Endurance and avoidance response patterns in pain patients: Application of action control theory in pain research. by Jana Buchmann, Nicola Baumann, Karin Meng, Jana Semrau, Julius Kuhl, Klaus Pfeifer, Miguel Kazén, Heiner Vogel, Hermann Faller

“…Distress-avoidance responders emerged as the most burdened, dysfunctional patient group concerning measures of stress, action control, maladaptive coping, and health. …”
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Potential Resistance Mechanisms Exhibited by Cystic Fibrosis Patients Against SARS-CoV-2 by Yasmin K. Elsharabassi, Nuha T. Swaidan, Mohamed M. Emara

“…The potential resistance mechanisms include blood and extracellular ATP levels, a deleted/dysfunctional CFTR gene, ACE and ACE2 regulation and expression, ACE and ACE2 polymorphism effects, host proteins and SARS-CoV-2 interactions, and SMN1 and ACE/ACE2 interactions. …”
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Zinc deficiency as possible link between immunosenescence and age-related diseases by Michael Tobias Schulz, Lothar Rink

“…Recent findings on zinc’s cellular and molecular effects on immune health present zinc supplementation as a practical, accessible intervention for supporting healthier aging and improving quality of life. …”
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Cerebral edema in drug addicts by Daruši Dragana J., Radulović Danka M., Radovanović Ivana D.

“…Background/Aim. The effect of drugs leaves permanent consequences on the brain, organic in type, followed by numerous manifestations, and it significantly affects the development of mental dysfunctions. …”
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Application of Multidomain Cognitive Training in a Tele-Neurorehabilitation Setting for Treatment of Post-Stroke Cognitive Disorders by Marianna Contrada, Loris Pignolo, Martina Vatrano, Caterina Pucci, Isabel Mantia, Federica Scarfone, Maria Quintieri, Antonio Cerasa, Gennarina Arabia

“…Purpose: Cognitive dysfunctions are still very common in the chronic phase of stroke when patients are discharged from neurorehabilitation centers. …”
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Evolution of a major drug metabolizing enzyme defect in the domestic cat and other felidae: phylogenetic timing and the role of hypercarnivory. by Binu Shrestha, J Michael Reed, Philip T Starks, Gretchen E Kaufman, Jared V Goldstone, Melody E Roelke, Stephen J O'Brien, Klaus-Peter Koepfli, Laurence G Frank, Michael H Court

“…The domestic cat (Felis catus) shows remarkable sensitivity to the adverse effects of phenolic drugs, including acetaminophen and aspirin, as well as structurally-related toxicants found in the diet and environment. …”
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Perceptions of supervision and feedback in PaedCompenda, the competency-based, post-graduate curriculum in pediatrics (www.paedcompenda.de) by Somm, Irene, Hajart, Marco, Fehr, Folkert, Weiß-Becker, Christoph

“…Furthermore, the medical specialists who serve as trainers need to be specifically trained to know which approaches promote learning effectively.…”
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Targeted Biofeedback Training to Improve Gait Parameters in Subacute Stroke Patients: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial by Dmitry V. Skvortsov, Sergey N. Kaurkin, Galina E. Ivanova

“…However, a significant effect of such training was only observed with stance phase as the target parameter. …”
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Role of Alpha Lipoic Acid in Ameliorating the Histological Alterations of Pituitary-Testicular Axis –induced by Hydrogen Peroxide in Rats by Alwan, Mohammad, Al-Okialy, Baraa

“…In conclusion, the results indicated that alpha-lipoic acid mitigated pituitary-testicular dysfunctions induced by H2O2 through its antioxidant effects via scavenging free radicals.…”
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The Neurological Significance of Abnormal Natural Killer Cell Activity in Chronic Toxigenic Mold Exposures by Ebere Anyanwu, Andrew W. Campbell, Joseph Jones, John E. Ehiri, Akpan I. Akpan

“…Most likely, mycotoxins exert some rigorous effects on the circadian rhythmic processes resulting in sleep deprivation to which an acute and transient increase in NKC activity is observed. …”
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Aloe ferox leaf gel extracts attenuate redox imbalance in oxidative renal injury and stimulates glucose uptake, whilst inhibiting key enzymes linked to diabetes and obesity by Huda Ismail, Almahi I. Mohamed, Md. Shahidul Islam

“…Both metabolic disorders are linked to chronic adverse complications, which include kidney dysfunctions. Medicinal plants play a crucial role in traditional healthcare, especially in developing countries. …”
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Innovative, Technology-Driven, Digital Tools for Managing Pediatric Urinary Incontinence: Scoping Review by Lola Bladt, Jiri Vermeulen, Alexandra Vermandel, Gunter De Win, Lukas Van Campenhout

