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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 →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 →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…
View details →Tian L, Liu X, Yu J et al. · 2026 · Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery
Objective: To identify the factors influencing the visual analogue scale（VAS） scores for distress experienced by patients with vestibular diseases during caloric tests, and to explore the value of VAS scores in disease diagnosis and…
View details →Lemus K, Meyers R, Ellis S et al. · 2026 · Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology
Insectivorous bats navigate mainly by echolocation, but may also use visual, olfactory, and magnetic cues when travelling long distances. Parsing the relative contributions of different senses for navigation is difficult in wild bats. In…
View details →Cousin L, Guillen S, Behar-Horenstein LS et al. · 2026 · Cancer nursing
Background With 4 million breast cancer survivors (BCSs) in the United States, researchers are interested in mitigating the effects of stress after cancer diagnosis. This stress can affect immune and endocrine systems, elevating cancer…
View details →Kawalec-Kajstura E, Kopeć M, Sułkowska J et al. · 2025 · Folia medica Cracoviensia
Introduction Cardiovascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis are one of the leading causes of death in Poland and worldwide. Atherosclerosis develops from the earliest years of life and is influenced by modifiable risk factors resulting…
View details →Naseem M, Anand V, Das R et al. · 2026 · European journal of pediatrics
Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) can complicate various neurological conditions in children and may result in fatal brainstem herniation. Early detection and management can prevent this fatal complication. This prospective…
View details →Huang B, Ma Y, Rao F et al. · 2026 · Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.)
This study aims to further clarify the correlation between the quantity of natural killer (NK) cells in the endometrium and the successful implantation of embryos during the specific implantation window. Patients were stratified into four…
View details →Wakisaka Y, Miyasaka Y, Tominaga Y et al. · 2026 · Radiation research
Proton therapy (PT) and carbon-ion therapy (CIT) differ not only in their physical dose characteristics but also in their biological effects, attributable to variations in fractionation protocols and linear energy transfer (LET). These…
View details →Liu F, Wu H · 2026 · Acta psychologica
This study investigates how Chinese pre-service teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) develop self-regulated teaching competencies in the face of disruptions posed by generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and structural…
View details →Zhang G, Zhao P, Zhu L et al. · 2026 · Food chemistry
This study aimed to systemically investigate the effects of yeast fermentation (0-2% yeast, flour basis; 0.5-2 h) on gluten and starch structures, and cooking and textural properties of fermented dried noodles (FDN). Yeast fermentation…
View details →Morath O, Wolfrum T, Crodel C et al. · 2026 · Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
Background Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) regulates multiple pathways involved in metabolism, inflammation, and coagulation and may contribute to thrombotic complications in patients with BCR::ABL1-negative myeloproliferative…
View details →Garza-Rodríguez V, Imbernon-Moya A, Hermosa-Gelbard A et al. · 2026 · Actas dermo-sifiliograficas
Chemotherapy-induced alopecia (CIA) is characterized by absent or incomplete hair regrowth after completion of chemotherapy. Alopecia that persists beyond 6 months after completing chemotherapy is defined as persistent chemotherapy-induced…
View details →Vekemans X, Kolesnikova U, Vlček J et al. · 2026 · Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences
Polyploidy is widespread within flowering plants, with 35% of extant species being recent polyploids. Whether and how polyploidy modulates the action of natural selection remains debated, and the particular case of balancing selection has…
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