Observational study on Lifestyle Behaviours and Nutrition in individuals undergoing genetic counseling for breast or colorectal cancer risk by Lea Godino, Donatella Fabbro, Benedetta Bertonazzi, Daniela Turchetti

“…However, 16 (32%) were current or former smokers, 37 (74%) drank alcohol and 18 (36%) were overweight or obese; 21 (42%) showed low adherence to Mediterranean diet and seven (14%) reported low exercise. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome Prediction Using Machine Learning Models with Genetic and Clinical Information from a Nonobese Healthy Population by Eun Kyung Choe, Hwanseok Rhee, Seungjae Lee, Eunsoon Shin, Seung-Won Oh, Jong-Eun Lee, Seung Ho Choi

“…Model A was designed with only clinical information (age, sex, body mass index, smoking status, alcohol consumption status, and exercise status), and for model B, genetic information (for 10 polymorphisms) was added to model A. …”
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Geographic Variation and Trends in Laryngeal Cancer Incidence in Iran: A Comprehensive Analysis by Farimah Asghari, Hamideh Rashidian, Fereshteh Lotfi, Fatemeh Mahdavi Sabet, Zahra Faraji, Kazem Zendehdel

“…Our findings suggest that opium use, in addition to established risk factors like tobacco and alcohol, might contribute to the high incidence rates observed in Iran. …”
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Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995–2015: trend analysis and associated factors by Shasha Li, Sheila Keogan, Luke Clancy, Keishia Taylor

“…Objectives The study examines trends in smoking among Irish adolescents aged 15–16 years between 1995 and 2015 and the factors associated with their smoking behaviours between 2007 and 2015.Methods Data were obtained from the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs Ireland between 1995 and 2015. …”
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The Effect of Organic and Inorganic Modifiers on the Physical Properties of Granite Residual Soil by Bingxiang Yuan, Weijie Chen, Jin Zhao, Fei Yang, Qingzi Luo, Tianying Chen

“…The inorganic solution contains silicon ion and sodium ion at the ratio of 1 : 4 (hereinafter referred to as Si : Na = 1 : 4 solutions), and the organic one is a modified polyvinyl alcohol solution (hereinafter referred to as SH solution). …”
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The Relationship between H. pylori Infection and Osteoporosis in Japan by Daisuke Asaoka, Akihito Nagahara, Mariko Hojo, Hitoshi Sasaki, Yuji Shimada, Takashi Yoshizawa, Taro Osada, Sumio Watanabe

“…Bivariate analysis showed that age, being female, BMI, alcohol, smoking, H. pylori, bone-specific ALP, PUD, and EGA were related to osteoporosis. …”
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Multifunctional Plumeria rubra nanoparticles: Antimicrobial, antiviral, antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory activities by Bassma H. Elwakil, Mohab H. Elsabrouty, Areej Eskandrani, Keshav Raj Paudel, Esraa Abdelhamid Moneer

“…In the present investigation, polyvinyl alcohol was used as a green reducing agent to synthesize Plumeria rubra nanoparticles. …”
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Multi-trace elements-enriched functional drink accelerates gastric ulcer repair via the HGF/c-Met/STAT3 pathway by Yongnan Piao, Nuoya Wang, Mingji Jin, Jianyu Piao, Mingfeng Han, Zifei Wang, Chunhua Quan, Jishan Yin, Zhonggao Gao, Wenxiang Cui, Shuangqing Wang, Xiuquan Quan

“…Heavy alcohol consumption can lead to various gastrointestinal disorders, with gastric ulcers being the most prevalent. …”
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Development and validation of a risk assessment tool for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes among patients in South Karnataka, India by Deepak Anil, Sunil Kumar Doddaiah, Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy, Arun Gopi, Sayana Basheer, Mysore Ramakrishnaiah Narayana Murthy

“…Physical activity, duration of diabetes, diabetic diet, regular health check-ups, history of hypertension, smoking history and alcohol consumption were factors significantly associated with uncontrolled diabetes (p<0.05). …”
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Association between magnesium depletion score and prevalence of hyperuricemia in American adults: a study based on NHANES 2007-2018 by Yongchun Xiao, Yong Mou, Yong Mou, Ping Wu, Ke Wang, Tianjun Chen, Zhiwan Chen, Hongsheng Lin, Hua Yang, Zhisheng Ji

“…The MDS was derived by integrating multiple risk factors associated with magnesium depletion: the use of diuretics and proton pump inhibitors (PPI), estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), and alcohol consumption exceeding recommended thresholds. …”
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Mendelian randomization and multiomics comprehensively reveal the causal relationship and potential mechanism between atrial fibrillation and gastric cancer by Zhao Sicheng, Zhao Sicheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Jingcheng, Zhang Shuo, Zhang Shuo, Lou Jiaheng, Lou Jiaheng, Cai Yan, Cai Yan, Bai Xing, Bai Xing, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Jiang Tao, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji, Zhang Guangji

