Cortical Reorganization following Injury Early in Life by Moran Artzi, Shelly Irene Shiran, Maya Weinstein, Vicki Myers, Ricardo Tarrasch, Mitchell Schertz, Aviva Fattal-Valevski, Elka Miller, Andrew M. Gordon, Dido Green, Dafna Ben Bashat

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Clinical validation of a biopsy‐based six‐gene signature prognostic for aggressive prostate cancer by Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Debra F. Higgins, Stephen Barron, Tony Loughman, Amanda O'Neill, Katherine M. Sheehan, Chan‐Ju Angel Wang, Bozena Fender, Leah McGuire, Joanna Fay, Anthony O'Grady, Des O'Leary, R. William Watson, Anders Bjartell, William M. Gallagher

“…Abstract Objectives This study aimed to clinically validate the six‐gene prognostic molecular clinical risk score (MCRS) for the prediction of aggressive prostate cancer in diagnostic biopsy tissue. Methods MCRS was evaluated in prostate biopsy tissue from a Swedish cohort of men with prostate cancer (UPCA, n = 100). …”
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NSAID-Induced Enteropathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Chronic Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Capsule Endoscopy Study by Ilja Tachecí, Petr Bradna, Tomáš Douda, Drahomíra Baštecká, Marcela Kopáčová, Stanislav Rejchrt, Jan Bureš

“…The purpose of study was to evaluate the diagnostic yield of capsule endoscopy for NSAID-induced enteropathy and clinical, laboratory, and endoscopic characteristics of disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…Brain computed tomography (CT) is the diagnostic gold standard but is of limited availability in most South African public hospitals, resulting in transfer of TBI patients to tertiary hospitals. …”
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The influence of COVID-19 pandemic on secondary prevention in non-COVID patients with cardioembolic stroke by Lučić-Prokin Aleksandra L., Bogdanović Milan M., Pustahija Tatjana L., Stamenković Marija S.

“…Data indicate a reduction in the functioning of stroke units, a decrease in neuroimaging diagnostic procedures, and changes in therapeutic interventions for stroke patients. …”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with insulinoma–a single center's experience of 76 cases over a 10-year period by Wei Li, Yali Cheng, Qingyong Ma, Zheng Wu, Zheng Wang

“…When CT combined with MRI was used, the diagnostic rate was as high as 96.87 %. Of the 76 patients, 48.68 % of preoperative tumors were in the head/neck, and the remaining 51.32 % were in the body/tail. …”
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Simultaneous Observation of Equatorial Plasma Bubbles and Traveling Ionospheric Disturbances Over Indonesia Following the 15 January 2022 Tonga Volcano Eruption by Asnawi Husin, Varuliantor Dear, Agri Faturahman, Sefria Anggarani, Annis Siradj Mardiani, Adi Purwono, Jiyo Harjosuwito, Rezy Pradipta

“…Abstract We report our analysis of multi‐diagnostic ionospheric observations over Indonesia following the 15 January 2022 Tonga volcano eruption. …”
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The role of statins in dementia or Alzheimer’s disease incidence: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Ye Du, Zhangjie Yu, Chengyi Li, Yanxing Zhang, Buyun Xu, Buyun Xu

“…In sensitivity analyses, diagnostic criteria for dementia/AD significantly affected the combined risk estimates. …”
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Studies of biological properties of continuous suspension ВНК-21/SUSP/ARRIAH cell line by M. I. Doronin, M. N. Guseva, D. V. Mikhalishin, A. S. Sharypov, N. S. Mudrak, N. Ye. Kamalova, B. L. Manin

“…The results of the studies of cytomorphological, karyological, cultural properties of continuous suspension ВНК-21/SUSP/ARRIAH subline of newborn Syrian hamster kidney cells intended for foot-and-mouth disease, rabies, bovine parainfluenza-3, Aujeszky’s disease virus reproduction, as well as for production of diagnostic veterinary biologicals are presented. When cultured in suspension, BHK-21/SUSP/ARRIAH cell subline undergoes selection towards hypoploidy: modal class is represented by cells with 41 chromosomes (32–40% of cells); the share of cells containing 40–42 chromosomes is 78–80%; the share of polyploids averages around 1%; the range of variation in the number of chromosomes is from 36 to 54. …”
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MicroRNA Biomarker hsa-miR-195-5p for Detecting the Risk of Lung Cancer by Lei Li, Tienan Feng, Weituo Zhang, Sumeng Gao, Ruoyang Wang, Wenwen Lv, Tengteng Zhu, Herbert Yu, Biyun Qian

