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An Online Pilates Program for People with Hypermobility: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial Looking at Function, Interoception, Kinesiophobia, and Physical Activity Levels.

Russek LN, Di Bon J, Herbland A et al. · 2026 · Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare

Purpose This study evaluated whether an independent, online modified Pilates program alters function, interoception (internal body awareness), activity levels, and kinesiophobia (fear of movement) in people with symptomatic joint…

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Variations in outcomes following burn injury and admission to an Australian or New Zealand intensive care unit: A retrospective data linkage cohort study.

Garside T, Udy A, Reade MC et al. · 2026 · Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries

Introduction The Burns Registry of Australia and New Zealand (BRANZ) has been used to identify significant variation in burn injury management and outcomes across Australia and New Zealand. This study aimed to assess variation in clinical…

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The Effect of a Mobile Game Developed for Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever on Disease Management and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Kaş Alay G, Mutlu B · 2026 · Games for health journal

Objective To determine the effect of training children with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) using a mobile game (MG) or training booklet (TB) on self-efficacy, symptom management, and quality of life (HRQoL) compared with a control…

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Body temperature and time perception in morning and evening types

Erdoğan Ş, Tavat BC · 2025 · Physiology & behavior

Previous studies have suggested that time perception fluctuates throughout the day in relation to daily fluctuations of body temperature, and that there is a negative relationship between body temperature and time perception. The aim of…

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Treatment in Public Centers for Adult Jewish Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Israel: Abuse Characteristics, Psychiatric Profiles, and One-Year Treatment Outcomes.

Lev-Ari L, Mintz Malchi K, Ludmir E et al. · 2026 · Journal of trauma & dissociation : the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation (ISSD)

Background Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is associated with significant psychiatric morbidity and has been reported at notable rates among Jewish Israeli women. Yet data regarding abuse characteristics, psychiatric history and longitudinal…

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Mavacamten Versus Alcohol Septal Ablation in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Echocardiography-Derived Pressure-Volume Analysis.

Reil JC, Sequeira V, Coppée C et al. · 2026 · Circulation. Heart failure

Background Obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) is characterized by left ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction, which increases afterload and chronically activates the Anrep response, a compensatory (afterload-driven) state…

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Feasibility and Safety of a Computer-Controlled Device for Transradial Cerebral Angiography: A Prospective Pilot Study.

Tanaka S, Hirata K, Uramaru K et al. · 2026 · Journal of neuroendovascular therapy

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of a computer-controlled local anesthetic delivery device during transradial cerebral angiography and to descriptively assess procedural pain and hemodynamic changes in an…

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Peripheral endothelial and coronary microvascular responses to lipophilic versus hydrophilic ACE inhibitors in newly diagnosed hypertension.

Yilmaz Y, Celik FB, Atici A et al. · 2026 · Journal of hypertension

Background The clinical relevance of tissue-selectivity among angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors is debated. This study aimed to compare the effects of a lipophilic (quinapril) and a hydrophilic (lisinopril) ACE inhibitor on…

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Discordant Perioperative Prophylaxis and Major Morbidity After Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients Undergoing PTBD: A Culture-Based Analysis.

Korkmaz YY, Gungor F, Kudas I et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Background : Patients undergoing pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) after preoperative percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainage (PTBD) frequently develop bacterobilia. While bile culture positivity has been variably linked to postoperative…

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Physical activity levels, sleep quality and perceived stress in Chilean students: a cross-sectional study.

Aguilera-Eguía R, Fuentes-Barría H, Avilés-Santos Y et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in sports and active living

Objective To describe sleep quality, perceived stress, and physical activity levels, as well as to identify the associations between these variables in fourth-year Kinesiology students at the Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception…

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Perioperative Anesthetic Factors and Flap Outcome in Pediatric Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction: A Retrospective Study.

Lech D, Maksymowicz R, Matysek J et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical medicine

Background: Microvascular free flap reconstruction is an established method for the management of complex head and neck defects in pediatric patients. However, the influence of perioperative anesthetic management on flap outcome in this…

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Brief intervention for inappropriate z-hypnotics use in older adults: a before and after intervention study in primary care.

