A Case of Adenomatous Goiter Involving Diffuse, Acute, and Painful Thyroid Enlargement after Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology by Toshiro Shimo, Katsuhiro Tanaka, Ryohei Ogata, Wataru Saito, Yusuke Ohta, Yoshikazu Koike, Tetsumasa Yamashita, Yutaka Yamamoto, Junichi Kurebayashi

“…A second echographic examination revealed diffuse and edematous enlargement and increased internal blood flow in the bilateral thyroid lobes as well as a thyroid nodule. …”
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Risk factors of developing non-arteric ischemic optic neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Parinee Kemchoknatee, Duanghathai Tangon, Thansit Srisombut

“…A higher proportion of subjects in the NAION group had hypertension, dyslipidemia, high diastolic blood pressure, smokers, and had a small cup-to-disc ratio (CDR). …”
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Monitoring for 5-aminosalicylate nephrotoxicity in adults with inflammatory bowel disease: prognostic model development and validation using data from the Clinical Practice Researc... by Abhishek Abhishek, Richard D Riley, Christian D Mallen, Guruprasad P Aithal, Georgina Nakafero, Matthew J Grainge, Maarten W Taal, Tim Card, Matthew D Stevenson

“…It can be used to risk-stratify blood test monitoring during established 5-ASA treatment. …”
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Changes in Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) and Sclerostin following a Loading Dose of Vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) by A. Sankaralingam, R. Roplekar, C. Turner, R. N. Dalton, G. Hampson

“…We measured serum sclerostin and DKK1 in 34 patients (21 F, 13 M) aged mean (SD) 61.3 (15.6) years with vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency treated with a loading dose of vitamin D2 (300,000 IU) intramuscularly. Blood samples were taken at baseline and serially up to 3 months. …”
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Low-Grade Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma: A Case Report of a Rare Uterine Malignancy Mimicking Degenerative Uterine Leiomyoma in a Nulliparous Woman by Hyun Kyung Lee, Weon Jang, Kyoung Min Kim, Ji Soo Song

“…We suggest that susceptibility-weighted imaging could have aided in distinguishing between the two conditions due to its high sensitivity to blood products. Moreover, diffusion-weighted imaging revealed restriction along T2 low SI bands, with no restrictions within the bands themselves, potentially indicating a viable tumor along preserved myometrium. …”
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Opposing Effects of Omega-3 and Omega-6 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Expression of Lipogenic Genes in Omental and Retroperitoneal Adipose Depots in the Rat by B. S. Muhlhausler, R. Cook-Johnson, M. James, D. Miljkovic, E. Duthoit, R. Gibson

“…The relationship between total n-6 PUFA and SREBP1c mRNA expression persisted when the effects of n-3 PUFA were controlled for. Altering red blood cell concentrations of n-3 PUFA is thus associated with altered expression of lipogenic genes in a depot-specific manner and this effect is modulated by prevailing n-6 PUFA concentrations.…”
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The characteristics and clinical outcomes of trauma patients transferred by a physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical service in Korea: a retrospective study by Myung Jin Jang, Woo Sung Choi, Jung Nam Lee, Won Bin Park

“…At the time of arrival at the trauma center, the systolic blood pressure was significantly lower in the DHTAE group than in the DHTBE group (P=0.018). …”
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RNAi-based ALOX15B silencing augments keratinocyte inflammation in vitro via EGFR/STAT1/JAK1 signalling by Megan A. Palmer, Rebecca Kirchhoff, Claudia Buerger, Yvonne Benatzy, Nils Helge Schebb, Bernhard Brüne

“…A dysregulated abundance of these biological lipid mediators has been reported in the skin and blood of psoriatic compared to healthy individuals. …”
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Activin A promoted the anti‐tumor effect of ActRIIA high CD8+ T cells in mouse hepatoma by Liangchang Hu, Yu Zhao, Xuguang Zhang, Chunhui Ma

“…The tumor contained more ActRIIA high CD8+ T cells compared to the peripheral blood and spleen. ActRIIA high CD8+ T cells highly express cytotoxic molecules and cytokines. …”
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Formononetin ameliorates polycystic ovary syndrome through suppressing NLRP3 inflammasome by Zhuo Liu, Rui-Han Wang, Ke-Hua Wang

