Multisensory Stimulation in Rehabilitation of Dementia: A Systematic Review by Andrea Calderone, Angela Marra, Rosaria De Luca, Desirèe Latella, Francesco Corallo, Angelo Quartarone, Francesco Tomaiuolo, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…This systematic review aims to explore methods that utilize MSS in the rehabilitation of patients with dementia. Its clinical value is rooted in its ability to offer a deep comprehension of how MSS can be successfully incorporated into rehabilitation treatments. …”
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Unraveling the genetic mysteries of spinal muscular atrophy in Chinese families by Shanshan Gao, Duo Chen, Qianqian Li, Xuechao Zhao, Chen Chen, Lina Liu, Miao Jiang, Zhenhua Zhao, Yanhua Wang, Xiangdong Kong

“…Methods This study retrospectively analyzed families of patients suspected of SMA at our institution from February 2006 to March 2024. …”
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JAK/STAT3 signaling promotes pain and depression-like behaviors in rats with bone cancer pain by regulating Th17 cell differentiation by Shuyan Wu, Jundan Jiang, Danfeng Wang, Daoyi Lin, Mingxue Lin, Pinzhong Chen, Jianghu Chen, Honghong Zhang, Ying Wang, Xiaohui Chen, Xiaochun Zheng

“…Background: Pain and depression are common complications in patients with advanced cancer, which significantly affects their quality of life and survival. …”
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Childhood BMI trajectories and sociodemographic factors in an Italian pediatric population by Erich Batzella, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Gloria Porcu, Silvia Bressan, Elisa Barbieri, Carlo Giaquinto, Anna Cantarutti, Cristina Canova

“…This retrospective cohort study utilized data from the PEDIANET registry, containing sociodemographic, clinical, and prescribing information on patients assisted by Italian family pediatricians, linked to the corresponding area deprivation index. 29,576 children with at least 10 years of follow-up, born at term with normal birthweight, and at least three plausible BMI measurements were identified. …”
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A perspective on the current state of smartphone-based mobile applications for scar assessment by Peter Moortgat, Jill Meirte, Mieke Anthonissen, Koen Maertens, Thibau Demarbaix, Ulrike Van Daele

“…All devices demonstrated moderate to high feasibility for use in various settings and required specialized software for analysis.The development of smartphone-based tools for scar assessment represents a significant advancement, offering accessible and portable solutions for both patients and clinicians. While only two scar-specific smartphone tools currently exist, applications, such as skin hydration and color measurement show promise for future integration. …”
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Association between the intake of potentially risky beverages and the occurrence of endometrial polyps: a case–control study by Rui Fu, Rui Fu, Shipeng Zhang, Shipeng Zhang, Chang Cai, Chang Cai, Xiaocui Wang, Xiaocui Wang, Yanjie Jiang, Xiulian Zhuang, Xiulian Zhuang, Jiating Zhang, Xiaoli Ji, Chengcheng Yang

“…The case group consisted of patients who visited the gynecological clinic at the Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and were diagnosed with endometrial polyps (Eps) based on international diagnostic criteria. …”
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Immune dysfunction revealed by digital spatial profiling of immuno-oncology markers in progressive stages of renal cell carcinoma and in brain metastases by Wei Wei, Michael Hurwitz, Sabina Signoretti, Lucia Jilaveanu, Toni K Choueiri, David L Rimm, Adebowale Adeniran, Sandra Martínez, Harriet M Kluger, David A Schoenfeld, Myrto Moutafi, Dijana Djureinovic, Ross D Merkin, David A Braun, Fabio Parisi

“…We also identified changes in macrophages in metastases, with brain metastases-susceptible patients showing less M1-like, inflammatory macrophage markers (HLA-DR and CD127) in metastatic samples. …”
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Synthetic Data Generation and Evaluation Techniques for Classifiers in Data Starved Medical Applications by Wan D. Bae, Shayma Alkobaisi, Matthew Horak, Siddheshwari Bankar, Sartaj Bhuvaji, Sungroul Kim, Choon-Sik Park

“…Through extensive experimental assessments on real asthma patients’ datasets, we demonstrate the efficiency and applicability of our proposed system for individual-based health risk prediction models. …”
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PDZRN3 regulates adipogenesis of mesenchymal progenitors in muscle by Hiroki Iida, Minako Kawai-Takaishi, Yoshihiro Miyagawa, Yasuhiko Takegami, Akiyoshi Uezumi, Takeshi Honda, Shiro Imagama, Tohru Hosoyama

“…Since ectopic fat accumulation is frequently found in the skeletal muscles of older adults and also muscular dystrophy patients, PDZRN3 and its related pathways may represent a novel therapeutic target for these muscle pathologies.…”
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Aberrant Expression of JAM2 Inhibits Invasion and Migration in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Jun Chen, Yuan Cui, Zhimeng Chen, Hao Ding, Chang Li, Sheng Ju, Cheng Ding, Chun Xu, Jun Zhao, Xin Tong

“…JAM2 emerged as an independent prognostic gene for predicting the outcomes of patients with LUAD. IHC analysis revealed the significance of JAM2 with clinicopathological parameters in LUAD. …”
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Prevalence of diabetes-related sarcopenia and its defining components within primary care: A cross-sectional study by Rubén Silva-Tinoco, Lilia Castillo-Martínez, Berenice Cabrera-Victoria, Eileen Guzmán-Olvera, Christian Hinojosa-Segura, Alejandro Avalos-Bracho, Cira Santillán-Díaz

