Effects of exercise and exercise timing on energy intake and appetite control in Danish individuals with overweight or obesity with and without type 2 diabetes: a protocol for a ra... by Louise Groth Grunnet, Martin Bæk Blond, Jonas Salling Quist, Kristine Beaulieu, Graham Finlayson, Kristine Færch, Lea Jalking, Natja Poder Launbo, Marie Møller Jensen, Hanne Enghoff Pedersen, Marina Kjærgaard Gerstenberg

“…Fifty-eight women and men (aged 18–75 years) with overweight or obesity (body mass index ≥25 kg/m2) with or without T2D will be recruited. …”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for patients with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 by Se Hee Kim, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Yun Ho Roh, Jongsung Hahn, Kyung Lok Min, Seok‐Jin Lee, Donghwa Yang, Han Som Choi, Soyoung Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sang‐Guk Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Min Jung Chang, Heung Dong Kim

“…Methods A prospective, crossover, placebo‐controlled clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03198949) enrolled patients aged 4–40 years with pathologically confirmed FCD 2 and a history of ≥3 seizures per month for two out of the 3 months prior to screening. …”
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TIGIT inhibitor M6223 as monotherapy or in combination with bintrafusp alfa in patients with advanced solid tumors: a first-in-human, phase 1, dose-escalation trial by Wei Gao, Ping Hu, Aung Naing, Meredith McKean, Anthony Tolcher, Lillian L Siu, Keyvan Tadjalli-Mehr, Anja Victor, Emilia Richter, Marco A F Nogueira Filho, Thomas Kitzing, Stephan Gleicher, Daniel Holland

“…Bintrafusp alfa (BA) is a bifunctional fusion protein that simultaneously blocks nonredundant immunosuppressive TGF-β and PD-(L)1 pathways.Methods This first-in-human, dose-escalation study in patients with advanced solid tumors (N=58; aged ≥18 years, ECOG PS≤1) evaluated M6223 alone (Part 1A, n=40; M6223 10–2400 mg every 2 weeks, n=32; M6223 2400 mg every 3 weeks, n=8) or with BA (Part 1B, n=18; M6223 300–1600 mg with BA 1200 mg; both every 2 weeks, intravenous). …”
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Diagnostic Effectiveness of Transforming Growth Factor Beta 1 in Assessing the Risk of Developing Graft Dysfunction in Liver Recipient Children by R. M. Kurabekova, O. M. Tsiroulnikova, I. E. Pashkova, A. G. Olefirenko, O. E. Gichkun, L. V. Makarova, R. A. Monakhov, P. O. Shevchenko

“…Materials and methods. 95 children aged 3 to 73 months with liver cirrhosis of various etiologies were surveyed. …”
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Effects of a nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude among overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Rusidah Selamat, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Junidah Raib, Norlida Zulkafly, WNurul Ashikin W. Mohamad, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…Methods A school-based cluster randomized controlled trial of the MyBFF@school obesity intervention program was conducted among overweight and obese schoolchildren aged 9–11. Out of 1,196 eligible government primary schools in central Peninsular Malaysia, 23 were randomly assigned into seven intervention schools (647 children) and 16 control schools (750 children). …”
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Sex disparity in the association between alcohol consumption and sarcopenia: a population-based study by Longbao Yang, Longbao Yang, Qiuju Ran, Qiuju Ran, Yee Hui Yeo, Zhang Wen, Zhang Wen, Shuyue Tuo, Shuyue Tuo, Yong Li, Yong Li, Jia Yuan, Jia Yuan, Shejiao Dai, Shejiao Dai, Jinhai Wang, Jinhai Wang, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Fanpu Ji, Xinxing Tantai, Xinxing Tantai

“…Therefore, this study comprehensively investigated the association of alcohol consumption with sarcopenia in a nationally representative sample of US adults.MethodsThis population-based study included adults aged 18 years and older from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III. …”
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A population-based study on the burden of hospitalized pediatric pneumococcal disease in Taiwan before and after the introduction of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine into t... by Ting-An Yen, Jhong-Lin Wu, Chi-Chuan Wang, Ling-Ya Huang, See-Hwee Yeo, Dony Patel, Cindy Thiow Koon Lim, Hung-Wei Lin, Eriko Yamada, Isaya Sukarom

“…Methods Episodes of eligible children aged < 18 years hospitalized with invasive pneumococcal disease, non-bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia, or acute otitis media between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2019 were identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database. …”
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A phase 1b clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of simian adenovirus and poxvirus vectored vaccines against Mycobacterium avium complex subspecie... by Jeremy Sanderson, Jeremy Aboagye, Rebecca Makinson, Katerina Rapi, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Lisa Stockdale, Alison Lawrie, Isabelle Lanigan, Nishat Halim, Abdel Douiri, Emily Greenlay, Rayka Malek, Emma Gray, Lindsey West, Fatima El Oulidi, Paul Ian Cross, Michael Stallibrass, Sarah C. Gilbert, Adrian V.S. Hill, Katie J. Ewer

