Profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance in Chinese older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Xiyu Wei, Chao Li, Dongyu Liu, Jieyi Chen, Yumeng Ju, Jin Liu, Bangshan Liu, Yan Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the association between physical health indicators and cognitive performance is more pronounced in males than in females. Conclusions A profile of non-invasive physical health indicators associated with cognitive performance was established, which warrants future incorporation of non-invasive physical health indicators in early risk screening systems for MCI, enabling timely intervention and prevention in older adults. …”
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Treatment and prescribing trends of antihypertensive drugs in 2.7 million UK primary care patients over 31 years: a population-based cohort study by Tibor Schuster, Laurent Azoulay, Julie Rouette, Emily G. McDonald, James M. Brophy

“…Not all patients, particularly females, were prescribed recommended agents however, potentially leading to suboptimal cardiovascular outcomes. …”
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Extraction Socket Seal Technique for Socket Preservation after Tooth Extraction: An Innovative Approach. by Abduljaleel Azad Samad, Jodal M Ahmed, Hundren M Ali, Omed Shihab, Ahmed Haider, Dainius Karpavicius

“…Results: The proposed technique has been successfully performed in twenty-three cases; 13 cases were male and 10 cases were female; and the mean age of all cases was 32 years. …”
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Change in the Foveal Avascular Zone and Macular Capillary Network Density after Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Healthy Retina by Sadık Görkem Çevik, Bekir Selim Bağlı

“…Results: In total, 31 patients (15 female) with healthy retina were included in the study. …”
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Community pharmacies: Key players in point-of-care diagnostics for STI screening in Africa. by Agnes N Kiragga, Annet Onzia, Vivian Nakate, Irene Bagaya, Evelyn Natuha, Emmanuel Mande, Olivia Kataike, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari C Manabe

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of the 450 participants enrolled, 235 (52.2%) were symptomatic, 215 (47.8%) were asymptomatic, and 280 (62.2%) were females. STI testing was feasible, with an acceptability rate of 99.8%. 135 (30%) of participants had at least one STI; HIV prevalence was 39 (8.7%), Syphilis prevalence was 14 (3.1%), 50 (11.1%) tested positive for Ng, 39 (8.7%) were positive for Ct while. …”
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First clinical cases of leishmaniosis in meerkats (Suricata suricatta) housed in wildlife parks in Madrid, Spain by Pablo Moraleda-Berral, Rosa Gálvez, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Lino Pérez de Quadros, Juncal García, Manuel de la Riva-Fraga, Juan Pedro Barrera, Efrén Estévez-Sánchez, Lourdes Cano, Rocío Checa, María Ángeles Jiménez-Martínez, Ana Montoya, Guadalupe Miró

“…Additionally, an entomological study was carried out in both zoological parks, with molecular tests performed on female Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies to determine their blood meal source and detect Leishmania DNA. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practice toward refractive errors management among left-behind children of migrant workers by Shuang Liu, Guang Yang, Qingnan Li, Ruxia Pei, Shaohua Tang

“…Relationship to the child other than grandparent (OR = 0.252, 95%CI: 0.064–0.999, p = 0.050), as well as child’s gender (female, OR = 1.671, 95%CI: 1.006–2.777, p = 0.047) and duration of sleep per day (OR = 8.401, 95%CI: 1.473–47.923, p = 0.017) were independently associated with practice. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells derived cytokines associated with AKT/IAPs signaling ameliorate Alzheimer’s disease development by Yalan Lu, Yanfeng Xu, Li Zhou, Siyuan Wang, Yunlin Han, Kewei Wang, Chuan Qin

“…Methods Mouse BMMSCs were isolated, validated, and then transplanted intracerebrally into APP/PS1 female mice. The behavioral tests, including open-field test, novel object recognition test, and Morris water maze were performed, followed by β-amyloidosis plaque and neuron apoptosis analyses. …”
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Anti-arthritic potential of crude sulfated polysaccharide from marine macroalgae Sargassum ilicifolium (Turner) C. Agardh: Regulation of cytokine cascade by Ramamoorthi Lavanya, Jeyabalan Srikanth, Sankar Seethalakshmi, Begum M. Yasmin, Duraipandian Chamundeeswari, Sekar Mahendran, Wong Ling Shing, Subramaniyan Vetriselvan

“…A complete Freund’s adjuvant-induced arthritis was used to test the in vivo activity in female Sprague–Dawley rats, which were divided into five groups: (1) normal control, (2) arthritic control, (3) methotrexate treatment (0.1 mg/kg), (4) crude sulfated polysaccharide (CSP) (5 mg/kg), and (5) CSP (10 mg/kg). …”
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The Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hypokalemia in Pregnancy-Related Hospitalizations: A Nationwide Population Study by Chien-Wen Yang, Si Li, Yishan Dong

“…Among 12,431,909 pregnancy-related discharges, females of younger age (mean age 27.0 ± 6.2 vs. 28.1 ± 6.0, p<0.001), of African American race, using government-paid insurance, with an income level in the first quartile, and of a higher Charlson Comorbidity Index score (≥1) were found to have a higher likelihood of hypokalemia during pregnancy (p<0.001). …”
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Risk Factors for Fracture in Patients with Coexisting Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes: An Observational Analysis from the CREDENCE Trial by Tamara K. Young, Nigel D. Toussaint, Gian Luca Di Tanna, Clare Arnott, Carinna Hockham, Amy Kang, Aletta E. Schutte, Vlado Perkovic, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, Rajiv Agarwal, George L. Bakris, David M. Charytan, Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Adeera Levin, Carol Pollock, David C. Wheeler, Hong Zhang, Meg J. Jardine

