Antioxidant Potential Overviews of Secondary Metabolites (Polyphenols) in Fruits by Mohammed Sharif Swallah, He Sun, Raïfatou Affoh, Hongling Fu, Hansong Yu

“…The rise in consumption of energy-dense foods has resulted in the displacement of several essential dietary gaps, causing numerous long-lasting diseases, including obesity, stroke, hypertension, and several forms of cancer. Epidemiological studies encourage more fruit consumption to prevent these diseases. …”
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PALLIATIVE CARE IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS: A PROMISING CHALLENGE by Luciana Colares Maia, Alexandre Ernesto Silva, Lorena Caldeira de Melo, Maria Izabel dos Santos, Pâmela Carvalho Pupo

“… The new epidemiological profile of the Brazilian population requires changes in the curriculum of Higher Education Institutions concerning the process of training medical professionals. …”
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Interleukin-6 “Trans-Signaling” and Ischemic Vascular Disease: The Important Role of Soluble gp130 by Mario Luca Morieri, Angelina Passaro, Giovanni Zuliani

“…In animal and in vitro models, trans-signaling inhibition with sgp130 antibody clearly shows a beneficial effect on inflammatory disease and atherosclerosis. Conversely, epidemiological data report inconsistent results between sgp130 levels and CV risk factors as well as CV outcome. …”
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Telerehabilitation: A Practical Remote Alternative for Coaching and Monitoring Physical Kinetic Therapy in Patients with Mild and Moderate Disabling Parkinson’s Disease during the... by Aurelian Anghelescu

“…The COVID-19 pandemic imposed social/physical distancing, lockdown measures, and forced reorientation of the rehabilitation programs for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Epidemiologic safety measures boosted remote exercise-based treatment. …”
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Chemical Composition and Larvicidal Activity of Lavandula angustifolia Subsp. angustifolia and Lavandula dentata Spp. dentata Essential Oils against Culex pipiens Larvae, Vector of... by Fouad El-Akhal, Amal Ramzi, Abdellah Farah, Yassine Ez Zoubi, Moussa Benboubker, Khalid Taghzouti, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

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Prenatal Characteristics of Infants with a Neuronal Migration Disorder: A National-Based Study by Estelle Naumburg, Bo Strömberg, Helle Kieler

“…Pathogenesis of malformations of the central nervous system includes both genetic and environmental factors. Few epidemiological studies have addressed the impact of prenatal exposures. …”
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The Effect of Sleep Disruption on Cardiometabolic Health by SeokHyun Hong, Da-Been Lee, Dae-Wui Yoon, Seung-Lim Yoo, Jinkwan Kim

“…This review synthesizes current evidence demonstrating the intricate relationships between sleep disturbances and cardiometabolic dysfunction. Epidemiological studies have consistently demonstrated that insufficient sleep duration (<7 h) and poor sleep quality are associated with increased risks of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Low dose deltamethrin exposure affects gene expression in rat frontal cortex by Junze Wu, Ariv Shah, Rami Ridi, Zacharia Rashid, Ali Sajid Imami, Nilanjana Saferin, James Patrick Burkett

“… Pyrethroids are a class of commonly used synthetic insecticides, widely used in agricultural and residential settings due to their efficacy and relatively low environmental impact. Nonetheless, epidemiological studies have found that exposure to pyrethroids during developmental stages is linked to risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. …”
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Families Living with Blood-Borne Viruses: The Case for Extending the Concept of “Serodiscordance” by Asha Persson, Christy E. Newman, Myra Hamilton, Joanne Bryant, Jack Wallace, kylie valentine

“…The concept of “serodiscordance” (mixed infection status) is primarily associated with epidemiological concerns about HIV transmission risk in couples. …”
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Health aspects of peanuts as an outcome of its chemical composition by Rabiatu Bonku, Jianmei Yu

