Elevated levels of five proteins in our blood can help predict risk of mortality, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. Scientists believe the proteins (PLAUR, SERPINA3, CRIM1, DDR1 and LTBP2), that play key roles in the…
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Novel nanowire platform mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes
Scientists have engineered a nanowire platform that mimics brain tissue to study astrocytes, the star-shaped cells critical for brain health, for the first time in their natural state.
Astrocytes are the brain’s most abundent and…
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Eschweilenol C and subfractions from Terminalia plants disrupt haemoglobin metabolism, inhibiting Plasmodium falciparum growth at rings and trophozoite stages | Malaria Journal
Maintenance of P. falciparum asexual-blood stages and induction of gametocytogenesis
Plasmodium falciparum strains 3D7, NF54-E (MRA-1000), Dd2, and Dd2-GNF156, which were obtained from Bei Resources (USA), were maintained in culture as previously…
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Risk factors of nosocomial infection after percutaneous coronary intervention: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Literature screening process and results
The systematic search identified 2,992 potentially relevant articles. After duplicate removal (n = 887), 2,105 articles underwent title and abstract screening by two independent researchers, excluding…
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Effects of personalized live-remote exercise for individuals living beyond primary curative cancer treatment: study protocol for a multinational, super umbrella randomized controlled trial (LION-RCT) | Trials
Study design
The LION study is a multinational randomized controlled trial (RCT) with two study groups: (1) an intervention group that receives a 12-week personalized, live-remote exercise program, and (2) a wait list control group that receives…
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Metformin for Weight Gain Caused by Antipsychotics – EMJ
A NEW trial has revealed that metformin can modestly but meaningfully reduce weight gain in young people treated with second generation antipsychotics, offering clinicians a valuable tool for protecting long-term health.
Why Weight Matters in…
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A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) | BMC Ecology and Evolution
In this study, we explored, for the first time in Brazil, the population genetic structure of two sympatric bat species, Pteronotus personatus and Pteronotus gymnonotus, both cave-dependent taxa. Our findings indicate that in the Caatinga…
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Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus, its associated risk factors, and the adoption of maternal antiviral therapy in eastern China: a retrospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases
Characteristics of the study population and risk factors for MTCT
A total of 16,223 infants born to HBV-positive women who possessed complete data were ultimately enrolled during the study period, comprising 97 HBsAg-positive infants and 16,126…
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Why screening for the deadliest cancer in the U.S. misses most cases – The Washington Post
- Why screening for the deadliest cancer in the U.S. misses most cases The Washington Post
- Lung cancer screening is essential for early detection, treatment UCI Health
- Karmanos Cancer Institute Recognizes Lung Cancer Awareness Month, Encourages…
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SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in interstitial lung disease patients and its association with clinical deterioration: a two-year prospective cohort study | BMC Infectious Diseases
Study design, setting, and patients
This is a prospective cohort study of patients with ILD attending the ILD center at Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, China, a tertiary referral center specializing in ILDs, from December 7, 2022 to March 31, 2023….
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