Weizmannia coagulans BC99 modulate gut microbiota after Helicobacter pylori eradication: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Ying Wu, Shirui Zhai, Caie Wang, Zhouya Bai, Pingping Tian, Shanshan Tie, Yao Wang, Yingjian Zhang, Lina Zhao, Shaobin Gu

“…This study involved 100H. pylori-positive adults, randomly assigned to either Weizmannia coagulans BC99 group or Placebo group. …”
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Pregnancy Ketonemia and Development of the Fetal Central Nervous System by Agata Bronisz, Mateusz Ozorowski, Magdalena Hagner-Derengowska

“…The data available proves a changing influence of ketones on the central nervous system during fetal life and in adults as well. Ketone bodies freely pass through the placenta. …”
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Streptococcus suis-associated neonatal meningitis and sepsis: characterization, antimicrobial resistance, and public health implications by Giovanna Fusco, Rubina Paradiso, Lorena Cardillo, Maria Antonia Salvia, Saveria Dodaro, Veronica Del Monaco, Gianfranco Scarpelli, Francesca Greco, Antonio Rinaldi, Lorella Barca, Stefania Ambrogio, Antonio Limone, Esterina De Carlo, Giorgia Borriello

“…S. suis meningitis and sepsis are mainly reported in adults, related to direct contact with pigs or contaminated pork meat consumption, while it is rarely reported in children. …”
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Diverse Effects of Phytoestrogens on the Reproductive Performance: Cow as a Model by Izabela Wocławek-Potocka, Chiara Mannelli, Dorota Boruszewska, Ilona Kowalczyk-Zieba, Tomasz Waśniewski, Dariusz J. Skarżyński

“…The review describes how exposure of soybean-derived phytoestrogens can have adverse effects on reproductive performance in female adults.…”
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Increased arterial stiffness is associated with poorer social cognition in older age by Sarah A. Grainger, Tom G. Bailey, Natalie K. Vear, Jessica K. Mead, Xanthia E. Bourdaniotis, Jeff S. Coombes, Jenna L. Taylor

“…In a sample of 50 healthy older adults (Age: M = 70.08, SD = 3.93), we measured arterial stiffness via carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity and social cognition using two well validated measures of ToM (RMET, TASIT). …”
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Epiphysiolysis Type Salter I of the Medial Clavicle with Posterior Displacement: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by C. Siebenmann, F. Ramadani, G. Barbier, E. Gautier, P. Vial

“…Due to the specific clavicular ossification process, skeletally immature patients present usually not true sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) dislocations accordingly to adults but rather displaced physeal fractures. There is no consensus in the current literature on the best treatment of this lesion. …”
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Postinfantile Giant Cell Hepatitis with Features of Acute Severe Autoimmune Hepatitis Probably Triggered by Diclofenac in a Patient with Primary Myelofibrosis by Pinelopi Arvaniti, Kalliopi Zachou, George K. Koukoulis, George N. Dalekos

“…Giant cell hepatitis (GCH) is commonly reported in neonatal and infantile liver diseases but rarely in adults where the term postinfantile GCH (PIGCH) is used. …”
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Tuberculosis in the incarcerated population by Pablo Cristiano de Souza, Rodrigo de Macedo Couto, Alec Brian Lacerda, Pãmela Rodrigues de Souza Silva, Omar Ariel Espinosa, Jaqueline Costa Lima

“…Results: 14.0% (n=1,003) of the 7,201 tuberculosis cases reported between 2014 and 2020 in adults occurred in the incarcerated population. The incidence of tuberculosis in this population decreased from 3,261.1 to 722.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants between 2014 and 2020. …”
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Probiotics and Prebiotics: Role in Prevention of Nosocomial Sepsis in Preterm Infants by Vrinda Nair, Amuchou S. Soraisham

“…Probiotics have been used for prevention and treatment of various medical conditions in children and adults. Studies on probiotics in premature infants have focused on normalizing intestinal flora, improvement in feeding intolerance, prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis. …”
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The Association of Obesity with Walking Independent of Knee Pain: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study by Daniel K. White, Tuhina Neogi, Yuqing Zhang, David Felson, Michael LaValley, Jingbo Niu, Michael Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James Torner, K. Douglas Gross

“…We investigated this association within the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study, a cohort of older adults who have or are at high risk of knee OA. Subjects wore a StepWatch to record steps taken over 7 days. …”
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Flaxseed Ingestion Alters Ratio of Enterolactone Enantiomers in Human Serum by Niina M. Saarinen, Annika I. Smeds, José L. Peñalvo, Tarja Nurmi, Herman Adlercreutz, Sari Mäkelä

