Identifying Key Biomarkers and Immune Infiltration in Female Patients with Ischemic Stroke Based on Weighted Gene Co-Expression Network Analysis by Haipeng Xu, Kelin He, Rong Hu, YanZhi Ge, Xinyun Li, Fengjia Ni, Bei Que, Yi Chen, Ruijie Ma

“…Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Evidence shows that ischemic stroke (IS) accounts for nearly 80 percent of all strokes and that the etiology, risk factors, and prognosis of this disease differ by gender. …”
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Exploring therapeutic strategies for androgen-independent prostate cancer using a magnetic coculture platform by Anjani Chavali, Giles Fitzwilliams, Adam Germain, Sandra Khuon, Young-tae Kim

“…Prostate cancer stands as the most diagnosed cancer in males and remains one of the leading causes of death among men in the United States. The progression of prostate cancer to a life-threatening state occurs upon metastasis, typically spreading to vital organs such as the liver, lungs, bones, and lymph nodes, where it sustains growth even in the absence of androgens. …”
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Hyperthyroidism with Biventricular Heart Failure and Cirrhotic Transformation of the Liver by Rashmi Dhital, Shivani Vyas, Priyadarshani Sharma, Theresa Lynn, Oreoluwa Oladiran, Sijan Basnet

“…Cardiovascular symptoms remain the most common presenting features and leading causes of death in hyperthyroidism. We report a young female with reported thyroid disease and medication noncompliance presenting with atrial fibrillation, severe atrioventricular regurgitation, severely dilated right heart with reduced function, and moderate pulmonary hypertension (PH), which was further complicated by congestive liver injury with ascites and pancytopenia. …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remained as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide despite an overall decline in its incidence rate globally. …”
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Chaotic and Quasi-periodic Regimes in the Covid-19 Mortality Data by Ekrem Aydıner, Erkan Yılmaz

“…It has been reported by World Health Organization (WHO) that the Covid-19 epidemic due to the Sar Cov-2 virus, which started in China and affected the whole world, caused the death of approximately six million people over three years. …”
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Integrating acute care surgery in South Korea: enhancing trauma and non-trauma emergency care by Jin Young Lee, Seheon Kim, Jin Bong Ye, Jin Suk Lee, Younghoon Sul

“…According to the 2023 mortality report from Statistics Korea, external factors such as intentional self-harm and transportation incidents are leading causes of death among individuals aged 10 to 30, accounting for 7.9% of overall mortality. …”
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Up-Regulation of Endothelin Receptors Induced by Cigarette Smoke — Involvement of MAPK in Vascular and Airway Hyper-Reactivity by Yaping Zhang, Lars Edvinsson, Cang-Bao Xu

“…Cigarette smoke exposure is well known to cause cardiovascular and airway diseases, both of which are leading causes of death and disability in the world. However, the molecular mechanisms that link cigarette smoke to cardiovascular and airway diseases are not fully understood. …”
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A Machine Learning-Based Platform for Monitoring and Prediction of Hazardous Gases in Rural and Remote Areas by Edgar F. Ladeira, Bruno M. C. Silva

“…The emissions of pollutants and radioactive gases are the main causes of several environmental disasters that may cause premature deaths. The significant impact of these gases on public health is a major concern, especially in remote and rural regions. …”
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Risk Factor-Specific Mortality Analysis of the Outborn Newborns to Improve the Neonatal Mortality Rate: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Tapan K. Kundu, Abhilash Chatterjee, Mitali Bera, Aditi Chowdhury, Riya Guchhait

“…The highest number of deaths occurred in birth weight ≤999 g, (91.84%), gestational age <28 weeks (100%). The causes of death were sepsis in 35.23%, perinatal asphyxia in 22.78%, and prematurity (<28 weeks) and ELBW (≤999 grams) in 16.73%. …”
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Nocturnal Light Pollution Synergistically Impairs Glucose Metabolism With Age and Weight in Monkeys by Shuxing Wang, Xuange Cheng, Zihao Liang, Zhenyi Chen, Jiankai Zhang, Qiang Xu

“…The results show that nocturnal light (1) caused premature deaths in individuals with preexisting diabetes; (2) intensity-dependently induced diabetes and IGT in previous healthy monkeys; (3) intensity-dependently reduced melatonin secretion; (4) had a synergistic impairing effect on glucose metabolism with aging and weight; and (5) although monkeys would eventually adapt to the environment, the disrupted glucose metabolism would not fully recover in most individuals. …”
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Application of Crisis Management Principles in Earthquake-Stricken Urban Areas by Hamedreza Sobhi, Mahmoud Rahimi, Mehdi Ravanshadnia

