Epigenetic aging differentially impacts breast cancer risk by self-reported race. by Yanning Wu, Megan E Miller, Hannah L Gilmore, Cheryl L Thompson, Fredrick R Schumacher

“…However, our limited sample size failed to detect a statistically significant interaction for self-reported race (p-value >0.05) when examining GrimAge acceleration with BrCa risk.…”
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Design of a Non-Destructive Seed Counting Instrument for Rapeseed Pods Based on Transmission Imaging by Shengyong Xu, Rongsheng Xu, Pan Ma, Zhenhao Huang, Shaodong Wang, Zhe Yang, Qingxi Liao

“…After enhancing the contrast, the Sauvola algorithm was employed for threshold segmentation to remove the pod skin, followed by thinning and dilation of the binary image to extract and remove the central ridge lines, detecting the number and area of connected domains. …”
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Omphalocele and Associated Anomalies: Exploring Pulmonary Development and Genetic Correlations—A Literature Review by Dina Al Namat, Romulus Adrian Roșca, Razan Al Namat, Elena Hanganu, Andrei Ivan, Delia Hînganu, Ancuța Lupu, Marius Valeriu Hînganu

“…While surgical correction may initially exacerbate respiratory challenges, most patients demonstrate short-term recovery with appropriate multidisciplinary management. …”
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PO68 | Whole blood hypercoagulable profiles in a patient with markedly elevated lipoprotein(A) plasma levels and thrombotic complications: a case report

“…PCSK9 inhibitors were initiated, and acetyl salicylic acid dosage was increased to 165 mg PO once daily. …”
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Timely response and containment of 2022 Cholera outbreak along lake Tanganyika in Kigoma region, Tanzania by Mololo Noah Mwanjala, Jesca Lebba, Grace Mosi, Nesphory Sungu, Frank Sudai, George Mrema, Annamary Batoleki, Maria E. Kelly, Nyanda C. Justine, Agricola Joachim, Mtebe Majigo

“…The multisectoral response was timely initiated, and cases were actively searched, reported, tested, and treated promptly. …”
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Comparison of X-ray and Computed Tomography Scan in the Diagnosis and Classification of Tillaux-Chaput Fractures in Adults by Jafet Massri-Pugin MD, Gabriel Matamoros MD, Sergio Morales MD, MSc, María Jesús Lira MSc, Pablo Mery MD, Gonzalo Díaz MD, Jorge Filippi MD, MBA

“…Results: 1134 acute ankle fractures were initially evaluated, of which 481 met the eligibility criteria. …”
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Energy imbalance in oPOI ovarian granulosa cells is linked to reduced glucose bioavailability and metabolism by Weronika Marynowicz, Paulina Głód, Dawid Maduzia, Justyna Gogola-Mruk, Anna Ptak

“…Occult POI (oPOI), an initiating form, is more challenging to detect but still allows potential success with IVF. …”
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Efficacy of routine diabetic foot treatments at an outpatient clinic: a cohort study by Oleg Viktorovich Udovichenko, Eugenia Alexandrovna Berseneva

“…The median duration of ulcer prior to the initiation of treatment was 31 days (range: 1?392 days). …”
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SMARCA4-deficient non-small cell lung cancer with metastasis to the sigmoid colon: a case report by Rong Xiao, Guang Fu, Xinglan Li, Tao Lu

“…Two months postoperatively, metastasis to the left adrenal gland was detected. The treatment regimen was adjusted to a combination therapy consisting of gemcitabine, nedaplatin, bevacizumab, and camrelizumab accordingly. …”
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Estimating the frequency of inpatient adverse events using a two-step retrospective chart review: a study protocol by Sameen Siddiqi, Asad Latif, Fozia Asif, Tahir Munir, Fauzia Khan, Syed Sabih ul Hassan, Ghazal Haque, Farwa Ayub

“…The first step will include assessing patient files against a list of triggers to detect adverse events and the second step will involve an in-depth review of the events to capture pertinent characteristics. …”
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DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS AND TREATMENT OF INTERNAL TMJ DISORDERS UNDER CONTROL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING by V. Shybinskyi

