LDHA-mediated glycolysis in stria vascularis endothelial cells regulates macrophages function through CX3CL1-CX3CR1 pathway in noise-induced oxidative stress by Ying Yi, Min-Yu Wu, Kai-Tian Chen, An-Hai Chen, Lin-Qiu Li, Qin Xiong, Xian-Ren Wang, Wen-Bin Lei, Guan-Xia Xiong, Shu-Bin Fang

“…Abstract According to the World Health Organization, more than 12% of the world’s population suffers from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). Oxidative stress-mediated damage to the stria vascularis (SV) is one of the pathogenic mechanisms of NIHL. …”
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Benefits of a Juvenile Arthritis Support Program (JASP-1) for children recently diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and their parents by Karina Mördrup, Johanna Granhagen Jungner, Eva Broström, Karin Palmblad, Cecilia Bartholdson

“…Abstract Background Medical treatment for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) has improved radically since the development of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. However, children suffer from pain and anxiety, and parents often experience loneliness and lack of support. …”
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Non‐invasive telemedical care in heart failure patients and stroke: post hoc analysis of TIM‐HF and TIM‐HF2 trials by Serdar Tütüncü, Marcus Honold, Kerstin Koehler, Oliver Deckwart, Friedrich Koehler, Karl Georg Haeusler

“…A history of PAOD (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.2–6.2; P = 0.02) and the highest tertile (OR 3.0, 95% CI 1.1–8.3) of N‐terminal pro‐brain natriuretic peptide (NT‐proBNP) on enrolment were associated with stroke/TIA during follow‐up. In patients who suffered acute stroke or TIA during follow‐up, echocardiography was part of the diagnostic workup in only 56% after hospital admission. …”
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Improved Analgesic Effect of Paravertebral Blocks before and after Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery: A Prospective, Double-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial by Lihua Chu, Xiaolin Zhang, Yaping Lu, Guohao Xie, Shengwen Song, Xiangming Fang, Baoli Cheng

“…Despite being less invasive, patients who underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) suffered considerable postoperative pain. Paravertebral block (PVB) was proven to provide effective analgesia in patients with VATS; however, there is no difference in pain relief between preoperative PVB and postoperative PVB. …”
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Chronic inflammation in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 modulates gut microbiome: a review of literature on COVID-19 sequelae and gut dysbiosis by Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Hana Khan, Aqsa Khalid, Syed Faisal Mahmood, Nosheen Nasir, Iffat Khanum, Isadora de Siqueira, Wes Van Voorhis

“…Abstract Background Long COVID or Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 is an emerging syndrome, recognized in COVID-19 patients who suffer from mild to severe illness and do not recover completely. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…Background: Patients with advanced heart failure needing heart transplant commonly suffer liver dysfunction. However, there is limited data on the impact of liver fibrosis on outcomes for heart transplant (HT) candidates. …”
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Impact of Silent Cerebral Embolism during and after Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion on Long‐Term Cognitive Function by Kexin Wang, Zhe Wang, Caiyi Jin, Mingjia Xu, Mingfang Li, Hailei Liu, Zidun Wang, Hongwu Chen, Weizhu Ju, Minglong Chen

“…Results Out of 75 patients included in the final analysis, 29 (38.7%) patients suffered from new SCE during LAAO. Patients with SCE exhibited a significant decline in cognitive function (Mini‐Mental State Examination) immediately after the procedure (P<0.001), which was not reversible during 1‐year follow‐up (P<0.001). …”
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The clinical application and anatomical analysis of proximal peroneal artery perforator in free fibula flap based on CTA by Yitong Zhao, Danwei Xiang, Lina Song, Zhujiajun Cui, Xingwu Zheng, Tianyu Zhang, Huihui Yang, Yongzhen Fu, Qilin Liu

“…In scenarios where the distal peroneal perforator is absent or suffers intraoperative injury, the proximal peroneal perforator can serve as a reliable alternative for preparing a free fibula osteal flap combined with a proximal peroneal perforator skin paddle.…”
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Hubungan OAINS pada Pengobatan Dismenorea dengan Kejadian Dispepsia pada Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Siti Dwiaulia Risnomarta, Arnelis ., Ernawati .