“…Due to the high nutrient contents of peanuts, they have been used to combat malnutrition in most developing countries. Epidemiologic studies have associated nut consumption with a reduced incidence of cardiovascular heart diseases and gallstones in both genders and diabetes in women. …”
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Differential Susceptibility to Particulate Matter-Induced Cardiac Remodeling and Senescence: A Comparative Study in Young and Aged Mice by Dunia Waked, Gabriel Henrique Rodella Guedes, Raissa Macedo, Paulo Hilário Nascimento Saldiva, Mariana Matera Veras, Ana Paula Cremasco Takano

“…Background: Epidemiological and toxicological studies have shown that inhalation of particulate matter (PM), a major component of air pollution, is associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). …”
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Fetal Programming of Body Composition, Obesity, and Metabolic Function: The Role of Intrauterine Stress and Stress Biology by Sonja Entringer, Claudia Buss, James M. Swanson, Dan M. Cooper, Deborah A. Wing, Feizal Waffarn, Pathik D. Wadhwa

“…Epidemiological, clinical, physiological, cellular, and molecular evidence suggests that the origins of obesity and metabolic dysfunction can be traced back to intrauterine life and supports an important role for maternal nutrition prior to and during gestation in fetal programming. …”
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Electromagnetic Fields, Oxidative Stress, and Neurodegeneration by Claudia Consales, Caterina Merla, Carmela Marino, Barbara Benassi

“…On the basis of two decades of epidemiological studies, an increased risk for childhood leukemia associated with Extremely Low Frequency fields has been consistently assessed, inducing the International Agency for Research on Cancer to insert them in the 2B section of carcinogens in 2001. …”
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Mortality Associated with Recurrent Extreme Hyperferritinemia in Critically Ill Adolescents by John Scott Baird

“…A retrospective review of the medical records of 4 critically ill adolescents with recurrent extreme hyperferritinemia and systemic inflammation was performed to identify additional common epidemiologic factors. Results. Systemic inflammation was characterized as cytokine storm syndrome in 2 patients and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in 2 patients. …”
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Predominant Dissemination of PVL-Negative CC89 MRSA with SCCmec Type II in Children with Impetigo in Japan by H. Kikuta, M. Shibata, S. Nakata, T. Yamanaka, H. Sakata, K. Akizawa, K. Kobayashi

“…Furthermore, molecular epidemiological analysis and virulence gene analysis were performed. …”
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The role of high-density lipoproteins in sepsis by Liam R. Brunham

“…However, efforts to reduce cardiovascular risk by increasing the concentration of cholesterol in HDL have failed, raising the question of whether HDL may have other, more central aspects to its role in health and disease. In epidemiological studies, low levels of HDL cholesterol are strongly associated with risk of infectious diseases and death from sepsis and, during sepsis, a larger decline in HDL cholesterol predicts a worse outcome. …”
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Severity and Control Levels of Bronchial Asthma in the Pediatric Population of Yamanigüey. Moa by Alexander Torres Molina, Yamila Loforte Columbié

“…It is clinically and epidemiologically stratified according to its degree of severity and we argue for its classification according to control levels.…”
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Modeling and Analysis of Fasciola Hepatica Disease Transmission by Dagnaw Tantie Yihunie, Joseph Y. T. Mugisha, Dawit Melese Gebru, Haileyesus Tessema Alemneh

“…This change signifies a transition from a disease-free state to a persistent infection, highlighting the possibility of a continuous disease presence given specific epidemiological conditions. Simulations show that reducing miracidia, metacercariae, and snail populations, improving treatment, and lowering pathogen transfer between cattle and snails significantly decrease disease prevalence in cattle. …”
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Tea in cardiovascular health and disease: a critical appraisal of the evidence by Klaus W. Lange

“…ABSTRACT: The findings of various epidemiological studies, interventions using randomized controlled trials and mechanistic experiments have suggested a protective role of tea and its bioactive components in cardiovascular health. …”
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Signaling Pathway Puts the Break on Fat Cell Formation by Ormond A. MacDougald

“…Despite common wisdom that “one just needs to eat less and exercise more” and a multi-billion-dollar diet industry, epidemiological data indicate that the incidence of obesity will continue to rise. …”
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