Validity, Accuracy, and Safety Assessment of an Aerobic Interval Training Using an App-Based Prehabilitation Program (PROTEGO MAXIMA Trial) Before Major Surgery: Prospective, Inter... by Sara Fatima Faqar Uz Zaman, Svenja Sliwinski, Lisa Mohr-Wetzel, Julia Dreilich, Natalie Filmann, Charlotte Detemble, Dora Zmuc, Felix Chun, Wojciech Derwich, Waldemar Schreiner, Wolf Bechstein, Johannes Fleckenstein, Andreas A Schnitzbauer

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to test the accuracy and validity of a new software in comparison to the gold-standard electrocardiogram (ECG)-based heart rate measurement. MethodsThe PROTEGO MAXIMA trial was a prospective interventional pilot trial assessing the validity, accuracy, and safety of an app-based exercise program. …”
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Vectorized Treg-depleting αCTLA-4 elicits antigen cross-presentation and CD8+ T cell immunity to reject ‘cold’ tumors by Laetitia Fend, Eric Quemeneur, Monika Semmrich, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, Matilda Rehn, Nathalie Silvestre, Linda Mårtensson, Johann Foloppe, Ingrid Teige, Björn Frendeus, Petra Holmkvist, Carolin Svensson, Christelle Remy, Patricia Kleinpeter, Jules Deforges, Fred Junghus, Kirstie L Cleary, Mimoza Bodén

“…Here we assess and identify spatially restricted exposure to a novel strongly Treg-depleting, checkpoint-blocking, vectorized αCTLA-4, as a highly efficacious and potentially safe strategy to target CTLA-4.Methods A novel human IgG1 CTLA-4 antibody (4-E03) was identified using function-first screening for monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and targets associated with superior Treg-depleting activity. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine the proportion of patients with spontaneous orthostatic headaches and normal diagnostic work-up who exhibited abnormal ICP monitoring results. Methods This single-centre, retrospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary referral centre specialising in SIH and CSF dynamics disorders. …”
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Chaihu Shugan San and Zuogui Yin synergistically improve premature ovarian failure in a rat model via the PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway by Fei Zhang, RuiFang Liu, ZhenLing Xu, WenJie Chen, XiYa Lu, Yang Wang

“…This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effects of Chaihu Shugan San, Zuogui Yin, and their combination on POI in a rat model and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms involving the PI3K/Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Methods: In this study, a premature ovarian failure (POF) rat model was established using chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) combined with cyclophosphamide injections. …”
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Assessing Mental Illness Referral Request Acceptance: A Nationwide E-Referral Data From Saudi Arabia by Alharbi AA, Aljerian NA, Alghamdi HA, Binhotan MS, Alsultan AK, Arafat MS, Aldhabib A, Aloqayli AI, Alwahbi EB, Horner RD

“…This study examined SMARC’s effectiveness in facilitating mental health service access by analyzing patient transfer acceptance rates between healthcare facilities and identifying factors influencing these rates.Methods: This retrospective cross-sectional study analyzed 9722 mental health electronic referrals within SMARC from January 2020 to December 2021. …”
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Metformin exerted tumoricidal effects on colon cancer tumoroids via the regulation of autophagy pathway by Roya Shabkhizan, Çığır Biray Avci, Sanya Haiaty, Marziyeh Sadat Moslehian, Fatemeh Sadeghsoltani, Ahad Bazmani, Mahdi Mahdipour, Leila Sabour Takanlou, Maryam Sabour Takanlou, Arezoo Rezaie Nezhad Zamani, Reza Rahbarghazi

“…Here, we aimed to evaluate the tumoricidal impacts of metformin (MTF) on colorectal cancer (CRC) tumoroids in an in vitro system via the modulation of autophagy. Methods CRC tumoroids were developed using human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), adenocarcinoma HT29 cells, and fibroblasts (HFFF2) in a ratio of 1: 2: 1 and 2.5% methylcellulose. …”
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Influence of spine biomechanics and sagittal balance on the outcome of lumbar discectomy by José Poblete Carrizo, José Poblete Carrizo, Jesús Martínez, Julio González, Alejandra Mosteiro, Ramon Torné, Ramon Torné, Alberto Di Somma, Alberto Di Somma, José Ríos, Joaquim Enseñat, Joaquim Enseñat, Salvador Fuster, Salvador Fuster