“…This study found that the respondents who suffered dyspepsia were 14 (22.6%). This study assessed NSAIDs (types, amounts, and combinations) in dysmenorrhea treatment that caused dyspepsia. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors for Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study from Northeast China by Yan Guo, Yingfang Wang, Feng Chen, Jiabei Wang, Difei Wang

“…The results revealed that a total of 201 elderly persons (5.8%), with an average age of 70.05±6.54 years, suffered from a history of fragility fractures, which affected more females (74.6%) than males (p=0.001). …”
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Treatment of Proximal Humeral Fractures in Older Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany by Sußiek J, Koeppe J, Fischhuber K, Iking J, Marschall U, Raschke MJ, Katthagen JC, Stolberg-Stolberg J

“…In a detailed analysis of 23,979 PHF cases from 01/2020 to 09/2022, 4.1% patients suffered from a SARS-CoV-2 infection and showed a notably higher in-hospital mortality (8.1% vs 2.5%; risk adjusted OR 2.79, 95% CI 2.11– 3.70, p < 0.001) and more MAEs (17.0% vs 7.8%; risk adjusted OR 1.43, 95% CI 1.15– 1.77, p < 0.001).Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall incidence of PHF in older patients was reduced. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…Intimacy, in Head Above Water, is thus her own: by tracing the evolution of multiple sclerosis she suffers from since the age of 18, the narrative has as its centrality the problematic of the sick body. …”
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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

“…More than half of the patients had an underlying disease involving the abdomen or laparotomy, 78% had an indwelling intravenous catheter, and 62% had suffered a bacterial infection within 2 weeks prior to candidemia. …”
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HyQ2:&#x2009;A&#x2009;Hybrid&#x2009;Quantum&#x2009;Neural&#x2009;Network for&#x2009;NextG&#x2009;Vulnerability&#x2009;Detection by Yifeng Peng, Xinyi Li, Zhiding Liang, Ying Wang

“…We address the limitations of classical machine learning models in processing the intrinsic linkage relationships of high-dimensional data. These models often suffer from dead neurons and excessively large outputs caused by the unbounded range of the rectified linear unit (ReLU) activation function. …”
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Therapeutic drug monitoring and neutralizing anti-drug antibody detection to optimize TNF-alpha inhibitor treatment for uveitis by Howard C. Chen, Jenny Shunyakova, Amit K. Reddy, Srujay Pandiri, Lynn Hassman

“…Patients who have a suboptimal response to this treatment may suffer from recurrent inflammation and vision loss. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…The most commonly reported symptoms were diarrhea (13.2%), nausea (13.2%), anorexia (12.7%), abdominal pain (11%), and constipation. Male sex who suffered form severe COVID-19 infection, and gastrointestinal tract symptoms during acute infection were significantly associated with post-COVID-19 gastrointestinal tract symptoms ( p  < 0.05). …”
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Sistem Pendeteksi Sleep-Disordered Breathing Berdasarkan High dan Low Frequency Menggunakan Metode Naïve Bayes by Achmad Ghifari, Edita Rosana Widasari

“…The most common sleep disorder is Sleep-Disordered Breathing (SDB) or Sleep Apnea, in which the sufferer will experience repeated pauses in breathing while asleep. …”
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Imagery Rescripting (ImRs) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as treatment of childhood-trauma related post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch-PTSD) in adults: eff... by Martine Daniëls, Marie-Louise Meewisse, Annet Nugter, Sophie A. Rameckers, Eva Fassbinder, Arnoud Arntz

“…Background: Many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to childhood trauma (Ch-PTSD) also suffer from comorbid personality pathology. Little is known about the effectiveness of treatments for Ch-PTSD in reducing the comorbid personality pathology. …”
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Digital interactive experience- and game-based fall interventions for community-dwelling healthy older adults: a cross-disciplinary systematic review by Celina Ciemer, Celina Ciemer, Lisa Kröper, Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier, Sabiha Ghellal, Nadja Schott

“…However, these interventions often suffer from low adherence and uptake. Digital, interactive interventions, incorporating experience-, and game-related aspects, offer a promising solution, making this topic inherently cross-disciplinary.ObjectiveThis review aims to assess the current landscape of digital interactive experience and game-based fall interventions for community-dwelling, healthy older adults. …”
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Reimbursement policies of Swiss health insurances for the surgical treatment of symptomatic breast hypertrophy: a retrospective cohort study by Astrid Navarra, Daniel Schmauss, Reto Wettstein, Yves Harder

“… BACKGROUND: Patients with symptomatic breast hypertrophy typically suffer from chronic back pain, recurrent skin irritation at the inframammary fold and/or low self-esteem resulting in impaired quality of life. …”
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