Mechanisms Underlying the Osteo- and Adipo-Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yu Zhang, Dilaware Khan, Julia Delling, Edda Tobiasch

“…There is an increasing need for bone replacement in patients from all ages, due to a variety of reasons such as a new recreational behavior in young adults or age-related diseases. Adipogenic differentiation is another interesting lineage, because fat tissue is considered to be a major factor triggering atherosclerosis that ultimately leads to cardiovascular diseases, the main cause of death in industrialized countries. …”
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Notch/CXCR4 Partnership in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Progression by Georgia Tsaouli, Elisabetta Ferretti, Diana Bellavia, Alessandra Vacca, Maria Pia Felli

“…In children, there is 25% chance of disease relapse, typically in the central nervous system. While in adults, there is a higher chance of relapse. ALL may affect B-cell or T-cell lineages. …”
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Cognitively Stimulating Activities: Effects on Cognition across Four Studies with up to 21 Years of Longitudinal Data by Meghan B. Mitchell, Cynthia R. Cimino, Andreana Benitez, Cassandra L. Brown, Laura E. Gibbons, Robert F. Kennison, Steven D. Shirk, Alireza Atri, Annie Robitaille, Stuart W. S. MacDonald, Magnus Lindwall, Elizabeth M. Zelinski, Sherry L. Willis, K. Warner Schaie, Boo Johansson, Roger A. Dixon, Dan M. Mungas, Scott M. Hofer, Andrea M. Piccinin

“…While the idea that there may be a modifiable behavior that could lower risk for cognitive decline is appealing and potentially empowering for older adults, research findings have not consistently supported the beneficial effects of engaging in cognitively stimulating tasks. …”
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Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2–18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12–18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003–2006... by Mary Brauchla, WenYen Juan, Jon Story, Sibylle Kranz

“…Increased fiber intake has been linked with lower risk of overweight and obesity in adults, but data are sparse for children. To address this issue, NHANES 2003–2006 data was used to evaluate (1) the food sources of fiber in children, (2) the dietary fiber density levels and risk of being classified as overweight/obese, and (3) the association between fiber intake level and impaired glucose metabolism in children. …”
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Problem Solving and Personality in Security Officers by Halim İşsever, Elif Ezirmik, Nefise Şeker, Zeynep Betül Sağlam, Gözde Öztan, Fatma Canatar

“…In the study, the Problem- Solving Skills Scale for Adults and the Big Five Personality Questionnaire-50 Turkish Form were used. 83.7% of the participants in the study were male, 73.2% were married, 68.4% were high school graduates, and 95.8% had in-service training. …”
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Serum Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels as Indicators of Asthma Severity by Mohammed Nadeem Shaikh, Brahma Reddy Malapati, Ruchi Gokani, Bhavita Patel, Mitul Chatriwala

“…Serum magnesium levels affect the concentration of circulating vitamin D in blood and subsequently it affects the immunity; thus it plays significant role in the pathogenesis of asthma. Asthma, in adults, is less studied and hypomagnesemia along with vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is common in asthmatic individuals, which causes frequent asthma attacks, respiratory infections, severe exacerbations, and poor response to bronchodilators. …”
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Establishment and Characterization of a Human Small Cell Osteosarcoma Cancer Stem Cell Line: A New Possible In Vitro Model for Discovering Small Cell Osteosarcoma Biology by Gaia Palmini, Roberto Zonefrati, Cecilia Romagnoli, Alessandra Aldinucci, Carmelo Mavilia, Gigliola Leoncini, Alessandro Franchi, Rodolfo Capanna, Maria Luisa Brandi

“…Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, usually arising in the long bones of children and young adults. There are different subtypes of OSA, among which we find the conventional OS (also called medullary or central osteosarcoma) which has a high grade of malignancy and an incidence of 80%. …”
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Serotonin Syndrome after Sertraline Overdose in a Child: A Case Report by Joana Grenha, Ana Garrido, Hernani Brito, Maria José Oliveira, Fátima Santos

“…It may be misdiagnosed because it has mostly been reported in adults. Case Report. An 8-year-old girl with behavioral problems and medicated with risperidone and sertraline was admitted in the emergency department after she had taken voluntarily 1500 mg of sertraline (50 mg/kg). …”
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Early intervention in eating disorders: introducing the chronopathogram by Antonio Preti, Francesco Bevione, Maria Carla Lacidogna, Andrea Raballo, Michele Poletti, Giovanni Abbate-Daga

