• The practicality of using bone impact microindentation in a population-based study of women: A Geelong-Osteoporosis Study

  Rufus-Membere, Pamela; Anderson, Kara B.; Holloway-Kew, Kara L.; Harland, Jacob W.; Diez-Perez, Adolfo; Kotowicz, Mark A.; Pasco, Julie A. (Elsevier, 2024)

  Impact microindentation (IMI) is a minimally invasive technique that allows the assessment of bone material strength index (BMSi) in vivo, by measuring the depth of a micron-sized, spherical tip into cortical bone that is ...
• For older individuals there is greater variance in low mean Bone Material Strength Index values obtained with the OsteoProbe

  Anderson, Kara B.; Rufus-Membere, Pamela; Harland, Jacob W.; Pasco, Julie A.; Diez-Perez, Adolfo; Kotowicz, Mark A.; Holloway-Kew, Kara L. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Purpose: Bone Material Strength Index (BMSi) quantifies the resistance of bone to a specified force in vivo at the mid tibia using impact microindentation (IMI). Anecdotal evidence suggests that within-participant variance ...
• PAKistan Study of prEmature coronary atHerosclerosis in young AdulTs (PAK-SEHAT): a prospective longitudinal study protocol investigating the prevalence, severity and determinants of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the young adult Pakistani population

  Hanif, Bashir; Sheikh, Sana; Peerwani, Ghazal; Cainzos-Achirica, Miguel; Javed, Wajiha; Baqar, Jaffer Bin; Samad, Zainab; Bashir, Faiza; Virani, Salim S.; Nasir, Khurram; Aijaz, Saba (BMJ Publishing Group, 2023)

  Introduction: Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a major cause of morbidity, mortality and health expenditures worldwide. Despite having higher ASCVD in the Pakistani population, data on subclinical coronary ...
• Impact of telenurse-led intervention in clinical trials on health literacy, empowerment, and health outcomes in patients with solid tumours: a pilot quasi-experimental study

  Muñoz Villaverde, Sergio; Martínez García, María; Serrano-Oviedo, Leticia; Gómez Romero, Francisco Javier; Sobrado-Sobrado, Ana María; Cidoncha-Moreno, María Ángeles; Riesgo Martín, Juan; Pedreira Robles, Guillermo; Garcimartín Cerezo, Paloma (BioMed Central, 2024)

  Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, decentralised clinical trials incorporated self-monitoring, self-reporting, and telenursing tools to address health literacy and health empowerment of patients enrolled in clinical ...
• Baseline NT-proBNP levels as a predictor of short-and long-term prognosis in COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational study

  Mojón Álvarez, Diana; Giralt Borrell, Teresa; Carreras-Mora, José; Calvo-Fernández, Alicia; Izquierdo, Andrea; Soler, Cristina; Cabero, Paula; Pérez-Fernández, Silvia; Vaquerizo Montilla, Beatriz; Ribas Barquet, Núria (BioMed Central, 2024)

  Background: Up to 20% of COVID-19 patients can suffer COVID-19-related myocardial injury. Elevated cardiac biomarkers, such as hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP, have been related to worse short-term prognosis. However, data on NT-proBNP ...
• Nurse practitioner led implementation of huddles for staff in long term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic

  McGilton, Katherine S.; Krassikova, Alexandra; Wills, Aria; Bethell, Jennifer; Boscart, Veronique; Escrig-Piñol, Astrid; Iaboni, Andrea; Vellani, Shirin; Maxwell, Colleen; Keatings, Margaret; Stewart, Steven C.; Sidani, Souraya (BioMed Central, 2023)

  Background: Staff working in long-term care (LTC) homes during COVID-19 frequently reported a lack of communication, collaboration, and teamwork, all of which are associated with staff dissatisfaction, health concerns, ...
• Impact on physical function of the +AGIL Barcelona program in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment: an interventional cohort study

  Arnal, Cristina; Pérez Bazán, Laura Mónica; Soto, Luís; Casas Herrero, Álvaro; Ars, Joan; Baró, Sonia; Díaz, Francisco; Abilla, Araceli; Enfedaque, M. Belén; Cesari, Matteo; Inzitari, Marco (BioMed Central, 2023)

  Background: Older adults with cognitive impairment (CI) have higher multimorbidity and frailty prevalence, lower functional status and an increased likelihood to develop dementia, non-cognitive deficits, and adverse ...
• Effect of 5-Alpha reductase inhibitors on magnetic resonance imaging and prostate cancer detection

  Morote, Juan; Picola, Natàlia; Muñoz-Rodríguez, Jesús; Paesano, Nahuel; Ruiz Plazas, Xavier; Muñoz-Rivero, Marta V.; Celma, Anna; García de Manuel, Gemma; Miró, Berta; Servian, Pol; Abascal-Junquera, José María (MDPI, 2024)

  Concerns exist regarding the effects of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) on multipa-rametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) detection. Our objective is to analyze ...
• Blood biomarkers of alzheimer's disease and cognition: A literature review

  García Escobar, Greta; Manero Borràs, Rosa María; Fernández-Lebrero, Aida; Ois Santiago, Angel Javier; Navalpotro-Gómez, Irene; Puente Periz, Victor Manuel; Contador Muñana, José; Estragués-Gázquez, Isabel; Puig Pijoan, Albert; Jiménez-Balado, Joan (MDPI, 2024)

  Recent advances in blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) show great promise for clinical applications, offering a less invasive alternative to current cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) measures. However, the relationships ...
• Glucometabolism in kidney transplant recipients with and without posttransplant diabetes: Focus on beta-cell function

