Recurrent Pneumothorax in a Critically Ill Ventilated COVID-19 Patient by Lucas Rehnberg, Robert Chambers, Selina Lam, Martin Chamberlain, Ahilanandan Dushianthan

“…We present this case of a young woman with SARS-CoV-2 viral infection resulting in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) lung disease complicated by a complex hydropneumothorax, recurrent pneumothorax, and pneumatoceles. A 33-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a one-week history of cough, shortness of breath, and myalgia, with no other significant past medical history. …”
Get full text

Effects of coal mine dust on lung function in rats by LIU Yang, LI Meng, LU Liyuan, WANG Ru, YANG He, ZHANG Huifang

“…Methods: Seventy-two SPF-grade 8-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into the coal dust group, the coal-silica dust group, the silica dust group and the control group. …”
Get full text

Protective Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) against Vascular Dysfunction in Hyperglycemic Rats by Nurul Paramita, Brilliant C. Puspasari, Randika Arrody, Neng T. Kartinah, Trinovita Andraini, Julfiana Mardatillah, Hardiyanti Rusli, Dewi I. S. Santoso

“…Twenty-four eight-week-old male Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups: healthy nonexercising control (C), hyperglycemic control (HG-C), hyperglycemic + HIIT (HG-IT), and hyperglycemic + MICT (HG-CT). …”
Get full text

The effects of deprivation, age, and regional differences in COVID-19 mortality from 2020 to 2022: a retrospective analysis of public provincial data by Anqi A. Chen, Elizabeth M. Renouf, Charmaine B. Dean, X. Joan Hu

“…In all the subperiods, mean daily deaths of a public health unit was significantly associated with its population size and the proportion of confirmed cases in subjects over 60 years old. The proportion of fully vaccinated (2 doses of primary series) people in the 60 + age group was a significant factor after the availability of the COVID-19 vaccines. …”
Get full text

The Impact of Migraine on the Whole Life Course of Patients: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study by Daisuke Danno, Shiho Suzuki, Tsubasa Takizawa, Ryotaro Ishii, Masayuki Hamakawa, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Satoshi Osaga, Mika Komori

“…Headaches started when respondents with migraine were 17.8 years old; 86.7% started over-the-counter medications at 19.4 years of age. …”
Get full text

Inflammatory biomarkers profiles and cognition among older adults by Aline Thomas, Jing Guo, Dolly Reyes-Dumeyer, Danurys Sanchez, Nikolaos Scarmeas, Jennifer J. Manly, Adam M. Brickman, Rafael A. Lantigua, Richard Mayeux, Yian Gu

“…We explored 23 circulating inflammatory biomarkers using data from 1,743 participants without dementia (≥ 65 years-old) from the community-based, multiethnic Washington Heights Inwood Columbia Aging Project. …”
Get full text

Effects of Different Levels of <i>Lycium barbarum</i> Flavonoids on Growth Performance, Immunity, Intestinal Barrier and Antioxidant Capacity of Meat Ducks by Minhang Tu, Gentan Cai, Longfei Ma, Leyan Yan, Tian Wang, Zhendan Shi, Chao Wang, Zhe Chen

“…A total of 240 one-day-old male meat ducks were randomly allocated to four groups, each receiving a basal diet supplemented with 0 (control), 250, 500, or 1000 mg/kg of LBFs for 42 d. …”
Get full text

A novel frameshift variant of GATA3 (p.Ala17ProfsTer178) responsible for HDR syndrome in a Japanese family by Yutaka Hasegawa, Toshie Segawa, Ai Chida, Eriko Yoshida, Hirofumi Kinno, Hiraku Chiba, Tomoyasu Oda, Yoshihiko Takahashi, Koji Nata, Yasushi Ishigaki

“…We present the case of a 38-year-old Japanese man with HDR syndrome who exhibited hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness, renal dysfunction, severe symptomatic hypocalcemia with Chvostek’s and Trousseau’s signs, and QT prolongation on electrocardiography. …”
Get full text

Risk Factors Influencing Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients With Late‐Life Depression: A Scoping Review by Ping Jiang, Yunfeng Gao, Lin Wang, Xiaojun Shao, Lei Zhang, Gang Zhu, Li Duan

“…There have been existing cognitive function assessment tools specifically for those 18‐ to 65‐year‐old patients of major depressive disorder, but there is still a lack of reliability and validity tests in LLD.…”
Get full text

A Rare Case of Arteriovenous Hemangioma Clinically Mimicking Pigmented Nevus by Sri Lestari, Tofrizal ., Yenny Raflis

“…A case of AH clinically mimicking pigmented nevus in 19year-old woman<br />was reported. This is the first case in Dermatology Department of Dr.…”
Get full text

Oral Immunisation With Non‐GMO Surface Displayed SARS‐CoV‐2 Spike Epitopes on Bacteria‐Like Particles Provokes Robust Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses, and Modulated the Gut M... by Robie Vasquez, Ji Hoon Song, Remilyn M. Mendoza, In‐Chan Hwang, Bernadette B. Bagon, Lars Engstrand, Valerie Diane Valeriano, Dae‐Kyung Kang

“…Moreover, we examined the influence of oral immunisation on the gut microbiome and microbiota metabolites. Twenty‐eight 6‐week‐old male C57BL/6 mice were orally immunised with the following: PBS (control), Lm. fermentum‐derived BLPs only, BLPs displaying SARS‐CoV‐2 spike S1‐2, or BLPs displaying SARS‐CoV‐2 spike S1‐3 epitopes. …”
Get full text