“…High-throughput sequencing data were further used to analyze the association between the two and their impact on the survival outcome of gastric cancer.ResultsThe results showed that AF was negatively associated with gastric cancer, and further analysis revealed that this relationship was independent of GC risk factors such as chronic gastritis, Helicobacter pylori infection, and alcohol consumption. Enrichment analysis reveals associations of key genes with pathways related to cardiovascular disease, inflammatory gastrointestinal diseases, and tumorigenesis. …”
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The association of chronotype, sleep duration and trajectories of health-risk behaviors among college students: a cohort study by Wanyu Che, Chenfang Wang, Shuman Tao, Tingting Li, Yang Xie, Fangbiao Tao, Xiaoyan Wu

“…The behavior scale was used to evaluate four HRBs (smoking, alcohol use, low physical activity, smartphone addiction). …”
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Optimization of Medium Composition and Fluidized Bed Drying Conditions for Efficient Production of Dry Yeast by Hyun-Jin Kang, Hwan Hee Yu, Chang-Won Cho, Young Kyung Rhee, Tae-Wan Kim, Young-Wook Chin

“…Yeast formulations such as dry yeast are essential for supplying microbial starters to the alcoholic beverage industry. In Korea, the expensive freeze-drying method is used to manufacture brewer’s dry yeast, and therefore an economical process such as fluidized bed drying is needed. …”
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Characterization of Stroke Patients in an Intensive Care Unit by Marianela Planes Fajardo, Georgia Díaz-Perera Fernández, Maylín Isabel Alonso Martínez, Aurora Calzada Fajardo

“…The average hospital stay was 13.9 days and was higher in patients who consumed alcohol and those who had hemorrhagic stroke. <br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the risk factors with the highest frequency were: smoking, type 2 diabetes mellitus and age over 60 years old.…”
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Analysis on Flavor Quality of Brassica rapa L. from Different Varieties by MAERHABA·Paerhati, Zhanteng SONG, Ruina YANG, Jing LI, Jing AN, Min LIU, Zhenzhen XU, Jingrong ZHU

“…GC-IMS results showed that 68 volatile flavor components, including testers, alcohols, aldehydes and sulfur, were identified in SFB, RQH, KPZ, and KPB. …”
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Bioactive potential and storage behavior of low molecular mass peptides in Pilsner and IPA style craft beers by Roberta Nogueira Pereira da Silva, Angelica Priscila Parussolo Tonin, Gabriela Soares Macello Ramos, Juliana Furtado Dias, Eduardo Cesar Meurer, Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

“…Beer, one of the most widely consumed alcoholic beverages globally, is typically produced from barley and hops, and contains carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, ethanol, and bioactive phytochemicals such as phenolic compounds. …”
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Efficient hydrogen peroxide reduction in glutathione peroxidase cycle using cost-effective FeSe2 nanospheres by Saif Khan, Sundeep S. Bhagwath, Mohammad Rehan Ajmal, Intikhab A. Ansari, Mohtashim Lohani, Sanjaya Pavgada Raghunandana, Mohammad Luqman

“…Comparative analyses with a control sample and other known enzymes were performed to assess the catalytic efficiency.Results and discussionFeSe2 nanospheres successfully catalyzed the reduction of hydrogen peroxide to water and alcohol, demonstrating enzyme-like activity. The initial reaction rate was 11 times higher than the control sample and significantly outperformed other enzymes, except for those relying on expensive noble metals. …”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“…In the general population, common consequences included common mental health disorders, changing patterns of substance abuse particularly alcohol, and increased domestic violence. Family relationships and interactions generally improved but in a minority had strained dynamics. …”
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Inflammatory-Related Clinical and Metabolic Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients by Maria Martinez-Urbistondo, Alberto Mora-Vargas, Esther Expósito-Palomo, Raquel Castejón, M. Jesús Citores, Silvia Rosado, Carmen de Mendoza, Isolina Baños, Ana Fernández-Cruz, Lidia Daimiel, Rodrigo San-Cristóbal, Juan Antonio Vargas, J. Alfredo Martinez

“…An unhealthy lifestyle such as smoking and alcoholic drinks consumption as well as excessive body adiposity influenced inflammatory-related outcomes in the screened patients. …”
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Ginsenoside Rg1: A bioactive therapeutic agent for diverse liver diseases by Mingyu Wu, Ke Li, Jiabin Wu, Xianyi Ding, Xiaotong Ma, Wenhong Wang, Weihua Xiao

“…As a kind of monomer in Chinese medicine with multitarget pharmacological effects, G-Rg1 can provide significant therapeutic benefits in the alleviation of alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver fibrosis, viral hepatitis, etc., which mainly rely on the inhibition of apoptosis, strengthening endogenous anti-inflammatory and antioxidant mechanisms, activation of immune responses and regulation of efflux transport signals, to improve pathological changes in the liver caused by lipid deposition, inflammation, oxidative stress, accumulation of hepatotoxic product, etc. …”
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