Inhibition of hippocampal interleukin-6 receptor-evoked signalling normalises long-term potentiation in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice by Kimberley A. Stephenson, Aaron Barron, Mark G. Rae, Dervla O'Malley

“…Dystrophin-expressing hippocampal neurons are key to cognitive functions such as emotions, learning and the consolidation of memories. In the context of disease-induced chronic inflammation, we have explored the role of the pleiotropic cytokine, interleukin (IL)-6 in hippocampal dysfunction using immunofluorescence, electrophysiology and metabolic measurements in dystrophic mdx mice. …”
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Low-level auricular vagus nerve stimulation lowers blood pressure and heart rate in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation patients: a self-controlled study by Yu Jiang, Yu Jiang, Di Su, Jingwen Xiao, Jingwen Xiao, Wenbo Cheng, Yuemei Hou, Yan Zhang, Yan Zhang

“…The systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), heart rate maximum (HRmax), heart rate minimum (HRmin), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), left atrial diameter (LAD), Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale (AFSS) symptom subscale, and Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale-Heart Failure (MSAS-HF) before and after the treatment were observed and compared. …”
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Harnessing the tumor microenvironment: targeted cancer therapies through modulation of epithelial-mesenchymal transition by Antonino Glaviano, Hannah Si-Hui Lau, Lukas M. Carter, E. Hui Clarissa Lee, Hiu Yan Lam, Elena Okina, Donavan Jia Jie Tan, Wency Tan, Hui Li Ang, Daniela Carbone, Michelle Yi-Hui Yee, Muthu K. Shanmugam, Xiao Zi Huang, Gautam Sethi, Tuan Zea Tan, Lina H. K. Lim, Ruby Yun-Ju Huang, Hendrik Ungefroren, Elisa Giovannetti, Dean G. Tang, Tullia C. Bruno, Peng Luo, Mads Hald Andersen, Bin-Zhi Qian, Jun Ishihara, Derek C. Radisky, Salem Elias, Saurabh Yadav, Minah Kim, Caroline Robert, Patrizia Diana, Kurt A. Schalper, Tao Shi, Taha Merghoub, Simone Krebs, Anjali P. Kusumbe, Matthew S. Davids, Jennifer R. Brown, Alan Prem Kumar

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US multicenter outcomes of endoscopic ultrasound-guided gallbladder drainage with lumen-apposing metal stents for acute cholecystitis by Yakira David, Gaurav Kakked, Bradley Confer, Ruchit Shah, Harshit Khara, David L Diehl, Matthew Richard Krafft, Sardar M Shah-Khan, John Y Nasr, Petros Benias, Arvind Trindade, Thiruvengadam Muniraj, Harry Aslanian, Prabhleen Chahal, John Rodriguez, Douglas G Adler, Jason Dubroff, Rabi De Latour, Demetrios Tzimas, Lauren Khanna, Gregory Haber, Adam J Goodman, Nicholas Hoerter, Nishi Pandey, Mena Bakhit, Thomas E. Kowalski, David Loren, Austin Chiang, Alexander Schlachterman, Jose Nieto, Ameya Deshmukh, Yervant Ichkhanian, Mouen A. Khashab, Maan El Halabi, Richard S. Kwon, Anoop Prabhu, Ariosto Hernandez-Lara, Andrew Storm, Tyler M. Berzin, John Poneros, Amrita Sethi, Tamas A Gonda, Vladimir Kushnir, Natalie Cosgrove, Daniel Mullady, Abdullah Al-Shahrani, Lionel D'Souza, Jonathan Buscaglia, Juan Carlos Bucobo, Vineet Rolston, Prashant Kedia, Franklin Kasmin, Satish Nagula, Nikhil A Kumta, Christopher DiMaio

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Smoking Induces the Circulating Levels of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Association with Cardiovascular Risk in Young Smokers by Dinesh NATH, Meera SHIVASEKAR, V. M. VINODHINI

“…Group one consisted of 120 healthy individuals with no physical and mental illness, group two consisted of 120 active smokers with a heart disease, and group three consisted of 120 active smokers with a heart disease and diabetes, who attended Sri Ramaswamy Memorial Hospital for cardiology checkup at the age of 20-55 years. …”
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Establishment and Validation of a Predictive Model for Radiation-Associated Aspiration Pneumonia in Patients with Radiation-Induced Dysphagia after Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma by Honghong Li, Yong He, Xiaohuang Zhuo, Zongwei Yue, Xiaoming Rong, Yike Li, Yi Li, Lei He, Jinping Cheng, Dong Pan, Ruiqi Xue, Jinhua Cai, Jingru Jiang, Yongteng Xu, Yamei Tang

