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Dietary starch level determines the efficacy of calcium salts of palm fatty acids on nitrogen use efficiency and performance in feedlot lambs.

De S Ferreira JM, Rodrigues HP, Alba HDR et al. · 2026 · Animal : an international journal of animal bioscience

High-concentrate diets supplemented with rumen-protected fats are widely used in feedlot lamb systems to improve energy supply and performance; however, the metabolic efficacy of these lipid sources may depend on the availability of…

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Erratum.

· 2025 · Nephron

In the article "Immunosuppressant Agents as Add-On Therapy Failed to Improve the Outcome of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy with Crescent Score C1" [Nephron. 2024;148:587-600; https://doi.org/10.1159/000534788] by Bi et al., the funding grant…

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Chemoradiotherapy with versus without concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitor for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a multicenter retrospective study.

Huang JQ, Xiao HM, Ma CX et al. · 2026 · Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus

To compare survival outcomes and safety between concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and CCRT with concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) in patients with locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. This multicenter cohort…

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Therapeutic potential of retinoic acid-loaded lipid Nanocapsules in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis mouse model of multiple sclerosis.

Moura RP, Mwema A, Bottemanne P et al. · 2026 · Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neuroinflammatory disease affecting over 2.5 million people worldwide. Despite available therapies, no current treatment halts disease progression or specifically targets remyelination. Here, we…

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Regional disparities in insurance-covered cognitive behavioural therapy in Japan: a nationwide cross-sectional study using National Database Open Data, 2015-2023.

Fujii T, Nogami Y, Seo T · 2026 · BMJ open

Objectives Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is recommended as a first-line treatment for depression and anxiety disorders, but its utilisation under Japan's national health insurance remains poorly understood. This study aimed to…

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Evaluation of 5B9 as a Calibrator or Expression of Results in Absorbance Values for the Diagnosis of Hit With a PF4/Heparin Specific Elisa.

Pouplard C, Charuel N, Archer E et al. · 2026 · International journal of laboratory hematology

Background Immunoassays detecting anti-PF4/H antibodies must be sensitive to exclude heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), and optical density (OD) values are useful for confirming HIT, but no calibration is currently available.…

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Neutrophils shape the therapeutic efficacy of sirtuin 1 activity modulators in murine influenza virus infection.

Simeonova L, Leseva M, Stoyanov K et al. · 2025 · Biochimica et biophysica acta. Molecular basis of disease

Sirtuin 1 (Sirt1), a class III histone deacetylase, is a key regulator of gene expression in various immune cell types, including neutrophils, during infection and acute inflammation. Herein, we studied the effect of the Sirt1 activator…

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Radiation Therapy Dose Escalation Failed to Improve Local Control for Intermediate-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma on ARST1431: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.

Jackson CB, Xue W, Gupta AA et al. · 2025 · International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Purpose To evaluate local failure (LF) rates for patients with intermediate-risk rhabdomyosarcoma treated on the Children's Oncology Group ARST1431 clinical trial, the first and largest international, phase 3 randomized study to use FOXO1…

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Bertolotti joint-related cyst: illustrative case.

Chow WD, Spinner RJ, Amrami KK et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons

Background Bertolotti syndrome is an underrecognized cause of chronic low back pain. Back pain generated from Bertolotti syndrome is believed to result from altered weight dissipation mechanics and/or instability of the pseudoarticulation,…

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Idiopathic Hyperhidrosis after Trauma: A Case Report

Pae Y, Park H, Lee H et al. · 2024 · Preprint

Abstract Background Hyperhidrosis is the secretion of excess sweat beyond what the body needs for homeostatic regulation. Secondary hyperhidrosis is usually related to an underlying cause, mostly a medical condition, or extrinsic factors…

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Effect of Small Molecules on Blastocyst Development and Outgrowth Establishment of Bovine Haploid Parthenogenetic Embryos.

Aguila L, Castillo R, Pérez-García F et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI

Haploid embryos constitute a valuable model for genetic and epigenetic studies; however, their developmental competence is reduced compared with diploid counterparts. This study evaluated whether supplementation of the culture medium with…

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