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Oxytocin is an essential lactation hormone released during breastfeeding that causes milk ejection and appears to have calming effect on the mother.[1] Administration of exogenous oxytocin to mothers having difficulty in breastfeeding has…
View details →Wynne R, Dharmalingam R, Omarit R et al. · 2026 · Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care Nurses
Objectives To assess whether high flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) therapy reduces the need for endotracheal intubation in adults with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure (AHRF) in the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods Systematic reviews were…
View details →Zhang J, Pan Q, Jin L et al. · 2026 · The British journal of ophthalmology
Aims To investigate the effect of switching to a different type of myopia control spectacles on myopia progression. Methods This retrospective matched-cohort study involved 1012 children or adolescents who were prescribed myopia control…
View details →Nagai T, Kuwaki A, Kodama K · 2026 · Nanoscale advances
Developing oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts with both high catalytic activity and durability is essential for the commercialization of polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs). One promising strategy to simultaneously enhance the…
View details →Gažarová M, Lenártová P, Kopčeková J et al. · 2026 · Nutrients
Background/Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the metabolic response of women to a six-week consumption of full-fat sheep milk yogurt, with a focus on cardiovascular risk markers, lipid profile, and subfractions of low-density…
View details →Vogel MJ, Hacker K, Herting J et al. · 2026 · Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Background Electrical cardioversion (ECV) is an effective treatment for restoring sinus rhythm in supraventricular tachycardias such as atrial fibrillation (AFib) and atrial flutter (AFlu). In clinical practice, serum potassium is often…
View details →Treat T, Jones D, Lorenzano N et al. · 2026 · Journal of periodontology
Background Evidence for whether and how non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) improves systemic outcomes remains equivocal. Inconclusive findings may in part be due to design variations of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in this…
View details →Abapolnikova M, Coyne AE, Glushka L et al. · 2026 · Psychotherapy research : journal of the Society for Psychotherapy Research
Objective Although interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression are comparably efficacious, less is known about the respective patient-level processes that help transmit their beneficial effect.…
View details →Ersoy O, Kizilay G · 2026 · Biotechnic & histochemistry : official publication of the Biological Stain Commission
Clinical and experimental studies have shown that sitagliptin regulates blood glucose levels. This study was designed because it is thought that sitagliptin may reduce diabetes-induced apoptosis in testes by affecting blood glucose levels…
View details →Sosnówka-Czajka E, Skomorucha I, Wojtysiak D et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
The growing greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production are increasing the pressure on poultry producers to use practices that reduce the environmental impact of farms, mainly by reducing ammonia emissions. The study evaluated…
View details →Adeva-Andany MM · 2025 · World journal of nephrology
Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors suppress glucose reabsorption in the kidney proximal tubule through the SGLT2 protein, leading to glucosuria and osmotic diuresis. Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials show that…
View details →Chommaux T, Renault PO, Godard P et al. · 2026 · ACS applied materials & interfaces
The electrical and mechanical behaviors of 400 nm thick indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films on polyimide substrates were investigated by means of electrical resistivity and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements during equibiaxial…
View details →Vaidie J, Demiselle J, Gabriel A et al. · 2025 · Intensive care medicine
Purpose Decision-making for management of immunosuppressive drugs in solid organ transplant patients admitted to the ICU remains controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a temporary suspension strategy (interruption of…
View details →Gröning M, Smerup MH, Nissen H et al. · 2026 · Pediatric cardiology
To assess temporal changes in the timing of pulmonary valve replacement (PVR) among patients with tetralogy of Fallot and to determine whether temporal shifts toward earlier PVR were accompanied by differences in ventricular volumes,…
View details →Pascoe B, Cocks K, Clarke N et al. · 2026 · Schizophrenia research
Cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia (CIAS) is a fundamental symptom of the disorder, which significantly affects individuals' daily functioning and overall quality of life. Currently available antipsychotic drugs have little…
View details →Thimmesch M, Cheping Simo C, Boulay M et al. · 2026 · Revue medicale de Liege
Cystic fibrosis, the most common genetic disorder in Caucasian populations, is caused by mutations in the CFTR gene (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator), which disrupts chloride ion transport and leads to the production of…
View details →Kloura C, Jensen MM, Ekblond TS et al. · 2026 · Diabetes research and clinical practice
Aim The aim of this exploratory analysis was to investigate effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) on glycemic control and variability in adults with prediabetes. Methods This study utilized data from the Restricted Eating Time (RESET)…
View details →Mommers I, Mubarik S, van Boven JFM et al. · 2025 · BMJ open respiratory research
Background Antibiotics are widely used to manage acute asthma exacerbations, despite little evidence for their effectiveness. This study assesses the added value of antibiotics alongside oral corticosteroids (OCSs) in treating asthma…
View details →Toraño P, Balmaseda A, Bordons A et al. · 2025 · Food Microbiology.