“…In this pilot study, the enantiomeric ratios of serum EL were determined in serum from healthy adults during consumption of habitual diet, and after an 8-day supplementation with flaxseed (25 g/day). (−)EL dominated in all serum samples collected during habitual diet consumption. …”
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Immune Response of Mormon Crickets That Survived Infection by Beauveria bassiana by Robert B. Srygley, Stefan T. Jaronski

“…To measure the dose-dependent response of Mormon crickets to fungal attack, we applied B. bassiana strain GHA topically to adults using doses of 5.13 × 104 to 1.75 × 106 conidia in sunflower oil, with oil only as a control. …”
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Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…We also found that females and adults reported symptoms more often in the follow-up surveys, 78.9% (90/114) [females] vs 61.1% (44/72) [males] at 6 months, P = 0.008; 68.7% (46/67) [ $$\ge$$ ≥ 20 years] vs 14.3% (1/7) $$[<$$ [ < 20 years] at 16 months, P = 0.004. …”
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Effects of cold-water immersion on health and wellbeing: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Tara Cain, Jacinta Brinsley, Hunter Bennett, Max Nelson, Carol Maher, Ben Singh

“…<h4>Objective</h4>This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the psychological, cognitive, and physiological effects of CWI in healthy adults.<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases were searched for randomized trials involving healthy adults aged ≥ 18 years undergoing acute or long-term CWI exposure via cold shower, ice bath, or plunge with water temperature ≤15°C for at least 30 seconds. …”
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Long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with cleft lip and palate: A prospective study by Patricia Martins Bueno, Paulo Alceu Kiemle Trindade, Laís Hollara Medeiros, Leide Vilma Fidélis da Silva, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…The participants were divided into two groups: 1) Cleft Lip and Palate Group (CLP): 20 adults with CLP undergoing orthognathic surgery (14 ♂, 6 ♀, age 24 ± 3 years), and 2) Control Group (CON): 20 paired adults with Angle Class I skeletal pattern who had never undergone orthognathic surgery (14 ♂, 6 ♀, age 25 ± 5 years). …”
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Association between poor oral health and deterioration of appetite in older age: results from longitudinal analyses of two prospective cohorts from the UK and USA by Sheena E Ramsay, Olia Papacosta, S Goya Wannamethee, John C Mathers, Peter H Whincup, Lucy Lennon, Ziyi Cai, Suruchi G Ganbavale, Robert Weyant

“…Objective This study investigated the association of poor oral health with appetite loss and deterioration in appetite longitudinally in older adults.Design Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational study.Setting Data came from two population-based cohorts of older adults from the UK and USA.Participants The British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) included men (n=1348, age=79–87 years in 2016–2017 at baseline and 81–89 years in 2018–2019 at follow-up). …”
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Perspectives of Hispanic and Latinx Community Members on AI-Enabled mHealth Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study by Stephanie A Kraft, Shaan Chopra, Miriana C Duran, Janet A Rojina, Abril Beretta, Katherine I López, Russell Javan, Benjamin S Wilfond, Margaret Rosenfeld, James Fogarty, Linda K Ko

“…MethodsWe recruited English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanic or Latinx adults to participate in web-based focus groups through existing community-based networks across rural and urban regions of Washington State. …”
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Spinal pain prevalence and associated determinants: A population‐based study using the National Survey for Wales by David C. Byfield, Benjamin S. Stacey, Hywel T. Evans, Ian W. Farr, Leon Yandle, Lora Roberts, Teresa Filipponi, Damian M. Bailey

“…A total population of 38,954 of adults were included in the analysis. The study population included interview responses of 21,735 females and 17,219 males. …”
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Quality of life among residents of informal urban settlements during the COVID-19 pandemic in Salvador, Brazil by Albert I Ko, Federico Costa, Hammed Mogaji, Nivison Nery, Hernan D Argibay, Jaqueline S Cruz, Ianei O Carneiro, Ricardo Lustosa, Mike Begon, Hussein Khalil

“…Older participants had lower physical health scores (β: −9.11, 95% CI −12.14 to −6.07, p&lt;0.001), but higher schooling improved physical health (p&lt;0.001). Females and older adults faced more COVID-impacted challenges (p&lt;0.001) related to health, education, family, social relationships, work, finances and employment.Conclusion We found lower HRQOL among adults, females, the unemployed and those with lower school attainment. …”
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Effectiveness of Video Teletherapy in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Exposure and Response Prevention: Retrospective Longitudinal Observati... by Jamie D Feusner, Nicholas R Farrell, Mia Nunez, Nicholas Lume, Catherine W MacDonald, Patrick B McGrath, Larry Trusky, Stephen Smith, Andreas Rhode

“… BackgroundAn effective primary treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents as well as adults is exposure and response prevention (ERP), a form of intervention in the context of cognitive-behavioral therapy. …”
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