The protective effect and experimental research progress of pleotropic statins in intervertebral disc degeneration by Xianxu Zhang, Shicheng Li, Xin Liu, Zhong Ma, Qiang Zhang, Yuji Zhang, Jiangdong An, Zhiqiang Luo

“…Abstract Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is one of the primary causes of low back pain, significantly affecting the quality of life in the elderly population and imposing a substantial economic burden. …”
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Do We Need New Personalized Emergency Telehealth Solutions? A Survey of 100 Emergency Department Patients and a First Report of the Swiss Limmex Emergency Wristwatch: An Original S... by Malek Tabbara, Thomas Hodel, Urs Müller, Gabi Briner, Heinz Zimmermann, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…Personal telehealth devices allow patients to adequately receive their appropriate treatment, followup with their doctors, and report any emergency without the need of the presence of any caregivers with them thus increasing their quality of life in a cost-effective fashion. This paper includes a brief overview of personal telehealth systems, a survey of 100 consecutive ED patients aged >65 years, and introduces “Limmex” a new GSM based technology packaged in a wristwatch. …”
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Analyzing Language Dysfunctions in Patients of Motor Neuron Disease and Their Psycho-Emotional Problems: A Case Study by Azeem Alphonce, Irfan Abbas, Riaz Riaz Ullah

“…The insights from this research can inform rehabilitation strategies and caregiver training programs, ultimately improving the quality of life for patients and fostering better support systems. …”
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A Rare Case of Paraneoplastic Syndrome Presented with Severe Gastroparesis due to Ganglional Loss by Konstantinos N. Argyriou, Martin Peters, Javaid Ishtiaq, Santosh Enaganti

“…Gastroparesis is the result of an autoimmune destruction of the nerve plexus of the stomach that causes nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms such as intractable vomiting and abdominal discomfort that interfere with patients' quality of life and are often ascribed to psychological factors. …”
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Indications for Dental Specialists for Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea with Mandibular Advancement Devices: A Narrative Review by Antonino Lo Giudice, Salvatore La Rosa, Vincenzo Ronsivalle, Gaetano Isola, Marco Cicciù, Giulio Alessandri-Bonetti, Rosalia Leonardi

“…It determines cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurocognitive consequences and is associated with several daytime and nighttime symptoms that influence the patient’s quality of life. The contribution of the dental specialist in the clinical management of OSA patients entails participating in the screening process as diagnostic sentinels and providing adequate treatment using mandibular advancement devices (MADs). …”
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Diagnostic and Treatment Options to the Patients Presenting with Neurological Symptoms Caused by Celiac Disease by Domantas Jakubauskas, Rūta Mameniškienė

“…The identification of multimodal biomarkers and suitable neuroimaging tools could aid in the diagnosis, monitoring, and enhancement of the quality of life for individuals with neuroceliac disease. …”
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Psychosocial Adjustment of In-Home Caregivers of Family Members with Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease: A Comparative Study by María Cristina Lopes Dos Santos, María Victoria Navarta-Sánchez, José Antonio Moler, Ignacio García-Lautre, Sagrario Anaut-Bravo, Mari Carmen Portillo

“…The study of family caregivers’ psychosocial adjustment to the degenerative processes of both conditions is of interest due to the implications for the quality of life of both the care receiver and the caregiver, as well as other family members. …”
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The Impacts of Educational Asthma Interventions in Schools: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Ana Carla Carvalho Coelho, Laís Souza Barretto Cardoso, Carolina de Souza-Machado, Adelmir Souza-Machado

“…Asthma education promotes the improvement of knowledge about the disease in at least one of the evaluated areas. 29% of the interventions (5 of 17 studies) showed a reduction of the asthma symptoms, 35% (6 of 17 studies) reduction of the hospitalization instances and emergency visits, 29% (5 of 17 studies) reduction of school absenteeism, and 41% (7 of 17 studies) increase in the quality of life of the individuals. Conclusions. Educational interventions in schools raise the awareness of asthma and weaken the impact of morbidity indicators.…”
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Remote assessment of physical fitness via videoconferencing: a systematic review by Thorsten Klein, Annette Worth, Claudia Niessner, Anke Hanssen-Doose

“…Abstract Physical fitness is a critical marker of overall health across all age groups, influencing longevity and quality of life. This systematic review assessed the use of remote physical fitness assessments, a crucial adaptation during the COVID-19 pandemic that broadened access to health monitoring outside traditional settings. …”
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How environmentally sustainable are farms? An analysis in Southern Italy through the Life Cycle Assessment methodology by Maria Pergola