“…Fifty rats were randomly assigned into five groups of 10 rats each: Control, PCOS, PCOS + FMN (15 mg/kg), PCOS + FMN (30 mg/kg), and PCOS + FMN (60 mg/kg). Fasting blood glucose, insulin, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, testosterone, and estradiol were detected in DHEA-induced PCOS rats. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…Trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) levels in the blood plasma and urine can also reflect the presence of specific bacterial clusters containing genes Cut, CntA/CntB and YeaW/YeaX. …”
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Unlocking the potential: very-low-energy ketogenic therapy in obesity-related disorders by Daniel Simancas-Racines, Claudia Reytor-González, Ana Karina Zambrano, Giuseppe Annunziata, Angelo Michele Carella, Ludovica Verde, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Claudia V. Guerra, Ricardo Hidalgo

“…Evidence suggests that this nutritional therapy can improve glycemic control, lipid profiles, and blood pressure, making it a promising option for managing type 2 diabetes (T2D) and reducing cardiovascular risk. …”
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Knowledge and Lifestyle-Associated Prevalence of Obesity among Newly Diagnosed Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Attending Diabetic Clinic at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumas... by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Enoch Odame Anto, Emmanuel Acheampong, Nyalako Dzah, Caroline Nkrumah Akosah, Emmanuella Batu Nsenbah

“…Anthropometric measurements and fasting blood sugar levels were also assessed. Participants had adequate knowledge about the general concept of obesity (72.0%) and method of weight measurement (98.6%) but were less knowledgeable of ideal body weight (4.2%). …”
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Health-related quality of life after prosthodontic rehabilitation in patients with COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A systematic review by Gunjan Chouksey, Rupali Choure, Kritika Singhal

“…Independently, the three authors conducted a comprehensive quality assessment of the selected studies using the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) study quality assessment tool to gauge the risk of bias specifically for before–after (pre–post) studies lacking a control group. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: The Magnitude and Risk Factors among Patients Admitted to Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tewodros Tamire, Temesgen Eticha, Temesgen Bati Gelgelu

“…Clinical specimens of pus and blood were collected from admitted patients who developed the infection after 48 hours of admission. …”
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LIČANI U "VELIKOM RATU" Zimska bitka za Karpate, siječanj – travanj 1915. by NIKOLA TOMINAC

“…Rad je nastao na temelju raspoložive literature, poglavito suvremene ratne studije Graydona Tunstalla Blood on the snow: the Carpathian winter war of 1915. koji je obradio do sada slabo istraženu arhivu Gruppe Szurmay koja se nalazi u Ratnom arhivu u Budimpešti, te standardnog djela za istraživanje Prvoga svjetskog rata - Österreich-Ungarns letzter Krieg, 1914-1918. …”
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Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency by David Cassiman, Louis Libbrecht, Wouter Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer

“…At age 64 they had multiple hospital admissions for hematochezia (originally diagnosed as ischemic colitis) accompanied by hypotension (blood pressure 91/45 mmHg), anemia (hemoglobin 8.5g/dL, ref 12-16; INR 1.4, ref ≤1.2), and mild renal insufficiency (creatinine 1.33mg/dL, ref 0.51-0.95). …”
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Biomarkers of racism-based stress injury: A feasibility and correlation study by Rachel Wangari Kimani, Jonathan N. Tobin, Steven W. Cole, Ann Campbell, Erich D. Jarvis

“…Biomarkers were assessed through clinical laboratory tests, allostatic load assessment, and blood gene expression analysis. Results: Twenty participants (12 females, 8 males) completed assessments after consent. …”
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Salivary Levels of Interleukin-17 in Iranian Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Ali Tadayon, Javad Moayedi, Mohamad Ali Nazarinia, Mahyar Malekzadeh, Sara Kazemi, Maryam Mardani

“… Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare immune-mediated rheumatic disease in which the skin, muscles, blood vessels, and internal organs are damaged through chronic inflammation. …”
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Ecological and genetic assessment of the consequences of radiation influence on contaminated areas by A. B. Bigaliev, K. Z. Shalabaeva, B. E. Shimshikov, S. S. Kobegenova, L. M. Adilova, A. N. Kozhakhmetova, S. Sharakhmetov, M. N. Burkhanova

“…It has been established that the values of the volumetric activity of natural and man-made radionuclides in soil samples, drinking water and biosubstrates (pet hair, human peripheral blood samples) from settlements correspond to the value of the control level for this region. …”
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