The role of cognitive reserve and clinical symptoms in the association between genetic liability for educational attainment and functioning in first-episode psychosis: A mediation... by Derek Clougher, Àlex G. Segura, Maria F. Forte, Gisela Mezquida, Manuel J. Cuesta, Eduard Vieta, Silvia Amoretti, Antonio Lobo, Ana González-Pinto, Covadonga M. Díaz-Caneja, Alexandra Roldán, Giovanna Fico, Elena de la Serna, Daniel Bergé, Patricia Gassó, Natalia Rodriguez, Norma Verdolini, Alfonso Tortorella, Giulia Menculini, Marta Ribasés, Miguel Bernardo, Sergi Mas

“…Conclusions Both CR and NS mediate the relationship between PRSEA and functionality at one-year follow-up, using serial mediation analysis. …”
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Promising benefits of six-month Phaeodactylum tricornutum microalgae supplementation on cognitive function and inflammation in healthy older adults with age-associated memory impai... by Emily Goodbody, Jonathan Maury, Andrea Doolan, Gillian DunnGalvin, Charles Kakilla, Rémi Pradelles, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan, Timothy G. Dinan

“…Participants performed the COMPASS cognitive test battery to measure spatial, working, and episodic memory, attention, vigilance, and executive function. …”
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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction simultaneously with trans-tibial pull-out fixation of avulsion fracture of medial and lateral meniscus posterior roots: a case report and... by Yingchang Pang, Sibo Xu, Gengxian Xiang, Kaiqi Zhang, Tiezheng Sun

“…At the 8-year postoperative follow-up, the patient demonstrated excellent knee function and returned to non-competitive football activities, and manual knee laxity tests were negative. …”
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Suspected late graft failure and graft versus host disease 34 years after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation clinically and pathologically presenting as host versus graft dise... by Ejas Palathingal Bava, Sharon Skorupski, Edward Peres, Pegah Dejban, Qing Chang, Brian Theisen, Sanam Husain

“…A 36-year-old man who underwent hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) at the age of 2 years for severe combined immunodeficiency, presented with jaundice, skin rash, and elevated liver function tests 34 years after HSCT. …”
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Preoperative Indicators for 1-year Mortality in Elderly Individuals Following Hip Fracture Surgery Under A Multidisciplinary Team Co-Management Model: A Single-Centre Retrospective... by Yucheng Gao PhD, Shaoyang Zhou MD, Wang Gao MD, Yuanwei Zhang PhD, Liu Shi PhD, Tian Xie MD, Chuwei Tian MD, Hui Chen, Yunfeng Rui PhD

“…Background Elderly patients have an impaired functional state and multiple comorbidities, resulting in poor postoperative rehabilitation ability and high rates of disability and mortality. …”
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Developing and testing unconditional cash transfer strategies among young adults with first-episode psychosis in South Africa: a study protocol for a pilot randomised control trial... by Richard Lessells, Andrew Tomita, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Thirusha Naidu, Bonginkosi Chiliza, Saeeda Paruk, Lise Jamieson, Joyce Protas Mlay, Busisiwe Siphumelele Bhengu, Jonathan K Burns

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Effects of finger acupressure combined with lower limb rehabilitation training machine on stroke recovery by Xiaoxue Liu, Feng Zhang, Yanhong Li, Jieqiong Zhao, Yatao Du, Qian Zhang, Weifang Li

“…Baseline differences between the two groups were analyzed, as well as changes in motor function (FMA, sFMA, MAS, 10-Meter Walk Test, 6-Minute Walk Test), balance ability (Tinetti Test, FRT, MRT, TUGT), neural repair markers (NSE, NFL, BDNF), blood and gas exchange parameters (SpO₂, RDW, PLT), and immune and inflammatory responses (CRP, IL-6, IL-10) before and after rehabilitation. …”
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Reproducible Effects of Sex and Acquisition Order on Multiple Global Signal Metrics: Implications for Functional Connectivity Studies of Phenotypic Individual Differences Using fMR... by Henry W. Chase, Danella M. Hafeman, Merage Ghane, Alexander Skeba, Tyler Brady, Haris A. Aslam, Richelle Stiffler, Lisa Bonar, Simona Graur, Genna Bebko, Michele Bertocci, Satish Iyengar, Mary L. Phillips

“…Methods Here, we evaluated measures of FC, regional variance, and global signal (GS) across six functional MRI (fMRI) sequences of different tasks and resting states and their relationship with individual differences in self‐reported measures of symptoms of depression, anxiety, impulsivity, reward sensitivity, and sensation seeking, as well as demographic variables and acquisition order, within groups of distressed and healthy young adults (18–25 years old). …”
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Promise of Jak Inhibition in the Management of VEXAS, Case Report with Review of the Literature by Alnahas Z, Sarkar S, Trowell KT, Soltani L, Vasireddy S

“…We report the case of a 75-year-old Hispanic gentleman with hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus who presented with a 2-year history of intermittent fever, weight loss, recurrent sore throat, recurrent soft tissue swelling (mimicking cellulitis), oligoarthritis, erythema nodosum, and venous thrombosis. …”
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THE EFFECT OF HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT) ON SHORT-TERM MEMORY AMONG MEDICAL STUDENT OF DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY by Nadia Ayu Octaviani, Sumardi Widodo, Arinta Puspita Wati, Tanjung Ayu Sumekar

