Time-restricted eating in early-stage Huntington's disease: A 12-week interventional clinical trial protocol. by Russell G Wells, Lee E Neilson, Andrew W McHill, Amie L Hiller

“…TRE has been found to enhance mitochondrial function, stimulate autophagy, lower oxidative stress, and improve cognitive performance. …”
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Impact of cardiac rehabilitation on anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in cardiovascular patients by Estrella García-Sánchez, Mirian Santamaría-Peláez, Jerónimo J. González-Bernal, Josefa González-Santos, María Azucena Sedano García, Inmaculada De Juana Velasco, Jesús Sánchez Hernández, Héctor García Pardo, Jessica Fernández-Solana

“…Data were collected pre- and post-intervention. Statistical analyses included paired t tests for pre/post-comparisons and ANCOVA to evaluate the impact of initial anxiety and depression on health-related quality of life improvements. …”
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Efficient Photosensitizer Delivery by Neutrophils for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy of Glioblastoma by Ruojian Wen, Yuwei Liu, Xiang Tian, Yonghong Xu, Xiao Chen

“…A PDT regimen consisting of multiple intravenous BNPD-Ce6@NE injections each followed by one extracranial tumor-directed LI 8 h post injection significantly slowed the growth of intracranial graft GBMs and markedly improved the survival of host animals. …”
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Effects of high-power pain threshold ultrasound technique in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind randomized controlled trial by Yomna F. Ahmed, Rania M. Tawfik, Ahmed M. Tawfick, Shimaa T. Abu El Kasem

“…The MANOVA test revealed statistically significant improvements in all variables (VAS, PPT, knee ROM) post-treatment compared to pre-treatment values in the HPPTUS group (experimental group) (p < 0.05), while the control group revealed statistically significant improvement only in VAS post-treatment compared with pre-treatment (p < 0.05). …”
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Relief of signs and symptoms in patients with tempromandibular disorders using occlusal stabilization splints equilibrated by T-scan versus articulating foil: a randomized clinical... by Sarah Eman Abdelsalam, Ashraf Emil Eskandar, Ramy Maher Ghaly, Mohamed Amr Elkhashab

“…The data were analyzed by the repeated measures one-way ANOVA test followed by the Tukey’s post hoc test and the independent t- test. Results: There was a significant reduction in pain improvement in jaw function and pain free maximum opening within each group, without statistically significant differences (p>0.05) between both groups after 1 and 3 months. …”
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The Novel Use of Daratumumab in the Treatment of Refractory Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis by April Strong, Ying Sun, David Pilcher, Zane Kaplan, Rob G. Stirling

“…There was a corresponding reduction in anti‐GM‐CSF antibody levels and improvement in gas exchange on pulmonary function testing.…”
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Principles in the management of a mangled hand by K S Alphonsus Chong

“…Secondary procedures and provision of prostheses will do much to improve the patient′s body image and limb function. …”
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Changes in shoulder range of motion following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a systematic review by Carla Antonacci, Umile Giuseppe Longo, Emiliano Schena, Mariajose Villa Corta, Greta Di Sabatino, Adriana Elvira Arab Orozco, Alessandro de Sire, Arianna Carnevale

“…This systematic review proves that ROM recovery post-arthroscopic surgery shows gradual improvement, with significant increases starting at 6 months and peaking at 12 months post-surgery, results that approach values seen in healthy subjects. …”
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Effects of an integrated social-art intervention on cognitive and psychosocial outcomes among older adults with mild cognitive impairment in nursing homes: a mixed methods study by Chenshan Huang, Yuanjiao Yan, Wilson Wai San Tam, Wenqian Sun, Yu Ye, Nafang Wang, Yanhong Shi, Ziping Zhu, Danting Chen, Lin Chen, Junyu Zhao, Rong Lin, Hong Li

“…No significant improvements were observed in psychosocial indicators, functional abilities, or quality of life (P > 0.05). …”
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Neutral zone or conventional implant-retained overdentures? an assessment on quality of life, denture stability, patient satisfaction and maintenance requirements by Buse Cebi Gul, Murat Doğuş Günel, Tan Fırat Eyüboğlu, Mutlu Özcan

“…Results Both groups demonstrated significant post-treatment improvement in OHRQoL (p < 0.001). …”
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The outcomes of SGLT-2 inhibitor utilization in diabetic kidney transplant recipients by Jia-Yuh Sheu, Li-Yang Chang, Jui-Yi Chen, Heng-Chih Pan, Chi-Shin Tseng, Jeff S. Chueh, Vin-Cent Wu

“…These findings indicate that SGLT-2i significantly reduces mortality and adverse events in diabetic KTR, underscoring its potential to improve post-transplant outcomes.…”
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Enhancing neuromuscular training effect on balance and gait in autistic children by transcranial direct current stimulation by Mona Oftadegan, Yousef Moghadas Tabrizi, Hooman Minoonejad

