Maternal dietary patterns associated with bone density in Chinese lactating women and infants at 6 months postpartum: a prospective study using data from 2018-2019 by Yalin Zhou, Xiaoyu Zhu, Ying Lü, Runlong Zhao, Hanxu Shi, Wanyun Ye, Zhang Wen, Rui Li, Hanming Huang, Yajun Xu

“…This cohort study was designed to explore the relationship between maternal dietary patterns (DPs) and bone health in Chinese lactating mothers and infants. We recruited 150 lactating women at 1-month postpartum. …”
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Association of plasma vitamin A level with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a community aging population-based cross-sectional study by Pengfei Li, Jingjing Xu, Yujie Guo, Xiaojun Ma, Shaobo Zhou, Chi Zhang, Huiyan Yu, Ying Wang, Xixiang Wang, Linhong Yuan

“…A total of 1818 subjects aged 50 years old and above were recruited from the community. Binomial logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) were applied to analyze the association of plasma VA level with the risk of T2DM. …”
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Improved Systemic Inflammation is Associated with Functional Prognosis in Post-Stroke Patients by Kota Hori, Yoshihiro Yoshimura, Hidetaka Wakabayashi, Fumihiko Nagano, Ayaka Matsumoto, Sayuri Shimazu, Ai Shiraishi, Yoshifumi Kido, Takahiro Bise, Aomi Kuzuhara, Takenori Hamada, Kouki Yoneda, Kenichiro Maekawa

“…Results Of the 1,490 patients recruited, 158 (median age of 79 years; 88 men) had systemic inflammation on admission and were included in the study. …”
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Cardiovascular risk profiling among South Asian adults in Hong Kong: a latent class analysis by Gary Ka-Ki Chung, Woohyung Lee, Danna Camille Vargas, Bulbul Sharma, Kai Sing Sun, Heidi Hung, Lee Sha Tong, Tsz Lui Tang, Hasiba Munir, Chi Yui Wong, Soniya Pun, Man Hin Chio, Eliza Lai-Yi Wong, Dong Dong, Eng-Kiong Yeoh

“…Methods Between June 2022 and December 2023, 1181 South Asian adults were recruited through territory-wide outreach health assessments on lifestyle, psychological distress, obesity, clinical cardiovascular conditions, and sociodemographic factors. …”
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Understanding the potential impact of trimester-specific maternal immune activation due to SARS-CoV-2 on early human neurodevelopment and the role of cytokine balance by Alexandre Díaz-Pons, Sergio Castaño-Castaño, Víctor Ortiz-García de la Foz, Ángel Yorca-Ruiz, Carlos Martínez-Asensi, Eva Munarriz-Cuezva, Rosa Ayesa-Arriola

“…Methods: We analysed 107 mother-infant dyads from the COGESTCOV-19 study in Cantabria, Spain, which included 59 SARS-CoV-2 exposed (cases) and 48 unexposed (controls) mothers, recruited between December 2020 and February 2022. …”
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Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…A diverse sample was recruited through community agencies, social media, and flyers, with considerations for variations in age, gender, sexual orientation, and geographical location. …”
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Single-cell transcriptomic analysis reveals characteristic feature of macrophage reprogramming in liver Mallory-Denk bodies pathogenesis by Zixuan Fang, Bei Zhong, Yi Shi, Wanmei Zhou, Maoping Huang, Samuel W. French, Xiaoping Tang, Hui Liu

“…Furthermore, we revealed the damaged DNA could activate the NOD-like receptor family pyrin domain containing-3 (NLRP3) inflammasome and subsequently form apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase recruit domain (ASC) specks of liver macrophages. …”
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The relationship of platelet distribution width with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients by Chunyu Lu, Shuiqin Cheng, Wenjing Fan, Zhihong Zhang, Jinquan Wang

“…In this study, we hypothesized that elevated PDW can predict all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in PD patients.Methods We recruited PD patients for a single-center retrospective cohort study from 1 January 2007, to 30 June 2020. …”
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Applied pharmacogenetics to predict response to treatment of first psychotic episode: study protocol by Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Sergi Mas, Laura Julià, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Manuel J. Cuesta, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Javier Vázquez-Bourgon, Carlos Spuch, Carlos Spuch, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Ana Gonzalez-Pinto, Angela Ibañez, Angela Ibañez, Judith Usall, Judith Usall, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Cristina Romero-López-Alberca, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Ana Catalan, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Anna Mané, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo, Miquel Bernardo

“…To do this, the FarmaPRED-PEP project will use data from two already recruited cohorts: the PEPS cohort from the “Genotype-Phenotype Interaction and Environment. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9: an investigation using Rasch analysis and confirmatory factor analysis by David Forsström, Farzaneh Badinlou, Magnus Johansson, Olivia Ojala, Samir El Alaoui, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström, Tobias Lundgren, Markus Jansson-Fröjmark, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf

“…A sample of 4958 participants was recruited from an online survey covering different aspects of covid-19 and mental health targeted towards individuals with mental health problems. …”
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Clinical symptoms and functional impairment in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) co-morbid tic disorder (TD) patients: a cluster-based investigation by Zhongliang Jiang, Hui Xu, Anyi Zhang, Liping Yu, Xianbin Wang, Wenyan Zhang, Yonghua Cui, Ying Li

