A Predictive Nomogram for Selective Screening of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Study by Nghia H. Vo, Bui V. Pham, Nghia N. Nguyen, Bao T. Nguyen

“…Objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with disability, low quality of life, and mortality. However, most cases are asymptomatic, often detected incidentally, or only recognized when they have progressed to the later stages with complications. …”
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Trends in age‐specific incidence, mortality, and DALYs of female breast cancer from 1990 to 2021 by Subhadra Priyadarshini, Kunja Bihari Panda

“…This study aims to analyze the trends in breast cancer incidence, mortality, and disability‐adjusted life years (DALYs) across different age groups from 1990 to 2021, and to project the mortality rate for the next decade. …”
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Growing old before growing rich: a scoping review on ageing-related policy interventions from the WHO Southeast Asian Region by Nachiket Gudi, Anu Mohan, Teddy Andrews Jaihind Jothikaran, Abhijith A K, Lena Ashok

“…The notable delimitations of the given policy interventions are ambiguity regarding the monitoring of the programmes, lack of benchmark standards for evaluation of progress, inadequate attention to rural poverty and lack of decentralisation.Conclusion WHO SEARO countries can respond better to ageing by reinforcing areas such as caregiver support and allowances, public financing in older care, old age health insurance, public-private partnership in mobile and institutional caring and social security systems including old age and disability pension.…”
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Characterization of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. Cienfuegos, 2018 by Beatriz Perdomo Borges, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marianela Fonseca Fernández, Isabel Urquiza Pozo, Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Belkis Rosa Bilaboy Pérez

“…It constitutes the first cause of permanent disability in the adult and the second of dementia.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize patients with cerebrovascular disease and cognitive disorder.…”
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GOLPH3 inhibits glioma cell apoptosis through the JNK signaling pathway by Shao Xie, Shao Xie, Jiahai Ding, Zhaohao Wang, Hengliang Shi, Zheng-Quan Yu

“…BackgroundGlioma, a primary intracranial tumor, is marked by high rates of mortality and disability, making it a significant health concern. …”
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The Effect of Sensorimotor Synchronization on Gait Spatiotemporal Parameters in Women with Multiple Sclerosis by Mozhgan Memarmoghadam, Mansoureh Shahraki, Behzad Mohammadi Orangi, Luca Correale, Leonardo A. Peyré-Tartaruga

“…We compared these findings between two groups of 10 patients, each with an expanded disability status scale (EDSS) of 3-6, who performed the gait training with or without rhythmic visual stimulus. …”
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Early stroke behavior detection based on improved video masked autoencoders for potential patients by Meng Wang, Guanci Yang, Kexin Luo, Yang Li, Ling He

“…Abstract Stroke is the prevalent cerebrovascular disease characterized by significant incidence and disability rates. To enhance the early perceive and detection of potential stroke patients, the early stroke behavior detection based on improved Video Masked Autoencoders (VideoMAE) for potential patients (EPBR-PS) is proposed. …”
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In vivo mapping of sodium homeostasis disturbances in individual ALS patients: A brain 23Na MRI study. by Aude-Marie Grapperon, Mohamed Mounir El Mendili, Adil Maarouf, Jean-Philippe Ranjeva, Maxime Guye, Annie Verschueren, Shahram Attarian, Wafaa Zaaraoui

“…ALS patients with limited TSC increase had slower progression of disability or predominant lower motor neuron phenotype or shorter disease duration.…”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…Furthermore, it is anticipated that the necessity to integrate services like mental health, drug addiction treatment, pharmacies, disability assistance, and health care for older individuals would be acknowledged. …”
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State-of-the-art gene therapy for inherited retinal disorders by O.I. Orenburkina, A.E. Babushkin

“…Babushkin² </p> <p> ¹Russian Center for Eye and Plastic Surgery of the Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> ²Ufa Research Institute of Eye Diseases of the Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russian Federation </p> <p> Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), which are orphan diseases, are a relevant social issue due to severe visual impairment and disability in children and working-age individuals. …”
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Prospective Study of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy in Absenceof Myelopathy by Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Pradip Patil, Uday Ghate, Rishabh Nair

“…All the details of the patients were obtained based on previous hospital records and interactions with them and through neck disability index (NDI) score. Discussion: Decompression of the nerve root can be done by either anterior or posterior approach. …”
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Uremic Leontiasis Ossea due to Resistant Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Kubra Tuna, MD, Olesya Ilkun, MD, PhD, Peter T. Dziegielewski, MD, Anu Sharma, MD