“…HIIT has been known that can improve cognitive function. Medical students has low physical activity that can affect on cognitive function including short-term memory. …”
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Unbiased analysis of knee cartilage thickness change over three years after sprifermin vs. placebo treatment – A post-hoc analysis from the phase 2B FORWARD study by Felix Eckstein, Susanne Maschek, Wolfgang Wirth, Christoph Ladel, Asger Reinstrup Bihlet, Chris Knight, Kenneth Somberg, Luping Zhao

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A review of the optimization of thyroid function, thrombophilia, immunity and uterine milieu: OPTIMUM treatment strategy for recurrent implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy... by Keiji Kuroda

“…Results The OPTIMUM improved pregnancy rates in women with RIF aged <40 years. Among advanced age women, however, no significant differences in pregnancy rates were observed between the control, OPTIMUM, and preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT‐A) groups, although pregnancy rates were highest after OPTIMUM + PGT‐A. …”
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Volatile outcomes of essential public health functions: a cross-sectional study of surveillance and equitable access on Brazil’s Unified Health System (SUS) by Alessandro Jatobá, Paula Castro-Nunes, Paulo Victor Rodrigues de Carvalho

“…The research addresses the need to understand how performance variability in EPHFs affects health system stability, particularly during external shocks such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and its potential effects on the system’s resilience.MethodsUsing cross-sectional data (2000–2023) from the Department of Informatics of the SUS (DATASUS), the study analyzes key indicators linked to two EPHFs: (1) Surveillance, control, and risk management (infant mortality) and (2) Equitable access to comprehensive and quality services (cytopathological tests and mammography screenings). Volatility was defined as deviations from central trends exceeding one standard deviation relative to prior years. …”
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Analysis of the impact of minimally invasive esophagectomy on quality of life and functional prognosis in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective comparat... by Bo Liu, Kebing Wang, Wei Wang, Si Ye

“…Postoperative quality of life scores, nutritional status, and functional outcomes were assessed. Paired t-tests and chi-square tests were used to compare preoperative and postoperative variables, while correlation analysis was conducted to evaluate associations between functional outcomes and quality of life. …”
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Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Moderates the Association between Sleep Quality and Dorsostriatal-Sensorimotor Resting State Functional Connectivity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults by Soamy Montesino-Goicolea, Pedro A. Valdes-Hernandez, Yenisel Cruz-Almeida

“…The following cross-sectional study aimed to determine whether self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older adults moderates the association between sleep quality and resting state functional brain connectivity (rsFC). Methods. Community-dwelling older individuals (mean age = 73.29 years) part of the NEPAL study who completed the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and a rsFC scan were included (n = 48) in the present investigation. …”
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Correlation between the Ocular Surface Disease Index and dry eye functional parameters measured with the OCULUS Keratograph 5M in a Hispanic population by Nallely R. Morales-Mancillas, Lucas A. Garza-Garza, Julio C. Hernandez-Camarena, Gabriela Castrejon-Perez, Jorge E. Valdez-Garcia

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Impaired physical function in relation to later-life exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and ozone among Chinese middle-aged and older adults by Yuxi Tan, Qianqian Xiang, Yalin Zhang, Jiajun Shen, Minjin Peng, Xiaojie Sun, Ting Cai, Yunquan Zhang

“…PF scores of enrolled participants were assessed through four objective tests including grip strength, balance, walking speed, and repeated chair stands. …”
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Myths and facts about functional neurological disorders: a cross-sectional study of knowledge and awareness among medical students and healthcare professionals in Iraq by Ahmed Hashim, Essam M Al-Sibahee, Sajjad Al-Badri, Nabeel Al-Fatlawi

“…Data were analysed using non-parametric tests and Spearman’s r for correlations.Results The majority of participants were clinical-years medical students (65.1%) and female (59.6%). …”
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The Association between IGF-1 Polymorphisms, IGF-1 Serum Levels, and Cognitive Functions in Healthy Adults: The Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study by Carmilla M. M. Licht, Lise C. van Turenhout, Jan Berend Deijen, Lando L. J. Koppes, Willem van Mechelen, Jos W. R. Twisk, Madeleine L. Drent

“…Data of 277 participants (mean age: 42.4 years) of the Amsterdam Growth and Health Longitudinal Study on IGF-1 promoter polymorphisms, IGF-1 serum level, spatial working memory (SWM), paired associate learning (PAL), and IQ tests were analyzed. …”
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Relationship of Hemoglobin A1c with β Cell Function and Insulin Resistance in Newly Diagnosed and Drug Naive Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Xinguo Hou, Jinbo Liu, Jun Song, Chuan Wang, Kai Liang, Yu Sun, Zeqiang Ma, Weifang Yang, Chengqiao Li, Xiuping Zhang, Peng Lin, Lei Gong, Meijian Wang, Fuqiang Liu, Wenjuan Li, Fei Yan, Jun Qin, Lingshu Wang, Jidong Liu, Ruxing Zhao, Shihong Chen, Li Chen

“…ANOVA, t-tests, and binary logistic regression analysis were used for data analysis. …”
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