Immunoglobulin G4-related disease with pleural involvement in an 80-year-old female patient: A case report and literature review by Liying Zhang, Li Mo

“…The median age was 69 years, with male predominance (31, 75.6 %). The most common manifestations were pleural effusion (37, 90.2 %) and dyspnea (26, 63.4 %). …”
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Can handheld ultrasound probes reliably measure transabdominal prostate and bladder volumes? A prospective randomized point-of-care ultrasound study by Henry C. Wright, Dillon Corrigan, Smita De

“…Measurement of PGV with handheld ultrasound (HUS) probes shows promise.ObjectiveTo compare the reliability of two HUS probes (Butterfly iQ and Clarius C3) to the BPH guideline-recommended imaging (GIm) for both prostate and bladder volumetrics.MethodsMale patients with GIm were randomized to undergo transabdominal HUS PGV with one of the two probes. …”
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A closer look: factors impacting HIV durable viral suppression among a cohort of clinic attendees in Trinidad & Tobago by Elena Cyrus, Deidre A. Okeke, Omari Lavia, Mary Jo Trepka, Allysha Maragh-Bass, Lunthita Duthely, Michael Sciauodone, Jeffrey Edwards

“…Results The average age of the sample was 45 years (SD = 10.88), with 52.0% male and 72.1% of African descent. 31.5% achieved durable viral suppression (DVS). …”
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PREVENTION OF ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES AS THE BASIS OF INTERACTION OF ONCOLOGICAL SERVICE WITH PRIMARY LINK OF HEALTH CARE by L. M. Aleksandrova, V. V. Starinsky, A. D. Kaprin, Yu. V. Samsonov

“…Their share in the structure of the male population mortality rate was 16.4%, female — 14.4%. …”
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Risk Factor Analysis of Ski and Snowboard Injuries During the 2023/2024 Winter Season: A Single, High-Volume Trauma Center Database Analysis by Michele Paolo Festini Capello, Pieralberto Valpiana, Giuseppe Aloisi, Giovanni Cristofolini, Svea Caren Misselwitz, Giuseppe Petralia, Mario Muselli, Salvatore Gioitta Iachino, Christian Schaller, Pier Francesco Indelli

“…<i>Results:</i> The final database included 579 questionnaires from 579 patients who ultimately entered the study: 285 were females and 294 were males. The analysis of risk factors for fractures revealed that patients with fractures were generally older (50.7 ± 16.0 years) compared to those without fractures (45.4 ± 17.2 years, <i>p</i> = 0.0021). …”
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The effect of postural orientation on body composition and total body water estimates produced by smartwatch bioelectrical impedance analysis: an intra- and inter-device evaluation by Vallecillo-Bustos Anabelle, Compton Abby T., Swafford Sydney H., Renna Megan E., Thorsen Tanner, Stavres Jon, Graybeal Austin J.

“…SWBIA TBW demonstrated similar group and individual level agreement with BIS across body positions with slight improvements observed during seated and supine assessments for females and males, respectively. SWBIA may demonstrate slight intra- and inter-device differences in body composition and TBW when measured across postural orientations, though further evaluations in external/clinical samples are necessary. …”
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Management of the Uncommon Bladder Cancers: A Single-Center Experience over 10 Years by Youssef Kadouri, Salim Lachkar, Hamza Dergamoun, Hachem El Sayegh, Lounis Benslimane, Yassine Nouini

“…Mean patient age was 65.5 ± 20 yr and 70% of patients were males. Smoking background was found in 16 cases, chronic bladder irritation factors were found in 12 cases, and past urinary tract infection was found in 11 cases. …”
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Effects of Standardized Natural Citrus Extract on Growth, Gut Health, Carcass Quality, and Welfare of Broiler Chickens by Sekhou Cisse, Arkadiusz Matuszewski, Damian Bień, Patrycja Ciborowska, Anna Zalewska, Jakub Urban, Monika Michalczuk, Marta Mendel, Urszula Latek, Joanna Polak, Małgorzata Sobczak-Filipiak, Paweł Konieczka, Mohammed El Amine Benarbia

“…A total of 756 one-day-old Ross 308 males were randomly assigned to two groups: a control group (CTL) fed with a standard diet, and a citrus group (SNCE) fed with the same standard diet supplemented with 250 g/ton of feed of SNCE. …”
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Nanonaringenin and Vitamin E Ameliorate Some Behavioral, Biochemical, and Brain Tissue Alterations Induced by Nicotine in Rats by Mohamed A. Kandeil, Eman T. Mohammed, Rania A. Radi, Fatma Khalil, Abdel-Razik H. Abdel-Razik, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Ghada M. Safwat

“…Thus, we aimed to investigate the efficacy of NNG, vitamin E, and their combinations to ameliorate behavioral, biochemical, and histological alterations induced by nicotine in rats. Adult male albino rats were randomly grouped into six equal groups (10 rats/group): control, N (nicotine 1 mg/kg b.w.…”
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Anti-inflammatory effect of Plantago asiatica crude extract in rat gout arthritis model by Bingjun Qian, Jun Hu, Li Dai, Yue Zhou, Haixia Xu

“…Thereafter, potential therapeutic effects of the PAE were investigated in rats; Wistar rats (male, 8 wk-of-age) were randomly allocated into four groups (n = 9/group) and intra-articularly injected with 3 mg monosodium urate (MSU) in saline solution to establish a GA model. …”
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γ-Gammaglutamyl transferase predicts all-cause mortality within three-year intervals in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis by Yan-Bing Chen, Xiao-Jiang Zhan, Jun Xiao, Heng-Mei Zhu

