• Exploration of thyroglobulin as a biomarker of iodine status in iodine-sufficient and mildly iodine-deficient pregnant women

  Dineva, Mariana; Rayman, Margaret P.; Levie, Deborah; Hunziker, Sandra; Guxens Junyent, Mònica; Peeters, Robin P.; Murcia, Mario; Rebagliato, Marisa; Irizar, Amaia; Jimeno-Romero, Alba; Sunyer, Jordi; Korevaar, Tim I. M.; Bath, Sarah C. (Springer, 2023)

  Urinary iodine-to-creatinine ratio (UI/Creat) reflects recent iodine intake but has limitations for assessing habitual intake. Thyroglobulin (Tg) concentration, which increases with thyroid size, appears to be an indicator ...
• Inhaler Technique Questionnaire (InTeQ) in pediatric patients with asthma

  Lizano-Barrantes, Catalina; Garin Boronat, Olatz, 1979-; Mayoral, Karina; Pont, Angels; Ortiz, Eva María; Ferrer, Montserrat; ARCA Group (Springer, 2023)
• The relevance of rich club regions for functional outcome post‐stroke is enhanced in women

  Anna K. Bonkhof; Jiménez-Conde, Jordi; Roquer, Jaume; GISCOME Investigators and the International Stroke Genetics Consortium (Wiley, 2023)

  This study aimed to investigate the influence of stroke lesions in predefined highly interconnected (rich-club) brain regions on functional outcome post-stroke, determine their spatial specificity and explore the effects ...
• Remibrutinib inhibits hives effector cells stimulated by serum from chronic urticaria patients independently of FcεR1 expression level and omalizumab clinical response

  Gimeno, Ramón; Ribas-Llauradó, Clara; Pesqué, David; Andrades, Evelyn; Cenni, Bruno; Ambros, Barbara; Pujol, Ramón M.; Giménez-Arnau, Anna Maria (Wiley, 2023)

  Despite advances in the treatment of chronic urticaria, in a significant percentage of the patients symptoms are not fully controlled with conventional approaches. New strategies under development include blocking intracellular ...
• Reference intervals for bone impact microindentation in healthy adults: a multi-centre international study

  Rufus-Membere, Pamela; Holloway-Kew, Kara L.; Diez-Perez, Adolfo; Appelman-Dijkstra, Natasha M.; Bouxsein, Mary L.; Eriksen, Erik Fink; Farr, Joshua N.; Khosla, Sundeep; Kotowicz, Mark A.; Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Rubin, Mishaela; Pasco, Julie A. (Springer, 2023)

  Impact microindentation (IMI) is a novel technique for assessing bone material strength index (BMSi) in vivo, by measuring the depth of a micron-sized, spherical tip into cortical bone that is then indexed to the depth of ...
• Contextualising adverse events of special interest to characterise the baseline incidence rates in 24 million patients with COVID-19 across 26 databases: a multinational retrospective cohort study

  Voss, Erica A.; Horban, Scott; Ramírez Anguita, Juan Manuel; Mayer, Miguel Ángel, 1960-; Ryan, Patrick B. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Adverse events of special interest (AESIs) were pre-specified to be monitored for the COVID-19 vaccines. Some AESIs are not only associated with the vaccines, but with COVID-19. Our aim was to characterise the incidence ...
• Genomic and proteomic biomarker landscape in clinical trials

  Piñero González, Janet, 1977-; Rodriguez Fraga, Pablo S.; Valls-Margarit, Jordi; Ronzano, Francesco; Accuosto, Pablo; Lambea Jane, Ricard; Sanz, Ferran; Furlong, Laura I., 1971- (Elsevier, 2023)

  The use of molecular biomarkers to support disease diagnosis, monitor its progression, and guide drug treatment has gained traction in the last decades. While only a dozen biomarkers have been approved for their exploitation ...
• Characterizing the adult exposome in men and women from the general population: results from the EHES-LUX study

  Ruiz Castell, María de la Concepción, 1981-; Le Coroller, Gwenaëlle; Pexaras, Achilleas; Ciprián, Giovana M.; Fagherazzi, Guy; Bohn, Torsten; Maitre, Léa; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Appenzeller, Brice M. R. (Elsevier, 2023)

  Throughout life individuals are exposed to a large array of diverse environmental exposures (exposome). Hair analyses can assess chronic exposure to a large number of chemicals with less intra-variability than urine and ...
• Are antihistamines still used during omalizumab treatment for chronic spontaneous urticaria?

