Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study by YanHong Dong, Way Inn Koay, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Jing Xu, Raymond Chee Seong Seet, Erle Chuen Hian Lim

“…This study sought to establish the discriminant validity of a rapid cognitive screen, that is, the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke-Canadian Stroke Network (NINDS-CSN) 5-minute protocol, and compare its discriminant validity to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) in detecting cognitive impairment (CI) in PD patients. …”
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The hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-associated A331P actin variant enhances basal contractile activity and elicits resting muscle dysfunction by Matthew H. Doran, Michael J. Rynkiewicz, Evan Despond, Meera C. Viswanathan, Aditi Madan, Kripa Chitre, Axel J. Fenwick, Duncan Sousa, William Lehman, John F. Dawson, Anthony Cammarato

“…The mutation is located along an actin surface strand, proximal to residues that interact with tropomyosin. …”
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Comparison of meat tenderness parameters and free amino acids content in different species: Buffalo, Yak and Maremmana beef by Michela Contò, Sabrina Di Giovanni, Giacomo Contò, Sebastiana Failla

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Formation and fate of freshwater on an ice floe in the Central Arctic by M. M. Smith, N. Fuchs, E. Salganik, D. K. Perovich, I. Raphael, M. A. Granskog, K. Schulz, M. D. Shupe, M. D. Shupe, M. Webster

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The GLP-1R agonist semaglutide reshapes pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts reducing collagen proline hydroxylation and favoring T lymphocyte infiltration by Chiara Cencioni, Silvia Malatesta, Virginia Vigiano Benedetti, Valerio Licursi, Livia Perfetto, Federica Conte, Danilo Ranieri, Armando Bartolazzi, Martina Kunkl, Loretta Tuosto, Alberto Larghi, Geny Piro, Antonio Agostini, Giampaolo Tortora, Vincenzo Corbo, Carmine Carbone, Francesco Spallotta

“…Pancreatic neoplastic lesions evolve within a dense desmoplastic stroma, consisting in abundant extracellular matrix settled by cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs). …”
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Optimum technique of carotid artery reconstruction in her atherosclerotic lesion by V. V. Akhmetov, V. I. Dunaeva, F. A. Vryganov, S. V. Ordynets, I. P. Dudano

“…Most patients had a transient disorder (49.2%) or ischemic stroke (50.8%). All patients had significant (moderate to severe) carotid stenosis. …”
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Sleep as a mediator between chronic diseases and depression: a NHANES study (2005–2018) by Ming Tan, Ming Tan, Haihong Zhao, Haihong Zhao, Ruya Nie, Ruya Nie, Pingping Deng, Pingping Deng, Cuixiao Wang

“…The final mediation analysis showed that trouble sleeping mediated 3.66% of the effect of stroke, 12.68% of heart disease, and 17.76% of diabetes on depression. …”
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Comparison of Concomitant Mesalamine and Immunomodulator Therapy and Immunomodulator Monotherapy for Crohn’s Disease by Min Seob Kwak, Kyung-Jo Kim, Jae Hee Cheon, Wan Soo Kim, Jeong-Mi Lee, Sung Wook Hwang, Sang Hyoung Park, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang

“…The cumulative probabilities of steroid use at 5 and 10 years were 24.9% and 75.8% in the 5-ASA + AZA/6-MP group and 31.2% and 87.8% in the AZA/6-MP group, respectively (P=0.187). …”
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Adherence to four healthy lifestyle factors and their influencing factors among residents aged 35 – 75 in South China: a cross-sectional survey by Wenyan HE, Xingyi ZHANG, Chunqi WANG, Xueke BAI, Yang YANG, Wei XU, Lijuan SONG, Yan ZHANG, Hao YANG, Xi LI, Jianlan CUI

“…Gender, occupation, residence, and history of myocardial infarction/coronary revascularization/stroke were common influencing factors for adherence to the four healthy lifestyle factors.…”
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A Case of Symptomatic Intraluminal Internal Carotid Artery Thrombus in a Patient with Essential Thrombocythemia Surgically Treated by CEA by Satoshi Takahashi, Masahiro Katsumata, Hirotsugu Nogawa, Kento Takahara, Jin Nakahara, Masahiro Toda

“…At this time, the patient underwent carotid endarterectomy, which removed the thrombus completely with its adjacent plaque without any perioperative stroke. The possibility of essential thrombocythemia may also be kept in mind when an increased platelet count is observed in patients with internal carotid artery thrombus. …”
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PRIMARY MENINGOENCEPHALITIS CAUSED BY NAEGLERIA FOWLERI: A MINI REVIEW by Hassan Bin-Asif et al

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The Role of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Samuel García, Carmen Conde

“…In addition to the role of PARP-1 in DNA repair, multiple studies have also demonstrated its involvement in several inflammatory diseases, such as septic shock, asthma, atherosclerosis, and stroke, as well as in cancer. In these diseases, the pharmacological inhibition of PARP-1 has shown a beneficial effect, suggesting that PARP-1 regulates their inflammatory processes. …”
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Enhancing NMDA Receptor Function: Recent Progress on Allosteric Modulators by Lulu Yao, Qiang Zhou

“…Their hypo- or hyperactivation are proposed to contribute to the genesis or progression of various brain diseases, including stroke, schizophrenia, depression, and Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Some Actions of POPs on Female Reproduction by Ewa L. Gregoraszczuk, Anna Ptak

“…Most of the representatives of POPs influence the activation of transcription factors, not only activation of aromatic hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), but also the steroid hormone receptors. This minireview will focus on a variety of PAH activities in oocyte, ovary, placenta, and mammary gland. …”
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New Insights on Properties and Spatial Distributions of Skeletal Stem Cells by Jun-qi Liu, Qi-wen Li, Zhen Tan

“…Skeletal stem cells (SSCs) are postnatal self-renewing, multipotent, and skeletal lineage-committed progenitors that are capable of giving rise to cartilage, bone, and bone marrow stroma including marrow adipocytes and stromal cells in vitro and in an exogenous environment after transplantation in vivo. …”
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The Tissue-Selective Estrogen Complex (Bazedoxifene/Conjugated Estrogens) for the Treatment of Menopause by Stefano Lello, Anna Capozzi, Giovanni Scambia

“…In addition, the TSEC prevented vertebral and hip bone loss without increasing mammographic density, breast tenderness, the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or venous thromboembolism. Finally, the BZA 20 mg/CE 0.45 mg dose did not increase the risk of endometrial hyperplasia. …”
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Hybrid Solution for Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of Carotid Bifurcation by Giuseppe Deiana, Antonio Baule, Genadi Genadiev Georgiev, Mario Moro, Francesco Spanu, Flavia Urru, Stefano Camparini

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Chemical Neurolysis of the Inferior Hypogastric Plexus for the Treatment of Cancer-Related Pelvic and Perineal Pain by Sahar Abd-Elbaky Mohamed, Doaa Gomaa Ahmed, Mohamad Farouk Mohamad

“…The inferior hypogastric plexus block (performed using a trans-sacral approach under fluoroscopy and using a local anesthetics/steroid combination) for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain conditions involving the lower pelvic viscera was first described in 2007. …”
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Best Practices for Scalloping: From the Boat to Your Plate by Brittany Hall-Scharf, Sarah Ellis, Savanna C. Barry

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Sap Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) Management in Strawberries by Silvia I. Rondon, James F. Price, Daniel J. Cantliffe

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