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia and at-risk morphofunctional (MF) phenotypes and to identify the factors associated in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), including non-elderly adults, in primary care settings Methods: This cross-sectional study included 261 individuals managed in primary care units in Mexico City, between July 2022 and May 2024. …”
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Pleiotropic Effects of a KCNQ1 Variant on Lipid Profiles and Type 2 Diabetes: A Family-Based Study in China by Xiaowen Wang, Junhui Wu, Yao Wu, Mengying Wang, Zijing Wang, Tao Wu, Dafang Chen, Xun Tang, Xueying Qin, Yiqun Wu, Yonghua Hu

“…In total, 5839 individuals (2220 were T2DM patients) across 2885 families were included. The effect of rs2237895 on T2DM and lipids was estimated using linear regression and logistic regression models after adjustment for multiple covariates. …”
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October 7th Mass Casualty Attack in Israel: Injury Profiles of Hospitalized Casualties by Sharon Goldman, MPH, Ari M. Lipsky, MD, Irina Radimislensky, BSc, Adi Givon, BSc, Ofer Almog, MD, Avi Benov, MD, Israel Trauma Group, Eldad Katorza, MD, MSC, MBA, H. Bahouth, A. Bar, A. Braslavsky, D. Czeiger, D. Fadeev, A. L. Goldstein, I. Grevtsev, G. Hirschhorn, I. Jeroukhimov, A. Kedar, Y. Klein, A. Korin, B. Levit, I. Schrier, A. D. Schwarz, W. Shomar, D. Soffer, M. Weiss, O. Yaslowitz, I. Zoarets

“…Four hundred thirty-one (68%) patients underwent surgery, of which 240 within 12 hours. …”
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Pseudodominant Nanophthalmos in a Roma Family Caused by a Novel PRSS56 Variant by Lubica Dudakova, Pavlina Skalicka, Olga Ulmanová, Martin Hlozanek, Viktor Stranecky, Frantisek Malinka, Andrea L. Vincent, Petra Liskova

“…Despite advances in genetic technologies such as exome sequencing, careful phenotype evaluation in patients from an isolated population, along with an awareness of population-specific founder effects, is necessary to ensure that accurate molecular diagnoses are made.…”
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Genetic and biochemical characterization of staphylococci occurring in Novosibirsk, Russia by Y. N. Kozlova, N. V. Fomenko, V. V. Morozova, I. V. Saranina, A. Yu. Tikunov, D. A. Ganichev, A. G. Samokhin, V. V. Pavlov, O. M. Rozhnova, I. A. Bondar’, E. V. Zenkova, V. V. Nimaev, V. V.  Klimontov, N. V. Tikunova

“…Among the strains obtained from hospitalized patients, Staphylococcus aure us dominated (79.1 %), Staphylococcus  epidermidis amounted to about 12.5 %. …”
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Effect of video-based trauma-informed care training for nursing staff on seclusion and restraint of psychiatric inpatients: A non-randomized controlled study by Michi Miyake, Megumi Hazumi, Kentaro Usuda, Takahiro Kawashima, Maiko Fukasawa, Hisateru Tachimori, Daisuke Nishi

“…Results: During the data collection period, one hospital in the intervention group was excluded due to a change in ward function. Patients admitted to the remaining hospitals (5,050 in the intervention group and 4,830 in the control group) were included in the analysis. …”
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy with fundoplication (POEM-F) for achalasia: Systematic review and meta-analysis by Harishankar Gopakumar, Eugene Annor, Ishaan Vohra, Iman Andalib, Amy Tyberg, Avik Sarkar, Haroon Shahid, Mine Carames, Juan Carlos Carames, Giovanna Porfilio Gularte, Abed Al-Lehibi, Resheed Alkhiari, Amol Bapaye, Carlos Robles-Medranda, Michel Kahaleh

“…Results: We included seven studies comprising 127 patients. Pooled technical success for POEM was 96.90%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 91.40-98.90. …”
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Surface prereacted glass-ionomer particles incorporated into resin composites promote biocompatibility for restoration of subgingival dental defects by Yueyi Yang, Jing Huang, Xuchen Hu, Meiling Jing, Yujie Zhang, Chenci Xu, Wenduo Tan, Xiaoyu Liu, Chenguang Niu, Zhengwei Huang

“…Subgingival dental defects are common in clinical practice among patients with deep dental caries and dental fractures. …”
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The effects of psychosocial aftercare following pediatric chronic pain treatment withstand the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: long-term outcomes of a randomized controlled tria... by Lisa-Marie Rau, Meltem Dogan, Gerrit Hirschfeld, Markus Blankenburg, Michael C. Frühwald, Rosemarie Ahnert, Sarah Braun, Ursula Marschall, Boris Zernikow, Julia Wager

“…Multilevel models and regression analyses explored long-term treatment effects on pain characteristics and psychological outcomes, associations of pandemic-related burden with these outcomes, and whether pandemic-related burden moderates those effects. Results:. Patients who received PAC significantly improved treatment outcomes concerning pain characteristics and psychological well-being 18 to 33 months after IIPT discharge. …”
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A novel method for detecting intracranial pressure changes by monitoring cerebral perfusion via electrical impedance tomography by Ming-xu Zhu, Jun-yao Li, Zhan-xiu Cai, Yu Wang, Wei-ce Wang, Yi-tong Guo, Guo-bin Gao, Qing-dong Guo, Xue-tao Shi, Wei-chen Li

“…Conclusion This study demonstrates the feasibility of using perfusion EIT to detect ICP increases in real time, which may provide a new method for real-time non-invasive monitoring of patients with increased ICP.…”
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