Associations of serum uric acid to eGFR ratio with diabetic retinopathy in individuals with type 2 diabetes by Chenyu Nie, Qiaofeng Ma, Chunyao Liu, Li Chen, Chuan Wang, Xinguo Hou

“…Since uric acid is primarily excreted by the kidneys, the ratio of SUA to eGFR (SUA/eGFR) serves as a renal function-corrected indicator of SUA levels. We tested whether SUA/eGFR might be involved in the pathogenesis and progression of DR. …”
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Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Patients With Nonmetastatic Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: A Comprehensive Brazilian Real-World Data Study by Daniele Assad-Suzuki, Danielle Laperche-Santos, Heloisa Resende, Fernanda Cesar Moura, Sulene Cunha Sousa Oliveira, Andrea Kazumi Shimada, Renata Arakelian, Anna Luiza Zapalowski Galvão, Bruno Santos Wance de Souza, Amanda Guimarães Castro Custódio, Monalisa Ceciliana Freitas Moreira de Andrade, Yuri Cardoso Rodrigues Beckedorff Bittencourt, Maria Cristina Figueroa Magalhães, Cristiano de Pádua Souza, Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Poliana Albuquerque Signorini, Daniela Jessica Pereira, Angélica Nogueira-Rodrigues, Daniela Dornelles Rosa, Romualdo Barroso-Sousa

“…The median age of the adherent women was higher than that of the nonadherent women (58.3 years v 54.8 years; P = .009). Factors associated with adherence were nonuse of ovarian suppression (P = .004), use of anti–human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 therapy (P = .007), high European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire C30 scores on global health status (P = .0004), role functioning (P = .03), emotional functioning (P = .0007), cognitive functioning (P < .001), and social functioning (P = .0005), and EORTC BR23 scores on body image (P < .001) and future perspective domains (P = .0198).CONCLUSIONMore than one third of the patients evaluated were not adherent to ET. …”
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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM by Inoyatova Nigina Azizovna, Pirmatova Makhina Abdurakhimovna, Samieva Shakhnoza Timurovna

“…Their age ranged from 35 to 65 years, averaging 40.2±1.2 years. In addition to clinical examination and thyroid palpation, all respondents underwent ultrasound examination of the TG, blood tests for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (free T4) and triiodothyronine (free T3), and antibodies to thyroid peroxidase (AB to TPO). …”
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CD9 regulates proliferation, invasion, migration and radioresistance of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by activating AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway by Liubing Hou, Liubing Hou, Zengyao Hao, Ge Zhang, Jiayuan Li, Yu Wang, Xiaoying Xue, Xiaoying Xue, Huandi Zhou, Huandi Zhou, Huandi Zhou

“…CD9 was overexpressed in Eca109 cells (with low baseline expression) and knocked down in TE13 cells (with high endogenous expression). Functional assays, including proliferation, migration, invasion, and radioresistance tests, were conducted. …”
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Recognition and management of community-acquired acute kidney injury in low-resource settings in the ISN 0by25 trial: A multi-country feasibility study. by Etienne Macedo, Ulla Hemmila, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Henry Mzinganjira, Emmanuel A Burdmann, Jorge Cerdá, John Feehally, Fredric Finkelstein, Guillermo García-García, Vivekanand Jha, Norbert H Lameire, Euyhyun Lee, Nathan W Levin, Andrew Lewington, Raúl Lombardi, Michael V Rocco, Eliah Aronoff-Spencer, Marcello Tonelli, Karen Yeates, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Ravindra L Mehta, ISN 0by25 Trial Study Group

“…The age of enrolled patients ranged from 1 month to 96 years, with a mean of 43 years (SD 21) and a median of 43 years (IQR 27-62). …”
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A Transcriptomic Signature of Depressive Symptoms in Late Life by Stuart Matan-Lithwick, Melissa C. Misztal, Mu Yang, Thomas DeLong, Shreejoy Tripathy, Jeffrey T. Dunn, David A. Bennett, Philip L. De Jager, Yanling Wang, Daniel W. Fisher, Hongxin Dong, Daniel Felsky

“…Background: Depressive symptoms in late life can impair daily function and accompany cognitive decline. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie these changes in the brain remain poorly understood. …”
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Enhancing physical activity in older type 2 diabetic adults through remote patient monitoring: a pre-post study in Taiwan by Cheng-Fu Lin, Hui-Min Chang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Chao-Tung Yang, Shih-Yi Lin

“…Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a growing concern among older adults, increasing the risk of frailty, and functional decline. In Taiwan, the convergence of population aging and high diabetes prevalence calls for innovative care strategies. …”
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Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of transdermal continuous oxygen therapy for surgical site wound healing after lower extremity revascularization by Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD, Georges Jreij, MD, Eleanor Dunlap, DNP, Shannon Hawkins, DNP, Rachel White, BSN, Areck Ucuzian, MD, PhD, Brajesh K. Lal, MD

