Improved Patient Outcomes by Normalizing Sympathovagal Balance: Differentiating Syncope—Precise Subtype Differentiation Leads to Improved Outcomes by Nicholas L. DePace, Julie A. Bateman, Michael Yayac, John Oh, Mushfiqur Siddique, Cesar Acosta, Jeysel M. Pinales, Aaron I. Vinik, Heather L. Bloom

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Informatics strategies for early detection and risk mitigation in pancreatic cancer patients by Di Jin, Najeeb Ullah Khan, Wei Gu, Huijun Lei, Ajay Goel, Tianhui Chen

“…This review highlights the sporadic nature of most PC cases and significant risk factors, including smoking, alcohol consumption, obesity, and diabetes. Advanced imaging techniques, such as Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) and Contrast-Enhanced Harmonic Imaging (CEH-EUS), have been discussed for their superior sensitivity in early detection. …”
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Prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles y factores de riesgo en adultos mayores de Holguín by Pedro Enrique Miguel Soca, Yamilé Sarmiento Teruel, Antonio Luis Mariño Soler, Yadicelis Llorente Columbié, Tania Rodríguez Graña, Marisol Peña González

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> las tasas de prevalencia de enfermedades crónicas y factores asociados fueron sobrepeso: 33,7 %, obesidad: 45,2 %, obesidad abdominal: 68 %, índice cintura/estatura alto: 91,2 %, prehipertensión: 5,4 %, hipertensión arterial: 63,9 %, glucosa basal alterada: 2,7 %, diabetes: 39,5 %, hiperuricemia: 29,6 %, hipertrigliceridemia: 60,9 %, hipercolesterolemia 54,1 %, HDL-colesterol bajo 43,9 %, LDL-colesterol alto 20,7 %, índice aterogénico del plasma alto 53,4 %, síndrome metabólico 56,5 %, cardiopatía isquémica 24,8 %, hipotiroidismo 8,5 %, hábito de fumar 17,3 %, proteína C reactiva positiva 6, 8 % y microalbuminuria positiva 3,4 %.…”
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Short-term effects of follicle-stimulating hormone on immune function, lipid, and vitamin metabolism in transiently castrated men by Jéssica Guedes, Indira Pla, Aniel Sanchez, Gyorgy Marko-Varga, Gilberto Barbosa Domont, K Barbara Sahlin, Berk Hazir, Aleksander Giwercman, Fábio César Sousa Nogueira, Johan Malm, Yvonne Lundberg Giwercman

“…Background: Prostate cancer therapy with surgical or chemical castration with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists has been linked to elevated follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels, which may contribute to secondary health disorders, including atherosclerosis and diabetes. Although recent findings suggest a role for FSH beyond the reproductive system, its metabolic impact remains unclear and difficult to disentangle from that of androgens. …”
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Cuidado Farmacêutico a Pacientes Elegíveis ao Tratamento Oncológico em um Serviço de Triagem Multiprofissional by Brenda Oliveira Uchôa, Camila Monteiro Sousa, Marta Maria de França Fonteles, Paulo Goberlanio de Barros Silva, Paloma Araujo de Lima, Anderson Dantas Costa

“…As principais comorbidades foram hipertensão arterial, diabetes mellitus e doenças cardiovasculares. Houve associação entre polimedicação e idade igual ou superior a 60 anos (p<0,05). …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in the First 6 Months after Renal Transplantation by Ziad Arabi, Khalefa Al Thiab, Abdulrahman Altheaby, Ghaleb Aboalsamh, Samy Kashkoush, Mohamad Almarastani, Mohammed F. Shaheen, Abdulrahman Altamimi, Wael O’hali, Khalid Bin Saad, Lina Alnajjar, Rawan Alhussein, Raghad Almuhiteb, Bashayr Alqahtani, Rayana Alotaibi, Marah Alqahtani, Mohammed Tawhari

“…Age >40, female gender, history of neurogenic bladder, and transplantation abroad were statistically significant factors associated with UTIs and recurrence. Diabetes, level of immunosuppression, deceased donor renal transplantation, pretransplant residual urine volume, or history of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) was not associated with a higher incidence of UTIs. …”
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Epidemiology of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Iran: Four‐Year National Cancer Registry Data Report (2014–2017) by Mohammad Sajed Dehghan Banadaki, Vahid Rahmanian, Saeed Hosseini, Seyyed Mohammad Hossein Hosseini, Narjes Hazar

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Advances in the treatment of glioma-related signaling pathways and mechanisms by metformin by Xingyuan Ma, Xingyuan Ma, Chao Sun, Xiao Ding, Yuhang Zhang, Yuhang Zhang, Tingzhen Deng, Tingzhen Deng, Yatao Wang, Yatao Wang, Haijun Yang, Haijun Yang, Ruiwen Ding, Ruiwen Ding, Haotian Li, Haotian Li, Dawen Wang, Dawen Wang, Maohua Zheng, Maohua Zheng

“…Metformin (MET) is a commonly used drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes in the department of endocrinology. In recent years, due to the few clinically effective treatment options including glioma, some scholars have proposed the possibility of metformin in the treatment of glioma, and studies have shown that metformin has a certain inhibitory effect on this tumor. …”
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Coffee and tea consumption and dementia risk: The role of sex and vascular comorbidities by Kuan-Chu Hou, Yen-Ching Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen

“…Consumption of either coffee or tea was associated with a decreased risk of VaD among diabetic participants (aOR = 0.23; 95% CI = 0.06–0.98). …”
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Recruiting participants for focus groups in health research: a meta-research study by Jonas Lander, Simon Wallraf, Dawid Pieper, Ronny Klawunn, Hala Altawil, Marie-Luise Dierks, Cosima John

“…Results Nearly half (n = 38/80) of the studies were from the USA and Canada, many addressing issues related to diabetes, cancer, mental health and chronic diseases. …”
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Healthcare resource use of patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy by Rosa Lauppe, Johan Liseth Hansen, Anna Fornwall, Katarina Johansson, Mark H. Rozenbaum, Anne Mette Strand, Merja Vakevainen, Johanna Kuusisto, Einar Gude, J. Gustav Smith, Finn Gustafsson

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Características clínico-epidemiológicas del síndrome coronario agudo by Denia Bonilla Padrón, Annia María Carrero, Yanitsy Chipi Rodríguez, Sonia María Sánchez Valcarcel, Daniel Silva Brito

“…Los pacientes con infarto anterior extenso y diabetes mellitus presentaron una probabilidad mayor de complicaciones.…”
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Role of the serum levels of the inter-organs messenger fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) in the diagnosis and prognosis of breast cancer patients by Stella Maris Ranuncolo, Eduardo Armanasco, Myriam Nuñez, Laura Yuan, Sujhrob Makhkamov, Mariana S. De Lorenzo

“…High serum FGF21 was found in obesity, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and coronary heart disease. The pathways linking obesity and breast cancer remain elusive. …”
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Bariatric Surgery in Moderately Obese Patients: A Prospective Study by M. Cerci, M. I. Bellini, F. Russo, D. Benavoli, M. Capperucci, A. L. Gaspari, P. Gentileschi

“…In presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) (56%), gastric bypass was performed; in cases with hypertension (64%) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) (12%), sleeve gastrectomy was performed. …”
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Dynamic Proteomic Analysis of Pancreatic Mesenchyme Reveals Novel Factors That Enhance Human Embryonic Stem Cell to Pancreatic Cell Differentiation by Holger A. Russ, Limor Landsman, Christopher L. Moss, Roger Higdon, Renee L. Greer, Kelly Kaihara, Randy Salamon, Eugene Kolker, Matthias Hebrok

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Pomegranate Juices: Analytical and Bio-Toxicological Comparison of Pasteurization and High-Pressure Processing in the Development of Healthy Products by Francesco Cairone, Stefania Cesa, Irene Arpante, Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Alejandro Han Mendez, Claudio Ferrante, Luigi Menghini, Antonello Filippi, Caterina Fraschetti, Gokhan Zengin, Simone Carradori, Marialucia Gallorini, Luisa Mannina, Mattia Spano

“…The potential inhibition of key enzymes of degenerative processes (cholinesterases, tyrosinase) and diabetes (amylase, glucosidase), the allelopathy toward <i>Cichorium intybus</i>, <i>Dicondra repens</i>, and <i>Diplotaxis tenuifolia</i>, and the in vivo toxicity on brine shrimp were also evaluated. …”
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Prevalence, Causes, and Risk Factors of Visual Impairment in Emiratis and Non-Emiratis of Dubai: A Subnational Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Manal O. Taryam, M. Mansur Rabiu, Shurooq AlBanna, Noora Al Shamsi, Bushra Albastaki, Hayat Khan, Salam Chettiankandi, Wafa Khamis Alnakhi, Hamid Y. Hussain, Prasan Rao, Gurdeep Singh, Sivakami Pai, Mazen M. Sinjab, Lama Toufik Sharbek, Xianwen Shang, Mingguang He

“…Men had lower likelihood of VI than women (odds ratio [OR] (95% CI): 0.42 (0.24–0.77)) after adjustment for covariates. Diabetes (OR (95% CI): 1.91 (1.04–3.52)) was an independent risk factor for VI. …”
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Clinical risk factors for sarcopenia in acute and chronic pancreatitis by Mitchell L. Ramsey, Andrew Lu, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Stacey Culp, David Bradley, Darwin L. Conwell, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, J. Royce Groce, Samuel Han, Somashekar G. Krishna, Peter Lee, Thomas Mace, Georgios I. Papachristou, Kristen M. Roberts, Zarine K. Shah, Phil A. Hart

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Gender-Related Differences in Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Premature Coronary Artery Disease: Insight from the FOCUS Registry by Ya’nan Qu, Ji’e Yang, Feng Zhang, Chenguang Li, Yuxiang Dai, Hongbo Yang, Yang Gao, Yueyi Pan, Kang Yao, Dong Huang, Hao Lu, Jianying Ma, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge

“…Young women were older and more likely to have hypertension and diabetes than men (all p<0.001). In contrast, males with PCAD had higher BMI and higher prevalence of current smoking as well as previous vessel revascularizations (all p<0.05). …”
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Exploring avocado consumption and health: a scoping review and evidence map by Stephen A. Fleming, Tristen L. Paul, Rachel A. F. Fleming, Alison K. Ventura, Megan A. McCrory, Corrie M. Whisner, Paul A. Spagnuolo, Louise Dye, Jana Kraft, Jana Kraft, Nikki A. Ford

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