“…About three-quarters of the world’s population lives in areas that in recent decades have experienced at least one of the four leading causes of death from crises: earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, or droughts have experienced. …”
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Risk factors associated with mortality among vaccinated COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study by Hossein Lajmiri, Nioosha Ahmadi, Saeedeh Ebrahimi, Hadi Razavi Nikoo, Mehrdad Farrokhnia, Elham Heidari, Elham Mousavi

“…Objective: To explore the underlying causes of death among vaccinated COVID-19 patients. Methods: The medical record of COVID-19 patients admitted to the main COVID-19 referral center in southeast Iran from January to March 2022 was investigated. …”
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Platelet Responses in Cardiovascular Disease: Sex-Related Differences in Nutritional and Pharmacological Interventions by Valeria Gasperi, M. Valeria Catani, Isabella Savini

“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent one of the biggest causes of death globally, and their prevalence, aetiology, and outcome are related to genetic, metabolic, and environmental factors, among which sex- and age-dependent differences may play a key role. …”
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Socio-Economic and Spatial Correlations of the Eastern European Health Paradox in Hungary by Zoltán Egri, Tamás Tanczós

“…In particular, this paper aims at highlighting the spatial correlations of premature mortality and the main causes of death by gender as well as their socio-economic and spatial embeddedness. …”
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Studi Kasus: Implementasi Health Education Teknik Buteyko Breathing Untuk Mencegah Kekambuhan Asma Dengan Media Video Pada Keluarga by Andan Firmansyah, Muhamad Ramdan Nujulul Furqon, Daniel Akbar Wibowo, Tita Rohita

“… Asthma is a disease caused by narrowing of the airway due to inflammation or inflammation, asthma is the top 5 causes of death per year. Buteyko breathing is a deep breathing technique that is useful for strengthening the respiratory muscles. …”
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Toxicological Assessment of Pseudospondias microcarpa (A. Rich.) Engl. Hydroethanolic Leaf Extract in Rats: Haematological, Biochemical, and Histopathological Studies by Donatus Wewura Adongo, Priscilla Kolibea Mante, Kennedy Kwami Edem Kukuia, Charles Kwaku Benneh, Robert Peter Biney, Eric Boakye-Gyasi, Nicholas Akinwale Titiloye, Eric Woode

“…Administration of the extract for 14 consecutive days caused no deaths, with an LD50 above 3000 mg kg−1. Except for lymphocytes (%) that showed a significant decrease (F5,23=3.93, P=0.013), all other haematological parameters remained unaffected by the extract. …”
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Tenecteplase vs Reteplase in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Adham Mohamed PharmD, Sara Mahmoud PharmD, Amr M. Fahmi PhD, Ahmed Mahfouz MSc, Tayseer Kanaan MD, Jihad Jaber MD, Mansour Alkhawi MD, Saleh Alkhalaf MD, Hassan Kodimi MD, Ahmed Shaaban MD, Omar Alshibli MD, Awad Almasalmeh MD, Salaheddin Arafa MD, Salah Elbdri MD, Suhail Falah MD, Fayez Altrad MD, Ezeldin Soaly MD, Rasha Elenany PharmD, Sumaya Alyafei PharmD, Abdul Rahman Arabi MD

“…Coronary artery disease is one of the leading causes of death globally. Despite the increased number of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capable facilities, fibrinolytic therapy is still being utilized especially in rural areas. …”
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Human Papillomavirus and Coronary Artery Disease in Climacteric Women: Is There an Association? by Luciane Maria Oliveira Brito, Haissa Oliveira Brito, Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa, Clariano Pires de Oliveira Neto, Joyce Pinheiro Leal Costa, Sally Cristina Moutinho Monteiro, Flávia Castello Branco Vidal, Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento, José Albuquerque de Figueiredo Neto, Rui Miguel Gil da Costa, Leonardo Victor Galvão-Moreira, Ismael Dale Cotrim Guerreiro da Silva

“…Cardiovascular diseases are leading causes of death worldwide. Recent studies suggest that infection by some viruses, including the human papillomavirus (HPV), may increase the risk of developing atheromatous lesions on coronary arteries. …”
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Prospects for the use of <i>Bacillus anthracis</i> toxin in cancer therapy by A. P. Rodionov, S. V. Ivanova, E. A. Artemeva, L. A. Melnikova

“…Cancer is one of the major causes of death in pet animals and humans worldwide. The contraindications and side effects associated with conventional cancer therapies heighten the importance of research aimed at finding new ways to combat cancer. …”
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A Proteomics Analysis to Evaluate Cytotoxicity in NRK-52E Cells Caused by Unmodified Nano-Fe3O4 by Yi-Reng Lin, Chao-Jen Kuo, Hugo You-Hsien Lin, Chin-Jen Wu, Shih-Shin Liang

“…From the statistical data of identified proteins, we believed that NPs treatment causes cell death and promotes expression of ras-related proteins. …”
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