Autophagy protein Atg7 is essential for maintaining malaria parasite cellular homeostasis and organelle biogenesis by Akancha Mishra, Suryansh Rajput, Pratik Narain Srivastava, H. Shabeer Ali, Satish Mishra

“…Here, we show that the Plasmodium berghei autophagy-related E1-like enzyme Atg7 is expressed in the blood, sporozoites, and liver stages, localized to the parasite cytosol, and is essential for the localization of Atg8 on the membrane and the development of parasite blood and liver forms. …”
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Optimizing Extractability, Phytochemistry, Acute Toxicity, and Hemostatic Action of Corn Silk Liquid Extract by Zead Helmi Abudayeh, Uliana Karpiuk, Viktoriia Kyslychenko, Qais Abualassal, Loay Khaled Hassouneh, Sami Qadus, Ahmad Talhouni

“…Corn silk liquid extract’s hemostatic efficacy was assessed using blood clotting time, prothrombin time, and blood clot retraction index. …”
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Hemolytic Crisis following Naphthalene Mothball Ingestion in a 21-Month-Old Patient with Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency by Maricel Dela Cruz, Muhammad Masood Khalid, Ahmed Mostafa, Muhammed Ershad, David Vearrier, Rita McKeever

“…On arrival, the patient was tachycardic with normal blood pressure, temperature, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation. …”
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Telemedicine interventions for hypertension management in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. by Michael Hoffer-Hawlik, Andrew Moran, Lillian Zerihun, John Usseglio, Jennifer Cohn, Reena Gupta

“…Out of fourteen individual studies, eleven demonstrated a significant improvement in systolic or diastolic blood pressure in the intervention group. Of the eight studies that reported difference-in-differences changes in systolic blood pressure, between-arm differences ranged from 13.2 mmHg to 0.4 mmHg.…”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Single-Centre Study in Somalia by Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele, Rukia Omar Barei Addow, Faduma Nur Adan, Liban Hassan Jimale

“…Age, sex, duration of hemodialysis, number of hemodialysis sessions per week, history of blood transfusion, HbsAg, and anti-HCV antibodies were examined. …”
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An Unusual Phenomenon of Tourniquetinduced Hypertension in a Young Adult Male Undergoing Lower Limb Surgery under Subarachnoid Block: A Case Report by Mridul Madhav Panditrao, Sarita Swami, Rohan Thombare

“…Within 35 to 40 minutes of inflating the torniquet, he developed severe hypertensive response, with blood pressures ranging from a Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) of 190 to 210 mmHg and a Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) of 118 to 125 mmHg. …”
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Thermal and morphological properties of human erythrocytes from patients afflicted with type 1 diabetes mellitus by Péter Gaszler, Dénes Lőrinczy, Dávid Szatmári, Beáta Bódis, Katalin Türmer

“…Red blood cells (RBC), are the most unique and abundant cell types. …”
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The effects of lutein/ zeaxanthin (Lute-gen®) on eye health, eye strain, sleep quality, and attention in high electronic screen users: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlle... by A. L. Lopresti, A. L. Lopresti, S. J. Smith

“…Lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation was well-tolerated, with no reports of serious adverse reactions or clinically significant changes in safety blood measures, including liver function, renal function, blood lipids, and full blood examination.ConclusionThe results from this study provide support for the beneficial effects of 6 months of lutein and zeaxanthin supplementation on regular users of electronic screens. …”
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Differential Effects of Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beer Intake on Renin–Angiotensin System Modulation in Spontaneous Hypertensive Rats by María Dolores Mayas, Cristina Cueto-Ureña, María Jesús Ramírez-Expósito, José Manuel Martínez-Martos

“…The RAS is crucial for long-term blood pressure regulation, with angiotensin II (AngII) being a potent vasoconstrictor. …”
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Role of Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy on Platelet Recovery in Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Khan Sheema, Ujjan Ikramdin, Naz Arshi, Naz Farah, Sheikh Imran

“…They were posed to first-line investigations which comprised complete blood count (CBC) and peripheral blood smear examination followed by second-line tests including bone marrow examination and Helicobacter pylori stool specific antigen (HpSA-EIA). …”
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Impact of Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols in idiopathic scoliosis of children: A systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis by Soumya Sarkar, Bharat Yalla, Bhavuk Garg, Puneet Khanna