“…NMT consisted of 10 sessions motor training (each for 40 min). tDCS training was performed with 1.5 mA on left primary motor cortex for 20 min. Pre-test and post-test evaluations included static and dynamic balance and gait parameters (length and width of stepping and speed of gait).Results: Although improvement of variables were seen in all groups, but in post intervention comparison, combined group was better in static and dynamic balance and gait parameters than two other groups. …”
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The Effects of Progressive Velocity Robot-assisted Gait Training on Balance and Gait Abilities in Stroke Patients by Jae-ho Park

“…All Subjects were assessed for muscle strength, balance, gait and motor function pre- and post-intervention. Results: The study results showed that all subjects showed significant differences in all measurements post-intervention (p < 0.05). …”

DYNAMICS IN CHANGES OF FREE-RADIAL OXIDATION PROTEINS, REGENERATOR PROCESSES, MICROBIAL DISTRIBUTION AND NON-SPECIFIC IMMUNITY IN THE HOMOGENATES OF SCAR TISSUES AT DIFFERENT STAGE... by L.R. Krinichko, S.M. Grigorov

“…It was proved that the combined use of PRF-clot at the intraoperative stage of prophylaxis and ceruloplasmin at the post-operative, in contrast to monotherapy with fibrin membranes, obtained from platelets-rich plasma caused a better functional and aesthetic result, which significantly improved the quality of life of patients in the early and late postoperative periods.…”
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A systematic comparative analysis of gait characteristics in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a review study by Ming Zhang, Haoyue Wang, Zhiwei Cai, Haochong Zhang, Yifei Zhao, Xiaoran Zu, Cheng Wang, Xiang Li

“…One study reported greater improvement in WOMAC scores for the UKA group at 6 months post-operation (P < 0.05), while another found superior EQ-5D scores for UKA patients at 1 year post-surgery (P < 0.05). …”
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Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Macitentan in Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension: Results from MERIT and its Open-Label Extension by Nick H. Kim, Andrea M. D’Armini, Luke S. Howard, David P. Jenkins, Zhi-Cheng Jing, Eckhard Mayer, Liliya Chamitava, Gabriela Lack, Hany Rofael, Maria Solonets, Hossein-Ardeschir Ghofrani

“…In MERIT-1, the endothelin receptor antagonist macitentan improved hemodynamic and functional parameters versus placebo in patients with inoperable CTEPH over a 24-week double-blind (DB) period. …”
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Effect of Web Causation Epidemiological Model on Preventive Behaviors of Diabetic Females with Genitourinary Tract Infection by Shaimaa A. E. Hemida, Seham G. Ragheb, Hemat A. El Sayied, Hala M. Mohamed

“…Results: 69% of diabetic females had a family history of diabetes mellitus. 39% of them had satisfactory knowledge about causes that increased blood glucose in diabetic females shift to 81% at post-intervention. 35% of diabetic females had satisfactory knowledge about the function of the reproductive system at preprogram shift to 93% at post-program implementation. 34% of diabetic females had satisfactory knowledge about entry urinary tract infection methods at preprogram shift to 81% at post-program implementation. …”
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S-Ketamine Reduces the Risk of Rebound Pain in Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Li Q, Tian S, Zhang L, Chai D, Liu J, Sheng F, Jiang X, Feng W, Zhao Y, Zhu Y

“…The primary outcome was the incidence of RP within 12 hours post-surgery. Secondary outcomes included the incidence of RP within 24 hours, time to RP onset, time to first rescue analgesia, pain scores, opioid consumption, clinical outcomes, and harms.Results: RP was observed in 21.3% of patients in the S-ketamine group compared with 34.8% in the placebo group within 12 hours post-surgery (adjusted RR, 0.62; 95% CI, 0.44 to 0.88; P = 0.008). …”
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Transplantation of adipose-derived stem cell aggregates via hydrogel microspheres that incorporate growth factors increases muscle strength by Tomohiro Abe, Emiko Tanaka Isomura, Toshie Kuwahara, Ryo Mitsui, Makoto Matsukawa, Kiyoko Nakagawa, Susumu Tanaka, Yasuhiko Tabata

“…Introduction: Stem cell transplantation is widely employed to treat various diseases, and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) are used for allogeneic xenotransplantation. However, muscle function post stem cell transplantation remains largely understudied. …”
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Effects of fluconazole and amphotericin B in the control of cryptococcal pneumonia in vivo by Zhao Yu, Zhihao Liu, Jiaojiao Qian, Yuanyuan Qian

“…Results demonstrated marked improvements in pulmonary function within the observation group, with significantly higher FEV1, FVC, and FEV1/FVC values than those in the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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