“…Independent fracture predictors were older age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.04, confidence interval [CI] 1.01–1.06), female sex (HR 2.49, CI 1.70–3.65), previous fracture (HR 2.30, CI 1.58–3.34), Asian race (HR 1.74, CI 1.09–2.78), vitamin D therapy requirement (HR 2.05, CI 1.31–3.21), HbA1c (HR 1.14, CI 1.00–1.32), prior cardiovascular event (HR 1.60, CI 1.10–2.33), and serum albumin (HR 0.41, CI 0.23–0.74) (lower albumin associated with greater risk). …”
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Perceived mistreatment in patients with rheumatic diseases: The impact of the underlying diagnosis. by Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Loraine Ledón-LLanes, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, América Sánchez-Hernández, Ana Belén Ortiz-Haro, Virginia Pascual-Ramos

“…In aged people, it has been associated with female sex, poor general health, depression, functional and cognitive decline, and increased dependence levels, all of which are well-recognized characteristics of patients with rheumatic diseases (RMDs). …”
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Clinical manifestations, para-clinical features and outcome of Iranian adults with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection: a report from hospitalized patients by Maryam Shafaati, Abbas Shakoori Farahani, Mohammadreza Salehi, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Helya Bolouki Azari, Arman Soleimany, Maryam Edalatifard, Vahid Salimi, Alireza Abdollahi

“…The mean age of the hospitalized patients was 53.28 ± 20.37 years (range: 15–83), with a slightly higher proportion of females (52.80%) compared to males (47.20%). Dyspnea, productive cough, and fever were the most common symptoms, with a mean symptom duration of 10.50 days. …”
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Successful Achievement of Demanding Outcomes in Upadacitinib-Treated Atopic Dermatitis Patients: A Real-World, 96-Week Single-Centre Study by Stamatios Gregoriou, Ioannis-Alexios Koumprentziotis, Ileana Afroditi Kleidona, Michail Bakakis, Eleni Hatzidimitriou, Theodora Douvali, Aikaterini Tsiogka, Styliani Mastraftsi, Aristeidis Vaiopoulos, Alexander Stratigos

“…Results In total, 36 patients (44.4% female) were retrospectively included. After 4 weeks of treatment, the mean EASI was reduced from 29.97 to 3.72 with 83.3/52.8/19.4% achieving EASI75/90/100 respectively. …”
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Gengnianchun Recipe Protects Ovarian Reserve of Rats Treated by 4-Vinylcyclohexene Diepoxide via the AKT Pathway by Fangui Zhao, Wenjun Wang

“…Here we aim to examine the effect of GNC in a DOR rat model induced by 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide (VCD), a chemical that selectively destroys ovarian small preantral follicles, and further investigate the possible mechanisms. Female SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: control group (C), model group (M), high-dose GNC group (H), and low-dose GNC group (L). …”
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Identification of Breast Cancer Biomarkers by Constructing Protein-Protein Interaction and miRNAs-mRNAs Networks by Azizeh Asadzadeh, Bita Behboodian, Parsa Bernoos, Masoumeh Shojaei Barjouei

“…Breast cancer is a significant problem due to its high mortality rate in the female population worldwide. By the early diagnosis of breast cancer, the 5-year survival rate reaches 93 to 98%. …”
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Physical and emotional abuse with internet addiction and anxiety as a mediator and physical activity as a moderator by Jinyin Peng, Yang Liu, Xubo Wang, Zhenxiu Yi, Lei Xu, Fulan Zhang

“…A total of 1591 participants (806 males and 692 females) from Shanxi, Henan, Hunan and Hubei provinces in China were investigated. …”
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Functional and Radiological Outcome Analysis of Osteoperiosteal Decortication Flap in Nonunion of Tibia by Vineet Kumar, Shah Waliullah, Sachin Avasthi, Swagat Mahapatra, Ajai Singh, Sabir Ali

“…There were 22 males (64.7%) and 12 females (35.3%) with a mean age of 34.17 ± 10.3 years. …”
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The leishmaniases in Kenya: A scoping review. by Grace Grifferty, Hugh Shirley, Katherine O'Brien, Jason L Hirsch, Adrienne M Orriols, Kiira Lani Amechi, Joshua Lo, Neeharika Chanda, Sarra El Hamzaoui, Jorja Kahn, Samantha V Yap, Kyleigh E Watson, Christina Curran, Amina Atef AbdelAlim, Neeloy Bose, Alissa Link Cilfone, Richard Wamai

“…<h4>Background</h4>The leishmaniases are a group of four vector-borne neglected tropical diseases caused by 20 species of protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania and transmitted through a bite of infected female phlebotomine sandflies. Endemic in over 100 countries, the four types of leishmaniasis-visceral leishmaniasis (VL) (known as kala-azar), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL)-put 1.6 billion people at risk. …”
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Nutritional knowledge and practices of low-income women during pregnancy: a qualitative study in two Oaxacan cities by Marian Marian, Ramona L. Pérez, Amanda C. McClain, Samantha Hurst, Elizabeth Reed, Kathryn M. Barker, Rebecka Lundgren

“…Results Five key themes emerged linked to individual-level characteristics and the multiple social identities related to the social support for nutritional knowledge and practices among low-income Oaxacan women during pregnancy: (1) Life experiences, sociodemographic, and health characteristics that influence nutritional practices and knowledge during pregnancy; (2) Female family members as a primary source of nutritional knowledge and food support; (3) Support from other members of women’s social networks; (4) Medical guidance for nutrition during pregnancy; and (5) Quality and gaps in the broader health care system and social services. …”
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