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Benefits of a group-based running session on feelings of energy and fatigue: No augmenting effect of green exercise during the defoliation season.

Legrand FD, Jeandet P, Polidori G et al. · 2025 · Psychology of sport and exercise

This randomized controlled trial investigated the impact of a brief session of group-based running on feelings of energy and fatigue, comparing exercise in a local nature reserve versus an outdoor built environment, and a sedentary control…

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Mediating Effect of IADL and Depression in the Relationship Between Ability to Perform Movements and Death Preparation in Elderly with Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Kwon M, Kim SA, Kim J · 2025 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives : This study investigated the mediating effects of instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and depression on the relationship between the ability to perform movements and death preparation among older adults…

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Combining Endoscopic Submucosa Dissection and Endoscopic Full-Thickness Resection for Resection of a Gastric Schwannoma Mimicking Gastrointestinal Stroma Tumor.

Kormann S, Semadeni GM, Weber M et al. · 2024 · ACG case reports journal

Subepithelial gastric tumors are a diagnostic challenge. Endoscopic ultrasound allows differentiation. Lesions originating from the submucosal layer can be resected using endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Surgery or endoscopic…

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Multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate in Victoria, Australia; unintended consequences of changing Medicare Benefits Schedule access.

Gordon P, Urquhart E, Oad S et al. · 2024 · Australian health review : a publication of the Australian Hospital Association

Objective To assess whether prostate biopsy rates have altered with the July 2018 change in Australian Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) rebates supporting multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) for diagnosing prostate cancer.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Case of Unexpected Peritoneal Carcinomatosis From Colon Cancer Detected After Robot-Assisted Radical Cystectomy for Advanced Bladder Cancer.

Ito K, Yamashita R, Kasai S et al. · 2026 · IJU case reports

Introduction Peritoneal carcinomatosis in patients with advanced bladder cancer is a rare but lethal event following robot-assisted radical cystectomy (RARC). We report a case of an unusual clinical course in which peritoneal dissemination…

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Integrating vision and somatosensation does not improve the accuracy and response time when estimating area and perimeter of rectangles in primary school.

Leukel C, Loibl K, Leuders T · 2024 · Trends in neuroscience and education

Background Problem-solving and learning in mathematics involves sensory perception and processing. Multisensory integration may contribute by enhancing sensory estimates. This study aims to assess if combining visual and somatosensory…

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Nanopatterns on silica scales of Mallomonas (Chrysophyceae, Stramenopiles): Unraveling UV resistance potential and diverse response to UVA and UVB radiation.

Nemcova Y, Knotek P, Jadrná I et al. · 2024 · Journal of phycology

Mallomonas thrive primarily in freshwaters and dominate plankton communities, especially in oligotrophic waters. The cells have a siliceous cell covering of regularly arranged scales. Despite their ecological importance, the intricate…

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Vitamin D and calcium prevent bone loss in vitamin D-deficient chronic hepatitis B patients treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: A randomized controlled trial.

Atthakitmongkol T, Chotiyaputta W, Lertwattanarak R et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi

Background Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is an important drug to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients. However, long-term TDF therapy decreases renal function and bone mineral density (BMD). This study compared bone turnover…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

More Questions Than Answers in Trial of GRAIL's Galleri.

· 2026 · Cancer discovery

The NHS-Galleri trial, the first randomized, controlled trial of the multi-cancer early detection test Galleri, found that the test from GRAIL did not meet its primary endpoint, a reduction in late-stage cancers. Researchers say the result…

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Icotinib plus chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment for resectable stage II-IIIB EGFR-mutant lung adenocarcinoma: a phase II study (NEOIPOWER).

Lu F, Lv C, Yang X et al. · 2025 · Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Background EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) have shown activity in the neoadjuvant setting of EGFR-mutant (EGFRm) non-small cell lung cancer; however, data on the combination of neoadjuvant EGFR-TKIs plus chemotherapy are…

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Efficacy and safety of intravenous prasinezumab in individuals with early-stage Parkinson's disease on stable symptomatic monotherapy (PADOVA): a phase 2b, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Nikolcheva T, Pagano G, Anzures-Cabrera J et al. · 2026 · Lancet (London, England)

Background Prasinezumab has previously shown potential for reducing the progression of motor signs (Movement Disorder Society-sponsored Revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale [MDS-UPDRS] Part III) in patients with…

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Safety and efficacy of the anti-α-synuclein monoclonal antibody amlenetug for the treatment of patients with multiple system atrophy (AMULET): a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, multicentre trial.

Kjærsgaard L, Wiedemann J, Singer W et al. · 2026 · The Lancet. Neurology

Background Pathological aggregation and propagation of α-synuclein species drive disease progression in multiple system atrophy (MSA). We assessed the efficacy and safety of amlenetug, a monoclonal antibody targeting aggregated…

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Hepatectomy Plus Chemotherapy or Chemotherapy Alone for Resectable Liver and Unresectable Lung Metastases from Colorectal Adenocarcinoma (LUNA): A Randomized Phase II Trial.

Folkert IW, Mehran R, Sun R et al. · 2026 · Annals of surgical oncology

Background Hepatectomy for isolated colorectal liver metastases is associated with 5 year overall survival (OS) of 58% and is accepted as standard of care. However, the role of liver resection with unresectable low-volume lung metastases…

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Efficacy and safety of rilzabrutinib in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: 16-week results from a proof-of-concept phase II clinical trial.

Kircik L, Tsianakas A, Valenzuela F et al. · 2025 · The British journal of dermatology

Background Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common inflammatory skin disorder, carries a significant public health burden. Many patients with moderate-to-severe AD are unable to achieve adequate disease control with topical treatment and…

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ALBAN (GETUG-AFU 37): a phase III, randomized, open-label international trial of intravenous atezolizumab and intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) versus BCG alone in BCG-naive high-risk, non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).

Roupret M, Bertaut A, Pignot G et al. · 2026 · Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology

Background Standard treatment of high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) after transurethral resection of bladder tumor is intravesical instillation with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) (induction and maintenance regimens);…

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Phase II Trial of Ponatinib in Patients with Metastatic Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor following Failure or Intolerance of Prior Therapy with Imatinib (POETIG Trial).

Falkenhorst J, Ivanyi P, Schulz T et al. · 2025 · Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Purpose Imatinib resistance is conferred by secondary mutations within the ATP-binding pocket or the activation loop of KIT in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST). Ponatinib is active against KIT secondary activation loop and the…

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