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Daniel S, Hou R, Galea I et al. · 2025 · Brain, behavior, & immunity - health
Background Subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a severe type of intracranial bleed that causes significant morbidity. One of the most overlooked yet commonly reported symptom is persistent fatigue. Fatigue in the general population has been…
View details →Aquino-Canchari CR, Parraga Camayo EF, Ambrosio Huaman EN et al. · 2025 · Revista cientifica odontologica (Universidad Cientifica del Sur)
Introduction Dental caries and nutritional alterations are common in childhood, particularly in rural communities with limited access to health services. Objective To determine the association between anthropometric indicators and the…
View details →Maleki M, Modarresi S · 2025 · BMC research notes
Background Orthopedic injuries can negatively impact both the physical and mental health of patients. Ensuring patient satisfaction with their recovery is crucial for meeting patient-centered goals and enhancing overall health outcomes.…
View details →Bogari NM, Naffadi HM, Babalghith AO et al. · 2024 · Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Background Ischemic injury is a common mechanism in both ischemic stroke (IS) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), an endopeptidase that degrades extracellular matrix, is important in the pathogenesis of…
View details →Aydın MZ, Arin CB, Teber MK et al. · 2026 · Journal of inflammation research
Background Systemic inflammatory and nutritional indices have been associated with coronary artery disease burden and prognosis; however, their ability to predict lesion-level functional ischemia remains uncertain. This study evaluated…
View details →Tungjitviboonkun S, Schulte B, Shi K et al. · 2026 · Cancer medicine
Background Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common comorbidity among cancer patients and may influence treatment options and outcomes. However, the independent effect of CKD in patients with hematologic malignancies remains unclear.…
View details →George MD, Gavigan K, Venkatachalam S et al. · 2026 · ACR open rheumatology
Objective People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of serious infection, but less is known about nonserious infections. Our prospective cohort study evaluated associations between medications for RA and the risk of…
View details →Wolfswinkel SMM, Raghoebar S, de Vet E et al. · 2026 · Applied psychology. Health and well-being
Social norm perceptions are implicit rules of conduct that describe what is normal and acceptable behavior. Changing social norm perceptions through textual and physical social norm communications can be a promising approach to changing…
View details →Currò D, Vergani E, Nicolazzi MA et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of global mortality, with heart failure (HF) representing a critical clinical endpoint. HF is traditionally classified into two distinct phenotypes based on left ventricular ejection…
View details →Rabbi F, Gulacha P, Thabane L et al. · 2026 · Nutrition bulletin
Asthma affects over 850,000 Canadian children under 14, ranking among the top chronic childhood diseases. Prenatal dietary factors are hypothesised to influence its development. We examined associations between maternal prenatal dietary…
View details →Kocamış Ö · 2026 · BMC ophthalmology
BACKGROUND: Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) is a leading cause of irreversible central vision loss in elderly individuals. Increasing evidence indicates that systemic inflammation contributes to nAMD pathogenesis.…
View details →Gonçalves TR, Cunha DB, Mediano MFF et al. · 2025 · BMC public health
Background Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of years lived with disability. However, the association of non-chronic LBP with levels of daily physical activity (PA) remains poorly explored. This study investigated the association…
View details →Wierzbiński P, Henzler M, Hubska J · 2022 · Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
Suicidal behaviour is a major public health problem in Poland. There is compelling evidence that genetic factors contribute to the risk for suicidal behavior. Studies suggest a link between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs1049353…
View details →Gümüş CY, Özer Y, Kaşko Arıcı Y · 2026 · Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research
BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is common in pediatric obesity and has been proposed to contribute to metabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD). This retrospective study aimed to evaluate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels…
View details →Barber LE, Maliniak ML, Moubadder L et al. · 2024 · JAMA network open
Importance Neighborhood deprivation has been associated with increased breast cancer mortality among White women, but findings are inconsistent among Black women, who experience different neighborhood contexts. Accounting for interactions…