“…Methods: 28 patients with mild to moderate CD, aged 18–50, were randomly allocated into 5 groups. …”
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Shortening duration of untreated illness in young people with first episode eating disorders: protocol of a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a smartphone friendly multi-m... by Luiza Grycuk, Dina Monssen, Molly R. Davies, Helen Sharpe, Karina L. Allen, Vibhore Prasad, Rachel Potterton, Priya Popat, Victoria A. Mountford, Sheryllin McNeil, Vanessa Lawrence, Nina Grant, Kimberley A. Goldsmith, Danielle Glennon, Sarah Byford, Amy Brown, Ulrike Schmidt

“…We aim to recruit 116 participants (young people, aged 16–25, with first episode ED) from primary care, schools and universities, ED services and social media. …”
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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…Methods We included 981 participants aged 18–88 years in a cross-sectional study conducted in May–June 2022 in the Republic of the Congo. …”
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A systematic analysis of the contribution of genetics to multimorbidity and comparisons with primary care dataResearch in context by Olivia Murrin, Ninon Mounier, Bethany Voller, Linus Tata, Carlos Gallego-Moll, Albert Roso-Llorach, Lucía A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Chris Fox, Louise M. Allan, Ruby M. Woodward, Xiaoran Liang, Jose M. Valderas, Sara M. Khalid, Frank Dudbridge, Sally E. Lamb, Mary Mancini, Leon Farmer, Kate Boddy, Jack Bowden, David Melzer, Timothy M. Frayling, Jane A.H. Masoli, Luke C. Pilling, Concepción Violán, João Delgado

“…Methods: We defined chronic, common, and heritable conditions in individuals aged ≥65 years, using two large primary-care databases [CPRD (UK) N = 2,425,014 and SIDIAP (Spain) N = 1,053,640], and estimated heritability using the same definitions in UK Biobank (N = 451,197). …”
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The effect of the fenugreek hydrolyzed protein on lipid profile in patients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A confirmatory triple-blind randomized-controlled clinical t... by Mahdi Badiee Gavarti, Ali Askari, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mozhde Askari, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Shima Kaveh, Mohammad Kermanialghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghimahoonak, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…Methods: This study is a confirmatory, triple-blind, two-group parallel, randomized controlled trial, phase 3 conducted on patients aged 18–65 years with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia and low risk for cardiovascular disease. …”
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The appearance of scalp high‐frequency oscillations is associated with poor seizure control in pediatric epilepsy patients by Keisuke Maeda, Nami Hosoda, Himari Tsuboi, Honoka Naito, Chiaki Kudo, Junichi Fukumoto, Shiho Fujita, Naohiro Ichino, Keisuke Osakabe, Keiko Sugimoto, Shunta Yamaguchi, Naoko Ishihara

“…Methods A total of 72 epilepsy patients (aged 0–18 years, 39 males) with good and poor seizure control with ASMs participated in this study. …”
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Dose-response associations of device-measured sleep regularity and duration with incident dementia in 82391 UK adults by Wenxin Bian, Raaj K. Biswas, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Yu Sun Bin, Svetlana Postnova, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Nicholas A. Koemel, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Peter A. Cistulli, Emmanuel Stamatakis

“…Methods Population-based prospective cohort study of 82,391 adults aged 43 to 79 years from the UK Biobank accelerometry subsample, collected between 2013 and 2015, followed up to 2022. …”
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Exploring proteomic immunoprofiles: common neurological and immunological pathways in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus by Fátima Cano-Cano, Almudena Lara-Barea, Álvaro Javier Cruz-Gómez, Francisco Martín-Loro, Laura Gómez-Jaramillo, María Carmen González-Montelongo, María Mar Roca-Rodríguez, Lucía Beltrán-Camacho, Lucía Forero, Javier J. González-Rosa, Mª Carmen Durán-Ruiz, Ana I. Arroba, Manuel Aguilar-Diosdado

“…The patients were diagnosed following the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria for T1DM and McDonald criteria for MS respectively, and were aged over 18 years and more than 2 years from the onset respectively. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of a Serious Game to Deliver Health Education About Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Clustered Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial by Lauren Bloomfield, Julie Boston, Martin Masek, Lesley Andrew, Donna Barwood, Amanda Devine

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to develop a serious game that can replace a face-to-face educator in a classroom setting to educate adolescents aged 12 years to 15 years. This study evaluates the efficacy of the Meningococcal Immunisation Awareness, Prevention and Protection app (MIApp), a serious game designed to replicate the information provided in a 30-minute face-to-face presentation provided by a trained educator. …”
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Differential management and associations of dyslipidaemia and hypertension by glycaemic status in urban South Africans by N Peer, L Kotzé-Hörstmann, J Hill, A-P Kengne

“…Among 618 participants (82% women), aged median 58 years, there were 339 participants with KD, 70 with NDD and 209 with normoglycaemia. …”
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Association of social frailty, sarcopenia, and oral frailty with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuanhao Sun, Huan Liu, Xiangdong Li, Lin Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Hairong liu, Ting Yuan

“…This study aimed to evaluate the effect of sarcopenia, oral frailty, and social frailty on depressive symptoms among Chinese participants aged ≥ 60 years old in China. Methods This research utilized a cross-sectional design and used convenience sampling to select participants from Anhui Province, China. …”
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