“…Following lower extremity revascularization, 40% to 50% of patients experience non-healing wounds that persist for months despite functional bypass grafts. Additionally, surgical site infections (SSIs) in these patients can lead to sepsis, disability, and limb loss. …”
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Immune status changes in patients with phlegmon in the maxillofacial region relation with purulent process prevalence by N. G. Barannik, S. D. Varzhapetyan, A. V. Sidoryako, Yu. S. Karabinova

“…One manifestation of violation of protective functions in this group of patients are changes in the synthesis of interleukin blood. …”
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Relationship of melatonin and serotonin levels with clinical neurological data in patients with cerebral ischemic hemispheric stroke during the early recovery stage of disease by S. O. Medvedkova

“…The complex clinical and paraclinical study of 77 patients (the average age 57,9±0,9 years) was done in the early recovery period of the CIHS. …”
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Low level of physical fitness is an early feature in preschool children with autism (El nivel bajo de la aptitud física es una característica temprana en niños preescolares con aut... by Pedro Ángel Latorre Román, Míriam Sánchez Salvador, Jesús Salas Sánchez, Felipe García Pinillos

“…A fitness test battery was employed. Results: Children with ASD have lower performance in physical fitness tests. …”
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Serum CD5L Responds Positively to Selenium and Coenzyme Q₁₀ Supplementation with Relation to Thyroid Hormones, Mortality, and Health-Related Quality-of-Life—A Sub-Analys... by Urban Alehagen, Jan O. Aaseth, Trine B. Opstad, Anders Larsson, Sabrina Asaad, Lutz Schomburg, Jan Alexander

“…It is an innate immune mediator protein with a multitude of functions, such as binding of invading microorganisms and oxidised LDL, and it is associated with clinical conditions, i.e., atherosclerosis and inflammation. …”
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Evaluation of arthrodesis and cervical alignment in the surgical results of cervical discectomy using polymethylmetacrylate Avaliação da artrodese e do alinhamento cervical após di... by Marcelo Luis Mudo, Andrea Vieira Amantea, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Mirto Nelso Prandini, Sérgio Cavalheiro

“…Odom and Nürick scales were used to evaluation of functional status before and after surgery. Cervical spine X-rays were used to access arthrodesis and alignment, at least 2 years after the procedure. …”
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What is the Role of Medical Informatics in Digital Healthcare? by Mihai TĂRÂŢĂ

“…This achievement was the result of many years of dedicated work by Prof. Mihai Tarata and Prof. …”
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Effects of Traditional Chinese Exercise Yijinjing on Disability and Muscle Strength Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Lei Guo, Cheng Wang, Xue Bai, Yukui Tian, Mengni Shi, Min Fang, Jing Xian Li, Qingguang Zhu, Junchang Liu

“…Yijinjing exercises, an ancient therapy dating back thousands of years, are widely used in China to treat low back pain. …”
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Quality of life and stigma among persons affected by leprosy or buruli ulcer in Nigeria: a community-based cross-sectional study by Amaka Esmai-Onyima, Ngozi Ekeke, Ifeyinwa Ezenwosu, Edmund N. Ossai, Chinwe Eze, Francis Chinawa, Obiora Iteke, Precious Henry, Charles Nwafor, Ngozi Murphy-Okpala, Martin Njoku, Anthony O. Meka, Chukwuma Anyaike, Joseph N. Chukwu

“…Abstract Introduction Skin Neglected tropical diseases including leprosy and Buruli ulcer cause aesthetic and functional impairments due to late detection of the diseases. …”
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Study protocol of a German multi-center, observer-blind, randomized, and actively controlled parallel-group trial comparing maintenance electroconvulsive therapy to treatment as us... by Anton Deicher, Sebastian Karl, Marie-Luise Otte, Johannes Knabbe, Bernadette Wendel, Maria Gose, R. Christian Wolf, Alexander Sartorius

“…The scientific aim of the study is to test the hypothesis that mECT plus treatment as usual (TAU) (intervention group) is superior to TAU alone (control group) for relapse prevention in CRS. …”
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Evaluation of content validity and feasibility of the World Falls Guidelines’ three key questions to identify falls among older adult users of home care services in Norway by Rune Solli, Linda Aimée Hartford Kvæl, Nina Rydland Olsen, Therese Brovold

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Effect of bile acids on digestion by O. O. Stremoukhov

“…Studying the effects of different bile acids in the body in recent years significantly increased the understanding of their physiological functions. …”
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Most effective mean for lactate clearance in Olympic wrestling (Medio más eficaz en el aclaramiento de lactato en luchadores olímpicos) by César Augusto Mazuera-Quiceno, Albeiro Antonio Dávila-Grisalez, Juan Carlos Calderón-González, Yamir Mauricio Palacios-Ruales, Alexander Tobar-Gutiérrez

“…   This research project determined the most effective training mean for lactate clearance using the subaerobic functional area in Olympic wrestling athletes of the freestyle modality. …”
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