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Replication FailureMedicine

CMV viraemia is associated with mortality among children with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy in sub-Saharan Africa.

Fisayo T, Evans C, Mutasa K et al. · 2026 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Background Cytomegalovirus (CMV) co-infection is associated with mortality in adults with HIV, but whether CMV is associated with mortality in children with HIV remains uncertain. Methods In 498 children (median age 6.3 years,…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Quantitative Systems Toxicology Model Predicts Obeticholic Acid-Associated Liver Injury in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease.

Mayo AK, Beaudoin JJ, Woodhead JL et al. · 2026 · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Obeticholic acid (OCA), a synthetic analog of chenodeoxycholic acid, was approved in 2016 for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. Early clinical trials revealed elevated liver biomarkers in healthy subjects receiving…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pulmonary Fibrosis and Pulmonary Function in Patients with Metastatic Testicular Cancer During and after Combination Chemotherapy: The BLEOTOX Study.

Frey L, Grunwald S, Ruckes C et al. · 2026 · European urology open science

Background and objective Metastatic testicular germ cell tumors (mTGCTs) are treated with combination chemotherapy (Cx) containing bleomycin (BEP [bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin]). Bleomycin-induced pulmonary toxicity (BPT) is a…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Association between extubation timing and functional outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke after endovascular treatment.

Liang D, Tong Y, Li F et al. · 2026 · Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland)

Introduction General anesthesia (GA) with endotracheal intubation is standard during endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS), but the optimal timing for post-procedural extubation remains unclear. Methods In this…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Preoperative posterior pelvic tilt is associated with residual low back pain and inferior patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty.

Ito K, Fujii M, Oba Y et al. · 2026 · International orthopaedics

Purpose To determine changes in low back pain (LBP) after total hip arthroplasty (THA), identify preoperative factors associated with residual LBP and LBP improvement, and clarify the association between residual LBP and patient-reported…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Water intake, switching between bites and sips, and drinking behavior are associated with food intake across meals varying in spiciness: A secondary analysis of two randomized crossover studies.

Cunningham PM, Hayes JE · 2026 · Appetite

Widespread nutrition advice instructs consumers to drink water with meals to increase fullness and reduce energy intake. However, recent data indicates greater water intake is associated with more food intake at a meal, not less. Switching…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

High daily fructose intake and late-evening fruit consumption are associated with ultrasonographically assessed hepatic steatosis in family medicine outpatients.

Ediz E, Küçükdağ HN, Özel MA · 2026 · Scientific reports

Although high fructose consumption is known to be associated with metabolic disorders, specific intake thresholds and consumption patterns related to hepatic steatosis have not been fully defined. This study aimed to quantify daily…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Investigating patterns of long-term opioid usage in 11,771 trauma survivors with up to 6 years follow-up in Denmark.

Millarch AS, Schøning J, Hjulmand VG et al. · 2026 · The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

Background Opioids have a well-known capacity to induce long-term dependency with related increased morbidity and mortality. Usage patterns following traumatic injury are, however, not well studied. We investigated long-term opioid usage…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Longitudinal analysis of 15-year health outcomes after combat-related lower limb amputation: A retrospective study.

Melcer T, Robinson MI, Jurick S et al. · 2026 · The journal of trauma and acute care surgery

Background Limited longitudinal research has been conducted on health outcomes during the first 15 years after combat-related lower limb amputation. Methods This retrospective analysis of Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs health…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Sub-Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Amoxicillin Modulate Biofilm Formation and the Expression of Biofilm-Associated Genes in <i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>.

Tegegne DT, Banaszkiewicz S, Bania J et al. · 2026 · Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)

Background: Enterococcus faecalis is one of the most frequent causes of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, largely due to its ability to form biofilms on indwelling urinary catheter surfaces, which enhance bacterial persistence…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Isolated Peripheral Nervous System Presentation in Ma/Ma2-Associated Autoimmunity.

Vilaseca A, Villagrán-García M, Farina A et al. · 2026 · Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation

Objectives Ma/Ma2-associated neurologic autoimmunity is characterized by CNS involvement. However, isolated peripheral nervous system (PNS) presentations have been rarely reported. We aimed to describe the frequency and syndromes of…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

An analysis of succinate dehydrogenase B in pleural mesothelioma.

Jennings CJ, Marciniak SJ, Pinton G et al. · 2026 · Discover oncology

Aim To investigate the expression of succinate dehydrogenase B and its potential as a therapeutic target in pleural mesothelioma (PM). Methods The expression of succinate dehydrogenase B was examined in cell lines using PCR. The expression…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Monotherapy versus combination therapy for treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex infections: results from an observational study.

Bertholdi Filho SU, Telles JP, Melo IM et al. · 2026 · Critical care science

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of monotherapy versus combination therapy in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted in two tertiary hospitals…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Exosomal MALAT1 expression associated with the cardioprotective effects of carvacrol in acute doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury: Potential involvement of Nrf2/Keap1-related signaling.

Ahmadi T, Ghorbanzadeh V, Hosseinnejad E et al. · 2026 · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Doxorubicin remains an indispensable component of many chemotherapy regimens; however, its clinical use is limited by dose-dependent cardiotoxicity that may progress to dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. In the present study, we…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Thyroid Autoimmunity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Phenotype Distribution, HDL-Cholesterol, and Data-Driven Clusters in a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mogoș RA, Carauleanu A, Vasilache IA et al. · 2026 · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Background and Objectives : Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is often reported patients with PCOS, and may co-occur with altered metabolic risk markers. The aims of this study were to assess baseline differences according to thyroid…

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