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Measuring differences in the ERG in myopia using the RETeval device with skin electrodes.

Stapley V, Anderson RS, Saunders K et al. · 2025 · Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists)

Introduction Previous research suggests that the electroretinogram (ERG) is reduced and delayed in non-pathological myopia. However, the invasive nature of the electrode and cumbersome equipment required has prevented the widescale uptake…

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Cleft Laterality Dental Arch Relationship Outcomes for Children with Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate in New Zealand.

Fowler PV, Keall H, Kennedy D et al. · 2025 · The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association

ObjectivesTo investigate cleft laterality dental arch relationship outcomes of children with non-syndromic complete unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) in New Zealand.DesignA retrospective nationwide study.SettingsVirtual 3D orthodontic…

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The Localization Accuracy of Electrically Evoked Dental Sensations.

Ashaibi NA, Mason AG, Hector MP et al. · 2025 · Clinical and experimental dental research

Objectives Dental pain of odontogenic origin can be difficult to accurately locate to a specific tooth. This study aimed to determine how effectively volunteers could locate electrical stimuli applied to teeth in both the anterior and…

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Comparison of Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Parameters and Clinical Outcomes of Vancomycin Administered in Two Different Dosage Regimens in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury.

Soufi R, Salamzadeh J, Alavi Darazam I et al. · 2025 · Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research : IJPR

Background Vancomycin is commonly used in intensive care units (ICUs), but its optimal dosage in patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate vancomycin's pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic…

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Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Levetiracetam in Juvenile Rats.

Ullal SD, Thomas AG, Acharya SD et al. · 2026 · Pharmacology research & perspectives

Epilepsy is a common neurologic disorder; its incidence in childhood is 2.5 per 1000 children. Levetiracetam (LEV) is an antiepileptic drug with a broad spectrum of action used in localized and generalized epilepsies in both adults and…

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Elevated Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels Predict Failure to Reach Surgery in Patients with Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer Referred to Neoadjuvant Therapy.

Jacover A, Beller T, Mahamid N et al. · 2025 · Annals of surgical oncology

Introduction Neoadjuvant therapy (NT) is generally preferred over upfront surgery for borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC), but many patients fail to reach surgical resection. This study evaluates real-world…

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Efficacy and Safety of a Novel Rotatable Sphincterotome for Endoscopic Sphincterotomy in Patients With Roux-en-Y Gastrectomy During Balloon Enteroscopy-Assisted ERCP (With Video).

Tanisaka Y, Ryozawa S, Mizuide M et al. · 2025 · Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society

Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) is challenging for patients with surgically altered anatomy (SAA). The blades of conventional sphincterotomes designed for SAA do not always face the correct direction of EST. We aimed to evaluate the…

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The effect of dairy products on liver fat and metabolic risk markers in males with abdominal obesity - a four-arm randomized controlled trial.

Sandby K, Magkos F, Chabanova E et al. · 2024 · Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Background & aims In recent years, epidemiological studies have reported links between the consumption of fermented dairy products, such as yogurt, and health; however, evidence from human intervention trials is scarce and inconsistent. We…

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Serum folate levels and risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: results from a cross-sectional study and Mendelian randomization analysis.

Chen Y, Gao J, Wang X et al. · 2024 · Frontiers in nutrition

Background Evidence from observational studies on the association between folate and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is conflicting. Aims This study aimed to investigate the association between serum folate…

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Choriocapillaris and choroidal thickness in all Leber hereditary optic neuropathy stages using swept source technology.

Castillo L, Berrozpe-Villabona C, Miserachs-García S et al. · 2024 · Acta ophthalmologica

Purpose The role of the choroid in Leber hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) remains unclear. The literature is scarce, with conflicting results and lacks axial length measurements. Therefore, we aimed to analyse the choriocapillaris (CC)…

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Letter to the Editor Regarding Article "Prior to Initiation of Chemotherapy, Can We Predict Breast Tumor Response? Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Networks Approach Using a Breast MRI Tumor Dataset".

Brunekreef J · 2024 · Journal of imaging informatics in medicine

The cited article reports on a convolutional neural network trained to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy from pre-treatment breast MRI scans. The proposed algorithm attains impressive performance on the test dataset with a mean…

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The protective effects of hyperoxic pre-treatment in human-derived adipose tissue mesenchymal stem cells against in vitro oxidative stress and a rat model of renal ischaemia-reperfusion.

Ahmadi Somaghian S, Pajouhi N, Dezfoulian O et al. · 2024 · Archives of physiology and biochemistry

Objective Improvement of cell survival is essential for achieving better clinical outcomes in stem cell therapy. We investigated the effects of hyperoxic pre-treatment (HP) on the viability of human adipose stromal stem cells (ASCs).…

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Association Between Patient Sex and Familial Hypercholesterolemia and Long-Term Cardiovascular Risk Factor Management 5 Years After Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Krasieva K, Gencer B, Locatelli I et al. · 2024 · Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes

Background Long-term control of cardiovascular risk factors after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the cornerstone for preventing recurrence. We investigated the extent of cardiovascular risk factor management in males and females with and…

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Refining the clinical utility of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu/[<sup>225</sup>Ac]Ac-PSMA tandem RLT in patients with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer.

Widjaja L, Hornfeck J, Siegmund SC et al. · 2026 · European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

Purpose This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lutetium-177/Actinium-225 prostate-specific membrane antigen tandem radioligand therapy ([ 177 Lu]Lu/[ 225 Ac]Ac-PSMA tandem RLT) and to explore clinical and imaging-based…

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