“…Meanwhile, digital interventions have already shown effectiveness in other pediatric health care areas. …”
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Impact of PM2.5 Exposure on Reproductive Health and Sperm Functions in Mice from a High-Pollution Industrial Environment by Fu-Jen Cheng, Chung-Shin Yuan, Xin Chen, Yu-Sheng Lin, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ping-Chi Hsu

“…Conclusions Our study unequivocally demonstrated that being exposed to PM2.5, even at modest levels of air contaminants, can negatively impact the male reproductive system through causing biological impairments and cellular dysfunctions, including disturbances in sperm MMP, among other testicular effects. …”
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Using a Smartphone Application to Strengthen Pelvic Floor and Manage Symptomatology of Female Track and Field Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Study by Natalia Romero-Franco, Elisa Bosch-Donate, Elena Vico-Moreno, Ángel Oliva-Pascual Vaca, Pau Martínez-Bueso, Jesús Molina-Mula, Juan Carlos Fernández-Domínguez

“…Despite the high prevalence of pelvic floor (PF) dysfunctions in female athletes, help-seeking is low due to embarrassment and disinformation. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Cardiovascular Events Associated With Acalabrutinib Versus Ibrutinib in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Insights From a Global Federated Network by Abdulrahman Majrashi, Ying X. Gue, Alena Shantsila, Stella Williams, Catrin Tudur Smith, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Andrew R. Pettitt

“…Second‐generation BTK inhibitors (BTKi) such as acalabrutinib were developed to have greater selectivity for BTK to reduce off‐target effects and improve safety. Comparative real‐world data between ibrutinib and second‐generation BTKi are limited. …”
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Differential Association Between Default Mode Network Connectivity and Attachment Styles in Healthy Individuals and Crohn's Disease Patients by Alessandro Agostini, Sara Ventura, Silvia Tempia Valenta, Fernando Rizzello, Paolo Gionchetti, Francesca Benuzzi, Nicola Filippini

“…ABSTRACT Aim Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with psychological disorders and insecure attachment styles, potentially reflecting the long‐lasting disease effect. Although functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies revealed differences in CD patients relative to HC, the brain properties underlying the attachment dimensions in CD remain scarcely investigated. …”
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A structural genomics approach to investigate Dystrophin mutations and their impact on the molecular pathways of Duchenne muscular dystrophy by Abdelbaset Mohamed Elasbali, Farah Anjum, Osama A. AlKhamees, Waleed Abu Al-Soud, Mohd Adnan, Anas Shamsi, Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan

“…Mutations, particularly single-point amino acid substitutions, can lead to dysfunctional Dystrophin, causing muscular dystrophies, with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) being the most severe form.ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the effects of 184 single-point amino acid substitutions on the structure and function of Dystrophin using computational approaches.MethodsMany computational tools were used to predict the impact of amino acid substitutions on protein stability, solubility, and function. …”
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Reduced T and NK Cell Activity in Glioblastoma Patients Correlates with TIM-3 and BAT3 Dysregulation by Farah Ahmady, Peter Curpen, Louis Perriman, Adilson Fonseca Teixeira, Siqi Wu, Hong-Jian Zhu, Arpita Poddar, Aparna Jayachandran, George Kannourakis, Rodney B. Luwor

“…Collectively, these data reveal that glioblastoma-mediated CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cell and NK cell suppression is due, at least in part, to dysregulated TIM-3 and BAT3 expression and the associated downstream immunoregulatory and dysfunctional effects.…”
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Facilitating a high-quality dietary pattern induces shared microbial responses linking diet quality, blood pressure, and microbial sterol metabolism in caregiver-child dyads by Emily B. Hill, Li Chen, Michael T. Bailey, Amrik Singh Khalsa, Ross Maltz, Kelly Kelleher, Colleen K. Spees, Jiangjiang Zhu, Brett R. Loman

“…Low-resource individuals are at increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD), partially attributable to poor dietary patterns and dysfunctional microbiota. Dietary patterns in childhood play critical roles in physiological development and are shaped by caregivers, making caregiver-child dyads attractive targets for dietary interventions to reduce metabolic disease risk. …”
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Analysis of BoDV-1 status, EEG resting-state alpha activity and pro-inflammatory cytokines in adults with and without major depressive disorder by Anna J. Torner, Bernhard T. Baune, Bernhard T. Baune, Bernhard T. Baune, Kristian Folta-Schoofs, Detlef E. Dietrich, Detlef E. Dietrich, Detlef E. Dietrich

“…Most important, no group-dependent effect of BoDV-1 status on EEG resting-state activity had been observed. …”
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