The large-scale whole-genome sequencing era expedited medical discovery and clinical translation by Qingxin Yang, Shuhan Duan, Yuguo Huang, Chao Liu, Mengge Wang, Guanglin He

“…Here, a concise overview of the recent revolution in human genomic research is provided, emphasizing how these projects, in the era of large-scale whole-genome sequencing, have advanced genomic science, genomic medicine, and evolutionary genomics, as well as their clinical translational applications in disease prediction, cancer, drug response, and rare disease diagnosis.…”
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Accelerating biopharmaceutical cell line selection with label-free multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy and machine learning by Jindou Shi, Alexander Ho, Corey E. Snyder, Eric J. Chaney, Janet E. Sorrells, Aneesh Alex, Remben Talaban, Darold R. Spillman, Marina Marjanovic, Minh Doan, Gary Finka, Steve R. Hood, Stephen A. Boppart

“…The techniques have potential for broader single-cell characterization applications in stem cell research, immunology, cancer biology and beyond.…”
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Salivary Levels of Interleukin-17 in Iranian Patients With Systemic Sclerosis by Ali Tadayon, Javad Moayedi, Mohamad Ali Nazarinia, Mahyar Malekzadeh, Sara Kazemi, Maryam Mardani

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Development and functional validation of a disulfidoptosis-related gene prognostic model for lung adenocarcinoma based on bioinformatics and experimental validation by Tao Shen, Tao Shen, Zhuming Lu, Sisi Yang, Dongxi Zhang, Yongwen Ke, Zhuowen Chen, Jinqiang Wu, Jinqiang Wu, Weidong Wu

“…BackgroundDisulfidoptosis is increasingly linked to cancer progression, yet its immunological impacts and prognostic value in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remain poorly understood. …”
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Delayed-release prednisone improves fatigue and health-related quality of life: findings from the CAPRA-2 double-blind randomised study in rheumatoid arthritis by Frank Buttgereit, Rieke Alten, Amy Grahn, Robert J Holt, Patricia Rice

“…General quality of life was assessed using the general score and individual domains of Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G) and SF-36.Results The change from baseline to week 12 in FACIT-F score was statistically significantly different with DR prednisone/DMARD (3.8) versus placebo/DMARD (1.6; difference 2.2, p=0.0032). …”
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Measurement the Physiological Properties of Water Pipe Smokers in Shekhan Distract by Abdullah. M. Al-Saiegh, Turki Sabri Haji, Jihan Saado Ahmed, Alaa Azzo Aslo, Firas Faris Khalaf

“…Smoking is one of the old habits used by humans before 400 years ago, where this custom was exclusively used in males with the development of time, tools, ingredients and flavors that used in hookah the women also started smoking, which led to an increase in the prevalence of use in many countries of the world Smoking is one of the reasons that lead to an increase in the percentage incidence of lung cancer, chronic lung disease ,mouth disease ,teeth deformation and gingivitis. …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

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Detection of Masses in Mammogram Images Based on the Enhanced RetinaNet Network With INbreast Dataset by Wang M, Liu R, Luttrell IV J, Zhang C, Xie J

“…Until now, analyzing mammogram images is still the main method used by doctors to diagnose and detect breast cancers. However, this process usually depends on the experience of radiologists and is always very time consuming.Patients and Methods: We propose to introduce deep learning technology into the process for the facilitation of computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), and address the challenges of class imbalance, enhance the detection of small masses and multiple targets, and reduce false positives and negatives in mammogram analysis. …”
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A prospective study on association between comprehensive lifestyle scores and cognitive function changes in community-dwelling older adults in Tianjin city by Muya ZHANG, Xian CAI, Liping ZU, Huichao ZHAO, Tianyu WANG, Chenyu LI, Jing YUAN, Fei MA

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Vitamin D associates with improved quality of life in participants with irritable bowel syndrome: outcomes from a pilot trial by Sue F Plummer, Iveta Garaiova, Elizabeth A Williams, Bernard M Corfe, Simon Tazzyman, Nicholas Richards, Andrew R Trueman, Amy L Evans, Vicky A Grant

