Canadian Public Health Laboratory Network laboratory Guidelines for the Use of Serological Tests (excluding point-of-care tests) for the Diagnosis of Syphilis in Canada by Paul N Levett, Kevin Fonseca, Raymond SW Tsang, Kamran Kadkhoda, Bouchra Serhir, Sandra M Radons, Muhammad Morshed

“…Infections may be sexually transmitted as well as spread from an infected mother to her fetus or through blood transfusions. The laboratory diagnosis of syphilis infection is complex. …”
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Severe Disfiguring Scalp and Facial Oedema due to Henoch–Schönlein Purpura in a Child by Visvalingam Arunath, Arjuna Salinda Athapathu, Thabitha Jebaseeli Hoole, Heshan Aruppala, Asanka Rathnasri, Randula Ranawaka, Sachith Mettananda

“…Examination revealed an ill child with extensive oedema of the face and scalp that was tender on palpation. His blood pressure was above the 99th percentile, and he had exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and extensor plantar responses. …”
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Following intravenous thrombolysis, the outcome of diabetes mellitus associated with acute ischemic stroke was predicted via machine learning by Xiaoqing Liu, Miaoran Wang, Rui Wen, Haoyue Zhu, Ying Xiao, Qian He, Yangdi Shi, Zhe Hong, Bing Xu

“…Key predictors for prognosis post-thrombolysis included the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and blood platelet count. The findings underscore the effectiveness of machine learning algorithms, particularly XGB, in predicting functional outcomes in diabetic AIS patients, providing clinicians with a valuable tool for treatment planning and improving patient outcome predictions based on receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and accuracy assessments.…”
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The Role of Neuroglia in the Development and Progression of Schizophrenia by Neha S. Rawani, Allen W. Chan, Kathryn G. Todd, Glen B. Baker, Serdar M. Dursun

“…In the present paper, we review the interactions of brain microglia, astrocytes and oligodendroglia with aspects such as transmitter dysregulation, neuro-inflammation, oxidative stress, synaptic function, the gut microbiome, myelination and the blood–brain barrier that appear to affect the cause, development and treatment of schizophrenia. …”
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A case of asymptomatic ST segment changes in cyclist with two myocardial bridges by Stefano Giraudi, Barbara Severgnini, Paolo Valli, Anna Teresa Pandiscia, Lucrezia Marchetti, Silvana Scarpini

“…The clinical examination was unremarkable, and the patient’s blood pressure was 120/75 mmHg. The rest-ECG was normal. …”
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Metastatic brain tumors: from development to cutting‐edge treatment by Guilong Tanzhu, Liu Chen, Jiaoyang Ning, Wenxiang Xue, Ce Wang, Gang Xiao, Jie Yang, Rongrong Zhou

“…Moreover, preclinical agents often need to cross the blood–brain barrier to achieve high intracranial concentrations, including small‐molecule inhibitors, nanoparticles, and peptide drugs. …”
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Enhancement of Antioxidant Activity, Stability, and Structure of Heme-Peptides by L-Lysine by Yinghui Zhang, Wei Cui, Hui Zhou, Lifang Zou, Zhaoming Wang, Kezhou Cai, Baocai Xu

“…Porcine blood is rich in protein and has always been the focus of research. …”
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Skull defect – Frontotemporal dementia sagging brain syndrome by Wouter I. Schievink, Marcel M. Maya, Robin Babadjouni, Angelique Sao‐Mai S. Tay, Rachelle B. Taché

“…Prior treatments included epidural blood patching and dural reduction surgery. Custom cranial implant surgery was performed in four patients and resulted in prompt and remarkable improvement of symptoms in three patients (SIHDAS: very severe disability to no or mild disability) and mild improvement in one patient. …”
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Implementing E-MOTIVE for detection and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage in South Africa by M Singata-Madliki, S Fawcus, N Moran, E Arends, E Muller, S Mandondo, G J Hofmeyr

“…The E-MOTIVE approach comprises objective blood loss measurement monitored every 15 minutes during the first hour after delivery to detect PPH early and trigger a bundle of first-line treatments, including massaging the uterus, oxytocin infusion, tranexamic acid infusion, intravenous crystalloid fluids, examination for the cause, emptying the bladder and, if necessary, escalation of care. …”
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Astragaloside IV inhibits atherosclerosis caused by ferritin autophagy in a lipid deposition environment by activating Nrf2 by Dandan Liu, Hewei Qin, Guanghua Liu, Yang Gao, Yu Guo

“…Abstracts: The Chinese medicine Astragalus mongholicus Bunge has the effect of benefiting vital energy and activating blood circulation, and is commonly used clinically in the treatment of various cardiovascular diseases. …”
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Immune-Mediated Cytotoxicity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Stephan R Targan, Richard L Deem, Fergus Shanahan