“…Lung cancer is one of the leading diagnosed cancers worldwide, and microRNAs could be used as biomarkers to diagnose lung cancer. hsa-miR-195 has been demonstrated to affect the prognosis of NSCLC (non-small-cell lung cancer) in a previous study. However, the diagnostic value of hsa-miR-195-5p in lung cancer has not been investigated. …”
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Evaluation of Individual Cardiovascular Risk in Pre-Dialysis CKD Patients by Using the Ratio of Calcium–Phosphorus Product to Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (Ca × P/eGFR) by Krasimir Kostov, Tatyana Simeonova, Borislav Ignatov, Tsvetelina Eftimova

“…Statistical analyses were performed to identify predictors of CV risk and evaluate the diagnostic reliability of the Ca × P/eGFR ratio for predicting the risk. …”
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Identification of Parkinson’s disease using MRI and genetic data from the PPMI cohort: an improved machine learning fusion approach by Yifeng Yang, Liangyun Hu, Yang Chen, Weidong Gu, Guangwu Lin, YuanZhong Xie, Shengdong Nie

“…Furthermore, by analyzing the features selected across multiple iterations of our models, we identified stable brain region features [lh 6r (FD) and rh 46 (GI)] and key genetic markers (rs356181 and rs2736990 SNPs within the SNCA gene region; rs213202 SNP within the VPS52 gene region), highlighting their potential as reliable early diagnostic indicators for the disease.ConclusionThe AE_Stacking model, trained on MRI and genetic data, demonstrates potential in distinguishing individuals with PD. …”
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Clinical Correlations of Novel Autoantibodies in Patients with Dry Eye by Sezen Karakus, Alan N. Baer, Esen K. Akpek

“…Background. Diagnostic criteria for Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) are continually being updated in pursuit of more precise and earlier diagnosis to prevent its complications. …”
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Novel Models for the Prediction of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Patients with Chronic Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Do Van Chien, Pham Thai Giang, Pham Truong Son, Le Van Truong, Pham Nguyen Son

“…The following parameters had good diagnostic performance for LAAT: LA volume index >57 mL (area under the curve (AUC), 0.72; sensitivity, 77.1%; specificity, 64.2%), LA positive strain ≤6.7% in the four-chamber view (AUC, 0.84; sensitivity, 77.1%; specificity, 77.1%), and LA negative strain rate >−0.73 s−1 in the four-chamber view (AUC, 0.83; sensitivity, 85.7%; specificity, 70.6%). …”
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Linking obesity-associated genotype to child language development: the role of early-life neurology-related proteomics and brain myelinationResearch in context by Jian Huang, Jinyi Che, Michelle Z.L. Kee, Ai Peng Tan, Evelyn C. Law, Patricia Pelufo Silveira, Irina Pokhvisneva, Sachin Patel, Keith M. Godfrey, Lourdes Mary Daniel, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Shiao-Yng Chan, Johan G. Eriksson, Dennis Wang, Jonathan Yinhao Huang

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Hormonal Influences on ADC Values in Breast Tissues: A Scoping Review of DWI in Pre- and Post-menopausal Women [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Neil Barnes Abraham, Abhimanyu Pradhan, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran, Winniecia Dkhar, Rajagopal Kadavigere

“…Diffusion-Weighted Imaging (DWI) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) measurements have emerged as promising tools in breast cancer diagnostics. However, the influence of hormonal status on these measurements remains unclear. …”
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The prognostic value of circulating tumor DNA in malignant melanoma patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lei Liu, Shufu Hou, Aiping Zhu, Bing Yan, Linchuan Li, Dandan Song

“…Therefore, ctDNA can serve as a diagnostic and stratification tool prior to treatment, as well as an effective indicator for monitoring treatment response and disease progression.Systematic Review Registrationwww.inplasy.com, identifier INPLASY2024110018.…”
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Kidney disease among adults on tenofovir-based second-line antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Sabina F. Mugusi, Grace A. Shayo, Philip G. Sasi, Lulu S. Fundikira, Eric A. Aris, Christopher R. Sudfeld, Ferdinand M. Mugusi

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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Early Stages of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in a Sample of Egyptian Patients by Yasser A Elmotaleb Gazar, Hesham Salah Hamoud, Sherif Mohamed Ismail

“…Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a noninvasive diagnostic tool for patients with different connective tissue diseases that permit detection of local microvascular changes that correlate with systemic vascular involvement. …”
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Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Marfan Syndrome and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by N. Inayet, J. O. Hayat, A. Kaul, M. Tome, A. Child, A. Poullis

“…Patients with a diagnosis of either MS or hEDS attending cardiology or rheumatology outpatients at our hospital were asked to complete SF36 RAND and Rome IV Diagnostic questionnaires. Questionnaires were also completed by patients who are members of Marfan Association UK. …”
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