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Hashimoto S, Ishiguchi H, Yoshiga Y et al. · 2026 · Heart rhythm
Background Data regarding acute blood pressure (BP) drops during pulsed-field ablation (PFA) for pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) are limited. Objective This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of acute BP drops during…
View details →Richards-Brown M, Castiello de Obeso S, Dennison R et al. · 2026 · Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
The self-prioritisation effect demonstrates that people have a bias to learn and process self-relevant compared to other-relevant information. This tendency may provide a tool to understand how body image and perception become disrupted in…
View details →Micheli K, Koutra K, Markakis G · 2026 · International journal of aging & human development
This study examines whether aging anxiety (based on terror management theory) or demographic and experiential factors better explain attitudes toward older adults among social work students and professionals. Cross-sectional data were…
View details →Daniel N, Papadimitriou N, Chatziioannou AC et al. · 2026 · Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver
Background and aims Recent data suggest a role for the gut microbiome in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. We investigated associations of gut microbiome abundances and concentrations of circulating bacteria-associated…
View details →Shamani-Aminian A, Adán A, Llorenç V · 2026 · Journal of ophthalmic inflammation and infection
Ocular toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis worldwide and a major cause of visual impairment. Previous studies suggest that the disease may follow a more aggressive clinical course in patients from Latin America;…
View details →El Hayek M, Koop A · 2026 · Obesity surgery
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a frequent postoperative concern after bariatric surgery, particularly following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). This study aimed to identify clinical factors associated with GERD in…
View details →Ugur MA, Okut G, Buyuktoka RE et al. · 2026 · BMC geriatrics
Background Emergency laparotomy in older adults is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality, necessitating accurate and rapid preoperative risk stratification. Established risk models such as National Emergency Laparotomy Audit…
View details →Lee J, DeGroot W · 2026 · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Objective To assess whether thoracic radiographs in dogs with gastric dilatation-volvulus (GDV) are associated with the decision to proceed with surgery and survival to discharge. Methods A retrospective cohort study of dogs with GDV…
View details →Lewis J, Liu AM, Johnson C et al. · 2026 · Injury
Background Trauma volume can vary significantly throughout the year. Identifying factors associated with trauma volume variation can be helpful in allocating resources and staff during busy trauma periods. The present study aimed to…
View details →Gunderson AK, Kwon T, Kumarasinghe Y et al. · 2026 · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Background Beliefs of a child's primary caregiver are known to influence immunization uptake. As coverage increases, the characteristics of households with undervaccinated children may be shifting. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional…
View details →Gaertner LHC, Reininger KM, Briken P · 2026 · Journal of sex research
Mentalizing ability - the capacity to understand behavior as motivated by intentional mental states - develops within attachment relationships and has recently been suggested to influence sexual health. This study examined whether…
View details →Xu Z, Guo Y, Shao Y et al. · 2026 · Journal of affective disorders
Background Differentiating the depressive phase of bipolar disorder (BD) from major depressive disorder (MDD) remains a significant clinical challenge. As CACNA1C is a prominent susceptibility gene for BD across diverse populations, this…
View details →Piran CMG, Cargnin AVE, Mori MM et al. · 2026 · Revista brasileira de enfermagem
Objectives to analyze factors associated with poor adherence and loss to follow-up among adolescents and young people living with HIV. Methods ambidirectional cohort study of 512 adolescents and young people with HIV receiving treatment at…
View details →Gul F, Ullah A, Li Y et al. · 2026 · BMC endocrine disorders
Obesity, especially visceral obesity, is a major health issue globally, leading to metabolic disorders. Visceral fat accumulation is closely linked to insulin resistance and metabolic abnormalities. The role of branched-chain amino acids…
View details →Sriram N, Muller R, Jain R et al. · 2026 · Clinical neurology and neurosurgery
Objective Surgical decompression is often needed to relieve symptoms and prevent long-term disability from compressive peripheral nerve pathologies. This study applied the Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) to characterize utilization…
