Influence of insulin sensitivity on food cue evoked functional brain connectivity in children by Lorenzo Semeia, Ralf Veit, Sixiu Zhao, Shan Luo, Brendan Angelo, Andreas L. Birkenfeld, Hubert Preissl, Anny H. Xiang, Stephanie Kullmann, Kathleen A. Page

“…Methods: We included 53 children (36 girls) between the age of 7–11 years, who underwent an oral Glucose Tolerance Test (oGTT) to estimate peripheral insulin sensitivity (ISI). …”
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Dopamine function in adolescent social anxiety: Insights from neuromelanin-sensitive MRI by Margherita L. Calderaro, Ronan M. Cunningham, Megan Quarmley, Tessa Clarkson, Helen Schmidt, Clifford M. Cassidy, Johanna M. Jarcho

“…While dopamine system function has been linked to social anxiety, such mechanisms are rarely tested in youth due to the invasiveness of traditional methods. …”
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Association between sociodemographic characteristics, stress level and resilience with family functioning of immigrants by Sonia Silva Marcon, Erika dos Santos Ratuchnei Dal Pizzol, Iven Giovanna Trindade Lino, Mariana Enumo Balestre, Aroldo Gavioli, Luciano Marques dos Santos, Rebeca Rosa de Souza, Mayckel da Silva Barreto

“…Data were analyzed in SPSS®, using descriptive and analytical measures (Mann-Whitney, Kruskal-Wallis and post-hoc tests with Bonferroni correction). Results: The immigrants were between 18 and 69 years old (average 35.6 years ± 12.0), the majority were female, Venezuelan, with up to eight years of education, family income of one minimum wage, lived in a rented house and had been in Brazil for more than two years. …”
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Values of functional indexes in assessment of efficacy of osteoarthritis treatment with Chondrolon and Zel T in polyclinic by O Y Maiko, G G Bagirova

“…To study change of knee joints functional disability in pts with predominantly I-II stage of knee osteoarthritis (OA) with clinical tests and WOMAC index for assessment of efficacy of treatment with Chondrolon and Zel T in polyclinic. …”
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Sleep assessment in adults with Down syndrome: correlation between functionality and polysomnographic findings by Marilia Rezende Callegari, Kelly Brito dos Santos, Barbara Valente de Oliveira, Ana Rita Avelino Amorim, Raquel Cymrot, Silvana Maria Blascovi-Assis

“…Statistical tests were performed using a significance level of 5%, including sample normality tests and correlation tests (sleep and functionality). …”
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Comparative evaluation of several parameters of glycemic homeostasis in patients with functional pituitary adenomas by Rostislavovna Mikityuk, Oksana Olegovna Khizhnyak, Tatiana Ninelovna Sulima

“…Median age was 48.63?9.98 years; median disease duration was 13.1?6.9 years. …”
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Structural and functional assessment of ganglion cell complex in patients on long-term hydroxychloroquine by Shreyas Temkar, Aniket Tatyasaheb Mairal, Arun Sahi, Amit Kumar Deb, Chengappa G Kavadichanda, Subashini Kaliaperumal, Veeradasari Jawahar Satya Babu, Aarthy Gunasekaran

“…Fifteen patients aged ≥18 years who had been on HCQ treatment for >5 years were recruited as cases, and 15 age- and gender-matched healthy individuals were recruited as controls. …”
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Characterisation of Hypertensive Patients with Improved Endothelial Function after Dark Chocolate Consumption by Jenifer d'El-Rei, Ana Rosa Cunha, Adriana Burlá, Marcelo Burlá, Wille Oigman, Mario Fritsch Neves, Agostino Virdis, Fernanda Medeiros

“…We aimed to identify clinical and vascular parameters of treated hypertensive who present beneficial effects of dark chocolate for one-week period on vascular function. Twenty-one hypertensive subjects, aged 40–65 years, were included in a prospective study with measurement of blood pressure (BP), brachial flow-mediated dilatation (FMD), peripheral arterial tonometry, and central hemodynamic parameters. …”
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Harnessing the benefits of seed oils: a comprehensive study on their role in functional foods by Marwa A. Kamel, Amira A. Gamal, Sayeda A. Abdelhamid, Marwa M. El-Said, Tamer M. El-Messery, Hamdy A. Zahran

“…Abstract There has been a growing interest in functional foods in recent years to improve health and boost immunity, particularly since the COVID-19 pandemic, which reflects their significant role in promoting health and preventing various diseases, especially metabolic disorders. …”
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Irregular sleep habits, regional grey matter volumes, and psychological functioning in adolescents. by Winok Lapidaire, Anna S Urrila, Eric Artiges, Ruben Miranda, Hélène Vulser, Pauline Bézivin-Frere, Hervé Lemaître, Jani Penttilä, Tobias Banaschewski, Arun L W Bokde, Uli Bromberg, Christian Büchel, Patricia J Conrod, Sylvane Desrivières, Vincent Frouin, Jürgen Gallinat, Hugh Garavan, Penny Gowland, Andreas Heinz, Bernd Ittermann, Dimitri Papadopoulos-Orfanos, Tomáš Paus, Michael N Smolka, Gunter Schumann, Marie-Laure Paillère Martinot, Jean-Luc Martinot, IMAGEN consortium

