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Matsumoto N · 2024 · Memory & cognition
Autobiographical memory specificity is known to contribute to better mental health, social problem-solving, and episodic future thinking. While numerous studies have addressed variables that affect autobiographical memory specificity,…
View details →Masal TA, Kholinne E · 2026 · Cureus
Background Fractures are a major public health concern among the elderly and contribute substantially to morbidity and disability. Sedentary behavior has been proposed as a modifiable risk factor for fractures; however, evidence regarding…
View details →Khalil E, Yüksel B · 2026 · Archives of medical sciences. Atherosclerotic diseases
Introduction Perioperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) remains the most common arrhythmic complication occurring in the setting of isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), and it is now being increasingly recognised as a marker of…
View details →Beesiga B, Litunya J, Nakato JZ et al. · 2026 · AIDS and behavior
Alcohol-serving venues in East Africa are high-risk environments for HIV transmission but few studies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have examined perceived HIV risk and sexual risk behaviors by alcohol use levels on a broader population of…
View details →Shinde SS, Naik NS, Adhyapak SU et al. · 2025 · Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences
Background Emotional hyporexia, a form of intentional food avoidance triggered by emotional distress, presents a growing health concern among adolescent girls. Addressing this behavior through psychological intervention is essential for…
View details →Wang Y, Xu P, Wang K et al. · 2024 · Neurological research
Objective The association between herpes zoster (HZ) and stroke has been the subject of much previous research. Nevertheless, the connection remains ambiguous. A two-sample Mendelian randomisation study was conducted to explore the…
View details →Randall B, Leković A, Nikolić S et al. · 2025 · Lipids in health and disease
The role of omega-3 fatty acids in the atherosclerotic process remains unclear. Early studies demonstrated a profound anti-atherogenic effect of cod liver oil in a pig model, and autopsy reports from Alaska Natives consuming omega-3 rich…
View details →Sharpe AR, Richardson K, Stanton M et al. · 2023 · The Journal of emergency medicine
Background Cardiac arrest occurs in approximately 350,000 patients outside the hospital and approximately 30,000 patients in the emergency department (ED) annually in the United States. When return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) is…
View details →Zanetto A, Campello E, Spiezia L et al. · 2024 · Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Introduction Factor XI (FXI) is associated with thrombosis in patients without liver disease, but it alterations and prognostic value in cirrhosis are uncertain. Patients and methods We studied a prospective cohort of cirrhosis patients…
View details →Singh T, Kumar S, Sinha S et al. · 2025 · Cureus
Background Dietary diversity is an essential component of nutritional adequacy, particularly for school-aged children who are undergoing rapid physical and cognitive development. Inadequate dietary diversity can lead to micronutrient…
View details →Ramsburg H, Hinkle JL, MacKenzie Greenle M · 2026 · The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses
Background Each year in the United States, 795,000 people are diagnosed with a new or recurrent stroke, resulting in 165,393 deaths. However, little is known about the quality of end-of-life (EOL) care in this population, including the…
View details →Bitar G, Fishel Bartal M · 2025 · Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association
Current recommendations encourage strict intrapartum glycemic control for individuals with diabetes in pregnancy to optimize maternal and neonatal outcomes. However, established evidence is limited in providing a strong association between…
View details →Hulsmann SC, Zaal DC, van Gestel JPJ et al. · 2026 · Pituitary
PURPOSE: Children undergoing neurosurgery for (supra)sellar tumors are at risk of developing arginine vasopressin-deficiency (AVP-D), which can cause severe sodium fluctuations and associated neurological complications, prolonged…
View details →Siokas V, Liampas I, Aloizou AM et al. · 2023 · Journal of integrative neuroscience
Background Microglial activation is considered to assume a role in the pathogenesis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). To date, the relationship between ALS and the rs3865444 polymorphism of the cluster of differentiation 33 (CD33)…
View details →Sala G, Castelli M, Orsetti C et al. · 2025 · Veterinary sciences
Procalcitonin (PCT), protein carbonyl content (PCC), asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA) have been proposed as promising biomarkers for detecting diseases in cattle. Their concentrations could…
View details →Martínez-Salmerón MDM, Amaya-Pascasio L, Martínez-Sánchez P et al. · 2026 · Revista de neurologia