“…Cluster analysis provides a novel perspective on the heterogeneity of these commonly observed clinical disorders. Methods We recruited patients with comorbid ADHD and TD from Beijing Children's Hospital between May 2022 and August 2023, collecting data on their symptoms and functional impairments. …”
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Associations between Macular OCT Angiography and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nina C. B. B. Veiby, Aida Simeunovic, Martin Heier, Cathrine Brunborg, Naila Saddique, Morten C. Moe, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen, Hanna D. Margeirsdottir, Goran Petrovski

“…OCTA of both eyes was performed in a cross-sectional study of 14 to 30-year-old individuals with at least 10-year duration of T1D and controls recruited from the Norwegian Atherosclerosis and Childhood Diabetes (ACD) study. …”
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Telomere length sensitive regulation of interleukin receptor 1 type 1 (IL1R1) by the shelterin protein TRF2 modulates immune signalling in the tumour microenvironment by Ananda Kishore Mukherjee, Subhajit Dutta, Ankita Singh, Shalu Sharma, Shuvra Shekhar Roy, Antara Sengupta, Megha Chatterjee, Soujanya Vinayagamurthy, Sulochana Bagri, Divya Khanna, Meenakshi Verma, Dristhi Soni, Anshul Budharaja, Sagar Kailasrao Bhisade, Vivek Anand, Ahmad Perwez, Nija George, Mohammed Faruq, Ishaan Gupta, Radhakrishnan Sabarinathan, Shantanu Chowdhury

“…Enhanced TRF2 binding at the IL1R1 promoter in cells with short telomeres directly recruited the histone-acetyl-transferase (HAT) p300, and consequent H3K27 acetylation activated IL1R1. …”
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Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study by YanHong Dong, Way Inn Koay, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Jing Xu, Raymond Chee Seong Seet, Erle Chuen Hian Lim

“…One hundred and one PD patients were recruited from a movement disorders clinic in Singapore and they received the NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol, MoCA, and MMSE. …”
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Impact of Long COVID on Lung Function in Children by Zeynep Reyhan ONAY, Sinem CAN OKSAY, Deniz MAVI TORTOP, Gulay BILGIN, Yetkin AYHAN, Ferit DURANKUS, Saniye GIRIT

“…Results: Fifty-five children with long-term COVID and 55 healthy control subjects were recruited. The weight, height, and body mass index Z-scores were similar in the groups. …”
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Raising awareness of alcohol as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of accessing an interactive website with a non-inte... by Claudia Sardu, Fabrizio Angius, Paolo Contu, Sofia Cosentino, Monica Deiana, Matteo Fraschini, Clelia Madeddu, Elena Massa, Alessandra Mereu, Luigi Minerba, Carola Politi, Silvia Puxeddu, Francesco Salis, Julia M.A. Sinclair, Roberta Agabio

“…Women completed a questionnaire to investigate their knowledge before and after accessing an interactive (intervention group) and non-interactive (control group) website. Results: We recruited 671 women, randomized 329 (49.0 %) and 342 (51.0 %) to the intervention and control groups, respectively. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…A total of 111 subjects with chronic HCV infection who were available for serum quantitation of HCV RNA were recruited in this retrospective cohort. Cox-proportional hazards models were used to calculate hazard ratio (HR) of developing HCC and liver-related mortality according to serum HCV RNA titers. …”
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Genetic and neurochemical profiles underlying cortical morphometric vulnerability to Parkinson’s disease by Su Yan, Jun Lu, Bingfang Duan, Hongquan Zhu, Tian Tian, Yuanyuan Qin, Yuanhao Li, Wenzhen Zhu

“…This study aims to investigate the spatial spectrum of cortical atrophy in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and link these variances in gray matter properties and curvature respectively to putative molecular pathways and neurotransmitter factors. Methods: We recruited 141 clinically diagnosed PD patients and 70 healthy controls. …”
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Environmental impacts on childhood rhinitis: The role of green spaces, air pollutants, and indoor microbial communities in Taiyuan, a city in Northern China by Liu Yang, Huiyu Gao, Ying Wang, Dan Norbäck, Zhuohui Zhao, Xi Fu, Yu Sun, Xin Zhang

“…However, their interactions and combined effects have not been reported. We recruited 1121 preschool children from day care centers in a northern city of China. …”
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Effect of porcine collagen matrix versus rotated pedicle palatal connective tissue flap on the soft-tissue closure after the immediate posterior implantation: study protocol for a... by Wei Zhang, Si Chen, Chenyang Zhang, Shuobo Fang, Zhengjie Dong, Tong Chen, Wanqi Lv, Keyi Hao

“…A total of 54 patients requiring immediate implant placement in the first upper molar extraction sockets will be recruited. The patients will be randomly assigned to two groups: one group will receive the porcine collagen matrix and the other group will receive RPPCTF on the soft-tissue closure after the immediate posterior implantation. …”
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