“…Conclusion: ERAS protocols in children’s scoliosis surgeries significantly reduce treatment costs through decreased hospital stays, fewer complications, and less intraoperative blood loss.…”
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An effective vessel segmentation method using SLOA-HGC by Zerui Liu, Junliang Du, Weisi Dai, Wenke Zhu, Ziqing Ye, Lin Li, Zewei Liu, Linan Hu, Lin Chen, Lixiang Sun

“…Abstract Accurate segmentation of retinal blood vessels from retinal images is crucial for detecting and diagnosing a wide range of ophthalmic diseases. …”
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Sex differences in the expression of lipid oxidation and glucose uptake genes in muscles of fasted mice by N. A. Feofanova, T. V. Yakovleva, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…We were first to show sex dimorphism in muscle gene expression and FGF21 blood level in response to fasting. In females, the greater increase in FGF21 and adiponectin blood levels was positively associated with the greater upregulation of lipid oxidation and glucose uptake gene expression.…”
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Влияние курсового приема L-орнитин- L-аспартата на фиброз и стеатоз печени у больных ассоциированной с нарушениями метаболизма жировой болезнью печени (неалкогольной жировой болезн... by Е. V. Garanina

“…All patients had ammonia estimated from whole blood. At high ammonia, LOLA was ordered at 9 g/day for 8 weeks, with control of blood ammonia, AST, ALT, GGT, CRP and ferritin, as well as fibrosis and steatosis post-therapy.Results. …”
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Renal glomerular and tubular injury in the offspring of the preeclampsia-like syndrome by Yong Wang, Hao Wang, Huiqing Lu, Ji Ma, Wei Wu, Yinan Wang, Bo Ma, Hao Zhu, Rong Hu

“…No significant gender differences were observed in either blood pressure or renal pathological changes. Preeclampsia induced by L-NAME results in increased blood pressure and renal damage in offspring, potentially mediated by early alterations in the renal RAS system. …”
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THE EFFECT OF TRANEXAMIC ACID INJECTION ON HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL, ALBUMIN LEVEL, AND PAIN ON PATIENT RECEIVING TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT by Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Teddy Heri Wardhana, Ahmad Hannan Amrullah, Hamzah Hamzah

“…In the group receiving tranexamic acid, 32 (100%) reported low postoperative VAS scores, did not require blood transfusions and did not require albumin transfusion. …”
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Donor Selection for Allogenic Hemopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: Clinical and Ethical Considerations by Irene Riezzo, Natascha Pascale, Raffaele La Russa, Arcangelo Liso, Monica Salerno, Emanuela Turillazzi

“…Stem cells may be obtained from different sources: mobilized peripheral blood stem cells, bone marrow, and umbilical cord blood. …”
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Representing unsegmented vessels using available vascular data for bioheat transfer simulation by Rohan Amare, Amir A. Bahadori, Amir A. Bahadori, Steven Eckels, Steven Eckels

“…Due to the dimensional scale of blood vessels, not all vessels are captured in a given voxel resolution, leading to discontinuous blood vessels in the segmentation. …”
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Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda by Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sylvia Nassozi, Brian Gyagenda, Margret Namanda, Irene Andia-Biraro, William Worodria, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

“…Using a cross-sectional study design we enrolled 363 bacteriologically confirmed adult TB patients, and data on demographics and medical history was collected. Blood samples were tested for malaria blood smear, rapid malaria diagnostic test (RDT), complete blood count, haematological film analysis, HIV serology, and CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts. …”
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Effectiveness of Bay Leaf Extract (Syzygium polyanthum) on Uric Acid and Cholesterol Levels in Caffeine-Induced Male Mice (Mus musculus) by Fahrul Andika Pratama, Salma Aisyafalah, Rochmah Kurnijasanti

“…Pharmacologically, bay leaves containing flavonoids have been shown to have antioxidant activity, which can reduce hyperuricemia and blood cholesterol levels. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of bay leaf extract in reducing uric acid and cholesterol levels in the blood of mice induced by caffeine. …”
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