View details →Kowra S, Singh H, Singh V et al. · 2026 · European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
Introduction Estrogens are crucial in the development and growth of skeletal systems. Estrogen receptor alpha (ESRα) and beta (ESRβ) are crucial regulators of estrogen response. Estrogen receptor genes (ESR1 and ESR2) have been extensively…
View details →Ecertaş BM, Erdem NZ · 2026 · BMC public health
Sedentary work environments may contribute to unhealthy dietary behaviors and increase the risk of non-communicable diseases among white-collar employees.This cross-sectional study examined the diet quality and its associations with…
View details →Koçyiğit YB, Karaoğlan B, Kuruoğlu A · 2026 · Scientific reports
We examined whether metacognitive beliefs were associated with fibromyalgia impact and compared metacognitive beliefs between patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and matched healthy controls. We hypothesized that Metacognitions…
View details →Acar Ozer T, Arslan M, Şahin K · 2026 · Nutrition and health
BackgroundMetabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is one of the most prevalent chronic liver diseases worldwide and is strongly associated with metabolic dysfunction. Dietary patterns such as the Mediterranean and…
View details →Tophkhane C, Yang S, Zhao ZJ et al. · 2026 · International journal of oncology
Subsequently to the publication of the above article, an interested reader drew to the authors' attention that the control β‑actin blots shown for the western blots portrayed in Figs. 1B and 2B were strikingly similar after a slight…
View details →Oh MS, Park KY, Jeong HB et al. · 2026 · BMC neurology
Background We aimed to determine cut-off values of factors affecting early neurological improvement in patients after recombinant tissue plasminogen activator therapy for acute ischemic stroke. Methods A total of 135 patients with acute…
View details →Moreira A, Azevedo R, Costa JA et al. · 2026 · European journal of dentistry
Objective Drug addiction is a growing global health concern with significant oral health consequences. Cannabis and cocaine are among the most frequently used illicit drugs, contributing to a high burden of oral pathologies. This study…
View details →Helvich J, Machu V, Novak L et al. · 2026 · Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique
Background Problematic social media use (PSMU) has become a critical public health concern. However, little is known about how the associations between PSMU, mental health, and substance use differ depending on participation in distinct…
View details →Borgehammar J, McClenahan B, Miller E et al. · 2026 · The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy
Objective Developing psychomotor competence in orthopedic manual physical therapy (OMPT) techniques is fundamental to post-professional physical therapy education. Concerns persist about whether online instructional models and the rise of…
View details →Vu NTH, Quach DT, Miyauchi S et al. · 2026 · Digestion
Introduction A family history of chronic constipation (CC) is considered an important predisposing factor for developing CC. This study aimed to compare the associations of maternal and paternal histories of CC with constipation in…
View details →Sharma S, Aschner A, Kabir N et al. · 2026 · The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques
Rationale The ketogenic diet (KD) is a well-established therapeutic option for children with non-surgical drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). The purpose of this study was to determine whether specific anti-seizure medications (ASM) are…
View details →Hamidi F, Muhler F, Skopp G et al. · 2026 · Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society
Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is associated with poor outcomes and presents a considerable treatment challenge. Here, we investigated the association of prior beta-blocker treatment with outcomes in patients with OHCA.…
View details →Tall S, Pettersson J, Härkönen T et al. · 2026 · Diabetes care
Objective We assessed whether 1) severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination is associated with the risk of type 1 diabetes and 2) SARS-CoV-2 vaccination or infection is associated with disease severity at type…
View details →Kobayashi T, Takahara M, Kikuchi S et al. · 2026 · European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
Objective A single segment great saphenous vein (GSV) with a diameter ≥ 3.0 mm is widely accepted as the standard conduit for tibial and pedal bypass in chronic limb threatening ischaemia (CLTI) based on studies in European and American…
View details →Nakamura K, Sakai N, Hirai H et al. · 2026 · British journal of clinical pharmacology
Aims Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) for mucopolysaccharidosis II (MPS II) requires long-term, weekly intravenous infusions often lasting over 3 h each time, which can burden paediatric patients and caregivers and negatively affect their…
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