“…The present study explores them as prognostic factors in patients undergoing lumbar microdiscectomy, which could help identify those at higher risk of surgical failure.MethodsProspective analysis of patients treated with lumbar microdiscectomy (n = 52) and healthy control subjects (n = 45) in a single tertiary centre. …”
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Key prognostic risk factors linked to poor functional outcomes in cerebral venous sinus thrombosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Lin, Senfeng Liu, Wei Wang, Xiao-kuo He, Muhammad Hibatullah Romli, Ruthpackiavathy Rajen Durai

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the overall effect size of all prognostic risk factors. Methods A systematic review was conducted to explore all prognostic risk factors in studies published from the initial to June 2024 among 5 Databases included PubMed / Medline, Scopus, EBSCOhost, Web of Science, and Cochran Library. …”
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Risk factors associated with degenerative glenohumeral osteoarthritis by Ravi Prakash, Nitin B Jain, Ziyi Chen, Folefac D Atem, Michael S Khazzam, Rashmi Pathak, Daniel Tai, Ursa BezanPetric, Estefanie Garduno Rapp

“…This study aimed to identify risk factors for GH OA.Methods We used data from the Dallas Shoulder cohort, including individuals aged 40–85. …”
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Potential pharmacological effect of Quercetin Phytosome™ in the management of hyperuricemia: results from real-life clinical studies by Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Fazle Rabbani, Meherullah Tareen, Roohi Nigar, Amjad Khan, Nicola Zerbinati, Maria L. Tanda, Massimiliano Cazzaniga, Alexander Bertuccioli, Alexander Bertuccioli, Paolo Falasca, Gabriele Damiani, Nicola Villanova

“…Quercetin, a naturally occurring flavonoid, has shown potential as a hypouricemic agent through XO inhibition.ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the potential hypouricemic effect of Quercetin Phytosome™ (QP) supplementation across three cohort studies involving healthy adults with various metabolic health profiles, exploring its potential as a safe, effective intervention for hyperuricemia.MethodsClinical data collected in various clinics in Italy between September 2021 and April 2024 under real-life clinical settings from three distinct cohort studies, were analyzed. …”
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Physical health in young males and risk of chronic musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases by middle age: A population-based cohort study. by Aleksandra Turkiewicz, Karin Magnusson, Simon Timpka, Ali Kiadaliri, Andrea Dell'Isola, Martin Englund

“…Health and lifestyle factors in youth have known associations with cardiovascular or respiratory disease in adulthood, but largely unknown associations with musculoskeletal disease.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We included approximately 40,000 18-year-old Swedish males, who completed their conscription examination in 1969 to 1970, followed up until age of 60 years. …”
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Structure of Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer (Data Analysis from Two Specialised Centres) by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Novruzbekov, I. M. Borovkov, D. G. Trofimova, M. S. Zharkova, V. D. Lunkov, K. N. Lutsyk, O. D. Olisov

“…To identify trends in the structure of patients with liver diseases, in particular hepatocellular cancer (HCC), by analysing the experience of two specialised medical centres.Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the medical records of hepatological patients who sought medical treatment at to the V.Kh. …”
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Sistem Kontrol Swarm untuk Flocking Wahana NR-Awak Quadrotor dengan Optimasi Algoritma Genetik by Endra Joelianto, Winarendra Satya Rajasa, Agus Samsi

“…Research on the development of quadrotor swarm has received insignificant attention and it still opens opportunities to research other methods that are better at producing swarm. The paper proposes the control of a quadrotor swarm consisted of two levels of control loops. …”
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Collagen turnover biomarkers to predict outcome of patients with biliary cancer by Leonard Kaps, Muhammed A. Genc, Markus Moehler, Stephan Grabbe, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Detlef Schuppan, Rasmus Sund Pedersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Philipp Mildenberger, Annett Maderer, Nicholas Willumsen

