Overweight and obesity among adolescents: health-conscious behaviours, acceptance, and the health behaviours of their parents by Anna Lewandowska, Grzegorz Rudzki, Tomasz Lewandowski, Anna Bartosiewicz, Michał Próchnicki, Aleksandra Stryjkowska-Góra, Barbara Laskowska, Małgorzata Sierpińska, Sławomir Rudzki, Sergii Pavlov

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted per the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. A convenience sampling method was used, and the study was conducted among adolescents with excess body weight and their parents, as well as adolescents with normal body weight. …”
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Lipoprotein (a) levels in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia by Liliya F. Galimova, Dinara I. Sadykova, Evgeniia S. Slastnikova, Chulpan D. Khaliullina, Karina R. Salakhova

“…Coronary artery disease was diagnosed in 84% (102) of parents, 89% (109) had atherosclerosis of brachiocephalic arteries, and 6.6% (8) had cerebrovascular accident (atherothrombotic stroke). The analysis revealed a significantly increased Lp(a) levels in FH patients (14.8 [6.3–24.3] mg/dL) compared to the control group (10.8 [5.5–14.8] mg/dL, p=0.0002). …”
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Discoscopic Findings of High Signal Intensity Zones on Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Lumbar Intervertebral Discs by Kosuke Sugiura, Ichiro Tonogai, Tetsuya Matsuura, Kosaku Higashino, Toshinori Sakai, Naoto Suzue, Daisuke Hamada, Tomohiro Goto, Yoichiro Takata, Toshihiko Nishisho, Yuichiro Goda, Ryosuke Sato, Kenji Kondo, Fumitake Tezuka, Kazuaki Mineta, Makoto Takeuchi, Mitsuhiko Takahashi, Hiroshi Egawa, Koichi Sairyo

“…Flexion pain was sporadic, and steroid injection was given twice for severe pain. …”
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Beyond traditional metrics: evaluating the triglyceride-total cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI) in cardiovascular risk assessment by Mohsen Rezaee, Farzam Kamrani, Mobina Imannezhad, Hamed Hashemi Shahri, Waleed Khaled Saihood, Alireza Rezvani, Parsa Mearaji Far, Hanie Mahaki, Habibollah Esmaily, Mohsen Moohebati, Mohammad Shariati, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Susan Darroudi

“…Methods A prospective cohort study was conducted on Mashhad stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorder (MASHAD) study data, involving 9704 healthy participants. …”
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Effect of gonadectomy and estradiol on the expression of insulin signaling cascade genes in female and male mice by T. V. Iakovleva, N. E. Kostina, E. N. Makarova, N. M. Bazhan

“…It is believed that these sex differences are due to a protective effect of estradiol in females, but not in males. Estradiol is a steroid hormone, and its effect is due to the modulation of target gene expression, but the effect of estradiol on the expression of genes encoding insulin signal transduction and glucose transport has not been sufficiently studied. …”
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Potato mosaic viruses which infect plants of tuber-bearing Solanum spp. growing in the VIR field gene bank by E. V. Rogozina, N. V. Mironenko, N. A. Chalaya, Yu. Matsushita, H. Yanagisawa

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Mapping neutron biological effectiveness for DNA damage induction as a function of incident energy and depth in a human sized phantom by Alice Mentana, Virgilio Quaresima, Pavel Kundrát, Isabella Guardamagna, Leonardo Lonati, Ombretta Iaria, Andrea Previtali, Giorgia Santi Amantini, Luca Lunati, Virginia Boretti, Livio Narici, Luca Di Fino, Luca Bocchini, Claudio Cipriani, Giorgio Baiocco

“…In particular, two classes of DNA damage were considered: sites and clusters of double-strand breaks (DSBs), which are known to be correlated with cell fate following radiation exposure. …”
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Combined Therapy of Catheter Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: A Case-Control Study by Bin-Feng Mo, Jian Sun, Peng-Pai Zhang, Wei Li, Mu Chen, Jia-Li Yuan, Yi Yu, Qun-Shan Wang, Yi-Gang Li

“…At the end of follow-up, ischemic stroke and bleeding events of the combined group were low (3.9%) and were comparable with those of the CA-only group (5.3%) and the LAAC-only group (2.6%). …”
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Biodegradation of Phenol at High Initial Concentration by <i>Rhodococcus opacus</i> 3D Strain: Biochemical and Genetic Aspects by Tatiana O. Anokhina, Tatiana Z. Esikova, Valentina N. Polivtseva, Nataliya E. Suzina, Inna P. Solyanikova

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Predicting cardiovascular outcomes in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes by combining risk factor trajectories and machine learning algorithm: a cohort study by Qi Huang, Xiantong Zou, Zhouhui Lian, Xianghai Zhou, Xueyao Han, Yingying Luo, Shuohua Chen, Yanxiu Wang, Shouling Wu, Linong Ji

“…Using baseline characteristics and changes over a four-year observation period, we developed the ML-CVD-C (Machine Learning Cardiovascular Disease in Chinese) score to predict 10-year cardiovascular risk, including cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and stroke. We compared the discrimination and calibration of ML-CVD-C with models using only baseline variables (ML-CVD-C [base]), China-PAR (Prediction for ASCVD Risk in China), and PREVENT (Predict Risk of cardiovascular disease EVENTs). …”
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Edible Coatings Enhance Storability and Preserve Quality of Kiwiberry (<i>Actinidia arguta</i> L.) cv. Ken’s Red by Adriana C. Guerreiro, Custódia Gago, Dário Passos, Jaime Martins, Sandra Cruz, Fernão Veloso, Rui Guerra, Maria D. Antunes