“…Background Vitamin D deficiency has been associated or implicated with the pathophysiology of the gastrointestinal conditions inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal cancer, as well as with depression. No trials or epidemiology studies to date have investigated a link with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). …”
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Endoscopic Analysis of Microstructures of the Colon Mucosa on the Edge of the Post-Resection Defect as a Measure of Preventing Recurrence of Polyps after a Cold Polypectomy by N. V. Ageykina, N. A. Oleynikova, P. G. Malkov, N. V. Danilova, O. A. Kharlova, Yu. M. Korolev, E. D. Fedorov

“…In 74 patients (22 men and 52 women) aged 28 to 84 years (average age 59.3 ± 3.6 years), 103 colon polyps of types 0-IIa — 82 (79.7 %) and 0-Is — 21 (20.3 %), without the signs of severe dysplasia and cancer, were removed through the endoscope by the using of a cold snare, followed by mandatory inspection of the edges of the post-resection defect. …”
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Patient “No-Show” Prior to Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Postoperative Anemia by Jeffrey S. Mun, BA, Matthew W. Parry, MD, MS, Alex Tang, MD, Jesse J. Manikowski, MS, Cory Crinella, PA-C, John J. Mercuri, MD, MA

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Health-related Quality of Life and hospital costs of Finnish melanoma patients participating in the second Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial (MSLT-II) by Pia J. Heino, Jukka Pappinen, John F. Thompson, Micaela Hernberg, Tiina A. Jahkola, Mark B. Faries

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Radiation-induced rescue effect on human breast carcinoma cells is regulated by macrophages by Spoorthy Pathikonda, Li Tian, Clement Manohar Arava, Shuk Han Cheng, Yun Wah Lam

“…The susceptibility of cancer cells to DNA damages is influenced by their microenvironment. …”
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Swallowing-related muscle inflammation and fibrosis induced by a single dose of radiation exposure in mice by Shuntaro Soejima, Chia-Hsien Wu, Haruna Matsuse, Mariko Terakado, Shinji Okano, Tsuyoshi Inoue, Yoshihiko Kumai

“…Abstract Background Although radiotherapy is commonly used to treat head and neck cancer, it may lead to radiation-associated dysphagia (RAD). …”
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Integrative analysis of anoikis-related prognostic signature to evaluate the immune landscape and predict therapeutic response in stomach adenocarcinoma by Ziyi Zhou, Lanlan Yang, Yuan Fang, Rongzhong Xu, Xi Wang, Yuli Wang, Zhihong Fang

“…The results indicated that CRABP2 knockdown inhibited gastric cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion, and promoted apoptosis. …”
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Isoacteoside alleviates hepatocellular carcinoma progression by inhibiting PDHB-mediated reprogramming of glucose metabolism by Lijun Zhao, Haonan Qi, Weiting Liu, Huiying Lv, Peixian Li, Wenyue Liu, Ruili Sun, Qiongzi Wang, Xiangpeng Wang

“…PDHB and Isoacteoside could be potential avenues for targeted and combination therapies in liver cancer.…”
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Volatile Organic Compounds and Carbonyls Pollution in Mexico City and an Urban Industrialized Area of Central Mexico by Elizabeth Vega, Omar Ramírez, Gabriela Sánchez-Reyna, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Diego López-Veneroni, Monica Jaimes-Palomera

“…A health risk assessment for toxic species such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylenes (BTEX), found a decreasing trend from 2006 to 2012. Lifetime cancer risks (LCR) from benzene ranged from 1.5 × 10−5 to 6.1 × 10−5 in 2006 and from 8.8 × 10−6 to 2.2 × 10−5 in 2012 for the urban MER site. …”
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BTEX Exposure Assessment and Inhalation Health Risks to Traffic Policemen in the Klang Valley Region, Malaysia by Noor Fatihah Mohamad Fandi, Juliana Jalaludin, Mohd Talib Latif, Haris Hafizal Abd Hamid, Mohd Fairus Awang

“…A probabilistic method based on Monte Carlo simulation was applied to determine the cancer risk (CR) and hazard quotient (HQ), and a sensitivity analysis was performed to identify the greatest contributors to the estimated risks. …”
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