Whey Protein Lycosome Formulation Improves Vascular Functions and Plasma Lipids with Reduction of Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Prehypertension by Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Victor A. Klochkov, Natalya E. Chalyk, Nigel Kyle

“…Combined WPL formulation of whey protein and lycopene has caused multiple favorable changes in the cardiovascular function (including a tendency to the reduced systemic blood pressure), the plasma lipid profile, and the inflammatory status of patients with prehypertension, whereas singular formulations of the compounds and placebo did not have such an effect. …”
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Cullen Sign Associated with External Iliac Artery Aneurysm Rupture: A Case Report by Kendra M. Douglas, William R. Davis, Jaron D. Raper

“…Introduction: Cullen sign is an area of periumbilical ecchymosis that results from blood tracking along the round ligament. Any source of retroperitoneal or abdominal hemorrhage can cause Cullen sign, but it is often described in association with acute pancreatitis. …”
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Immunoinflammatory Response to Acute Noise Stress in Male Rats Adapted with Different Exercise Training by Elaheh Farahbakht, Yousra Alsinani, Mohammadamin Safari, Martin Hofmeister, Rasoul Rezaie, Alireza Sharifabadi, Maryam Koushkie Jahromi

“…Noise stress was induced for one session. Blood samples were taken 48 hours after the last exercise session in training and CT groups and immediately after acute noise stress in stress groups of HIIT+S, MCT+S, and noise stress. …”
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Diabetic Muscle Infarction: A Rare Complication of Long-Standing and Poorly Controlled Diabetes Mellitus by Shridhar N. Iyer, Almond J. Drake, R. Lee West, Robert J. Tanenberg

“…A muscle biopsy demonstrated coagulation necrosis in skeletal muscle and inflammation and infarction in the walls of small blood vessels. These studies confirmed the final diagnosis of DMI. …”
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Chronic calcified subdural hematoma masquerading as hemorrhagic extra-axial mass: A case report and brief review of the literature by Musharaf Khan, DO, Subtain Ali, MD, Joe T. Joseph, MD, Sanjay Bhatia, MBBS, MS, MBChB, MBA, FAANS, DABA, Dhairya A. Lakhani, MD

“…Calcified chronic subdural hematoma (CCSDH) is a rare condition characterized by the accumulation of calcified blood between the dura mater and arachnoid membrane, typically following remote trauma. …”
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The Effects of Socioeconomic Determinants on Hypertension in a Cardiometabolic At-Risk European Country by Sarah Cuschieri, Josanne Vassallo, Neville Calleja, Nikolai Pace, Julian Mamo

“…Sociodemographic and medical history data was gathered by validated questionnaires while blood pressure was measured. Prevalence rates of known hypertension, newly hypertension, and global hypertension were calculated. …”
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A 34-Week Size Uterus with a Complete Hydatidiform Mole: Hook Effect and Severe Anemia with No Vaginal Bleeding by Rodney McLaren, Vijaya Bayya, Mohamad Irani

“…The patient received a total of 6 units of packed red blood cells and was managed by dilation and evacuation followed by serial monitoring of serum ß-hCG levels. …”
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Iron Chelation Therapy with Deferasirox Results in Improvement of Liver Enzyme Level in Patients with Iron Overload-Associated Liver Dysfunction by Yasuo Miura, Yusuke Matsui, Hitomi Kaneko, Mitsumasa Watanabe, Mitsuru Tsudo

“…Iron chelation therapy (ICT) has been applied for the patients with iron overload-associated liver dysfunction since it is one of the causes of death in patients with intractable hematological diseases requiring multiple red blood cell transfusions. Recently, deferasirox (DSX), a novel, once-daily oral iron chelator, was demonstrated to have similar efficacy to the conventional continuous infusion of deferoxamine on a decrease in serum ferritin (SF) level in heavily transfused patients. …”
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Screening of Aqueous Extract of Persea americana Seeds for Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibitors by Tajudeen Afolayan Lawal

“…Antidiabetic medications presently in use have little effect on postprandial glycaemic excursion and hence do not bring down the blood glucose level to baseline. This study extracted, fractionated, and screened the aqueous extract of Persea americana seeds for hypoglycaemic potential. …”
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Investigation on the performances of thrust ball bearing with a novel oil self-transportation biomimetic composite guiding surface by Can Wu, Chen Zheng, Paul D. Teal, Yuan Han, Jing Xu, Xinglin Li

