Mind at rest, mind at risk: A prospective population-based study of sleep and subsequent mental disorders by Mari Hysing, Allison G. Harvey, Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, Jens C. Skogen, Anne Reneflot, Børge Sivertsen

“…Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study using data from the Students’ Health and Wellbeing Study (SHoT), surveying Norwegian higher education students aged 18 to 35 (N = 53,362). A diagnostic assessment of 10,460 participants was conducted in 2023. …”
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Assessment of Cellular Responses after Short- and Long-Term Exposure to Silver Nanoparticles in Human Neuroblastoma (SH-SY5Y) and Astrocytoma (D384) Cells by Teresa Coccini, Luigi Manzo, Vittorio Bellotti, Uliana De Simone

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Blood-based biomarkers suggest prolonged axonal Injury following pediatric mild traumatic brain injury by Andrew R. Mayer, Tracey V. Wick, Jessica R. McQuaid, Masen L. Boucher, Andrew B. Dodd, Cidney R. Robertson-Benta, Harm J. van der Horn, Erik B. Erhardt, Robert E. Sapien, Rawan Tarawneh, Rebekah Mannix

“…Post-concussive symptoms had the best diagnostic classification accuracy at ~ 7 days, but NFL ranked higher at 4 months post-injury. …”
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Does Anemia Have a Potential Effect on Type 2 Hepatorenal Syndrome? by Sondes Bizid, Haythem Yacoub, Ghanem Mohamed, Bahaa Ben Slimane, Khouloud Boughoula, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Riadh Bouali, Nabil Abedelli

“…A total of 9 patients with HRS fulfilled the type 2 HRS diagnostic criteria, and 41 patients with cirrhosis without HRS were included. …”
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Association between spasticity and neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis by B. Afanasjeva, R. Balnytė

“…Neuropathic pain was assessed using the neuropathic pain diagnostic questionnaire (DN4). Results. The study involved 59 patients (39 women, 20 men): with relapsing-remitting MS 52 (88.1%) and with progressive MS 7 (11.9%). …”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

“…Future studies with larger cohorts are needed to assess diagnostic accuracy.…”
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Differences in influenza testing and treatment in micropolitan versus metropolitan areas in the U.S. using medicare claims data from 2010 to 2016 by Alexia Couture, F. Scott Dahlgren, Hector S. Izurieta, Richard A. Forshee, Yun Lu, Carrie Reed

“…Methods Using billing data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for those aged 65 years and older, we estimated weekly rates of ordered rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDT) and antivirals (AV) among Medicare enrollees by core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) during 2010–2016. …”
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High Prevalence but Insufficient Treatment of Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Results of a Population-Based Cohort by Claudia Ott, Anne Liebold, Angela Takses, Ulrike G. Strauch, Florian Obermeier

“…Surprisingly, only in one-third of patients with proven anemia, further diagnostic approach was undertaken. Even patients with diagnosed iron-deficiency anemia were infrequently and inconsequently treated with iron preparations, despite the high impact on quality of life.…”
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Huge splenomegaly, a rare presentation of multicentric Castleman’s disease in an HIV-infected patient: a case report and literature review by Malihe Hasannezad, Abdolkarim Haji Ghadery, Sara Ghaderkhani, Armin Vazirian, Fereshteh Ameli, Farid Azmoudeh-Ardalan, Mohammad Reza Rafiian Naini, Ladan Abbasian

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Evaluation of Fundus Function in Mature Cataract Patients by Visual Electrophysiology by Min Zhang, Min Ji, Mengjia Tan, Ying Yu, Huaijin Guan

“…Compared with the group without fundus disease, the preoperative electrophysiological examination of the group with fundus disease showed that the amplitude of ffERG waves and the amplitude density of the P1 wave in the 2nd to 5th rings of mfERG were decreased (all P < 0.05). ffERG and mfERG can be used for differential diagnosis of fundus disease (all P < 0.05), while PVEP has no significant diagnostic value for fundus disease (all P > 0.05). …”
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Association between Healthy Eating Index-2020, alternative Mediterranean Diet scores, and gastrointestinal cancer risk in NHANES 2005–2018 by Weijie Wang, Yu Chang, Geng Chen