“…Conclusion: With prolonged, uncontrolled PTH stimulation in ESRD, significant facial disfiguration with disabilities can occur. It is of utmost importance to adhere to guideline-specified PTH targets in persons with ESRD to prevent patient harm from permanent physical deformities.…”
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Daily Objective Physical Activity and Sedentary Time in Adults with COPD Using Spirometry Data from Canadian Measures Health Survey by P. Bernard, G. Hains-Monfette, S. Atoui, G. Moullec

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is expected to be the third leading cause of premature death and disability in Canada and around the world by the year 2020. …”
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Extensive In Silico Analysis of ATL1 Gene : Discovered Five Mutations That May Cause Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 3A by Mujahed I. Mustafa, Naseem S. Murshed, Abdelrahman H. Abdelmoneim, Miyssa I. Abdelmageed, Nafisa M. Elfadol, Abdelrafie M. Makhawi

“…In this study, the impact of nsSNPs in the ATL1 gene was investigated by various in silico tools that revealed five nsSNPs (V67F, T120I, R217Q, R495W, and G504E) are deleterious SNPs, which have a functional impact on ATL1 protein and, therefore, can be used as genomic biomarkers specifically before 4 years of age; also, it may play a key role in pharmacogenomics by evaluating drug response for this disabling disease.…”
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Comparative Analysis of Utility and Efficacy of Ozone Therapy versus Laser Therapy in Periarthritis Shoulder by Sunil Kumar, Harish Kumar, Prashant Pratap Singh, Dinesh Kumar, Vyutpanna Mishra, Ishan Ahmad

“…Results: A total of 55 patients were included in the study, among them, 42 patients (20 patients in the laser and 22 in the ozone group) were followed up to a final follow-up of 6 months and 13 patients lost their follow-up. Disabilities of the arm, shoulder, and hand questionnaire (DASH) score ozone group showed a gradual decline from the preinjection score of 55.68–17.78 at 6 months. …”
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What integrated care means from an older person’s perspective? A scoping review protocol by Amy Marshall, Manasi Murthy Mittinty, Gillian Harvey

“…Introduction According to the 2013 WHO Global Forum on Innovation for Ageing Populations, disabilities and morbidities associated with ageing could be minimised by accessing preventive care. …”
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Metabolism-Related Adipokines and Metabolic Diseases: Their Role in Osteoarthritis by Zhang Q, Zhao YX, Li LF, Fan QQ, Huang BB, Du HZ, Li C, Li W

“…Qian Zhang,1,&ast; Yi Xuan Zhao,1,&ast; Long Fei Li,2 Qian Qian Fan,3 Bin Bin Huang,1 Hong Zhen Du,1 Chen Li,3 Wei Li3 1School of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Cerebrovascular Disease Ward, The First People’s Hospital of Ping Ding Shan, Pingdingshan, Henan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Li; Chen Li, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Binzhou Medical University Hospital, No. 661 huanghe 2nd Road, Binzhou, Shandong, People’s Republic of China, Email yishengliwei@163.com; lc_0625@163.comAbstract: Osteoarthritis (OA) affects several joints but tends to be more prevalent in those that are weight-bearing, such as the knees, which are the most heavily loaded joints in the body. The incidence and disability rates of OA have continued to increase and seriously jeopardise the quality of life of middle-aged and older adults. …”
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Clinical assessment of the changes in corneal endothelium cell density, IOP and correlated factors after phakic iol implantation by A.F. Yusupov, M.Kh. Karimova, N.N. Zaynutdinov, Kh. M. Kamilov, M.S. Kasimova

“…Myopia is one of the main causes of disability and blindness. Purpose. To assess the clinical outcomes of changes in endothelial cell density, intraocular pressure (IOP), and correlated factors after phakic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in patients with high myopia during the 6-month postoperative period. …”
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Autophagy activation alleviates annulus fibrosus degeneration via the miR-2355-5p/mTOR pathway by Zilin Yu, Chunyang Fan, Yubo Mao, Xiexing Wu, Haiqing Mao

“…Abstract Background Intervertebral disc degeneration disease (IVDD) is a major cause of disability and reduced work productivity worldwide. …”
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Hip and Trunk Variables in University Students with and without Recurrent Low Back Pain by BJ Lehecka, Jordin Burleson, Paige Diederich, Morgan Salem, Rachel Schoonover, Jason Tejano

“…# Background Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability. Recurrent low back pain (rLBP) is defined as two or more episodes of LBP in a 12-month period, each lasting more than 24 hours and separated by at least one pain-free month. …”
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