Investigation of Vitamin D-Binding Protein Polymorphism Impact on Coronary Artery Disease and Relationship with Longevity: Own Data and a Review by Donatas Stakisaitis, Vita Lesauskaitė, Milda Girdauskaitė, Ernestas Janulionis, Albertas Ulys, Rimantas Benetis

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College Students with Oral Habits Exhibit Worse Psychological Status and Temporomandibular-Related Quality of Life: A Correlational Study by Wenke Yang, Xin Xiong, Yange Wu, Yufan Zhu, Jiaqi Liu, Chengxinyue Ye, Qinlanhui Zhang, Jun Wang

“…An online questionnaire was sent to college students who were willing to participate in this anonymous survey, which contained questions about the demographic characteristics of the participants, the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4), the Fonseca Anamnestic Index (FAI), and the Oral Health Impact Profile for temporomandibular disorders (OHIP-TMDs). …”
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Analysis of the drug treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease before and after surgical myocardial revascularization by О.J. Zharinov, О.А. Yepanchintseva, К.O. Mikhaliev, I.V. Shklianka

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Individuals of older adults hospitalized with social isolation by Jercy Subyen Iglesias Toriza, Elaine Teresa Gutiérrez Pérez, Linet Pérez Jurajuria, Galia Yagnalis Delgado Pagán, Yara Díaz Ibáñez

“…Results: of the total patients, 68.2% were men, around 50% were grouped in the age groups between 65 and 69 and 75 and 79 years, 72.7% had no previous institutionalization, 27.3% suffered depression and 13.6% anxiety, 72.7% did not complicate their health status and their recovery was slow and 68.2% of adults with children were recorded. …”
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Like a Wave in Its Variable Shape, Breadth, and Depth: A Qualitative Interview Study of Experiences of Daytime Sleepiness in People with Parkinson’s Disease by Arja Höglund, Peter Hagell, Ulrika Östlund, Sten Fredrikson, Christina Sandlund

“…Daytime sleepiness is a common nonmotor symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD) which is associated with decreased quality of life and perceived health. However, experiences of daytime sleepiness in people with PD have not been explored. …”
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FAREWELL, "CASTRATED OTHER": GENDER MEDICINE AND DECONSTRUCTION STRATEGIES OF POSTMODERNISM by O. V. Chuikova

“…Based on the philosophy and biomedical innovations, a new direction has grown – gender medicine, which has removed the reduction of women to a metaphysical subject, "castrated Other", which has improved the quality of women’s health and span of life. 2. Gender medicine in organic combination with the strategies of deconstruction, complementarity, differance, distinction as hormonal distinction, "double writing" as a "dual protocol" of treatment for the same diseases of men and women, the treatment of X-subject turned out to be "new wisdom", which improves the quality of health and span of life in everyday practice. 3. …”
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Finding determinants of leisure participation among older adults in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study by Arta Dalipi Shabani, Besarta Taganoviq, Blerta Kryeziu, Dilek Şahin, Suzanne Denieffe, Margaret Denny

“…Results. 366 participants completed the questionnaire (53.3% women; 46.7% men). The majority were married (69.4%) and lived with their families (66.4%). …”
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Dysautonomia Differentially Influences the Effect of Affective Pain Perception on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease Patients by D. Rada, J. Seco, E. Echevarría, B. Tijero, L. C. Abecia, J. C. Gómez-Esteban

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Relationship between sleep quality, sleep duration, heart rate, and step counts in young adults by Alanur Kara, Halime Arıkan

“…Quality of life was evaluated using the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) Questionnaire. Correlation analysis was performed using either Pearson or Spearman correlation analysis. …”
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Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway by Teferi Mekonnen, Vegard Skirbekk, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Bo Engdahl, Bernt Bratsberg, Astanand Jugessur, Catherine Bowen, Geir Selbæk, Hans-Peter Kohler, Jennifer R. Harris, Sarah E. Tom, Steinar Krokstad, Trine Holt Edwin, Yehani Wedatilake, Katrin Wolfova, Dana Kristjansson, Yaakov Stern, Asta Kristine Håberg, Bjørn Heine Strand

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Dietary Magnesium Intake and Leukocyte Telomere Attrition in Adults: The Regulatory Role of Serum Tumor Necrosis Factor α by Jie Yu, Haibin Liu, Shuli He, Pingping Li, Chunxiao Ma, Minglei Ma, Yiwen Liu, Lu Lv, Fan Ping, Huabing Zhang, Wei Li, Qi Sun, Lingling Xu, Yuxiu Li