“…However, when sex differences were eliminated using separate tertile groupings for males and females, only the one- and three-year all-cause mortality rates demonstrated significantly reduced hazard ratios (HRs) in the lower γ-GGT groups.Conclusion This retrospective study suggests that γ-GGT levels have prognostic significance in predicting one- and three-year all-cause mortality among PD patients when accounting for sex differences.…”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…Background: Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. …”
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Effects of levothyroxine therapy on bone and mineral metabolism in hypothyroidism: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaotao Li, Taotao Zhang, Hongling Zhang, Shanshan Liu, Limin Tian

“…In addition, BMD at the lumbar spine was significantly lower in males with OH undergoing LT4 treatment for a duration of less than five years compared to those treated over five years. …”
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Effect of celecoxib and paracetamol on the functional state of the central nervous system, pain sensitivity, and physical endurance of rats with acute heat injury by P.O. Chuikova, S.Yu. Shtrygol’

“…The AHI model was reproduced on adult white male rats according to the previously proposed and validated method by means of a 30-minute exposure at +55°C. …”
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Biomarkers of residual risk and all-cause mortality after acute coronary syndrome. by Anna Toso, Mario Leoncini, Mauro Maioli, Simona Villani, Francesco Bellandi

“…Results: This study included 1099 patients (68±12 years; 70.3% males). At 1 month the majority of patients had levels of LDL-C, hs-CRP and/or HbA1c above the risk cut-points, and only 7% of cases presented reduced eGFR. …”
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Impact of Exercise on Tramadol-Conditioned Place Preference by Haneen Amawi, Alaa M. Hammad, Aseel Abdullah Ibrahim, Nosyba Alsbih, Frank Scott Hall, Fawaz Alasmari, Bahaa Al-Trad

“…Objectives: This study investigates the role of forced exercise in reducing TRA-seeking behavior. Methods: Adult male rats (240–260 g) were divided into five groups; the control group received vehicle injections, the TRA group received TRA (75 mg/kg, i.p) every other day for 8 days, and three TRA–exercise groups were forced to run on a treadmill (60 min/day, 5 days/week) for 2, 4, or 6 weeks prior to conditioning with TRA. …”
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Elevated Bile Acids Induce Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders in Chronic Liver DiseasesSummary by Lan Zhou, Min Yan, Qin Luo, Wen Qiu, Yu-Ru Guo, Xiao-Qing Guo, Hong-Bin Yu, Jing-Ru Huo, Yan-Lin Feng, De-Ping Wang, Teng Sun, Kai-Fang Wang, Jian-Yun Shi, Xuan Shang, Mei-Na Wu, Lin Wang, Ji-Min Cao

“…Methods: We monitored the sleep of patients with CLD using actigraphic watch and established male mouse cholemia models by feeding with BA or bile duct ligation. …”
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Excess deaths from all-causes mortality in children following the discontinuation of the COVID-19 policy in Thailand by Phanthila Sitthikarnkha, Sirapoom Niamsanit, Leelawadee Techasatian, Suchaorn Saengnipanthkul, Rattapon Uppala

“…Results There were 81,510 all-cause deaths in children during the study period. Males were more affected than females, accounting for 60.5% of all deaths. …”
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of solitary rectal ulcer syndrome: a retrospective analysis of 36 case by Furkan Ali Uygur, Muhammed Emin Göktepe, Gökhan Aydın, Enes Ağırman, Ahmet Cumhur Dülger

“…A total of 36 patients diagnosed with SRUS were included, with the majority being male (80.6%), and the mean age of participants was 75.6 years. …”
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ادمان شبکة الانترنت وأضرارها الصحیة والنفسیة والاجتماعیة على طلاب المدارس الثانویة بمدینة شبین الکوم بمحافظة المنوفیة... by د. میرفت مفید عبد الستار

“…The most important results and recommendationsreached by the researcher through the field study in public secondary schools inShebin El-Kom city, Monofiya governorate, Egypt.The Results of the studyThe researcher reached many results as follows:-1. 1-The main causes of addiction to the students of secondary education forthe Internet Monofiya, the following respectively: entertainment and play,lack of control parents to me, a sense of vacuum time, ease of dealingwith others through the Internet, sense of comfort while using the Internet,to escape from the responsibility to study and study, not My interest onthe part of the family and the community around me, to escape from myproblems surrounding the family, rather than going out2. 2- The largest percentage of students addicted to the Internet in the agegroup of 16 years reached 102 respondents, representing 56.7% of thetotal male and female population in the study sample.3. .3- The most important negative aspects of the internet came between hisstudents and secondary education students in Monofiya, respectively:lack of supervision, porn sites, addiction to sit for long periods, violation ofrights, falling into unknown relationships, exposure to fraud and fraud.4. 4- came the most important health damage caused by Internet addictionamong education students secondary Monofiya: pain the eyes of the mostdifficult and the most first health damage caused by the use of the Internetamong students at a percentage of 60.5%, followed by insomnia andsleep deprivation, a percentage of 50.4%, followed by fatigue and fatigueby 49.7 %, mother bone by 45.7%, and diseases of the brain and nerves30.2%, heart disease by 22.7%, and finally skin diseases by 21.5% of thetotal sample.…”
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