Prenatal inflammation and trauma symptoms in Latina mothers: The role of discrimination and growing up in an ethnic minoritized context by Rebeca Alvarado-Harris, Krista Perreira, Cheryl L. Woods-Giscombe, William Roger Mills‐Koonce, Hudson P. Santos, Jr.

“…Additionally, mothers who experienced trauma symptoms in response to discrimination had an elevated cytokine profile, whereas those who did not had a suppressed cytokine profile. …”
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Causal association between circulating α-Klotho levels and venous thromboembolism: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yanmin Song, Liping Cao, Hui Long

“…Results IVW estimates suggested that an elevated circulating α-Klotho level was associated with lower odds of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of lower extremities (OR = 0.992, 95%CI: 0.986–0.998, P = 0.0074), pulmonary embolism (PE) (OR = 0.474, 95%CI: 0.255–0.881, P = 0.0183), and DVT of lower extremities combined with PE (OR = 0.984, 95%CI: 0.971–0.997, P = 0.0175). …”
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Nitrogen and water additions with or without mowing altered soil microbial community characteristics in a semi-arid steppe by Hao Liu, Feirong Ren, Shiqiang Wan, Shijie Han, Junqiang Zheng

“…., nitrogen deposition (ambient N vs. elevated N, aN vs. eN), precipitation increase (ambient precipitation vs. elevated precipitation, aP vs. eP), and mowing, represented experimentally by clipping (unclipped vs. clipped, uC vs. …”
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Azathioprine Hypersensitivity Syndrome during Treatment of Severe Interstitial Lung Disease with Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis by Eri Nakano, Tomohiko Asakawa, Mea Asou, Eri Nohara, Tomoyuki Seki, Makoto Araki

“…An 81-year-old man undergoing treatment for interstitial pneumonia developed a high fever and was diagnosed with ANCA-associated vasculitis based on an elevated myeloperoxidase- (MPO-) ANCA titer and renal biopsy findings. …”
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PM2.5 in Sri Lanka: Trend Analysis, Low-cost Sensor Correlations and Spatial Distribution by Ranil Dhammapala, Ashani Basnayake, Sarath Premasiri, Lakmal Chathuranga, Karen Mera

“…The most populated Western Province had the highest concentrations with elevated levels extending offshore. The sparsely populated southeast had the cleanest air.…”
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The Role of Prolactin as a Disease Activity Indicator in Some Rheumatic Diseases by Mohamed Ismail Abdelkarem, HM Fayed, Wael Abd El-Mohsen Abady, Eman Abulhagag Mohammed Mahmoud

“…Conclusion: Serum PRL levels were significantly elevated in RA, SLE, and scleroderma, which is consistent with disease activity scores. …”
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Reperfusion injury or cytokine storm? Utilizing plasmapheresis in severe trauma-induced multiorgan failure: a case report by Gun Woo Kim, Suyeong Hwang, Kyoung Hoon Lim, Sung Hoon Cho

“…Cytokine storm, a life-threatening systemic inflammatory state characterized by elevated levels of circulating cytokines and hyperactive immune cells, can also lead to tissue damage and multiorgan failure. …”
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Immunohistochemical expression of parathyroid hormone-related protein and ezrin in invasive breast carcinoma of no special type: a retrospective analysis by Menna Allah Gamil Ali Shalaby, Marwa Mohammed Dawoud, Marwa Salah Gadallah, Asmaa Gaber Abdou

“…Ezrin expression was also significantly elevated in IBC-NST, with higher H score values correlating with high tumor grade (p = 0.002), high N stage (p = 0.045), advanced AJCC stage grouping (p = 0.0043) and metastasis (p = 0.001). …”
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The Validity Of 75gms OGTT For Detection Of GDM Keeping 100gms OGTT As Gold Standard by Shazia Mehreen, Muhammad Usman, Kashif Rauf, Saima Naz, Muhammad Abdul Rab Faisal Sultan, Muhammad Akram Randhawa

“…Out of the 4 blood samples, two or more elevated values were sufficient to diagnose GDM. Lab reports were entered in the Performa. …”
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TUM4Health, a holistic student health promotion program. Screening of cardiovascular risk factors in university students by Klaus Christian Haggenmüller, Barbara Reiner, Renate Maria Oberhoffer, Nils Olson, Jochen Weil, Thorsten Schulz

