Causal Relationships Between Blood Lipid Levels and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Huang P, Zhao Y, Wei H, Wu W, Guo Z, Ma S, Xu M, Wang Q, Jia C, Xiang T, Li H

“…Additionally, extensive UK Biobank data pertaining to blood lipid profiles within European cohorts included measurements for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) with 440,546 individuals, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) with 403,943 individuals, triglycerides (TG) with 441,016 individuals, total cholesterol (TC) with 187,365 individuals, apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) with 393,193 individuals, and apolipoprotein B (apoB) with 439,214 individuals. …”
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Coffee and tea consumption and dementia risk: The role of sex and vascular comorbidities by Kuan-Chu Hou, Yen-Ching Chen, Ta-Fu Chen, Yu Sun, Li-Li Wen, Ping-Keung Yip, Yi-Min Chu, Jeng-Min Chiou, Jen-Hau Chen

“…Stratified analyses showed that the protective effects of a higher quantity of coffee and tea against AD were more pronounced among females and individuals with hypertension. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of mRNA-1273.815 Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Among Adults Aged ≥ 18 Years in the United States by Amanda Wilson, Neloufar Rahai, Ekkehard Beck, Elisha Beebe, Brian Conroy, Daina Esposito, Priya Govil, Hagit Kopel, Tianyi Lu, James Mansi, Morgan A. Marks, Katherine E. Mues, Rohan Shah, Michelle Skornicki, Tianyu Sun, Astra Toyip, Mitra Yousefi, David Martin, Andre B. Araujo

“…Results The study included 1,272,161 vaccinated individuals matched 1:1 with unvaccinated individuals, with a maximum follow-up of 128 (median 84) days. …”
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Higher Physical Activity is Associated with Reduced Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Korean Men by Seo Eun Hwang, Jae Moon Yun, Su Hwan Cho, Kyungha Min, Ji Young Kim, Hyuktae Kwon, Jin Ho Park

“…Purpose: Identifying and managing risk factors for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is crucial because it impacts the quality of life of elderly individuals. Lifestyle factors, including physical activity (PA), and their relationship with LUTS have not been well studied. …”

Role of Metformin in Preventing New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yu-Ling Lin, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Hsi-Hao Wang, Wan-Chia Hsu, Shih-Yuan Hung, Yuan-Yow Chiou, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Min-Yu Chang, Li-Chun Ho, Ching-Fang Wu, Yi-Che Lee

“…<b>Background</b>: Recent evidence supports the protective role of metformin on kidney function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Associations of healthy lifestyle and family income to poverty ratio with all-cause mortality among people with prediabetes and diabetes: a prospective cohort study by Zhu Li, Lin Zhou, Yongshi Wu, Tao Ding, Yuxin Gan, Xiang Fan

“…It is unclear how the protective effect of a healthy lifestyle against death differs between individuals with different glucose metabolic profiles and whether PIR mediates this effect. …”
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International diet quality index and revised diet quality index relationship with type 2 diabetes disease: a case-control study by Amr Ali Mohamed Abdelgawwad El-Sehrawy, Bilal AbdulMajeed Mukhlif, Enwa Felix Oghenemaro, M. M. Rekha, Rohit Kumawat, Shilpa Sharma, M. Ravi Kumar, Nagat Salah Shalaby, Munthar Kadhim Abosaoda, Abed J. Kadhim

“…In the final model, each standard deviation increase in the DQI-I score was associated with reduced odds of T2DM (odds ratio [OR] = 0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.37–0.92; p = 0.046). Among the components of the DQI-I, a high adequacy score was significantly correlated with lower odds of T2DM (OR = 0.13; 95% CI = 0.05–0.36; p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Association between METTL14 gene polymorphisms and risk of ovarian endometriosis by Zijun Zhou, Zijun Zhou, Youkun Jie, Xianyue Hu, Xianyue Hu, Guange Chen, Yanjing Bao, Yanjing Bao, Zhenbo OuYang, Liangzhi Wu, Tianyang Gao, Qiushi Zhang, Qiushi Zhang, Wenfeng Hua, Wenfeng Hua

“…Haplotype analysis showed that individuals with the GATAA haplotype were at higher risk of ovarian endometriosis (AOR = 5.54, 95% CI = 1.63–18.87, P = 0.006), whereas the AGTTG haplotype exhibited protective effects (AOR = 0.55, 95% CI = 0.31–0.97, P = 0.039) compared with wild-type GACAG haplotype carriers. …”
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Regional adipose distribution and metabolically unhealthy phenotype in Chinese adults: evidence from China National Health Survey by Binbin Lin, Yaoda Hu, Huijing He, Xingming Chen, Qiong Ou, Yawen Liu, Tan Xu, Ji Tu, Ang Li, Qihang Liu, Tianshu Xi, Zhiming Lu, Weihao Wang, Haibo Huang, Da Xu, Zhili Chen, Zichao Wang, Guangliang Shan

“…Significant interactions between BMI and percentage of trunk and leg fat were observed in both sexes, with stronger associations found in individuals with normal weight and overweight. Conclusions: Trunk fat is associated with a higher risk of metabolically unhealthy phenotype, while leg and arm fat are protective factors. …”
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Association of tea consumption with all-cause/cardiovascular disease mortality in the chronic kidney disease population: an assessment of participation in the national cohort by Jin Li, Xing-Ling Chen, Xiao-Lu Ou-Yang, Xiao-Jiao Zhang, Yue Li, Shu-Ning Sun, Ling-Jun Wang, Zhong-Qi Yang, Shi-Hao Ni, Lu Lu

“…Replacing 1 cup of green tea with 1 cup of oxidized tea per day was associated with an 8% and 11% lower risk of all-cause mortality [HR = 0.92; 95%CI = 0.86, 0.98; p = 0.01] and CVD mortality [HR = 0.89; 95%CI = 0.80, 1.00; p < 0.05], respectively, in individuals with CKD stages 1–2.Conclusion Tea consumption showed protective effects on all-cause mortality in CKD population, with potential benefits observed in terms of both the cups quantity and types of tea consumed. …”
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Adverse events in the nervous system associated with blinatumomab: a real-world study by Wen Gao, Jingwei Yu, Yifei Sun, Zheng Song, Xia Liu, Xue Han, Lanfan Li, Lihua Qiu, Shiyong Zhou, Zhengzi Qian, Xianhuo Wang, Huilai Zhang

“…NSTs were more frequent in males (44.01%) and younger individuals (18–45 years, 28.39%), with a higher prevalence in the USA (77.99%). …”
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Against Futility Judgments for Patients with Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness by William Choi

“…In contrast, futility judgments are made in empirically tenuous confidence in the patient’s inability to survive or recover meaningfully. …”
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Artificial Intelligence Technologies in Psychology by D.V. Ushakov

“…The concept of "digital angels" is proposed&mdash;artificial intelligence technologies created to protect the interests of their owner. Digital angels should combine three roles: digital assistants that help individuals organize their lives; digital communicators that ensure connection with other people and the environment; and digital confidants that a person can unconditionally trust.…”
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