Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Nerve Growth Factor Therapeutics for Brain Injury: The Current Translational Challenges in Preclinical and Clinical Research by Serena-Kaye Sims, Brynna Wilken-Resman, Crystal J. Smith, Ashley Mitchell, Lilly McGonegal, Catrina Sims-Robinson

“…Ischemic stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are among the leading causes of death and disability worldwide with impairments ranging from mild to severe. …”
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An Overview of the Deadly Effects of Anabolic-Androgenic Steroids: Clinical Cases and Scientific Insights by Maciej Mossakowski, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Marta Jajczak, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Patrycja Kałuziak, Aleksandra Witek, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek

“…Objective: The aim of this work was to highlight the health and life risks associated with AAS abuse, with a focus on the most common causes of death, based on example case reports and scientific studies. …”
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Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…The galleries created by both the adult beetles and their offspring can effectively girdle a tree, causing its death. SPB also carry, and introduce into trees, blue-stain fungi. …”
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Volatile Organic Metabolites as Potential Biomarkers for Genitourinary Cancers: Review of the Applications and Detection Methods by Kiana L. Holbrook, Wen-Yee Lee

“…Cancer is one of the leading causes of death globally, and is ranked second in the United States. …”
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A clinical dilemma, the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy by Carlos Moya Toneut, Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Miguel Román Sarduy Nápoles

“…It is one of the first causes of death in the first quarter of pregnancy. Objective: assess ectopic pregnancy as a clinical dilemma for diagnosis. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens in Burn Wound, Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approaches (Conventional Antimicrobials and Nanoparticles) by Jaber Hemmati, Mehdi Azizi, Babak Asghari, Mohammad Reza Arabestani

“…Multidrug-resistant pathogens are one of the common causes of death in burn patients and have a high risk of nosocomial infections, especially pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and cellulitis. …”
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Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann (Insecta: Coleoptera: Scolytidae) by James R. Meeker, Wayne N. Dixon, John L. Foltz, Thomas R. Fasulo

“…The galleries created by both the adult beetles and their offspring can effectively girdle a tree, causing its death. SPB also carry, and introduce into trees, blue-stain fungi. …”
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Tuberculosis in Pregnancy: A Review by Olabisi M. Loto, Ibraheem Awowole

“…The disease is a significant contributor to maternal mortality and is among the three leading causes of death among women aged 15–45 years in high burden areas. …”
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Exploring HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination at the Workplace in Southwestern Uganda: Challenges and Solutions by Benedict Twinomugisha, Fungisai Gwanzura Ottemöller, Marguerite Daniel

“…Despite several health promotion interventions being carried out, HIV/AIDS remains a major cause of deaths in low and middle income countries. At the workplace, the pandemic has brought about reduction in productivity, increased staff turnover, increased production costs, high levels of stigma, etc. …”
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Epidemiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Siti Ananda Hardita Syahputri, Diana Chusna Mufida, Candra Bumi

“…Pulmonary Tuberculosis (pulmonary TB) and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DMT2) are the leading causes of death worldwide. The prevalence of T2DM has increased worldwide as an aging result, urbanization, changes in diet, and reduced physical activity patterns, which have increased obesity. …”
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Risk Factors for Child Mortality in the Kassena-Nankana District of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study Using Population-Based Data by Michael N. K. Babayara, Bright Addo

“…The results revealed the main causes of death in the area to include malaria, diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections, and malnutrition. …”
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A Unique Source for Innovative Longitudinal Research: The POPLINK Database by Annika Westberg, Elisabeth Engberg, Sören Edvinsson

“…POPLINK allows for a large array of longitudinal studies, such as social mobility, migration, fertility, mortality, civil status, kinship relations, diseases, disability and causes of death. International standards of occupations (HISCO) and diseases (ICD-10) have been applied, facilitating comparability. …”
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The “Sanitary” Role of the Necrophagous Birds in the Ecosystems by Karimov Tahir, Ahmadli Leyla, Rajabova Sevinj, Mammadov Ayaz

“…Notably, the number of sick animals included eight domestic and nine wild specimens. The primary causes of death for sick domestic animals were predation by mammals in pastures, old age, weakness, and hunger. …”
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Increased Vitamin B12 Levels in Patients with Oral Cancer by Prashant Gupta, Subhash Chandra, Awanindra Kumar Jha, Tanya Khaitan, Anjani Kumar Shukla, Shantala R Naik

“…Background: Oral cancer (OC), which happens to be one of the leading causes of death in the Indian population, is caused primarily by tobacco use, although other factors are also responsible. …”
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Systemic Administration of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Increases Neuron Survival after Global Cerebral Ischemia In Vivo (2VO) by Luisa Perasso, Carla Emilia Cogo, Debora Giunti, Carlo Gandolfo, Piero Ruggeri, Antonio Uccelli, Maurizio Balestrino

“…Although many studies have shown that administration of stem cells after focal cerebral ischemia improves brain damage, very little data are available concerning the damage induced by global cerebral ischemia. The latter causes neuronal death in selectively vulnerable areas, including the hippocampal CA1 region. …”
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ECGConVT: A Hybrid CNN and Vision Transformer Model for Enhanced 12-Lead ECG Images Classification by Mudassar Khalid, Charnchai Pluempitiwiriyawej, Abdulkadhem A. Abdulkadhem, Imran Afzal, Tien Truong

“…Cardiovascular diseases, which are currently the major causes of death globally, can be largely ameliorated through early detection and categorization. …”
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The DNA Replication Stress Hypothesis of Alzheimer’s Disease by Yuri B. Yurov, Svetlana G. Vorsanova, Ivan Y. Iourov

“…We propose that unscheduled and incomplete DNA replication (replication stress) destabilizes (epi)genomic landscape in the brain and leads to DNA replication “catastrophe” causing cell death during the S phase (replicative cell death). …”
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Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis in Border Collie Dogs in Japan: Clinical and Molecular Epidemiological Study (2000–2011) by Keijiro Mizukami, Takuji Kawamichi, Hiroshi Koie, Shinji Tamura, Satoru Matsunaga, Shigeki Imamoto, Miyoko Saito, Daisuke Hasegawa, Naoaki Matsuki, Satoshi Tamahara, Shigenobu Sato, Akira Yabuki, Hye-Sook Chang, Osamu Yamato

“…Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL) is an inherited, neurodegenerative lysosomal disease that causes premature death. The present study describes the clinical and molecular epidemiologic findings of NCL in Border Collies in Japan for 12 years, between 2000 and 2011. …”
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Characterization of Suicidal Attempt in Adolescents of the Cumanayagua Municipality by Tamara Montenegro Calderón, Juan Carlos Fernández Wilcapi, Julio César Díaz Marrero, Narciso Águila Rodríguez, Alexis Díaz Brito

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> the World Health Organization has determined that suicide in an important health problem since it is among the first causes of death in all ages. In Cuba and in Cienfuegos a trend to increase has been observed in youngsters. …”
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Role of circRMRP and circRPL27 in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Li JianFang, Zhang PengFei, Zeng XianJing, Liu Rong

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and circRNA dysregulation is functionally associated with COPD. …”
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