“…Hence the need to spread the use of the LCA methodology to estimate impacts in agriculture, increase organic cultivation and intervene with modern digital and precision agriculture technologies to consume fewer resources, reduce waste, and improve the quality of life.…”
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Burnout and retaliatory attitudes: a study of young Brazilian workers by Kely César Martins de Paiva, Thais Pinto da Rocha Torres, Jefferson Rodrigues Pereira, Victor Natanael Schwetter Silveira

“…Organisations can use the results to improve how they deal with younger workers and their specific burnout and retaliatory attitudes, thereby improving quality of life for not only all workers on the job but also young people specifically…”
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Emerging Lung Cancer Therapeutic Targets Based on the Pathogenesis of Bone Metastases by Moses O. Oyewumi, Adnan Alazizi, Daniel Wehrung, Rami Manochakian, Fayez F. Safadi

“…Bone metastases can cause a wide range of symptoms that could impair quality of life of lung cancer patients and shorten their survival. …”
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Renal Autotransplantation for Iatrogenic High-Grade Ureteric Stricture by Jose Soto Soto, Michael Phillips, Joseph Cernigliaro, William Haley

“…Therefore, a ureteral stent requiring exchange every 3 months was necessary, due to hydronephrosis, recurrent urosepsis, chronic pain, and a poor quality of life. Her medical history was complicated by hypertension, poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, and microalbuminuria, suggesting early diabetic nephropathy. …”
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The critical role of TRIM protein family in intervertebral disc degeneration: mechanistic insights and therapeutic perspectives by Shangze Li, Wenli Jiang, Fei Chen, Jiao Qian, Jun Yang

“…Intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) is a leading cause of chronic back pain, contributing significantly to reduced quality of life and global public health burdens. The TRIM (Tripartite Motif-containing) protein family, with its diverse regulatory roles, has emerged as a key player in critical cellular processes such as inflammation, cell death, and extracellular matrix (ECM) metabolism. …”
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Medical Management of Glaucoma in the 21st Century from a Canadian Perspective by Paul Harasymowycz, Catherine Birt, Patrick Gooi, Lisa Heckler, Cindy Hutnik, Delan Jinapriya, Lesya Shuba, David Yan, Radmila Day

“…This can lead to irreversible vision loss, reduced quality of life, and a higher socioeconomic burden. Selection of therapeutic approaches for glaucoma should be based on careful ocular examination, patient medical history, presence of comorbidities, and awareness of concomitant systemic therapies. …”
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Challenges faced by human resources for health in Morocco: A scoping review. by Wafaa Al Hassani, Youness El Achhab, Chakib Nejjari

“…Despite promising developments in the Moroccan healthcare system, addressing the unequal urban-rural HRH distribution, augmenting funding, and enhancing HRH quality of life stand as pivotal imperatives.…”
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Brain Stimulation Techniques in Research and Clinical Practice: A Comprehensive Review of Applications and Therapeutic Potential in Parkinson’s Disease by Ata Jahangir Moshayedi, Tahmineh Mokhtari, Mehran Emadi Andani

“…Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a range of motor and non-motor symptoms (NMSs) that significantly impact patients’ quality of life. This review aims to synthesize the current literature on the application of brain stimulation techniques, including non-invasive methods such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), transcranial electrical stimulation (tES), transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS), and transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), as well as invasive approaches like deep brain stimulation (DBS). …”
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Understanding the Psychosocial Profile of Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome by Jill Shuster, Jana McCormack, Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Maggie E Toplak

“…These results suggest that beliefs about locus of control and perceived family support of women with FMS may importantly impact their health outcomes, and that treatments related to locus of control and advocating for family support may considerably improve the quality of life of patients with FMS.…”
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Prolonged Exposure Therapy For Post Traumatic Stress Disorder by Levent SÜTÇÝGÝL, Selçuk ASLAN

“…Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric illness that usually develops after an event that threatens one’s life and body integrity and it affects quality of life and impairs social functioning significantly. …”
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Designing hydrogel for application in spinal surgery by Rongpeng Dong, Shuang Zheng, Xueliang Cheng

“…Hydrogel-based treatments have emerged as potentially powerful paradigms for improving therapeutic outcomes and the quality of life of patients. Hydrogels can be injected into target sites, including the epidural, intraspinal, and nucleus pulposus spaces, in a minimally invasive manner and fill defects to provide mechanical support. …”
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