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Erhart P, Bresler AM, Peters AS et al. · 2026 · Annals of vascular surgery
Background This study compared the hemodynamic performance and branch outcomes of outer branched (t-Branch) and inner branched (E-nside) stent-graft designs. Methods Patient-specific computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were…
View details →Lawing CR, Bailey CE, Garg S et al. · 2026 · Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B
Ponseti treatment of congenital clubfoot utilizes foot abduction bracing to prevent recurrence. In unilateral clubfoot, families have expressed concern about inducing deformity in the uninvolved leg. This study evaluated rotational…
View details →Qi F, Liu Y, Chen R et al. · 2026 · Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology
Hemodynamic analysis is an essential tool for predicting the behavior of blood flows and assessing the risk of renovascular diseases. In this paper, by employing a CFD-based finite element method coupled with an efficient parallel…
View details →Kong F, Xu J, Ma K · 2026 · Medicine
This study aims to analyze how the indebtedness of Chinese private hospitals is influenced by hospital-specific variables, corporate governance variables, and macroeconomic variables. This study collects panel data from 13 Chinese private…
View details →Tsutsumi T, Okuma H, Kazama F et al. · 2026 · Andrology
Background Obesity and low testosterone levels are closely interconnected, with the FTO gene being the most robust genetic determinant of body mass index (BMI). However, whether this primary genetic driver of obesity directly influences…
View details →Jarosz-Wójcik E, Zajączkowski MA, Drożdż D et al. · 2026 · Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University
Background Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) is a thrombotic microangiopathy that is most commonly caused by infection with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC-HUS). Atypical HUS (aHUS) is associated with inappropriate activation of…
View details →Dan MO, Aramă V, Rafila A et al. · 2026 · Microorganisms
Introduction Nasal colonization plays a pivotal role in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage and transmission, especially in healthcare settings. Asymptomatic carriers amongst healthcare workers (HCWs) may serve as…
View details →Jacob R, Walton K, Buchholz AC et al. · 2026 · Appetite
Children's eating behaviours are important determinants of childhood obesity; however, few studies have examined whether early childhood obesity prevention interventions influence these behaviours. This study investigated the impact of a…
View details →Wang AL, Bach L, Leiman DA · 2026 · Journal of clinical gastroenterology
Background Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) use is associated with delayed gastric emptying. It is unknown whether GLP-1RAs affect esophageal motility. We aimed to assess the relationship between GLP-1RA use and…
View details →Xu O, Graven P, Downs S et al. · 2026 · American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Purpose In September 2024, Hurricane Helene disrupted a key North Carolina facility producing 60% of medical-grade fluids in the United States, causing a nationwide intravenous fluid (IVF) shortage and prompting urgent conservation in…
View details →Li B, Cheng L · 2026 · Applied psychology. Health and well-being
Healthy ageing is a major public health challenge in rapidly ageing societies, where longer life expectancy does not always translate into sustained well-being. This study examines health trajectories among Chinese middle-aged and older…
View details →Arow Z, Oliva O, Iwata J et al. · 2026 · Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
Background Basal septal hypertrophy (BSH) is commonly encountered in elderly patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). However, its impact on periprocedural and procedural outcomes remains unclear. Aims The aim of…
View details →Heinrich de Oliveira C, Schweig A, Gonçalves BP et al. · 2026 · Transplantation proceedings
Background Kidney graft survival after transplantation is highly dependent on continuous adherence to immunosuppressive therapy. Poor adherence is a significant cause of graft loss, and educational interventions to optimize care have been…
View details →Hu L, Zhao C, Wang T et al. · 2026 · BMC oral health
BACKGROUND: Pain is the common complication after tooth extraction, while the reasons behind it still remains. Insomnia, another prevalent issue, negatively affects physical, mental health, and quality of life. The relations between…
View details →Carini L, Sommariva S, Famà F et al. · 2026 · NPJ Parkinson's disease
Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is a heterogeneous disease characterized by four core clinical features: visual hallucinations, REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD), cognitive fluctuations and Parkinsonism. We study the relationship between…
View details →Perrot A, Dissaux B, Roux AC et al. · 2026 · Clinical and translational radiation oncology
