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Preoperative Intravenous Desmopressin and Perioperative Blood Loss in Patients Undergoing Major Spine Surgery : Preoperative Intravenous Desmopressin and Perioperative Blood Loss in Spine Surgery Patients.

Alizadeh A, Moradi M, Vafaeimastanabad M et al. · 2025 · Galen medical journal

Background Major spine surgeries often involve significant blood loss, increasing transfusion risks and postoperative complications. Desmopressin, a synthetic vasopressin analog, may reduce bleeding by enhancing clotting factor release,…

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Discovery of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of the KCNQ1/Kv7.1 Potassium Channel with Virtual Screening and Functional Validation in Electrophysiological Assays and KCNQ1-Knockout Neural Stem Cells.

Alam KA, Martí-Solans J, Schall D et al. · 2026 · ACS chemical neuroscience

Voltage-gated potassium channel KCNQ1 (Kv7.1) plays a critical role in electrical excitability in the heart, gut, and brain. Together with the auxiliary subunit KCNE1, KCNQ1 generates a slow delayed rectifier current ( I Ks ) that is…

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Resolution rate of prescribing errors after advice from a specialised hospital pharmacist or a substitute hospital pharmacist: a retrospective cross-sectional study.

Wilkes S, Kalfsvel L, van Rosse F et al. · 2026 · European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice

Objectives Specialised hospital pharmacists, integrated in medical teams on the ward, can improve medication safety. When a specialised hospital pharmacist is temporarily not available, the pharmaceutical care will be conducted by a…

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Effects of Luteolin and Apigenin on Adipogenesis Markers PPARγ and FABP4 and Thermogenesis Marker UCP1 in 3T3-L1 Preadipocyte Cell Line.

Uysal Yeler G, Sivaslıoğlu A, Gülsün T et al. · 2025 · International journal of molecular sciences

Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) plays a crucial role in the differentiation and maturation of preadipocytes. PPARγ promotes adipogenesis by inducing the expression of fatty acid-binding protein 4 (FABP4). Uncoupling…

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The administration of proton pump inhibitors with the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib does not affect the clinical outcome of metastatic breast cancer patients.

Crucitta S, Cinacchi P, Bargagna I et al. · 2026 · Therapeutic advances in drug safety

Background CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib, palbociclib, and ribociclib have rapidly become an established oral treatment for patients with ER+, HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The use of the oral route offers convenience…

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In vitro and in vivo acaricidal properties of orally delivered ivermectin against the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis.

van Oosterwijk JG, Richer L, Beimfohr-Griffing LK et al. · 2026 · Parasites & vectors

Background The lack of effective and affordable new environmental tick control products is one of the major challenges to the existing control strategies against the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), the vector of Lyme disease…

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A Dominant Mutation in G<sub>α</sub>s-Protein Increases Hair Pigmentation.

Goff PS, Budd P, Logan DW et al. · 2025 · Pigment cell & melanoma research

We have identified a chemically induced mouse mutation which increases the eumelanic hair pigmentation. We identify a coding mutation, A3533G, resulting in an amino acid substitution Y1133C, in the Gnas gene encoding the G α s subunit of…

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Electrical stimulation of the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in male mice can regulate inflammation without affecting the heart rate.

Falvey A, Palandira SP, Chavan SS et al. · 2024 · Brain, behavior, and immunity

Background The vagus nerve plays an important role in neuroimmune interactions and in the regulation of inflammation. A major source of efferent vagus nerve fibers that contribute to the regulation of inflammation is the brainstem dorsal…

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Effects of a Mat Pilates Exercise Program Associated with Photobiomodulation Therapy in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Trial.

Merlo JK, da Silva AV, Casonatto J et al. · 2024 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Objective To investigate the effects of combining a Pilates program with photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain (CNLBP). Methods Thirty-eight adults with CNLBP were randomly assigned to two…

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The Effects of Recovery Sleep on Experimental Pain.

Stroemel-Scheder C, Lautenbacher S · 2023 · The journal of pain

Recent research suggests that recovery sleep (RS) has the potential to restore pain sensitivity and modulation after hyperalgesia due to preceding sleep deprivation. However, it has not yet been systematically examined whether the…

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Adjuvant denosumab for early breast cancer-Evidence and controversy.

Moretti L, Richelmi L, Cosentini D et al. · 2024 · Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)

The efficacy of adjuvant denosumab in combination with hormonotherapy in breast cancer patients was investigated in two randomized trials, ABCSG-18 and D-Care, but the results were mixed with respect to the impact of this drug on…

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Association of the rs2814778 variant in the ACKR1 gene, responsible for the Duffy erythrocyte antigen "null" phenotype, with COVID-19 severity in Southern Brazil.

Góis KS, Braga M, Souza VH et al. · 2026 · Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Objective This study aimed to analyze the possible association between rs2814778, rs12075 ( ACKR1 gene), and rs4073 ( CXCL8 gene) single nucleotide variants and COVID-19 severity. Methods This cross-sectional study included 319 COVID-19…

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Can antioxidants' supplementation modulate the impact of dietary deoxynivalenol and zearalenone co-contamination on the systemic and mucosal immune response of weaned pigs?

Lo Verso L, Lessard M, Lauzon K et al. · 2026 · Journal of animal science

This study aimed to determine the effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEA) co-contamination on systemic immune responses and intestinal mucosal immunity in weaned piglets and to evaluate the mitigating ability of antioxidant…

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