“…Abstract Eating disorders (EDs) pose significant challenges to mental and physical health, particularly among adolescents and young adults, with the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating risk factors. …”
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Is COVID-19 pandemic associated with sadness? A prepandemic and postpandemic comparison by Samuel Carvalho Dumith, Elizabet Saes-Silva, Fernanda de Oliveira Meller, Antônio Augusto Schäfer, Micaela Rabelo Quadra, Lauro Miranda Demenech

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze whether the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with an increment in the feeling of sadness among adults and elderly individuals from southern Brazil. …”
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Music Engineering as a Novel Strategy for Enhancing Music Enjoyment in the Cochlear Implant Recipient by Gavriel D. Kohlberg, Dean M. Mancuso, Divya A. Chari, Anil K. Lalwani

“…Methods. Normal hearing (NH) adults (N=16) and CI listeners (N=9) evaluated a piece of country music on three enjoyment modalities: pleasantness, musicality, and naturalness. …”
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Assessing the Structure of the Ways of Coping Questionnaire in Fibromyalgia Patients Using Common Factor Analytic Approaches by Charles Van Liew, Maya S. Santoro, Larissa Edwards, Jeremy Kang, Terry A. Cronan

“…The participants were 501 adults (478 women) who were part of a larger intervention study. …”
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Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control, and Associated Factors: Results from a National Survey, Jordan by H. Y. Jaddou, A. M. Batieha, Y. S. Khader, A. H. Kanaan, M. S. El-Khateeb, K. M. Ajlouni

“…A national sample of 4117 adults aged 25 years and older was selected. Prevalence rate of HTN (SBP ≥ 140 or DBP ≥ 90 or on antihypertensive therapy) was 32.3% and was higher than the 29.4% prevalence rate reported in period 1. …”
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Sentence Context and Word-Picture Cued-Recall Paired-Associate Learning Procedure Boosts Recall in Normal and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Patients by Rosario Iodice, Juan José García Meilán, Juan Carro Ramos, Jeff A. Small

“…The experiment details the performance of word recall in healthy older adults (HOA) and mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The researchers enhanced the words’ recall with word-picture condition and when the pair was associated with a sentence contextualizing the two items. …”
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Virtual reality technology improves the gait and balance function of the elderly: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Junyu Chen, Shuxia Yan, Haiyan Yin, Dan Lin, Ziqi Mei, Zichun Ding, Meng Wang, Yamei Bai, Guihua Xu

“…A total of 662 elderly adults were included, of whom 336 underwent VR intervention. …”
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Risk of Atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection according to CD14 Promotor Polymorphism in Healthy Korean Population by Sung-Goo Kang, Woo Chul Chung, Sang-Wook Song, Kyu Re Joo, Hyewon Lee, Donghoon Kang, Joune Seup Lee, Kang-Moon Lee

“…The patients who visited our hospital for routine health examinations and 266 healthy adults (170 males and 96 females) were enrolled in this study. …”
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Improving Vision-Based Motor Rehabilitation Interactive Systems for Users with Disabilities Using Mirror Feedback by Antoni Jaume-i-Capó, Pau Martínez-Bueso, Biel Moyà-Alcover, Javier Varona

“…We conducted a user study by using a previously evaluated system that improved the balance and postural control of adults with cerebral palsy. We used a within-subjects design with the two defined feedback conditions (mirror and no-mirror) with two different groups of users (8 with disabilities and 32 without disabilities) using usability measures (time-to-start (Ts) and time-to-complete (Tc)). …”
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Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia Diagnosed following Knee Arthroscopy by John E. Zvijac, Sharhabil S. Ammus, Fernando Aran, Gary M. Kiebzak

“…Clinical suspicion for surgical patients with unusual repetitive postoperative bleeding should include previously undetected rare bleeding disorders even in adults.…”
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Action Planning for Daily Mouth Care in Long-Term Care: The Brushing Up on Mouth Care Project by Mary E. McNally, Ruth Martin-Misener, Christopher C. L. Wyatt, Karen P. McNeil, Sandra J. Crowell, Debora C. Matthews, Joanne B. Clovis

“…Research focusing on the introduction of daily mouth care programs for dependent older adults in long-term care has met with limited success. …”
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Ex Vivo Propagation of Pinctada Birnavirus Using Mantle Tissue Fragment Culture: Application for Measuring Replication at Different Temperatures, TCID₅₀ Assay, and UV Se... by Tomomasa Matsuyama, Takashi Atsumi, Ikunari Kiryu, Kousuke Umeda, Natsuki Morimoto

“…The disease, which induces mass mortality in juveniles less than 1 year old and abnormalities in adults, was first reported in Japan in 2019. Research on the disease has been hindered by the lack of cell lines capable of propagating PiBV. …”
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