“…Collagen biomarkers of type I collagen (reC1M), type III collagen (PRO-C3), type IV collagen (C4G), type VIII collagen (PRO-C8), type XI collagen (PRO-C11), type XVII collagen (PRO-C17) and type VIII collagen (TUM) may be used as potential non-invasive biomarkers. Methods We measured the seven biomarkers of collagen turnover in sera of 72 patients with BTC at baseline and after first and second chemotherapy cycle (CTX). …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…This study examines the prevalence of DD among foreign-born individuals of South Asian descent in New York City (NYC) and its association with sociodemographic and clinical factors. Methods Baseline data was collected from the Diabetes Research, Education, and Action for Minorities (DREAM) Initiative, an intervention designed to reduce hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) among South Asian individuals with uncontrolled T2D at primary care practices in NYC. …”
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L-glutaminase synthesis by Klebsiella pneumoniae (AS KP 23) isolated from clinical strain, and its efficacy against human hepatocellular and breast cancer cell lines by Lina J. Abdel-Hafez, Eman Y. T. Elariny, Asmaa E. Ibrahim, Mahmoud E. F. Abdel-Haliem

“…Results In this study, a bacterium extracellular from human stool samples was extracted and identified using morphological, biochemical, and molecular methods. The 16 S rRNA gene was 100% identical to the sequence from Klebsiella pneumoniae and was submitted to GenBank under accession number OQ703039. …”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…In addition, our study aimed to map the current landscape of global research initiatives on DHTs on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and support of people living with dementia and their caregivers. MethodsA bibliometric analysis was performed as part of a systematic review protocol using MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Epistemonikos, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Google Scholar for systematic and scoping reviews on DHTs and dementia up to February 21, 2024. …”
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Administration of Sex Hormone Preparations as a Risk Factor in the Development of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy and Biliary Sludge in Pregnant Women by Yu. B. Uspenskaya, I. V. Kuznetsova, A. A. Sheptulin, N. V. Goncharenko, A. N. Gerasimov, M. M. Amiraslanova

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of female sex hormones on the course and effectiveness of treatment of ICP and BS during pregnancy. Materials and methods.  The study included 158 pregnant women (97 patients with ICP and 61 patients with BS). …”
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Acid-Unlocked Two-Layer Ca-Loaded Nanoplatform to Interfere With Mitochondria for Synergistic Tumor Therapy by Zheng Y, Williams GR, Hu R, Tong S, Xu J, Wang T, Zhang Y, Wu J, Li F, Cai Y, Zhu LM

“…Yilu Zheng,1 Gareth R Williams,2 Ran Hu,1 Sen Tong,3 Jianxiang Xu,1 Tong Wang,1 Yanyan Zhang,1 Junzi Wu,3 Fan Li,4 Yingyu Cai,4 Li-Min Zhu1 1College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China; 2UCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, London, WC1N 1AX, UK; 3The Key Laboratory of Microcosmic Syndrome Differentiation, Education Department of Yunnan, Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine, Kunming, 650500, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yingyu Cai, Department of Ultrasound, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected] Li-Min Zhu, College of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Nano-Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: The development of selective formulations able to target and kill tumor cells without the application of external energy has shown great promise for anti-tumor therapy.Methods: Here, we report a “nanobomb” that explosively increases Ca content within cells. …”
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Identification of the optimal candidates to benefit from surgery and chemotherapy among elderly female breast cancer patients with bone metastases by Yuchen Hu, Junfeng Tang, Xiaofeng Liu, Yusheng Sun, Baojun Gong, Qing Gao

“…Both univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses validated those variables such as age, race, marital status, histological type, tumor grade, ER status, PR status, breast subtype, distant metastases (lung, liver, and brain), and treatment methods (surgery and chemotherapy) independently predicted OS in elderly female breast cancer patients with bone metastases (p < 0.05). …”
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