“…In this study, a composite surface texture was designed inspired by the microscopic structure of cactus spine, pitcher plant and blood clam. Superhydrophobic surface coating technology was also employed. …”
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Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Bacteriological samples from the kidney, spleen, liver, and blood were cultured on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA), revealing the presence of Yersinia ruckeri, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on their physiological, morphological, and biochemical traits. …”
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Placental Findings in Lysosomal Storage Disease Diagnosis: A Case Report of Galactosialidosis by Sasha Libbrecht, Francois Eyskens, Sabine Declercq, Cecile Colpaert

“…An LSD was suspected based on clinical presentation, urine metabolite excretion, skeletal radiograph, and vacuolisation in lymphocytes and placental tissues on, respectively, blood smear and routine histological examination. …”
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Persistent Mixed Donor Chimerism following Double Umbilical Cord Transplantation in a Patient with T-Cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia by Ronak H. Mistry, Elizabeth O. Hexner, James K. Mangan

“…Here, we present the case of a patient treated with double umbilical cord blood transplantation, which resulted in initial complete remission. …”
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A 16-Year-Old Male with Thoracic Compression following Posterior Spinal Instrumentation and Fusion for Marfan-Associated Syndromic Scoliosis by Mason Uvodich, Ross Barman, Adam Reitz, Matthew Sexton

“…The patient had a complicated perioperative course requiring significant fluid resuscitation and vasoactive medications to support blood pressure. He required intensive care unit level care for continued hemodynamic instability despite resuscitation in the postoperative period. …”
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A Case of Vaginal Stillbirth in the Presence of Placenta Previa at 33 Weeks of Gestation by Yukiko Chinen, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Hayase Nitta, Yui Kinjo, Hitoshi Masamoto, Yoichi Aoki

“…Although further studies to confirm the dynamic change of the uteroplacental blood flow are necessary to avoid the risk of maternal hemorrhage, vaginal TOP with placenta previa after feticide or IUFD would be feasible.…”
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Assessment of Some Heavy Metals and Trace Elements in a Sample of Patients with Viral Hepatitis in Baghdad by Najlaa Fattah-Allah Rasheed, Hind Salman Jassim, Ahmad Saadi Hassan

“…One hundred fifty samples of blood were collected from fifty patients with hepatitis B, fifty patients with hepatitis C, and fifty individuals without viral hepatitis as controls at the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital in Baghdad during the period from November 2021 to March 2022. …”
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Comparing General versus Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section in a Severely Pre-eclamptic Parturients by Omer Abdalbagi Mohamed Elawad, Omayma Hassan Elamin, Areeg Izzeldin Ahmed Yousif, Gamal Abdalla Mohamed Ejaimi

“…Significant intraoperative decreases in blood pressure were observed in SA. The rate of intensive care unit (ICU) admission was higher in GA (11 vs 4 patients, P-value 0.0463). …”
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C-Peptide Levels Predict the Effectiveness of Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitor Therapy by Sevin Demir, Sule Temizkan, Mehmet Sargin

“…We reviewed the medical records of 56 patients who had received DPP-4 inhibitor as an add-on to metformin monotherapy and evaluated their response in the first year of therapy. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), HbA1c, C-peptide, and weight of the patients were recorded at 3-month intervals during the first year of treatment. …”
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Epidemiology of Antibiotic Resistance in Culture-positive Hospitalized Patients in Selected Hospitals in Khartoum, Sudan by Nagwa M. El Amin, Einas A. Osman, Leena Al-Hassan, Ihab B Abdalrahman

“…Cultures in our study were mainly from urine (36.7%), blood samples (37.2%), and wound cultures (19%). …”
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Autoimmune Hepatitis: Progress from Global Immunosuppression to Personalised Regulatory T Cell Therapy by Nwe Ni Than, Hannah C. Jeffery, Ye H. Oo

“…Innate immune cells are crucial in the initial onset of disease and their response is followed by adaptive T (Th1, Th17, and cytotoxic T cells) and B cell responses evidenced by liver histology and peripheral blood serology. Standard treatment regimens involving steroid and immunosuppressive medications lead to global immune suppression requiring life-long therapy with many side effects. …”
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