“…Diagnoses of GI cancers were based on self-reported medical history confirmed through physician interviews or linked cancer registry data, ensuring diagnostic reliability. Logistic regression models, restricted cubic splines (RCS), subgroup analysis, and interaction methods were employed to fully evaluate the associations between HEI-2020, aMED scores, and GI cancers. …”
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Device and Methods for Measuring of Acoustic Anisotropy and the Residual Stress in the Main Gas Pipelines’ Metal by L. V. Volkova, O. V. Murav’eva, V. V. Murav’ev, I. V. Buldakova

“…One of the main conditions of safe operation of gas pipelines is the use of non-destructive diagnostic methods. Particularly important problem is the earlier operational diagnosis of pipes’ material of main gas pipelines based on the evaluation of the stress-strain state, elastic moduli and properties anisotropy by acoustic methods. …”
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Management of thyroid tumors diagnosed cytologically as follicular neoplasms in a high-volume center: utility of a scoring system using serum thyroglobulin level, tumor size, ultra... by Yasuhiro Ito, Makoto Kawakami, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Masashi Yamamoto, Minoru Kihara, Naoyoshi Onoda, Akihiro Miya, Akira Miyauchi, Takashi Akamizu

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Biomarker Investigation Using Multiple Brain Measures from MRI Through Explainable Artificial Intelligence in Alzheimer’s Disease Classification by Davide Coluzzi, Valentina Bordin, Massimo W. Rivolta, Igor Fortel, Liang Zhan, Alex Leow, Giuseppe Baselli

“…This lays the foundation for bioengineering advancements in developing more comprehensive and trustworthy DL models, potentially enhancing their applicability as diagnostic support tools for neurodegenerative diseases.…”
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Malignancy within a Tail Gut Cyst: A Case of Retrorectal Carcinoid Tumour by A. A. Abukar, B. J. Parcell, C. B. Lim, P. V. Patil, A. Ramsanahie, F. Carey, R. J. C. Steele, M. A. Thaha

“…Tailgut cysts with malignant transformation are rare entities. We discuss the diagnostic strategy and treatment of a malignancy within a tailgut cyst. …”
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Association Between GSK3β Gene Polymorphisms (rs334558 and rs3755557) with Schizophrenia Risk by Maryam Montazeri Dehbarez, Dormohammad Kordi Tamandani, Nasim Naeimi, Shahram Vaziri, Mohammad Shekari

“…The analysis indicated that variations in genotype frequencies between the control and the patient group could serve as a diagnostic criterion for schizophrenia. It is recommended that subsequent research involving larger sample sizes across diverse genetic populations be conducted to corroborate the current findings.…”
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Chemical Characterization of Marine Aerosols in a South Mediterranean Coastal Area Located in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria by Sidali Khedidji, Konrad Müller, Lyes Rabhi, Gerald Spindler, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Dominik van Pinxteren, Noureddine Yassaa, Hartmut Herrmann

“…Additionally, PM10 constituent diagnostic ratios and the carbon preference index (CPI) for n-alkanes indicated the importance of anthropogenic emissions.…”
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A Rare Case of Mosaic 3pter and 5pter Deletion-Duplication with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyskinesia by Luna Bajracharya, Meena Lall, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Praveen Kumar, Imran Mushtaq, Pushpa Saviour, Preeti Paliwal, Anju Joshi, Shruti Agarwal, Praveen Suman

“…Brain evoked response auditory revealed bilateral moderate hearing loss. He fulfilled the Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 criteria for autism. …”
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Fecal Proteomic Analysis in Healthy Dogs and in Dogs Suffering from Food Responsive Diarrhea by Matteo Cerquetella, Giacomo Rossi, Andrea Spaterna, Beniamino Tesei, Alessandra Gavazza, Graziano Pengo, Stefania Pucciarelli, Luca Scortichini, Gianni Sagratini, Massimo Ricciutelli, Andrea Marchegiani, Silvia Vincenzetti

“…Similarly, it is still impossible to assess whether this protein could be used as diagnostic/prognostic marker of GI disease; however, this study represents a promising first step toward fecal proteomics in canine GI disorders.…”
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Epidemiological and molecular characteristics of extraintestinal pathogenic escherichia coli isolated from diseased cattle and sheep in Xinjiang, China from 2015 to 2019 by Xiaoxiao Gu, Qin Wu, Yingjin Chai, Xin Huang, Xia Zhou, Mengli Han, Tongzhong Wu, Xingxing Zhang, Fagang Zhong

“…These findings will contribute to a better understanding of the molecular epidemiology of ExPEC in Xinjiang, China, and can be applied to the development, prevention, and disease control of future diagnostic tools and vaccine.…”
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