“…In addition, we investigated the relationships between sleep habits, assessed with self-reports, and regional grey matter volumes, and psychological functioning, assessed with the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and tests on working memory and impulsivity. …”
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Lung function of tuberculosis patients after completion of treatment in Sidama, South Ethiopia by Endrias Markos Woldesemayat, Jaime H. Vera, Clea Tanner, Alemu Tamiso, Amare Assefa, Yohannes Markos Woldesenbet

“…The post-TB group were smear-positive TB patients who successfully completed TB treatment between 2010 and 2021, while controls were selected from the neighbors of these participants with no documented history of TB. Lung function tests were conducted using a portable spirometer, and pulmonary symptoms were assessed using the Saint Georges Respiratory Questionnaire. …”
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Novel findings regarding the role of the endocannabinoid system in pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders by Gisela Chelimsky, Lisa Conant, Pippa Simpson, Liyun Zhang, Serge Marchand, Cecilia Hillard, Thomas Chelimsky

“…Institutional Review Board approved study compared 33 children (12-18 years) with a FGID to 18 healthy controls (HC). Clinical measures: functional disability inventory and pediatric pain questionnaire (PPQ). …”
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Correlation between Body Mass Index and Cognitive Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Li Guo, Ping Yin, Xiangting Li, Xin Wang, Jing Xue, Wenqing Wang, Dongmei Song, Guomei Xu, Miaomiao Shang, Shuai Liu, Yuanyuan Chen, Qingyun Zhang, Dandan Sun

“…The average BMI was (25.33 ± 4.27) kg/m2, and the average cognitive function score was (19.25 ± 6.88) points. The results of the smooth curve fitting and threshold effect tests showed that there was a curve correlation between BMI and cognitive function score, and its inflection point was 24.56 kg/m2. …”
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Association of Circulating Ceramides With Cardiac Structure and Function in the Community: The Framingham Heart Study by Chike C. Nwabuo, Meredith Duncan, Vanessa Xanthakis, Linda R. Peterson, Gary F. Mitchell, David McManus, Susan Cheng, Ramachandran S. Vasan

“…However, the pathobiological mechanisms that underlie this association are incompletely understood. We tested the hypothesis that plasma ceramide ratio (C16:0/C24:0) is associated with adverse cardiac remodeling in the community. …”
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Physical Activity Levels During Physical Education Classes and Their Impact on Physical Fitness in 10-Year-Old School Children: A Comparative Study by Vladan Pelemiš, Slobodan Pavlović, Nebojša Mitrović, Ivko Nikolić, Dalibor Stević, Nebojša Trajković

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Prognosis of the Course of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome by Kh. S. Razhabov, I. V. Liverko

“…The clinical and functional examination included assessment of respiratory function parameters and a 6-minute step test, a survey using the validated questionnaire of the dyspnea scale by Medical Research Council (MRC) followed by the calculation of body mass index and the BODE index.Results. …”
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Associated factors of oral frailty in older adults with long-term T2DM duration of more than 10 years by Jian Yu, Anna Ye, Yang Fei, Dandan Wang, Yu Zhang, Xianwen Li

“…Participants with T2DM (aged ≥ 60 years and a disease duration > 10 years) underwent comprehensive dental examinations to assess functional natural teeth (FNT) counts and oral restoration behaviors. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring vs. pharmacogenetic testing in the context of elevated olanzapine concentrations and prior clozapine intolerability: a case study by Farah Khorassani, Ricardo Azevedo, Reza Farokhpay

“…Conclusion This case highlights the utility of TDM over pharmacogenetic testing for patients on these medications with a suspected alteration in CYP1A2 metabolism. therapeutic drug monitoring emerges as a more practical approach with stronger evidence for its use, particularly in cases of suspected reduced CYP1A2 activity, where suballeles resulting in decreased enzyme function are not readily detectable on standard commercial pharmacogenomic panels.…”
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“Beyond the Finish Line” the Epidemiology of Injury and Illness in Professional Cycling: Insights from a Year-Long Prospective Study by Thomas Fallon, Rory Nolan, John Peters, Neil Heron

“…All data were processed on a Macintosh computer using the Microsoft Office and R statistics packages epi tools, binom.test function, and ggplot. (V.4.3.2, R Foundation for Statistical Computing, Vienna, Austria). …”
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Effects of an additional multimodal intervention (MultiMove) during inpatient rehabilitation on clinical and functional outcomes in patients with chronic low back pain– a pilot tri... by Toan Nguyen, Martin Behrens, Kim-Charline Broscheid, Robert Bielitzki, Kerstin Rohkohl, Ivonne Rudolph, Katharina Meiler, Jörg Franke, Lutz Schega

“…Physical (Timed Up and Go (TUG) [primary outcome], Five-Repetition Sit-to-Stand (FRSTS), and Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT), trunk range of motion, single and dual task walking)), clinical (acute/chronic pain intensity, Oswestry Disability Index, EQ-5D-5 L), cognitive (Stroop Color Word Test, Trail Making Test), and psychosocial outcomes (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Coping Strategies Questionnaire) were assessed during the first (pre-test) and last day (post-test) of the inpatient rehabilitation. …”
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