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  • New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells

    New signaling molecule drives development of tissue resident memory T cells

    We owe a lot to tissue resident memory T cells (TRM). These specialized immune cells are among the body’s first responders to disease. 

    Rather than coursing through the bloodstream-as many T cells do-our TRM cells specialize in…

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  • Exploring vasopressin use in septic shock: a retrospective cohort study from Türkiye (VASCO-TURK) | BMC Anesthesiology

    Exploring vasopressin use in septic shock: a retrospective cohort study from Türkiye (VASCO-TURK) | BMC Anesthesiology

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    Vasopressin is a peptide hormone and often added to reduce catecholamine dose and side effects according to recent guidelines. Despite increasing global interest in vasopressin use in septic shock, real-world data from low- to…

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  • ‘Fish pedicures’ are viral on TikTok. Dermatologists beg: Don’t do it.

    ‘Fish pedicures’ are viral on TikTok. Dermatologists beg: Don’t do it.

    “Fish are friends, not food,” animated sharks famously declare in 2003’s “Finding Nemo.” But are they pedicurists, too?

    On TikTok, videos have gone viral of people getting so-called “fish pedicures,” often while traveling outside of the U.S. In…

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  • Mortality and barriers to healthcare among people experiencing homelessness in Paris: a mixed-methods study | International Journal for Equity in Health

    Mortality and barriers to healthcare among people experiencing homelessness in Paris: a mixed-methods study | International Journal for Equity in Health

  • Aldridge RW, Story A, Hwang SW, Nordentoft M, Luchenski SA, Hartwell G, et al. Morbidity and mortality in homeless individuals, prisoners, sex workers, and individuals with substance use disorders in high-income countries: a systematic review and…

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  • Overcoming barriers to childhood vaccination in a First Nations community: the impact of a home visiting program on vaccine uptake | International Journal for Equity in Health

    Overcoming barriers to childhood vaccination in a First Nations community: the impact of a home visiting program on vaccine uptake | International Journal for Equity in Health

  • Government of Canada. Highlights from the 2021 childhood national immunization coverage survey. 2024. [cited 2024 Nov 30]. Available from. Ottawa: Public Health Agency of Canada.

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  • What cancers are increasing in young adults: a population-based study of incidence trends in adults 20–49 years old in the South of Spain | BMC Public Health

    What cancers are increasing in young adults: a population-based study of incidence trends in adults 20–49 years old in the South of Spain | BMC Public Health

  • Bray F, Laversanne M, Sung H, Ferlay J, Siegel RL, Soerjomataram I, et al. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries. CA Cancer J Clin. 2024;74(3):229–63.

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  • ASAH1-mediated sphingolipid metabolic reprogramming in venetoclax resistance of AML: beyond the monocytic phenotypes | BMC Cancer

    ASAH1-mediated sphingolipid metabolic reprogramming in venetoclax resistance of AML: beyond the monocytic phenotypes | BMC Cancer

  • Lagadinou ED, Sach A, Callahan K, et al. BCL-2 inhibition targets oxidative phosphorylation and selectively eradicates quiescent human leukemia stem cells. Cell Stem Cell. 2013;12:329–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2012.12.013.

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  • Association of stroke with possible sarcopenic obesity and the modified effect from healthy lifestyle: a cross-sectional study based on CHARLS | BMC Public Health

    Association of stroke with possible sarcopenic obesity and the modified effect from healthy lifestyle: a cross-sectional study based on CHARLS | BMC Public Health

  • Prado CM, Batsis JA, Donini LM, Gonzalez MC, Siervo M. Sarcopenic obesity in older adults: a clinical overview. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2024;20:261–77. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-023-00943-z.

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  • Complete kidney allograft extrusion through a dehiscent wound following graft thrombosis and immunosuppression withdrawal: a case report | BMC Nephrology

    Complete kidney allograft extrusion through a dehiscent wound following graft thrombosis and immunosuppression withdrawal: a case report | BMC Nephrology

  • Endara M, Masden D, Goldstein J, Gondek S, Steinberg J, Attinger C. The role of chronic and perioperative glucose management in high-risk surgical closures: a case for tighter glycemic control. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2013;132(4):996–1004. PMID:…

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