Background There is considerable interest in the underlying mechanisms of cryptogenic stroke, with hypercoagulable states being widely studied. An elevated level of Factor VIII has been proposed as a potential prothrombotic marker…
View details →Wallam S, Park J, Wu LW et al. · 2025 · Journal of gastrointestinal oncology
Background Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2), a tight junction molecule, is a novel therapeutic target for patients with advanced gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Recent phase III trials demonstrated improved survival with the addition of an…
View details →Cigarán-Méndez M, de-la-Llave-Rincón AI, Pacho-Hernández JC et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences
The role of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) Val158Met rs4680 polymorphism in altered pain processing in headaches is controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the Val158Met rs4680 polymorphism in…
View details →Thapa M, Courville J, Leonhard R et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in stroke
Introduction Whole blood viscosity (WBV), reflecting the intrinsic resistance of blood flow, is an established predictor of stroke events in individuals. This study aims to correlate the WBV at different shear rates with the outcome of…
View details →Indraccolo S, Signoriello S, Piga I et al. · 2024 · The International journal of biological markers
Introduction In ovarian cancer, expression of metabolism-related markers has been investigated in several studies focusing on individual markers; however, a parallel quantitative evaluation of markers mapping to distinct metabolic…
View details →Wentworth BJ, Shwetar M, Mallawaarachchi I et al. · 2026 · JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Background and aims Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is common in decompensated cirrhosis and often accompanied by large volume ascites. However, the safety of early therapeutic paracentesis is unknown and may lead to unnecessary…
View details →Sanchez JA, de Pedro L, López-Gallego E et al. · 2024 · Scientific reports
Many agricultural landscapes offer few resources for maintaining natural enemy populations and floral plantings have frequently been adopted to enhance biological pest control in crops. However, restored margins may harbour both pests and…
View details →Patsiou D, Digka N, Galli M et al. · 2024 · Marine environmental research
Monitoring microplastics (MPs) in the marine environment is an ongoing process, and our understanding of their impact on marine organisms is limited. The present study evaluates the effects of ingested MPs on the marine MP pollution…
View details →Curtis A, Skvarc D, Brittain N et al. · 2025 · Drug and alcohol review
Introduction Substance use has been associated with child-to-parent violence (CPV), yet little is known about the contributing factors. This study investigated the association between parental substance use and substance involved child to…
View details →D'Marco L, Checa-Ros A, Locascio A et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in medicine
Background Several studies suggest that C-peptide (CP) is involved in regulating lipolysis, adipokine release, and other functions in the adipose tissue. On the other hand, organ-specific adipose tissues, such as the epicardial adipose…
View details →Nguyen TT, Pineda R, Reynolds S et al. · 2026 · Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics
Aim To examine the relationship between feeding therapy and the timing of independent oral feeding (IOF) in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Study design A retrospective analysis of 536 preterm infants ( Results…
View details →Stankovic M, Weber C, Koser M et al. · 2025 · Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls
Objectives While chronological aging does not necessarily impair oncological outcomes after radical prostatectomy, the role of frailty remains less clear. This study aimed to evaluate whether frailty significantly affects early continence…
View details →Keser CS, Erdemir M, Yilmaz M et al. · 2025 · BMC nephrology
Background Hemodynamic instability related to renal replacement therapy (HIRRT) is a serious complication of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) in critically ill patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), significantly increasing…
View details →Smith CM, Spalt EW, Gallo LC et al. · 2026 · Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine
Neighborhood-scale environmental factors, including disinvestment in infrastructure, may impact cardiometabolic disease risk. To our knowledge, no prior studies have investigated the association between neighborhood disinvestment and…
View details →Ihle-Hansen H, Walle-Hansen MM, Berge T et al. · 2026 · BMJ open
Background Current expert consensus statements generally suggest cardiovascular risk assessment, including atrial fibrillation (AF) screening, on detection of covert brain infarctions (CBIs). However, evidence to guide management of CBI…
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