“…Analysis of the clinical examination and diagnostic overview of patients allows to state that in average 4-6 months after initiation of treatment and diagnostic usage, patients noticed the absence of complaints in the part of the TMJ. …”
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Conceptual foundations of a REFRAME-based approach to discriminate across total knee implant designs based on the positions of functional centres of rotation by Adrian Sauer, Ariana Ortigas-Vásquez, Christoph Thorwaechter, Peter E. Müller, Henning Windhagen, Allan Maas, Thomas M. Grupp, William R. Taylor, Matthias Woiczinski

“…A squat-cycle was simulated on eight fresh frozen specimens mounted in a weight-bearing knee rig, each initially tested under native conditions, and then after implantation with four different implant types (CR/CS, MS, LS, and PS). …”
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MicroRNA: a clinician's view of the state of the problem. Part 2. MicroRNA as a biomarker by O. Iu. Mironova, M. V. Berdysheva, E. M. Elfimova

“…Early diagnosis of these diseases is essential to initiate immediate treatment, which can lead to improved outcomes. …”
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Delays in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 2022 by R. N. Sharifov, D. A. Nabirova, Z. Kh. Tilloeva, R. Hort, S. M. Zikriyarova, N. Dzh. Dzhafarov, S. Dzh. Yusufi

“…Two types of delays were detected during the provision of medical care: delays related to the patient (defined as >14 days between onset of tuberculosis symptoms and the first visit to a health unit); delays related to health system (defined as >3 days from the first visit to TB unit to the initiation of tuberculosis treatment).Results. …”
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The profile of Black South African men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the Free State, South Africa by Matthew O.A. Benedict, Wilhelm J. Steinberg, Frederik M. Claassen, Nathaniel Mofolo

“…Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening remains a practical method of screening for and thereby detecting PCa early, especially among African men who are more negatively affected. …”
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Restoring mitophagy in prostate cancer cells: the role of miR-141 rescue in counteracting MAPK1/ERK2-dependent autophagy suppression by Radostina Tsvetankova, Ilka Tsvetkova, Soren Hayrabedyan, Krassimira Todorova

“…Combined with starvation it resulted in macroautophagy upregulation in both cell lines. Mitophagy flux detected by MtPhagy and Lyso dyes demonstrated that miR-141 rescue amplified mitophagy under normal and starved conditions in p53+/+ cells, while in p53−/− cells, amplification only occurred during starvation. …”
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Case Report: Solitary adrenal metastasis from esophageal adenocarcinoma by Riddhi Machchhar, Ahmed Dawood Al Mahrizi, Fatima Mossolem, Mariam Abdeen, Ujjwala Jain, Jyotibala Jain, Prashant Desai

“…A PET/CT scan after three months showed a marked response to chemotherapy, with complete resolution of detectable disease. The patient reported fatigue, bone pain managed with Neulasta, nausea controlled with antiemetics, and neuropathy in his feet. …”
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Surgical treatment of hand vascular anomalies: A case report by Kozarski Jefta, Pavlović Dragomir, Šijan Goran, Cvetanović Srđan, Stanković Goran

“…According to the information provided by his parents, the anomaly had been present since his birth. Initially, the anomaly manifested itself as a discoloration of the skin with a marked capillary drawing, gradually increasing throughout the last five years to the present dimension. …”
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Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and cancer metastasis: the status quo of methods and experimental models 2025 by Heike Allgayer, Samikshya Mahapatra, Barnalee Mishra, Biswajit Swain, Suryendu Saha, Sinjan Khanra, Kavita Kumari, Venketesh K. Panda, Diksha Malhotra, Nitin S. Patil, Jörg H. Leupold, Gopal C. Kundu

“…EMT plays a significant role in cancer metastasis triggering tumor initiation and stemness, and activates metastatic cascades resulting in resistance to therapy. …”
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Hydrodynamic Characteristic and Prediction Study of 1, 1, 1, 2-Tetrafluoroethane under Supercritical Pressure by S. C. Liu, Z. G. Li, W. Han, Y. X. Jiao, S. M. Zheng, X. T. Song, J. H. Kou

“…Crucially, no flow instabilities were detected within the pressure-drop stabilization region. …”
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