Introduction Accurate delineation is critical for stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) of brain metastases. We evaluated how inter-reader delineation variability affects target dose coverage and local relapse-free survival (LRFS). Methods and…
View details →Jayasuriya J, Bazzocchi MCF, Fite K et al. · 2026 · Journal of safety research
Introduction Firefighters face arduous tasks and extreme physical demands as part of their regular work. Method This paper analyzes biomechanical data from four firefighting activities to identify critical areas requiring support and…
View details →Hall JA, Huttinger AL, Potturi N et al. · 2026 · Annals of plastic surgery
Background Capsular contracture is a common complication following breast augmentation and a major indication for reoperation. While pocket contamination and aberrant inflammatory processes are suspected causes, a definitive etiology has…
View details →Powell N, Hearsey D, West R et al. · 2026 · Implementation science communications
Background Non-allergy specialist healthcare workers removing low-risk penicillin allergy (penA) records, enabling patients to receive penicillin antibiotics, is safe but not common practice. We developed a behavioural change…
View details →Williams K, Craswell A, Tsao H et al. · 2026 · Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA
Objective Australia's ageing population resulted in increasing Emergency Department (ED) presentations among older adults, particularly frail and those at risk of adverse outcomes. Delirium contributes significantly to morbidity in this…
View details →Karkala A, Kalkanis A, Vangelder H et al. · 2026 · Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung
Purpose To determine whether short-term exposure to ambient air pollution adversely impacts the effectiveness of CPAP therapy in patients with diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Methods In a retrospective cohort study of 185 patients…
View details →Chelabi MA, Pitel J, Basova Y et al. · 2026 · Scientific reports
In turbomachinery, turbine blades are subjected to the most severe loads. High exhaust gas temperatures, significant temperature gradients during startup, substantial stresses from centrifugal forces, and complex three-dimensional…
View details →Sharma N, Gwala S, Owens RA et al. · 2026 · Food Hydrocolloids.
Despite growing interest in faba bean (Vicia faba L.) as a sustainable plant protein source, limited studies address process-induced structural mechanisms linking functionality with gastro-intestinal (GI) digestion. This study elucidates…
View details →Sternfeld A, Goren L, Ehrenberg M et al. · 2026 · Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie
Purpose To analyze the effect of systemic steroid treatment in children with benign acquired isolated sixth nerve palsy (BAISNP) regarding healing, recurrence risk and late sequelae. Methods A retrospective cohort design was used. The…
View details →Jørgensen IEH, Jensen JSK, Buus NH et al. · 2026 · BMC nephrology
Background Cooling of the dialysate may improve intradialytic haemodynamics. This study compared low dialysate temperature (LDT) of 35 °C with high dialysate temperature (HDT) of 37 °C (standard) in terms of blood pressure (BP),…
View details →Zhou Y, Chen J, Guo Z et al. · 2026 · Health communication
While psychological distance serves as an important lens in persuasive health communication, existing studies have primarily concentrated on single-dimensional distances, often overlooking the potential differential effects of distances…
View details →Embry K, Cima L, Turpin J et al. · 2026 · Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
Background Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) are databases for controlled substances dispensed from retail pharmacies. Although all 50 states operate their own PDMP, only a few have assessed the accuracy of the data being…
View details →Gómez-Vargas JC, Parra-Bracamonte GM, Muñoz-García C et al. · 2026 · Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience
Climate change has a significant impact on global animal production. The objective was to evaluate the long-term effects of direct solar radiation on reproductive development in Pelibuey ram lambs under heat stress. Eighteen ram lambs (6.9…
View details →Deniz MS, Çiflik KB, Özdemir Çiflik B et al. · 2026 · Turk gogus kalp damar cerrahisi dergisi
Background Foreign body aspiration (FBA) is an acute clinical emergency that is particularly common in the pediatric population and, if not managed promptly, can lead to serious morbidity and mortality across all age groups. The need for…
View details →Cobb RJ, Thorpe RJ Jr, Norris KC · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences
Background Black populations in the U.S. experience a disproportionately faster progression of chronic kidney disease than the general population. Polygenic risk scores (PRS) are a promising tool for risk stratification, yet their utility…
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