View details →Xin Y, Qian X, Yang Y · 2025 · BMC public health
Background This study aimed to prospectively assess the relationship between systolic blood pressure (SBP) trajectories and successful aging in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals. Methods A total of 1,960 participants from the…
View details →Rabizadeh S, Seyedi SA, Nabipoorashrafi SA et al. · 2023 · Chronic diseases and translational medicine
Background High concentrations of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have been a known risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Also, the role of oxidized LDL (ox-LDL) in forming atherosclerosis plaque has been proven. However, it…
View details →Lange AV, Hess E, Barón AE et al. · 2026 · Journal of palliative medicine
Background Providing and measuring goal-concordant care is a priority. Objective Determine the effect of a nurse and social worker palliative telecare team intervention on goal concordance and participants' understanding of care focus.…
View details →Soeda K, Komaba H, Nakagawa Y et al. · 2024 · Journal of nephrology
Background Hyponatremia is implicated in pathological bone resorption and has been identified as a risk factor for bone fracture in the general population. However, there are limited data on the association between serum sodium levels and…
View details →Lampousi AM, Zeng J, Löfvenborg JE et al. · 2026 · Diabetologia
Aims/hypothesis The role of red meat in type 1 diabetes risk remains unclear. We examined whether maternal and early-life red meat intake is associated with the development of type 1 diabetes and whether such associations are modified by…
View details →Bowler SA, Premeaux TA, Ratzan L et al. · 2025 · AIDS (London, England)
A segment of people with HIV on effective antiretroviral therapy (ART) continue to experience poor immune recovery, leaving them at heightened risk of non-AIDS-defining events (NAEs). The production of anti-CD4 IgG autoreactive antibodies…
View details →Dorchin M, Nasiri-Jounaghani M, Hashemi-Javaheri FS et al. · 2025 · Scientific reports
This study aimed to investigate the erythrocyte Omega-3 fatty acid index as a potential biomarker for clinical severity, nutritional status, and mortality risk in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Using a…
View details →Franco Vega I · 2026 · Journal of sex research
This study assessed the effects of condom types and brands on use in a free condom distribution intervention in hostales (love hotels). New policies are needed to overcome the low levels of contraceptive use in Perú. Hostales could serve…
View details →Hodder RK, O'Brien KM, Wolfenden L et al. · 2026 · Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals
Issue addressed Tobacco, alcohol and other drug use contribute significantly to the global burden of disease, with initiation typically occurring during childhood and adolescence. School-based substance use prevention interventions are…
View details →Sundarakrishnan A, Siek B, Clarke PBS · 2026 · Behavioural brain research
The sucrose preference test is the primary measure of anhedonia in rat models of depression, but it does not specifically assess anticipatory anhedonia, a deficit commonly observed in patients. Anticipatory 50-kHz ultrasonic vocalizations…
View details →S Krishnan V, Hodgetts SI, Harvey AR et al. · 2025 · Biogerontology
This two part study on the afferent connectivity of lumbar spinal motor neurons in normal ageing mice investigates; Study 1: time course analysis of age-related changes in the synaptic coverage of lumbar spinal cords of male C57BL/BJ mice…
View details →Borghero G, Pierri V, Pili F et al. · 2024 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Objective To analyze disease-modifying effects of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion for supporting nutrition, noninvasive ventilation (NIV), and tracheostomy-assisted ('invasive') ventilation (TIV) in amyotrophic lateral…
View details →Maiden MJ, Torpy DJ, Ludbrook GL et al. · 2024 · Experimental and therapeutic medicine
Triiodothyronine (T3) concentrations in plasma decrease during acute illness and it is unclear if this contributes to disease. Clinical and laboratory studies of T3 supplementation in disease have revealed little or no effect. It is…
View details →Ha SH, Kim S, Lee S et al. · 2026 · Parkinsonism & related disorders
Introduction Approximately one-third of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) develop dementia, and anticholinergic use has been implicated as a risk factor, particularly with prolonged exposure. This study examined whether short-term…
View details →Nygaard B, Jensen CZ, Jorsal M et al. · 2025 · European thyroid journal
Objective Patients are increasingly using and requesting LT4/LT3 combination treatment for persistent hypothyroid symptoms, but the efficacy and side effects of long-term therapy remain largely unexplored. This study aimed to describe the…
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