  Kurnikowski, Amelie; Salvatori, Benedetta; Krebs, Michael; Budde, Klemens; Eller, Kathrin; Pascual Santos, Julio; Morettini, Micaela; Göbl, Christian; Hecking, Manfred; Tura, Andrea (MDPI, 2024)

  Posttransplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication after kidney transplantation. Pathophysiologically, whether beta-cell dysfunction rather than insulin resistance may be the predominant defect in PTDM has ...
• Present and future of metabolic and metabolomics studies focused on classical psychedelics in humans

  Madrid-Gambin, Francisco; Fabregat-Safont, David; Gómez Gómez, Àlex; Olesti Muñoz, Eulàlia, 1991-; Mason, Natasha L.; Ramaekers, Johannes G.; Pozo Mendoza, Óscar J., 1975- (Elsevier, 2023)

  Psychedelics are classical hallucinogen drugs that induce a marked altered state of consciousness. In recent years, there has been renewed attention to the possible use of classical psychedelics for the treatment of certain ...
• Loss of the epithelial marker CDX1 predicts poor prognosis in early-stage CRC patients

  Solé, Laura; Lobo-Jarne, Teresa; Cabré-Romans, Júlia-Jié; González, Antón; Fernández, Lierni; Marruecos, Laura; Guix Arnau, Marta, 1974-; Cuatrecasas, Miriam; López Prades, Sandra; Bellosillo Paricio, Beatriz; Torres, Ferran; Iglesias Coma, Mar; Bigas Salvans, Anna; Espinosa Blay, Lluís (Elsevier, 2024)

  Background: We have previously shown that non-curative chemotherapy imposes fetal conversion and high metastatic capacity to cancer cells. From the set of genes differentially expressed in Chemotherapy Resistant Cells, we ...
• Family metacognitive training (MCT-F): Adapting MCT to mothers with psychosis and their adolescent children

  Espinosa, Victoria; Montserrat, Clara; Ochoa, Susana (MDPI, 2024)

  Over half of women with psychosis are mothers. Research suggests that mothers with psychosis face unique challenges affecting both their mental health prognosis and their relationship with their children. Moreover, those ...
• Comparison of male and female non-refugee immigrants with psychosis: clinical, sociodemographic, and migration-related differences and impact on stress

  Trabsa, Amira; Casanovas, Francesc; Pérez Solá, Victor; Moreno Alcázar, Ana; Amann, Benedikt Lorenz; Mané Santacana, Anna (Springer, 2024)

  Purpose: To compare social, clinical, and migration-related factors between male and female immigrants with psychotic disorders and to determine the association between these variables and stress in the last year. Methods: ...
• Do they make a good match? Molecular dynamics studies on CALB-catalyzed esterification of 3-phenylpropionic and cinnamic acids

  Zieniuk, Bartlomiej; Stepniewski, Tomasz Maciej, 1988-; Fabiszewska, Agata (Elsevier, 2023)

  Lipases are versatile catalysts widely used in industrial biotransformations and laboratory-scale developed reactions with industrial potential. Despite the fact that lipase B from Candida antarctica (CALB) is one of the ...
• Atención inicial al paciente inmigrante en atención primaria

  González Martínez, María Ángeles; Castaño Suero, María Jesús; Guerrero Muñoz, Marta; Rossetti, Agustín Francisco; Sequeira Aymar, Ethel; Roca Saumell, Carme (Elsevier, 2024)

  La entrevista clínica a pacientes inmigrantes requiere una competencia cultural que garantice una buena comprensión y una correcta comunicación, además de recoger información específica diferente a pacientes autóctonos, ...
• A multicentric observational study to determine myocardial injury in severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP)

  Martin-Loeches, Ignacio; Maggi, Giampaolo; Díaz, Emili; Marín Corral, Judith; Guedea, Alfonso; Restrepo, Marcos I.; Reyes, Luis F.; Rodríguez, Alejandro (MDPI, 2023)

  Background: Severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) is the most frequent admission for acute respiratory failure in intensive care medicine. Observational studies have found a correlation between patients who were ...
• Randomised trial of genetic testing and targeted intervention to prevent the development and progression of Paget's disease of bone

  Phillips, Jonathan; Blanch-Rubió, Josep; Ralston, Stuart H. (BMJ Publishing Group, 2024)

  Introduction: Paget's disease of bone (PDB) frequently presents at an advanced stage with irreversible skeletal damage. Clinical outcomes might be improved by earlier diagnosis and prophylactic treatment. Methods: We ...
• Robotic approach for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma IIIA type: Step-by-step procedure

  Ielpo, Benedetto; Rosso, Edoardo; d'Addetta, Maria Vittoria; Abad, Mayra; Vellalta, Gemma; Sánchez Velázquez, Patricia, 1985-; Burdío Pinilla, Fernando (Springer, 2024)

  Background: Perihilar cholangiocarcinoma is a challenging technique to be performed by minimally invasive approach being the type III among the most complex procedure. Nowadays, the robotic approach is gaining increasing ...
• Levels of robotic mesopancreas dissection according to malignancy and vascular anatomy: What surgeons need to know

  Ielpo, Benedetto; d'Addetta, Maria Vittoria; Anselmo, Alessandro; Rosso, Edoardo; Blasi, Vito de; Sánchez Velázquez, Patricia, 1985-; Vellalta, Gemma; Podda, Mauro; Burdío Pinilla, Fernando (Springer, 2024)

  Introduction: The robotic approach is attracting increasing interest among the surgical community, and more and more series describing robotic pancreatoduodenectomy have been reported. Thus, surgeons performing robotic ...

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