Oenococcus oeni is the main species of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) responsible for malolactic fermentation (MLF) in winemaking. MLF development can present difficulties because of the harsh, stressful conditions of wine. Yeast mannoproteins…
View details →Holzhauer CG, Bickar L · 2026 · Alcohol, clinical & experimental research
Background The associations of stress and negative emotion with alcohol use are well established. These associations are mediated by cognitive and psychological mechanisms that may be sex-dependent. This pilot study examined sex…
View details →Kobayashi Y, Hosoda C, Kohda M et al. · 2026 · Journal of ethology
Parental care has a direct and beneficial effect on parental fitness. An important question regarding the evolution of parental care is why parental roles and the amount of care invested are characterized by sexual bias. In species that…
View details →Bourgeois J, Domange C, Celie B · 2026 · International journal of environmental research and public health
Sleep is a fundamental aspect of physiological and psychological functioning, and the beneficial effect of exercise on sleep quality and quantity, depending on training modality, remains underexplored. This study compared the effects of…
View details →Kolli RD, Kasireddy B, Iuspa MA et al. · 2026 · British poultry science
1. This 42 d study further examined the physiological mechanisms underlying responses to a precision biotic (PB) on growth performance and ileal amino acid digestibility. It focussed on fermentation profile, caecal soluble protein levels,…
View details →Fransisca S, Sitepu BRE, Delfi · 2026 · Frontiers in medicine
Background Visual disturbances are a common and often debilitating complication following stroke, significantly impairing patients' functional independence and quality of life. Among various neuroprotective agents, Citicoline…
View details →Omae K, Luo Y, Sahker E et al. · 2026 · World journal of urology
PURPOSE: The smallest worthwhile difference (SWD) represents the minimal beneficial effect of an intervention that patients consider valuable when weighed against its burdens, including potential harms, costs, and inconveniences. We aimed…
View details →Zhiping N, Yuanyuan Y, Qichun Z et al. · 2025 · Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society
With the acceleration of China's aging society, how to enhance the subjective well-being of older adults has become a core issue of concern. This study aims to explore the influence mechanisms of socioeconomic status, health, recreation,…
View details →Lamb CJ, Biedermann BM, Lin EH et al. · 2025 · JSES international
Background Spin in scientific literature is defined as bias that overstates efficacy and/or underestimates harms of an experimental treatment. Glenoid augmentation is a technique used to correct glenoid bone deficiency during shoulder…
View details →Bkaily G, Jazzar A, Jacques D · 2026 · Canadian journal of physiology and pharmacology
Generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is a physiological product of cell activity that is mainly generated by the mitochondria as well as by transmembrane NADPH oxidases (NOX1-5) present at the plasma and nuclear envelope membranes.…
View details →Zhou HY, Xin ZM, Lu YY · 2026 · Journal of clinical psychology
Objective Theory of mind (ToM), the ability of mental state attribution, is an important aspect of social cognition. The autism-psychosis diametrical model suggests that there is an opposite impact of autistic traits and psychotic-like…
View details →Feola M, Landra F, Greco CA et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine
Cardiac arrest is a way of demise of patients who are affected by heart failure (HF), being more frequent in those with HF with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF), and is, as such, responsible for 30-50% of cardiac death.…
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