“…Elevated levels of cytotoxic T cells were found in peripheral blood lymphocytes of patients with IBD, particularly Crohn's disease. …”
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Endometrial Regenerative Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Alleviates Experimental Colitis by Chenglu Sun, Jingpeng Hao, Hong Qin, Yanglin Zhu, Xiang Li, Baoren Zhang, Yafei Qin, Guangming Li, Hongda Wang, Hao Wang

“…However, whether ERC-CM could alleviate colitis remains unclear and will be explored in this study. Methods. Menstrual blood was collected from healthy female volunteers to obtain ERCs and ERC-CM. …”
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The Association between 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Hemoglobin A1c Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Stage 1–5 Chronic Kidney Disease by Farshad Kajbaf, Romuald Mentaverri, Momar Diouf, Albert Fournier, Said Kamel, Jean-Daniel Lalau

“…To examine the relationship between plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and blood hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in diabetic patients at various stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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The relationship between histamine receptor type 4 gene polymorphism (rs11662595) and response to H1 antihistamine drugs in patients with chronic idiopathic urticaria by Ebrahim Mohammadi, Fakhredin Karimpour, Ramin Lotfi, Fatemeh Zamani, Abbas Aghaei, Rasoul Nasiri Kalmarzi

“…With the consent of the patients, 5 ml of peripheral blood was taken from each patient for DNA extraction (in a CBC tube) and IgE measurement (in a hemolysis tube without anticoagulant). …”
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Changes in muscle quality and biomarkers of neuromuscular junctions and muscle protein turnover following 12 weeks of resistance training in older men by Andrzej Mastalerz, Bizhan Hooshmand-Moghadam, Shadi Moazamigoudarzi, Fateme Golestani, Babak Hooshmand-Moghadam, Monika Johne, Krzysztof Maćkała, Katarzyna Lorenz, Ewelina Maculewicz

“…Participants in RT performed resistance training protocols with the intensity of 60% one-repetition maximum (3×/week, 4 sets of the six exercise circuits). Blood samples were assessed before (pre-test) and after (post-test) a 12-week intervention. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Therapy in Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury by Pascal Rowart, Pauline Erpicum, Olivier Detry, Laurent Weekers, Céline Grégoire, Chantal Lechanteur, Alexandra Briquet, Yves Beguin, Jean-Marie Krzesinski, François Jouret

“…Particularly, the duration of blood supply deprivation has been recognized as a critical factor in stroke, hemorrhagic shock, or myocardial infarction, as well as in solid organ transplantation (SOT). …”
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The Effect of Cesarean Delivery Skin Incision Approach in Morbidly Obese Women on the Rate of Classical Hysterotomy by Brian E. Brocato, Edwin M. Thorpe, Luis M. Gomez, Jim Y. Wan, Giancarlo Mari

“…Women undergoing supraumbilical incisions had a higher risk of classical hysterotomy (OR, 24.6; 95% CI, 9.0–66.8), surgical drain placement (OR, 6.5; 95% CI, 2.6–16.2), estimated blood loss greater than 1 liter (OR, 3.4; 95% CI, 1.4–8.4), and longer operative time (97 ± 38 minutes versus 68 ± 30 minutes; ) when compared to subjects with Pfannenstiel incisions (controls). …”
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Low-Grade Inflammation and Spinal Cord Injury: Exercise as Therapy? by Eduardo da Silva Alves, Valdir de Aquino Lemos, Francieli Ruiz da Silva, Fabio Santos Lira, Ronaldo Vagner Thomathieli dos Santos, João Paulo Pereira Rosa, Erico Caperuto, Sergio Tufik, Marco Tulio de Mello

“…A decrease in sympathetic activity contributes to immunosuppression due to the lower activation of immune cells in the blood. The effects of physical exercise on inflammatory parameters in individuals with spinal cord injury have not been well described. …”
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Long-term Satisfaction with CO2 Laser Treatment for Moderate to Major Rhinophyma: A Single-centre Study by Berta Olafsdottir, William Jebril, Philip Curman, Etty Bachar-Wikström, Jakob D. Wikström

“…Treatment options for rhinophyma range from medical therapies to surgical interventions, with CO2 laser resurfacing emerging as the gold standard due to its precision and minimal blood loss. This retrospective case series evaluates the long-term efficacy and patient satisfaction of CO2 laser treatment in 11 male patients treated between 2015 and 2023 at the Karolinska University Hospital. …”
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Evaluating the Hepatoprotective Potential of Ginger Ethanolic Extract Against Lambda-Cyhalothrin-Induced Toxicity in Male Rats by Mustafa Q Mustafa, Zainab JM Jawad

“…Upon completion of the study, blood ‎samples were collected for liver ‎enzymes alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST)‎, ‎and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) ‎assessment. …”
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