature is inconsistent, in part, due to small…
View details →Lin Q, Li S, Zhang W et al. · 2026 · BMC pediatrics
Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of single-port transscrotal laparoscopic orchiopexy combined with a hernia needle (SPLT-Orchiopexy) in children with palpable middle- and low-position undescended testes. Methods A…
View details →Gonzalez W, Riquelme JP, Arellano J et al. · 2026 · BMC musculoskeletal disorders
Background Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an established procedure for selected patients with unicompartmental osteoarthritis. Robotic-assisted UKA (RA-UKA) has been introduced to improve accuracy of implant positioning.…
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