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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Longitudinal Changes in Muscle Mass and Function in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Wang L, Xue C, Zhu B et al. · 2026 · Journal of nutritional science and vitaminology

Data regarding to how serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels affect muscle mass and function in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have led to inconclusive results. The main goal of this research was to examine the relationship…

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Capsule Endoscopy-Guided Diagnosis of Small Bowel Lymphoma Presenting as Protein-Losing Enteropathy: Complementary Role of Peripheral Blood Flow Cytometry.

Abdulrasak M, Axler O, Kapás B et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Protein-losing enteropathy (PLE) is an uncommon and often underrecognized manifestation of lymphoproliferative disorders and may be difficult to diagnose when conventional gastrointestinal investigations are unrevealing. We present an…

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Limits on transverse zero sound in Fermi liquid <sup>3</sup>He.

Nguyen MD, Park D, Scott JW et al. · 2026 · Science advances

Landau predicted that transverse sound propagates in a Fermi liquid with sufficiently strong interactions such as for liquid 3 He, unlike a classical fluid that cannot support shear oscillations. Previous attempts to observe this unique…

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Refining the role of presurgical PET/4D-CT in a large series of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism undergoing [ 18 F]Fluorocholine PET/CT.

Kaseb A, Benider H, Treglia G et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical investigation

Background 4D-CT has garnered attention as complementary imaging for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Herein we evaluated a diagnostic strategy using [ 18 F]Fluorocholine Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography…

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Assessing the cardiovascular and potassium lowering effects of levalbuterol compared to albuterol: a randomized control trial.

Shebli B, Ghabally M, Shabouk MB et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine

Background Beta-agonists like Levalbuterol and Albuterol are used in the treatment of Hyperkalemia. However, few studies in the medical literature have directly compared the cardiac effects and potassium-lowering efficacy of levalbuterol…

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Impulse Oscillometry is Useful in Detecting Lung Function Abnormalities in Preschoolers with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia but Not Cystic Fibrosis: A Cross-Sectional Study Results.

Sunman B, Yalcin E, Alboga D et al. · 2025 · Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology

Background: Although the forced oscillation technique has been used for many years in children, there is still inconclusive results about its efficiency in cystic fibrosis (CF). Moreover, no studies have been conducted on impulse…

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Efficacy of core biopsies for diagnosing inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors in pediatric patients: case series from a single tertiary referral center.

Pierucci UM, Paraboschi I, Ardenghi C et al. · 2024 · Translational pediatrics

Background Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (IMTs) are rare, often non-metastasizing neoplasms characterized by fibro/myofibroblastic spindle cells with varying infiltrates of plasma cells, lymphocytes, and/or eosinophils. Despite their…

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A novel allele of B(A) blood group detected in a donor and a patient during a retrospective review of ABO group anomalies in a tertiary hospital.

Suksard K, Millard GM, Teravichitchainan U et al. · 2025 · Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis

Background ABO discrepancies, inconclusive results between forward and reverse typing, are one of the significant challenges encountered in transfusion medicine. Their frequency and etiologies can vary among ethnicities. This study aimed…

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