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Does diabetes modify the triglyceride–glucose index associated with cardiovascular events and mortality? A meta-analysis of 50 cohorts involving 7,239,790 participants by Jun Zhang, Qiye Zhan, Zhihao Deng, Ling Lin, Zhaolan Feng, Huabin He, Deju Zhang, Huilei Zhao, Xiang Gu, Xiaoping Yin, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…The associations between the TyG index and cardiovascular events (HR: 1.72 vs. 1.55, P = 0.55), major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (HR: 2.02 vs. 1.91, P = 0.84), stroke (HR: 1.46 vs. 1.39, P = 0.77) and cardiovascular death (HR: 1.85 vs. 1.60, P = 0.56) were similar among DM and non-DM individuals. …”
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A morphometric signature to identify ductal carcinoma in situ with a low risk of progression by Marcelo Sobral-Leite, Simon P. Castillo, Shiva Vonk, Hendrik A. Messal, Xenia Melillo, Noomie Lam, Brandi de Bruijn, Yeman B. Hagos, Myrna van den Bos, Joyce Sanders, Mathilde Almekinders, Lindy L. Visser, Emma J. Groen, Petra Kristel, Caner Ercan, Leyla Azarang, Jacco van Rheenen, E. Shelley Hwang, Yinyin Yuan, Grand Challenge PRECISION Consortium, Renee Menezes, Esther H. Lips, Jelle Wesseling

“…A combined clinical-morphometric signature, characterized by small-sized ducts, a low number of cells and a low DCIS/stroma ratio, was associated with outcome (HR = 0.56; 95% CI 0.28–0.78). …”
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Experimental Study on the Influence of Buried Geothermal Pipes on the Temperature Field of Concrete Roads by Yan Tan, Jun Song, Zhi Chen, Henglin Xiao

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Differences between private and public primary health care centers and differences between men and women in antihypertensive care and cardiovascular prevention in all patients with... by Per Wändell, Anders Norrman, Julia Eriksson, Charlotte Ivarsson, Hrafnhildur Gudjonsdottir, Maria Hagströmer, Lena Lundh, Jan Hasselström, Boel Brynedal, Christina Sandlund, Axel C. Carlsson

“…Differences in comorbidities between men and women were found, with higher frequencies of coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, stroke, diabetes, and gout among men. Regarding antihypertensive treatment, women received less treatment of calcium channel blockers and ACE inhibitors, but more of angiotensin receptor blockers. …”
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Deciphering the Transcriptional Metabolic Profile of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells During Osteogenic Differentiation and Epigenetic Drug Treatment by Giulia Gerini, Alice Traversa, Fabrizio Cece, Matteo Cassandri, Paola Pontecorvi, Simona Camero, Giulia Nannini, Enrico Romano, Francesco Marampon, Mary Anna Venneri, Simona Ceccarelli, Antonio Angeloni, Amedeo Amedei, Cinzia Marchese, Francesca Megiorni

“…<i>In silico</i> annotation and gene ontology analysis highlighted the activation of ethanol oxidation, ROS regulation, retinoic acid metabolism, and steroid hormone metabolism, as well as in the metabolism of lipids, amino acids, and nucleotides, and pinpointed potential new osteogenic drivers like AOX1 and ADH1A. …”
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Revealing the Neuroimaging Mechanism of Acupuncture for Poststroke Aphasia: A Systematic Review by Boxuan Li, Shizhe Deng, Bomo Sang, Weiming Zhu, Bifang Zhuo, Menglong Zhang, Chenyang Qin, Yuanhao Lyu, Yuzheng Du, Zhihong Meng

“…Aphasia is a common symptom in stroke patients, presenting with the impairment of spontaneous speech, repetition, naming, auditory comprehension, reading, and writing function. …”
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Clinical Implications of Bifurcation Angles in Left Main Bifurcation Intervention Using a Two-Stent Technique by You-Jeong Ki, Ji Hyun Jung, Jung-Kyu Han, Sukkeun Hong, Jang Hyun Cho, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon, Sung Yun Lee, Jay Young Rhew, Jei Keon Chae, In-Ho Chae, Han-Mo Yang, Kyung Woo Park, Hyun-Jae Kang, Bon-Kwon Koo, Hyo-Soo Kim

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Tissue Doppler echocardiography predicts long-term cardiovascular mortality: the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial (ASCOT) legacy 20-year follow-up study by Simon Thom, Alice Stanton, Jamil Mayet, Amit Kaura, Darrel Francis, Anoop SV Shah, Andrew Sharp, Alun D Hughes, Neil R Poulter, Anenta Ratneswaren, Tong Wu, Somayeh Rostamian, Devan Wasan, PS Sever

“…Cardiovascular mortality was defined as death from coronary heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular aetiology such as heart failure or peripheral vascular disease. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Lubumbashi City, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Jacques Mbaz Musung, Placide Kambola Kakoma, Clarence Kaut Mukeng, Stéphane Lubamba Tshimanga, Jeef Paul Munkemena Banze, Nathalie Kayomb Kaj, Martin Kazadi Kamuna, Jimmy Kasali Mwamba, Dophra Ngoy Nkulu, Philippe Bianga Katchunga, Olivier Mukuku, Emmanuel Kiyana Muyumba

“…After logistic regression, the risk of hypertension increased with age >50 years (aOR = 5.85 [5.19–6.60]), overweight (aOR = 1.25 [1.11–1.41]), obesity (aOR = 1.25 [1.11–1.41]), central obesity (aOR = 1.37 [1.16–1.61]), diabetes mellitus (aOR = 2.19 [1.63–2.95]), alcohol consumption (aOR = 1.21 [1.05–1.39]), nonconsumption of vegetables (aOR = 1.35 [1.02–1.80]), and history of stroke (aOR = 2.57 [1.88–3.51]). Hypertension was inversely associated with being underweight (aOR = 0.68 [0.53–0.87]). …”
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