A synergistic effect of secondhand smoke with vitamin D deficiency on cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross sectional study by Yan Li, Qianqian Shen, Chengyu Chen, Xueru Yin, Xinru Wang, Xiyue Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Lei Chen, Jian Xu, Guifang Gong

“…ObjectivesTo investigate whether exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) aggravates the detrimental effect of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) on cognitive performance in the elderly.MethodsBased on National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2011–2014, 1,446 non-smoking participants (≥ 60 years old) with detailed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], concentration of cotinine and tests score of cognitive function were included. …”
Get full text

Probiotics Addition Potential to Increase Body Weight, Feed Consumption and Feed Conversion on Pre-Layer Laying Hens by Sukmawati Lailatul Jannah, Mirni Lamid, Mohammad Sukmanadi, Mohammad Anam Al Arif, Sri Hidanah, Sri Chusniati

“…This study was conducted for 2 weeks using pre layer chickens aged 21 weeks to 23 weeks old as many as 24 chickens, randomized into 4 treatments with 6 replications with P0 as control, P1 = 2 ml, P2 = 4 ml, and P3 = 6 ml. …”
Get full text

Aggressive Recurrence of Primary Hepatic Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma after Liver Transplantation by Qusay A. Abdoh, Asma M. Alnajjar, Faisal A. Abaalkhail, Mohammed Al Sebayel, Hussa F. Al-Hussaini, Waleed K. Al-Hamoudi, Hazem Helmy, Mohamad Almansour, Hussien A. Elsiesy

“…Case Report. A 40-year-old lady presented with a three-month history of right upper abdominal pain with nausea, vomiting, and significant loss of weight associated with scleral icterus and progressive abdominal distension. …”
Get full text

Higher systemic immune-inflammation index is associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in adults: a nationwide population-based study by Jiayu Zhao, Zhipeng Wu, Zhipeng Wu, Fengyin Cai, Xuejv Yu, Zhenyu Song

“…Subgroup analysis showed that this association was more significant in women, younger than 60 years old, non-smokers, alcohol drinkers, non-obese, and without a history of stroke, diabetes, or coronary heart disease. …”
Get full text

Pathogen delivery route impacts disease severity in experimental Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae infection of domestic lambs by Bryan Tegner Jacobson, Jessica DeWit-Dibbert, LaShae Zanca, Sobha Sonar, Carol Hardy, Michael Throolin, Patricia C. Brewster, Kaitlyn Andujo, Kerri Jones, Jonathon Sago, Stephen Smith, Lizabeth Bowen, Diane Bimczok

“…Here, we assessed the impact of administering M. ovipneumoniae to the upper respiratory tract (URT) or to the lower respiratory tract (LRT) of two-month-old specific pathogen-free lambs. Lambs were inoculated with PBS (control) or with ceftiofur-treated nasal wash fluid obtained from sheep with natural M. ovipneumoniae infection, monitored for eight weeks, and subsequently euthanized. …”
Get full text

Resolution of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss in a pediatric patient with a severe phenotype of Muckle-Wells syndrome treated with Anakinra: a case report and review of the l... by Cinzia Marchica, Faisal Zawawi, Dania Basodan, Rosie Scuccimarri, Sam J. Daniel

“…Case presentation A 3-year-old boy was referred to our hospital to assess for the possibility of MWS given a history of hives and recurrent episodes of fever with a family history of MWS in his mother. …”
Get full text

Suggestive Diagnostic Process in a Case of Multiple Myeloma with Gastrointestinal Immunoglobulin Light-Chain Amyloidosis Accompanied by Protein-Losing Enteropathy by Katsuya Endo, Takehito Ito, Jun Nomura, Keigo Murakami, Shiho Kondo, Tomonori Satoh, Daisuke Fukushi, Yuki Yoshino, Yoshiteru Sasaki, Atsuko Takasu, Takayuki Kogure, Morihisa Hirota, Takayoshi Meguro, Kazuhiro Murakami, Junichi Kameoka, Kennichi Satoh

“…We report a case of an 80-year-old man with multiple myeloma accompanied by gastrointestinal AL amyloidosis and secondary protein-losing enteropathy. …”
Get full text

Psychometric properties of self-reported financial toxicity measures in cancer survivors: a systematic review by Yan Hu, Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Jian Peng, Huan Wen, Yanling Sun, Winnie K W So

“…Objective The aim of this systematic review was to summarise the psychometric properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) measuring financial toxicity (FT) in cancer survivors.Design This systematic review was conducted according to the guidance of the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology.Data sources Comprehensive searches were performed in PubMed, MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, ProQuest and Cochrane Library from database inception to February 2022.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies We included studies that reported any PROMs for measuring FT in cancer survivors who were ≥18 years old. FT was defined as perceived subjective financial distress resulting from objective financial burden. …”
Get full text

Parents’ use of coercive and indulgent feeding practices for children with avid eating behaviour: an Ecological Momentary Assessment study by Abigail Pickard, Katie L. Edwards, Claire Farrow, Emma Haycraft, Moritz Herle, Clare Llewellyn, Helen Croker, Alice Kininmonth, Jacqueline Blissett

“…Methods The study involved 109 parents of 3-5-year-old children exhibiting avid eating behaviour. Over 10 days, participants completed EMA surveys via a mobile app to report on their mood, stress, feeding goals, and feeding practices during eating occasions. …”
Get full text