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Buqi-Huoxue-Tongnao decoction drives gut microbiota-derived indole lactic acid to attenuate ischemic stroke via the gut-brain axis.

Sep 16, 2024

Ischemic stroke belongs to “apoplexy” and its pathogenesis is characterized by qi deficiency and blood stasis combining with phlegm-damp clouding orifices. Buqi-Huoxue-Tongnao decoction (BHTD) is a traditional...

Associations of head and neck cancers with herpes zoster in the preceding five years.

Sep 16, 2024

This population-based study investigated the risk of having had prior herpes zoster within five years preceding a diagnosis of head and neck cancer. We conducted a case-control study that included 9,191 patients with a diagnosis...

Evaluating the educational environment among Saudi board dental residents at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Riyadh using PHEEM tool.

Sep 16, 2024

The quality of education and the learning environment significantly influence dental trainees’ success and experiences. However, the impact of the educational environment on dental residents in Saudi Arabia remains...

Secondhand smoke exposure among adolescents in the gulf cooperation council countries: analysis of global youth tobacco surveys.

Sep 16, 2024

This study aimed to analyze patterns and predictors of secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure among adolescents (12-16 years old) in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Nationally representative...

Physiotherapists’ attitudes, practice and barriers to sexual issues among stroke survivors in South-East Nigeria.

Sep 9, 2024

Sexual issues post-stroke are common and can include difficulties related to arousal, orgasm, and decreased sexual desire, and satisfaction.To determine the attitudes, practices, and barriers experienced by physiotherapists in...

A systematic review and meta-analysis of HHV-6 and mortality after hematopoietic cell transplant.

Sep 9, 2024

Human herpesvirus-6B (HHV-6B) reactivation has been associated with non-relapse mortality (NRM) and overall mortality (OM) following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HCT). We performed a systematic review and...

Soundscape analysis can be an effective tool in assessing seagrass restoration early success.

Sep 9, 2024

Restoration of vulnerable marine habitats is becoming increasingly popular to cope with widespread habitat loss and the resulting decline in biodiversity and ecosystem services. Lately, restoration strategies have been employed...

Effects of facial forms and midline deviations and rolls on female facial beauty according to laypeople, orthodontists, and prosthodontists or restorative dentists.

Sep 9, 2024

No study has examined the simultaneous effect of facial forms, midline deviations and midline angulations on facial beauty. Therefore, this comprehensive study aimed to evaluate these and many other hypotheses. This psychometric...

Impact of hemispherotomy on quality of life and burden of caregivers in children and adolescents: a retrospective observational study.

Sep 9, 2024

To evaluate QOL and caregiver burden of children and teenagers submitted to hemispherotomy for pharmacoresistant epilepsy, by comparing pre and post-surgical intervention data.Retrospective analysis of pediatric patients...

Clinical outcomes and radiolucent line analysis in cementless mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty: a prospective multicentre study in Japan.

Sep 9, 2024

The objective of this study was to assess radiolucent lines (RLLs) and to determine their effect on clinical outcomes of the newly introduced cementless mobile-bearing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) system. This was prospective,...

Improving Sleep in People with HIV and Chronic Pain: A Pilot Study of Brief Behavioral Treatment for Insomnia.

Sep 9, 2024

Insomnia and chronic pain are common symptoms in people with HIV. Poor sleep has been associated with chronic pain. While cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia improves insomnia in clinical populations, there are barriers to...

Peering into the mind: unraveling schizophrenia’s secrets using models.

Sep 9, 2024

Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a complex mental disorder characterized by a range of symptoms, including positive and negative symptoms, as well as cognitive impairments. Despite the extensive research, the underlying neurobiology of...

Elevated atmospheric CO alters the multi-element stoichiometry of pollen-bearing oak flowers, with possible negative effects on bees.

Sep 9, 2024

Increasing atmospheric CO levels change the elemental composition in plants, altering their nutritional quality and affecting consumers and ecosystems. Ecological stoichiometry provides a framework for investigating how...

Comparing the remineralization potential of undemineralized dentin powder versus chicken eggshell powder on artificially induced initial enamel carious lesions: an in-vitro investigation.

Sep 9, 2024

White spot lesions are a widespread undesirable effect, especially prevalent during fixed orthodontic treatments. The study compared the in vitro enamel remineralization potential of undemineralized dentin matrix (UDD) versus...

Assessing the effect of body mass index on perioperative outcomes and short-term recurrence after paraesophageal hernia repair.

Sep 9, 2024

Previous assessments suggest that surgical results of paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair were negatively impacted by increasing levels of obesity. A better understanding of the association of obesity on outcomes of PEH repair...

Intergranular fracture, grain-boundary structure, and dislocation-density interactions in FCC bicrystals.

Sep 9, 2024

A dislocation-density based crystalline plasticity (DCP) and nonlinear finite element (FE) analysis were used to predict, and fundamentally understand how and why fracture nucleation and propagation are related to the...

Axial length reduction and choroidal thickening with short-term exposure to cyan light in human subjects.

Sep 9, 2024

Given the potential role of light and its wavelength on ocular growth, this study investigated the effect of short-term exposure to red, cyan and blue light on ocular biometry in humans.Forty-four young adults and 20 children,...

Prior-guided attention fusion transformer for multi-lesion segmentation of diabetic retinopathy.

Sep 9, 2024

To solve the issue of diagnosis accuracy of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and reduce the workload of ophthalmologists, in this paper we propose a prior-guided attention fusion Transformer for multi-lesion segmentation of DR. An...

Healthcare professionals’ knowledge and attitudes towards polygenic risk testing for glaucoma.

Sep 9, 2024

Effective clinical implementation of polygenic risk testing for glaucoma relies on healthcare professionals’ attitudes and knowledge of the test. Given the emerging applications of the test, it will likely impact a range...

MRI-measured periprostatic to subcutaneous adipose tissue thickness ratio as an independent risk factor in prostate cancer patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Sep 9, 2024

The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the periprostatic adipose tissue thickness (PPATT) is an independent prognostic factor for prostate cancer patients after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP). This...

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