“…A total of 453 dysphagic patients with NPC were retrospectively recruited from Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital from January 2012 to January 2018. …”
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Novel Perspectives for Sensory Analysis Applied to Piperaceae and Aromatic Herbs: A Pilot Study by Isabella Taglieri, Alessandro Tonacci, Guido Flamini, Pierina Díaz-Guerrero, Roberta Ascrizzi, Lorenzo Bachi, Giorgia Procissi, Lucia Billeci, Francesca Venturi

“…Indeed, spices as well as aromatic herbs are to be considered not only for their important values of antimicrobial agents or flavor enhancers everybody knows, but also, thanks to their olfactory and gustatory spectrum, as drivers to stimulate the consumers’ memories and, in a stronger way, emotions. Considering these unique characteristics, spices and aromatic herbs have caught the attention of consumer scientists and experts in sensory analysis for their evaluation using semi-quantitative approaches, with interesting evidence. …”
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Isolation, Characterization, and Molecular Modeling of a Rheumatoid Factor from a Hepatitis C Virus Infected Patient with Sjögren’s Syndrome by Yu-Ching Lee, Keng-Chang Tsai, Sy-Jye Leu, Tuan-Jen Wang, Chia-Yu Liu, Yi-Yuan Yang

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Immunohistochemical evaluation of P53 in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus by Kala K, Sarumathy G, Nithya I, Prathiba A

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Predicting Cognitive Decline in Parkinson’s Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A One-Year Observational Study by Pei-Hao Chen, Fang-Yu Cheng, Shih-Jung Cheng, Jin-Siang Shaw

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Necriphysiphilia as a psychopathology of the anthropocene epoch and, a dissoanalytic political psychology perspective on the transformation of individual trauma to social trauma by Erdinc Ozturk

“…The Anthropocene Epoch has created "dystopian societies" characterized by "uncertainty traumas", "uncertainty anxieties", and "epidemic traumas" which have pluralized individuals' identities, consciousness, and memories, even locking them into a submissive psychosocial mode! …”
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Psychiatric Symptoms in Acute Intermittent Porphyria - Case Report and Course of Treatment Using Placebo by Waldemar Kosiba, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Jakub Siemko, Wojciech Kupczak

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Adapting MOVED as a web-based moral elevation intervention for veterans with PTSD: Using feedback from a pilot trial and subject matter experts by Adam P. McGuire, Alexander Riera, Xrystyan Lascano

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Research Hotspots and Trends in Acupuncture for Cancer:A bibliometric analysis from 2004 to 2024 by Ji Z, Niu H, He A, Li K, Jia J, Zhang M, Liu G

“…Among the top 10 institutions, seven were from the United States, two from China, and one from Korea. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center had the highest number of publications. …”
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RETROSPECTIVE SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF KOCURIA SPP. TO ANTIBIOTICS by M.O. Faustova, O.A. Nazarchuk, G.A. Loban, Yu.V. Chumak, M.M. Ananieva, V.V. Bondarenko

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Assessment of Vascular Change Using Swept-Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography: A New Theory Explains Central Visual Loss in Behcet’s Disease by Thanapong Somkijrungroj, Sritatath Vongkulsiri, Wijak Kongwattananon, Peranut Chotcomwongse, Sasivarin Luangpitakchumpol, Korrawan Jaisuekul

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Decrease of PPARδ in Type-1-Like Diabetic Rat for Higher Mortality after Spinal Cord Injury by Cheng-Chia Tsai, Kung-Shing Lee, Sheng-Hsien Chen, Li-Jen Chen, Keng-Fan Liu, Juei-Tang Cheng

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Lessons of World War II and Strategic Planning of the Big Three (1945–1949) by I. E. Magadeev

“…The author outlines the key features of this period (1945–1949), including still fresh memories of the unprecedented destruction and losses of the past war, the US ‘nuclear monopoly’, and the absence of a system for nuclear deterrence. …”
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How to Utilize CAT and mMRC Scores to Assess Symptom Status of Patients with COPD in Clinical Practice? by Esra ERTAN YAZAR, Elif Yelda NIKSARLIOGLU, Burcu YIGITBAS, Mesut BAYRAKTAROGLU

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Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the collection and use of blood and blood components in Taiwan by Ling-I Hsu, Jen-Wei Chen, Sheng-Tang Wei, Sheng-Mou Hou

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