Major Depressive Disorder and Measures of Cellular Aging: An Integrative Review by Patricia Anne Kinser, Debra E. Lyon

“…Although preliminary, the findings from this integrated review suggest that there is evidence to support a conceptualization of depression as a stress-related condition in which telomeres shorten over time in relation to cumulative exposure to the chronic stress of depression. For the purposes of testing in future nursing research, visual representations of the theoretical connection between stress vulnerabilities, depression, and health outcomes and key moderators and mediators involved in this conceptualization are provided. …”
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A comprehensive review on roles of electrochemical approaches in drug delivery by Ali R. Jalalvand, Mohammad Mehdi Karami

“…Electrochemical methods including voltammetry, amperometry and potentiometry offer unparalleled control over drug release kinetics and distribution, presenting significant advantages for the treatment of chronic and complex diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disorders, and neurological conditions. …”
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Clinical Interaction between Brain and Kidney in Small Vessel Disease by Masaki Mogi, Masatsugu Horiuchi

“…Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are well known to have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease from epidemiological studies. …”
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The phenomenon of procrastination by T. N. Kochetkova

“…Procrastination is built on burdensome experiences, mental immersion in the events of the past or future. It is energy-consuming, can lead to ideas destruction about one’s own personality and chronic diseases. …”
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Self-Management in Daily Life with Psoriasis: An Integrative Review of Patient Needs for Structured Education by Gitte Susanne Rasmussen, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Kirsten Lomborg

“…To capture the patients’ cultural understanding of the implications of the disease and care, we developed an interlevel model indicating that self-experienced burden of disease and its visibility, personal conditions such as illness perception, and the patient’s age at onset time are high-impact factors that should be addressed in future structured patient education programmes. The research on patient needs has hitherto focused on adults, but the problems and vulnerability associated with having a chronic and visible disease during adolescence must be acknowledged, and patient education initiatives designed for this young group are recommended.…”
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Research Progress on the Preparation, Physiological Activity and Action Mechanism of Plant Derived Bioactive Peptides by Sinan LI, Xi WANG, Yu AN, Jun YU, Kaiyuan XU, Jia WANG, Zhihui ZHANG, Meng WANG, Aqin WANG, Ying WANG, Lu ZHANG

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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire by Thunyakamon Phusuttatam, Jittima Saengsuwan, Pajeemas Kittipanya-ngam

“…The aim of the current study was to develop and then to determine preliminary validity of a physical activity questionnaire specifically designed for ambulatory, chronic stroke patients. Methods. This cross-sectional study recruited 92 chronic stroke patients. …”
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Advancing Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder Research: Insights from Transgenic Animal Models and Innovative Therapies by Xinyuejia Huang, Linglong Xiao, Mengqi Wang, Yang Wu, Hao Deng, Wei Wang

“…Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent, chronic, and severe neuropsychiatric disorder that leads to illness-related disability. …”
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Perception of Asthma as a Factor in Career Choice among Young Adults with Asthma by Sacha Bhinder, Lisa Cicutto, Husam M Abdel-Qadir, Susan M Tarlo

“…BACKGROUND/AIM: Asthma is a common chronic condition that can be aggravated by workplace exposures. …”
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Nitric Oxide Levels in Patients with Psoriasis Treated with Methotrexate

“…<p>Psoriasis is a chronic, recurrent, inflammatory, and hyperproliferative disease. …”
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Vitiligo treatment: a literature review by Monika J. Leżanko, Adrianna P. Pyrek, Waldemar Placek, Agnieszka Owczarczyk-Saczonek

“…Vitiligo is a chronic disease characterized by the focal damage of melanocytes, which results in formation of discoloured spots on the skin. …”
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A Need for Further Education on Buprenorphine in Pain Medicine by Jamal Hasoon, Anvinh Nguyen, Ivan Urits, Christopher Robinson, Omar Viswanath, Alan D Kaye

“…With the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States there has been a strong transition towards utilizing multi-modal analgesia, interventional procedures, and non-opioid medications when managing acute and chronic pain. There has also been an increased interest in utilizing buprenorphine. …”
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Cytokines and Chemokines as Regulators of Skeletal Muscle Inflammation: Presenting the Case of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Boel De Paepe, Jan L. De Bleecker

“…Infiltration of skeletal muscle by inflammatory cells is an important facet of disease pathophysiology and is strongly associated with disease severity in the individual patient. In the chronic inflammation that characterizes Duchenne muscle, cytokines and chemokines are considered essential activators and recruiters of inflammatory cells. …”
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GLP-1 and SGLT2 Therapies in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Cutting-Edge Approaches to Advancing Diabetes Care by Agnieszka Parfianowicz, Alicja Surma

“… Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a multifactorial disease characterized by insulin resistance, beta-cell dysfunction, and chronic hyperglycemia. Despite the availability of conventional therapies, significant unmet needs persist in achieving optimal glycemic control and reducing long-term complications. …”
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Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Heart Disease: Do Antioxidants Have a Role in Treatment and/or Prevention? by Fredric J. Pashkow

“…Can this contradiction be explained and what are its implications for the discovery/development of future antioxidant therapeutics?…”
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Clinical Causes of Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yeoungjee Cho, Carmel M. Hawley, David W. Johnson

“…However, prior to embarking on strategies to reduce inflammatory burden, it is of paramount importance to define the underlying processes that drive the chronic active inflammatory status. The present review aims to comprehensively describe clinical causes of inflammation in PD patients to which potential future strategies may be targeted.…”
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Cuproptosis Cell Death Molecular Events and Pathways to Liver Disease by Mao Y, Chen H, Zhu W, Ni S, Luo S, Tang S, Chen Z, Wang Q, Xu J, Tu Q, Chen H, Zhu L

“…This article examines recent studies on copper metabolism and cuproptosis in chronic liver disease, investigating the potential of targeting copper ions as a therapeutic approach. …”
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Empowering Diabetes Management Through Blockchain and Edge Computing: A Systematic Review of Healthcare Innovations and Challenges by K. Tlemcani, K. Azbeg, E. Saoudi, L. Fetjah, O. Ouchetto, S. Jai Andaloussi

“…Our review identifies critical gaps in the existing literature, particularly the lack of tailored approaches for chronic disease contexts like diabetes, and outlines future directions for developing robust, secure, scalable, and real-time data solutions. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Induction of Inflammation by Pepsin in Acid in Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Erik Bathoorn, Paul Daly, Birgit Gaiser, Karl Sternad, Craig Poland, William MacNee, Ellen M. Drost

“…Pepsin is cytotoxic to bronchial epithelial cells and induces inflammation in addition to acid alone, dependent on the level of acidity. Future studies should assess whether chronic aspiration causes airway remodelling in chronic inflammatory lung diseases.…”
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Lifestyles of students of the Nursing School of the National University of Tucumán, Argentina by Analía Ortigoza, Carlos Jesús Canova Barrios

“…<strong>Background:</strong> the healthy lifestyle is established as a shielding factor against the development of diverse chronic illnesses, and in the case of the infirmary student, its adoption impacts in the effectiveness of its future professional practice as educator in health, also about the quality of the borrowed attention.…”
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