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Clinical practice recommendations for the management of Alport syndrome: a joint statement of the Korean Society of Nephrology and the Korean Society of Pediatric Nephrology.

Kim JH, Hwang YH, Kang E et al. · 2026 · Kidney research and clinical practice

Background Alport syndrome (AS) is a hereditary kidney disorder characterized by progressive hematuria, proteinuria, and kidney failure, frequently accompanied by hearing loss and ocular abnormalities. Although blockade of the…

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Botulinum toxin type A for subacute/chronic neck pain.

Gross AR, Lee H, Chacko N et al. · 2026 · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Rationale Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) intramuscular injections are commonly administered for neck pain unresponsive to other therapies, but the benefit-harm profile remains uncertain. Objectives To assess the benefits and harms of…

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Locomotor play behavior evolves by random genetic drift but not as a correlated response to selective breeding for high voluntary wheel-running behavior.

Whitehead NN, Kelly SA, Demes JS et al. · 2023 · Behavioural processes

Locomotor play is vigorous and seemingly purposeless behavior, commonly observed in young mammals. It can be costly in terms of energy expenditure, increased injury risk, and predator exposure. The main hypothesized benefit of locomotor…

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Ambivalent sexism and opposition toward public breastfeeding.

Jedinger A, Feldhausen M · 2025 · The Journal of social psychology

The study examines the impact of hostile and benevolent sexism on attitudes toward public versus private breastfeeding. According to ambivalent sexism theory, we hypothesized that hostile sexism would result in disapproval of public…

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Development of an Immunohistochemical Assay to Detect the Ataxia-Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) Protein in Gastric Carcinoma.

Miller RM, Nworu C, McKee L et al. · 2020 · Applied immunohistochemistry & molecular morphology : AIMM

Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM), a key activator of DNA damage response mechanisms, represents a potential biomarker for targeted gastric carcinoma therapies. A phase II study (Study 39; NCT01063517) designed to investigate the…

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Serum magnesium levels of children living with sickle cell anaemia at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital: a comparative cross-sectional study.

Akowundu PK, Salako AO, Akinsete AM et al. · 2025 · BMC pediatrics

Background Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is a lifelong, chronic haemolytic disorder with episodic vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) and chronic end-organ damage. Red cell dehydration during a VOC changes permeability with loss of potassium and…

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Lack of association between loneliness, social isolation and inflammation in people living with HIV aged ≥50 years: Results from the sub-study "No One Alone-Gesida Study".

Blanco JR, Albendin-Iglesias H, Negredo-Puigmal E et al. · 2025 · PloS one

Introduction Inflammation is linked to multiple health conditions. Emerging evidence suggest it may play a role in the association between social isolation - loneliness and health outcomes. People living with HIV (PLWH) exhibit chronic…

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Prevalence and concomitance of diabetic peripheral sensory neuropathy and lower limb peripheral arterial disease in type II diabetics and its correlation with obesity.

Solanki JD, Shah AP, Lalwani N et al. · 2025 · Journal of family medicine and primary care

Introduction Among type 2 diabetics (T2D), macrovascular complication lower limb Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) and microvascular complication Diabetic Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy (DPSN) have scarcely studied concordance and their…

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Lack of association between <i>MALAT1</i> rs591291 and rs3200401 polymorphisms and venous malformation risk in the Chinese pediatric population.

Lin X, Ou J, Wu G et al. · 2025 · Biochemistry and biophysics reports

Introduction Venous malformations are the most common congenital vascular anomaly, accounting for 65 % of all congenital vascular abnormalities. This study aims to investigate the correlation between genetic polymorphisms of MALAT1 and the…

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Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on IVF Outcomes in Vitamin D-Deficient Poor Responders: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Mirsharifi MS, Shirdel S, Ghaderi E et al. · 2026 · Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of vitamin D supplementation on in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in poor responder women with vitamin D deficiency, focusing on fertilization rates, oocyte quality, and pregnancy…

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UGT76B1 and 41 Additional Arabidopsis UDP-Glycosyltransferases Show No Detectable In Vitro Glycosylation Activity Toward <i>N</i>-Hydroxypipecolic Acid.

Bao J, Uchiyama T, Kusunoki K et al. · 2026 · Life (Basel, Switzerland)

N -hydroxypipecolic acid (NHP) is a key mobile signal in systemic acquired resistance in plants, and its glycosylation has been proposed to regulate immune signaling. Previous studies have demonstrated that the UDP-glycosyltransferase…

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Searching for vertically transmitted endosymbionts in over 4,000 wild strains of three self-fertilizing <i>Caenorhabditis</i> species.

O'Connor LM, Singh A, Luallen RJ et al. · 2026 · microPublication biology

Vertically transmitted endosymbionts are microbes that live inside host cells and are transmitted between parent and offspring. Free-living nematodes interact with a wide variety of microbes but no vertically transmitted microbes have been…

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