“…Low blood pressure in 5% of the male and 10% of the female group. Elevated blood pressure in 27% of the male and 12% of the female subgroup. …”
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Alendronate partially rescues the periodontal defects in OIM mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta by Po-Jung Chen, Ke Wang, Meng-Hsuan Lin, Radhika Sharma, Zana Kalajzic, Mara O’Brien, Sumit Yadav

“…Mechanism-based studies showed that catabolism of the PDL was elevated in oim mice, as revealed by an increase in MMP13 and CTSK expression. …”
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Neurobrucellosis: a retrospective cohort of 106 patients by Fatemeh Arazi, Mahboubeh Haddad, Fereshte Sheybani, Mohammad Taghi Farzadfard, Majid Khadem Rezaeian

“…Key predictors of mortality include older age, altered level of consciousness, seizures, elevated body temperature on admission, and white matter changes. …”
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Diabetes Is Associated with Musculoskeletal Pain, Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Thomas Rehling, Anne-Sofie Dam Bjørkman, Marie Borring Andersen, Ola Ekholm, Stig Molsted

“…Diabetes was associated with elevated odds of having musculoskeletal pain. Diabetes was also associated with elevated odds of having osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. …”
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Hypoglycemia and hospital mortality in critically ill patients by Hsuan-Fan Yeh, Wen-Cheng Chao, Chieh-Liang Wu, Ming-Cheng Chan

“…Abstract Prior research has indicated that adopting strict glycemic control measures might elevate the risk of hypoglycemia and result in higher mortality rates among critically ill patients. …”
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Case report of neurobrucellosis: a rare complication and neuroimaging findings of a common disease by Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Xiao-Yi Zou, Xiao-Yi Zou, Ling Liu

“…Brucella species were isolated from blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in four patients; three patients had elevated CSF protein levels, and two had elevated CSF leukocyte counts. …”
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Sleeve gastrectomy improves cardiac function and glucose-lipid metabolism disorder in obese rats induced by a high-fat and high-sugar diet by Xiaojuan Li, Luming Qiao, Wei Wang, Ying Shi, Lei Yuan, Zhiwei Zhai

“…A sudden decline in body weight and food intake was observed in both the obese and obese + SG groups, with a higher rate of increase observed in the Obese group. Elevated levels of plasma glucose, serum insulin, and glycated haemoglobin in obese rats were significantly reduced by SG. …”
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The associations between dietary advanced glycation-end products intake and self-reported infertility in U.S. women: data from the NHANES 2013–2018 by Lingxia Tong, Xiaohui Zhang, Jingsi Chen, Huanying He, Wenzhuo Zhang, Zhongxiao Wan, Hong Zhang

“…Subgroups analysis found that in participants with overweight and obese, each 1-SD increment in dietary AGEs, CML and MG-H1 level was associated with 18% (95% CI: 1-38%), 21% (95% CI: 1-46%), and 16% (95% CI: 0-36%) elevated risk of infertility. Elevated dietary AGEs intake was associated with the higher risk of infertility for female subjects, this positive association was more pronounced in women with excess body weight.…”
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Plasma brain-related biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets in pediatric ECMO by Sue J. Hong, Bradley J. De Souza, Kristen K. Penberthy, Lisa Hwang, David E. Procaccini, John N. Kheir, Melania M. Bembea

“…Central nervous system (CNS) neuronal and astroglial cellular-derived neuron-specific enolase (NSE), tau, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and S100β elevations have been detected in ABI and are associated with poorer outcomes. …”
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Cardiac Arrest and Prevention Strategies: A Narrative Review by Harinivaas Shanmugavel Geetha, Yi Xiang Teo, Sharmitha Ravichandran, Amos Lal

“…This pattern is attributed to the elevated incidence of drug-resistant infections and the delayed initiation of antimicrobial treatment. …”
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Association between obstructive sleep apnea hypopnea syndrome and arteriosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: mediating effect of blood pressure by Xinshui Wang, Xiaolin Huang, Yuexian Xing, Xiaohong Jiang, Fei Hua

“…In the unadjusted, partially adjusted, and fully adjusted regression analyses, elevated AHI significantly increased the risk of arteriosclerosis (P < 0.05). …”
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