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Letta S · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Background Low back pain is a major occupational health problem among the healthcare workforce. It contributes to reduced productivity, absenteeism, and diminished quality of life. Despite its significant burden, the prevalence…
View details →Siddique S, Wang R, Berardi D et al. · 2026 · Cancer
Background The incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer (EOCRC), defined as colorectal cancer diagnosed before the age of 50 years, has been increasing. The relationship between demographic, birth, and parental characteristics and risk…
View details →Gallaccio G, Müller A, Wang M et al. · 2026 · Neurology(R) neuroimmunology & neuroinflammation
Background and objectives Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) is an inflammatory demyelinating disorder that overlaps clinically with multiple sclerosis (MS) but immunopathologically distinct. Although…
View details →Kumura Y, Maruta M, Yokota H et al. · 2026 · Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society
Background Post-operative delirium (POD) is a common complication in older patients with cancer undergoing surgery, leading to prolonged hospitalisation and cognitive decline. This study examined the relationship between pre-operative…
View details →Xu P, Zhong S, Peng X · 2026 · The Journal of international medical research
Barium-associated intestinal ischemia is a rare but life-threatening complication following upper gastrointestinal barium contrast examinations, with an incidence of less than 0.01%. Hepatic portal venous gas is a condition secondary to…
View details →Juhasz J, DeFeis B, Britton MK et al. · 2026 · Preprint
ABSTRACT Introduction Brain-predicted age, estimated from structural MRI data, is a machine learning biomarker of biological brain aging. Greater brain age gap (BAG) indicates advanced brain aging and is associated with cognitive decline…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →Fusco S, Nesseler J, Minn L et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)
Background : Crohn's disease-associated intestinal strictures represent a major source of morbidity and frequently require endoscopic or surgical intervention. However, patients with stricturing Crohn's disease demonstrate substantial…
View details →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…
View details →Huang B, Mao C, Xu T et al. · 2026 · Animals : an open access journal from MDPI
Early-life microbial community assembly is important for gastrointestinal development, immune maturation, and feed utilization in young ruminants, but the maternal reservoirs associated with neonatal lamb gut microbial profiles remain…
View details →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…
View details →Qu ZW, Zhang Y, Guo MY · 2026 · The Journal of international medical research
ObjectiveTo investigate the association of preoperative hypoalbuminemia (serum albumin <35 g/L) with clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes in patients with gastric cancer undergoing radical gastrectomy and to construct…
View details →Abdulridha GAO, Fadhel AS, Al-Kinany SQ et al. · 2026 · Journal of neuroimmunology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an immune-mediated disease of the central nervous system characterized by leukocyte infiltration, immune activation, demyelination, and axonal injury. This case-control observational study aimed to investigate…
View details →Baltu D, Taş N, Alıcı N et al. · 2026 · Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)
Background Although acetazolamide is the main medical treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), data on acetazolamide-induced metabolic acidosis and its long-term outcomes are limited. This study aimed to investigate the…
View details →Rinaldi V, Ridolfi F, Finotello R et al. · 2026 · Veterinary medicine and science
Hypertrophic osteopathy (HO) is a paraneoplastic or parainflammatory syndrome characterised by painful periosteal new bone formation and soft tissue swelling, most commonly associated with thoracic neoplasia. The pathogenesis of HO remains…
View details →Mano N, Mori K, Kuwabara T et al. · 2026 · Annals of biomedical engineering
Purpose Diverse gait patterns in individuals with stroke require personalized rehabilitation to improve paretic propulsion (Pp), which reflects gait function. However, the gait characteristics associated with Pp have not been fully…
View details →Jaime-Jorge S, García-Ael C, Azanza G et al. · 2026 · European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education
This paper analyses associations between psychological health at work and life satisfaction among employees. Specifically, it investigates the association between work stress and emotional exhaustion and explores whether connectedness to…
View details →Lu B, Wang P, Hu J et al. · 2026 · Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Wetland interfaces regulate greenhouse-gas exchange and carbon retention, yet contaminant exposure may disrupt the relationship between these two processes. Whether aqueous perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a persistent aquatic…
View details →Shioiri H, Takahashi T, Matsumoto T · 2026 · International orthopaedics
Purpose To investigate factors associated with achieving both postoperative knee flexion range of motion (ROM) ≥ 125° and Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain score ≤ 1 at one year after posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty…
View details →Liu S, Tan Y, Zang L · 2026 · Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Background/Objectives: Climate change worry is an emerging concern in youth mental health, but little is known about how it is associated with positive psychological functioning among university students. This study examined whether…
View details →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…
View details →Hsu LI, Chen JW, Hsu HW et al. · 2026 · Anesthesiology
Background Tranexamic acid (TXA) reduces perioperative blood loss, but comparative effectiveness and safety across administration routes remain uncertain. The authors evaluated topical, IV, and oral TXA in unilateral total hip and knee…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →Grębska P, Fedorczak A, Pytrus T et al. · 2026 · Nutrients
Background/Objectives: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by deficits in social communication, restricted and repetitive behaviors, and sensory processing abnormalities, including food…
View details →Tuddenham S, Brotman RM, Handa VL · 2026 · Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Importance Approximately 60% of adult women experience at least 1 urinary tract infection, and more than 25% experience multiple recurrences. If persistent bacterial reservoirs in the urinary tract contribute to the high incidence of…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →Mayo AK, Beaudoin JJ, Woodhead JL et al. · 2026 · Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Obeticholic acid (OCA), a synthetic analog of chenodeoxycholic acid, was approved in 2016 for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis. Early clinical trials revealed elevated liver biomarkers in healthy subjects receiving…
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