Siddiqui TG, Simonsen THB, Lie Selle M et al. · 2026 · Scandinavian journal of primary health care

Background Z-hypnotics are commonly prescribed for insomnia, but their use in older adults is associated with an increased risk of adverse events. Aim We examined the long-term effect of brief intervention (BI) for inappropriate z-hypnotic…

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Introduction of a dashboard visualizing outcome information during healthcare visits in Chronic Kidney Disease - An evaluation study.

van der Horst DEM, van Uden-Kraan CF, Stiggelbout AM et al. · 2026 · Patient education and counseling

Objective Effective patient-clinician communication is essential in chronic kidney disease (CKD) to support treatment adherence and slow down disease progression. In this proof-of-concept study we evaluated the effects of a CKD dashboard,…

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Repeated Melatonin Implant Improves Testicular Volume, Testicular Blood Flow, Estradiol, Antioxidant Capacity, and Nitric Oxide Levels in Post-Pubertal Camels Under Heat Stress Conditions.

Abdelnaby EA, Alhaider AK, Emam IA · 2026 · Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene

This current work aimed to determine the impacts of melatonin implants on testicular artery blood flow and Doppler indices, in relation to hormonal profile in post-pubertal camels (Camelus dromedaries) under heat stress and non-breeding…

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Effect of Vericiguat on Pulmonary Artery Pressures in Patients With Heart Failure: Real-World Insights From Pressure Sensor Monitoring.

Elad B, Lotan D, Richter I et al. · 2026 · Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology

Abstract Vericiguat improves outcomes in heart failure (HF) by promoting vasodilation of the systemic and pulmonary arterial beds. Little is known about its impact on pulmonary artery pressure (PAP). We aimed to study this effect using…

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Effect of an Eight-Week Breathing Exercise Program on the Respiratory Function and Craniovertebral Angle in Dental Students: A Pre-test and Post-test Quasi-experimental Study.

Hafez E, Ashraf E, Saeed S et al. · 2026 · Cureus

Introduction Dental training requires prolonged static and forward-leaning working positions that may contribute to forward head posture. Forward head posture can be quantified using the craniovertebral angle (CVA) and may be associated…

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Acute effects of continuous and interval cycling on salivary SIgA and anti-microbial peptide secretions: a randomized crossover trial.

Ito R, Uchida M, Fujie S et al. · 2026 · European journal of applied physiology

Purpose This study aimed to examine the acute effects of continuous and interval cycling on salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) and anti-microbial peptides. Methods In a randomized crossover trial, 12 healthy young untrained men (22…

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Lanthanum carbonate lowers serum phosphorus without altering body phosphorus burden in maintenance peritoneal dialysis patients: a randomized crossover trial.

Kopple JD, Bross R, Ekramzadeh M et al. · 2025 · The American journal of clinical nutrition

Background Many studies show that intestinal phosphate binders reduce serum phosphorus concentrations in hyperphosphatemic patients with chronic kidney failure. To our knowledge, there are virtually no studies of the effect of these…

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Prospective Monitoring of Serum Values of CBC, Total IgE, Thyroid Findings, D-Dimer, Vitamin D, and Inflammatory Molecules CRP, ESR, and IL-6 and Clinical Features of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Patients During Antihistamine Treatment.

Kuna M, Štefanović M, Barac E et al. · 2026 · International journal of molecular sciences

Having appropriate and meaningful diagnostic procedures is crucial in the approach to patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), so we wanted to investigate relationships between CSU patients' common serum factors and clinical CSU…

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Analysis of PR-1, PR-2, PR-10, chitinases and chitinase-like proteins genes expression in pea roots under the action of salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate.

Egorova AM · 2026 · Vavilovskii zhurnal genetiki i selektsii

Stress phytohormones - salicylic and jasmonic acids - participate in the plant defense response. The increase in the content of these compounds during plant infection by pathogens leads to the activation of signaling pathways, ultimately…

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