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Cohort profile: the Viral load Cohort North-East Lesotho (VICONEL) from 2016 to 2023 – cohort description, test volumes, predictors of viraemia and the road ahead by Tracy Glass, Frédérique Chammartin, Jochen Ehmer, Thomas Klimkait, Alain Amstutz, Josephine Muhairwe, Irene Ayakaka, Blaise Lukau, Jennifer Anne Brown, Lipontso Motaboli, Malebanye Lerotholi, Maurus Kohler, Kathrin Haenggi, Moliehi Mokete, Makobefo Gladys Chakela, Mpho Kao, Mathebe Kopo, Moleboheng Mokebe, Lorena Urda, Bienvenu Lengo Nsakala, Anna Klicpera, Nadine Tschumi, Niklaus Daniel Labhardt

“…At the time of the last viral load test, median age was 42 years (IQR: 33–53); 18 511 (63%) were adult women, 10 029 (34%) adult men and 835 (3%) children <15 years (age/sex missing for 5) and median time taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) was 6.4 years (IQR 3.2–9.9). …”
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Genetic ancestry concordant RNA splicing in prostate cancer involves oncogenic genes and associates with recurrence by Muthana Al Abo, Wen-Chi Foo, Lauren E. Howard, Shannon McGue, Bonnie Lacroix, Julie Kephart, Angela Clayton, Blair Thornburg, Monika Anand, Michael B. Rothberg, Shannon J. McCall, Jiaoti Huang, Thomas A. Esther, Judd W. Moul, Michael N. Ferrandino, Thomas J. Polascik, Cary N. Robertson, Brant A. Inman, Andrew J. Armstrong, Yuan Wu, Terry Hyslop, Daniel J. George, Steven R. Patierno, Jennifer A. Freedman

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Management of a COVID-19 outbreak using a multidisciplinary approach and infection prevention control practices at a community living center in Veterans Administration Hospital, No... by Ikwo K. Oboho, John Hanna, Denisse Silva-Rodriguez, Angela Christie-Smith, Andrew Psenicka, Ampava Khongmongkhon, Marcus A. Kouma, Sherry Reid, Roger Bedimo

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Reductions in Muscle Strength and Range of Motion Cause Locomotion Disability via Locomotion-Related Functional Limitation in Japanese Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hungu Jung, Shigeharu Tanaka, Yuji Iwamoto, Takashi Kawano, Masahiro Yamasaki, Ryo Tanaka

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Epidemiology of clinically significant migraine in Israel: a retrospective database study by A. Shifrin, E. Domany, M. Tirosh, D. Davidovici, S. Vinker, I. Forschner, A. Israel

“…Additionally, we compared relevant characteristics between adult migraine and non-migraine members of Leumit Healthcare Services (LHS), a national health provider in Israel. Methods This retrospective study used LHS electronic health records to evaluate migraine prevalence and annual incidence from 2017 to 2022 among adult LHS members. …”
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Impact of obesity on iron metabolism and the effect of intravenous iron supplementation in obese patients with absolute iron deficiency by Laura Tarancon-Diez, Marianela Iriarte-Gahete, Pilar Sanchez-Mingo, Mª Ángeles Muñoz-Fernandez, Maria Luisa Navarro-Gomez, Yolanda M. Pacheco, Manuel Leal

“…Abstract Obesity and iron deficiency (ID) are widespread health issues, with subclinical inflammation in obesity potentially contributing to ID through unclear mechanisms. …”
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Oxidative imbalance as a co-player in jaw functional limitations and biopsychosocial profile in patients with temporomandibular disorder—myofascial pain with referral by Joanna Kuć, Krzysztof Dariusz Szarejko, Mateusz Maciejczyk, Violetta Dymicka-Piekarska, Małgorzata Żendzian-Piotrowska, Anna Zalewska, Anna Zalewska

“…All determinations were considered with respect to the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Jaw Functional Limitation Scale-20 (JFLS-20), Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).Results and discussionThe average age of participants was 24.2 ± 1.23. …”
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The association between consumption of ultra-processed foods and sperm quality parameters: a cross-sectional study by Mitra Soltani, Mohammad Reza Ahmadi, Zainab Shateri, Zahra Maghsoudi, Milad Rajabzadeh-Dehkordi, Moein Askarpour, Amir Hossein Asadi, Mehran Nouri

“…If future studies confirm these results, they could aid in designing interventional and preventive programs aimed at addressing infertility in men of reproductive age in the field of public health.…”
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Sociodemographic and lifestyle predictors of incident hospital admissions with multimorbidity in a general population, 1999–2019: the EPIC-Norfolk cohort by Kay-Tee Khaw, Robert Luben, Shabina Hayat, Nicholas Wareham, Paul P Pharoah

“…Background The ageing population and prevalence of long-term disorders with multimorbidity are a major health challenge worldwide. The associations between comorbid conditions and mortality risk are well established; however, few prospective community-based studies have reported on prior risk factors for incident hospital admissions with multimorbidity. …”
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