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Maternal Health and Sociodemographic Characteristics Influence Infant Growth to 24 Months in the Tunza Mwana Cohort: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Hendrixson DT, Tiwari R, James P et al. · 2026 · Maternal & child nutrition

Upstream pathways influencing child growth are complex. Weight-for-age z-score (WAZ) reflects both ponderal and linear growth and can identify children at high mortality risk. Using data from a prospective cohort of 326 mother-child pairs…

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Associations between sick leave during pregnancy and after childbirth and future labour force participation: a Dutch cohort study.

Frijmersum ZZ, Van Der Meij E, Huirne JA et al. · 2026 · Occupational and environmental medicine

Objectives Women's labour force participation often declines after childbirth, but the role of sick leave during pregnancy and after childbirth in sustained employment remains unclear. This study examined: (1) the association between sick…

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Sociodemographic factors shaping knowledge-attitude-behaviour pathways in postpartum fall prevention.

Yang L, Xu L · 2026 · Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Background Postpartum falls threaten maternal and infant safety, yet evidence on postpartum women's fall-prevention knowledge, attitude, and behaviour (KAB) and their sociodemographic correlates remains limited. This study examined…

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Diet Quality, Healthy Practices, and Psychosocial Functioning Across School Youth, Students, and Adults in Poland: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey.

Sochacka K, Kotowska A, Lachowicz-Wiśniewska S · 2026 · Nutrients

Background: This study aimed to compare a limited set of predefined diet-, lifestyle-, knowledge-, and psychosocial indicators across school youth, students, and adults in Poland, and to examine their associations with three predefined…

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Is outcome observed in performance of clinical tests associated with patient-reported outcome measures after patellofemoral pain treatment? Secondary analysis of data from a randomized clinical trial.

Machado EM, Matthews M, Rathleff MS et al. · 2026 · Brazilian journal of physical therapy

Background Clinical functional tests for patellofemoral pain (PFP), such as step-up, step-down and squat, are commonly used in clinic practice, although the extent to which changes in these tests reflect changes in patient-reported outcome…

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Long Term Growth and Rupture Risk, and Associated Factors of Splenic Artery Aneurysms in a Large Observational Cohort.

Larkio J, Söderström M, Holmström J et al. · 2026 · European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery

Objective The aim of this retrospective observational study was to analyse imaging and patient related parameters of splenic artery aneurysms (SAAs) and their impact on SAA growth and rupture. Methods The term "aneurysm" was systematically…

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Factors Associated with Infection Control Competency Among Infection Control Nurses and Physicians in Long-Term Care Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Choi JS, Kim KM · 2026 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)

Background The number of long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) in Korea has been increasing. Because LTCHs primarily care for older adults who are vulnerable to infection, strict infection control (IC) practices are essential. This study aimed…

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Risk factors for multidrug resistance and mortality in healthcare-associated neonatal gram-negative bloodstream infections.

Turgut H, Özdemir R, Memişoğlu F · 2026 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Purpose This study aimed to characterize pathogen distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of gram-negative bloodstream infections in a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit and to determine which factors were associated with…

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Risk factors and the effect of belimumab on flares during glucocorticoid tapering in systemic lupus erythematosus: A multicentre ANSWER-SLE cohort study.

Miyake H, Onishi A, Tsuji H et al. · 2026 · Modern rheumatology

To identify factors associated with flare after glucocorticoid (GC) reduction in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and determine whether belimumab influences this risk. Using the ANSWER-SLE cohort, this retrospective multicentre study…

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Structural and load-dependent arterial stiffness are differentially associated with cognition or biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias: The healthy brain study.

Deconne TM, Suerken CK, Lipford ME et al. · 2026 · Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

BackgroundArterial stiffness is an emerging risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related dementias (ADRD) and is assessed by measuring pulse wave velocity (PWV). Recent mathematical modeling has allowed for the delineation of…

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Transitioning to Adult Caregiving and Grandchild Care Are Associated With Mental and Physical Health Outcomes Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Longitudinal Evidence From South Africa, 2015-2022.

Pengpid S, Peltzer K, Hajek A · 2026 · Australasian journal on ageing

Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the longitudinal association between transitioning to adult caregiving, grandparent childcare and mental health outcomes (depressive symptoms, life satisfaction and cognitive functioning) and…

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Chronic kidney disease screening and associated factors among people living with HIV on anti-retroviral therapy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: Hospital-based cross-sectional study.

Theophil M, Lyimo AA, Ambikile JS · 2026 · PloS one

Background Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a significant global health challenge, particularly among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The combined effects of HIV infection, long-term ART exposure, and other…

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Monotherapy versus combination therapy for treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii complex infections: results from an observational study.

Bertholdi Filho SU, Telles JP, Melo IM et al. · 2026 · Critical care science

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of monotherapy versus combination therapy in the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted in two tertiary hospitals…

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Exosomal MALAT1 expression associated with the cardioprotective effects of carvacrol in acute doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury: Potential involvement of Nrf2/Keap1-related signaling.

Ahmadi T, Ghorbanzadeh V, Hosseinnejad E et al. · 2026 · Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

Doxorubicin remains an indispensable component of many chemotherapy regimens; however, its clinical use is limited by dose-dependent cardiotoxicity that may progress to dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure. In the present study, we…

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Thyroid Autoimmunity in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Phenotype Distribution, HDL-Cholesterol, and Data-Driven Clusters in a Retrospective Cohort Study.

Mogoș RA, Carauleanu A, Vasilache IA et al. · 2026 · Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania)

Background and Objectives : Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is often reported patients with PCOS, and may co-occur with altered metabolic risk markers. The aims of this study were to assess baseline differences according to thyroid…

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Inflammation-Driven Epithelial Plasticity in Oral Mucosa Adjacent to Long-Term Restorative Materials: A Retrospective Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Study

Mehedinti R, Earar K, Stefanescu A et al. · 2026 · Preprint

Background: and Objectives: Long-standing contact between oral mucosa and restorative materials may be associated with adaptive epithelial and stromal remodeling. This study evaluated non-dysplastic epithelial plasticity and cumulative…

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