  Melé-Ninot, Gemma; Giménez Arnau, Anna Maria (John Libbey Eurotext, 2022)

  Background: The guidelines for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) recommend adding omalizumab to the treatment of patients with uncontrolled disease despite four-fold doses of second-generation antihistamines ...
• A molecular sensitization map of European children reveals exposome- and climate-dependent sensitization profiles

  Kiewiet, M.B. Gea; Sunyer Deu, Jordi; Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria; Valenta, Rudolf (Wiley, 2023)

  Background: Understanding differences in sensitization profiles at the molecular allergen level is important for diagnosis, personalized treatment and prevention strategies in allergy. Methods: Immunoglobulin E (IgE) ...
• Cost-utility analysis of the UPRIGHT intervention promoting resilience in adolescents

  Mar, Javier; Larrañaga, Igor; Ibarrondo, Oliver; González-Pinto, Ana; Hayas, Carlota las; Fullaondo, Ane; Izco‑Basurko, Irantzu; Alonso Caballero, Jordi; Zorrilla, Iñaki; Fernández-Sevillano, Jessica; Manuel Keenoy, Esteban de; UPRIGHT Consortium (BioMed Central, 2023)

  Background: As mental health in adulthood is related to mental status during adolescence, school-based interventions have been proposed to improve resilience. The objective of this study was to build a simulation model ...
• The measure of precarious employment and its impact on the mental health of workers: A systematic review 2007-2020

  Rodríguez Jaramillo, Nataly; Trillos, Carlos Enrique; Julià Pérez, Mireia, 1981- (IOS Press, 2022)

  Background: Precarious employment conditions can influence the worker's mental health; however, there is no consensus regarding the definition of precarious employment or the way it is measured. Objective: The objective ...
• Ligelizumab improves angioedema, disease severity and quality-of-life in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

  Metz, Martin; Bernstein, Jonathan A.; Giménez Arnau, Anna Maria; Hide, Michihiro; Maurer, Marcus; Sitz, Karl; Soong, Weily; Sussman, Gordon; Hua, Eva; Barve, Avantika; Barbier, Nathalie; Balp, Maria Magdalena; Severin, Thomas (Elsevier, 2022)

  Background: Disease burden is particularly high in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) patients with angioedema, and patients whose signs and symptoms are inadequately controlled by H1-antihistamines need new treatment ...
• Current situation of shared decision making in osteoporosis: A comprehensive literature review of patient decision aids and decision drivers

  Nogués Solan, Francesc Xavier; Carbonell, María Cristina; Canals, Laura; Lizán, Luis; Palacios, Santiago (Wiley, 2022)

  Background and aims: Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass and microstructural deterioration of bone tissues, resulting in bone fragility and increased fracture risk. It is the most ...
• Global real-world evidence of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir as a highly effective treatment and elimination tool in people with hepatitis C infection experiencing mental health disorders

  Wedemeyer, Heiner; Garcia-Retortillo, Montserrat; Milligan, Scott (MDPI, 2022)

  Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is prevalent in people with mental health disorders, a priority population to diagnose and cure in order to achieve HCV elimination. This integrated analysis pooled data from 20 cohorts in seven ...
• Study of excipients in delayed skin reactions to mRNA vaccines: Positive delayed intradermal reactions to polyethylene glycol provide new insights for COVID-19 arm

  Pesqué, David; Pujol Vallverdú, Ramon Maria; Marcantonio-Santa Cruz, Orianna Yilsy; Vidal-Navarro, Ainhoa; Ramada Rodilla, José María, 1961-; Arderiu-Formentí, Alba; Albalat-Torres, Agustí; Serra, Consol; Giménez Arnau, Anna Maria (MDPI, 2022)

  Background: Skin local reactions to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have been linked to the use of vaccine excipients. The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of skin testing excipients in delayed skin reactions due to mRNA ...
• Factors associated with lesion detection in colonoscopy among different indications

  Mangas-Sanjuan, Carolina; Seoane, Agustín; Álvarez González, Marco Antonio; QUALISCOPIA Study Investigators (Wiley, 2022)

  Background and objective: Different factors may influence colonoscopy performance measures. We aimed to analyze procedure- and endoscopist-related factors associated with detection of colorectal lesions and whether these ...
• Incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders after renal transplantation is down, but the poor prognosis remains. Multicenter 32-year cohort study

  Franco, Antonio; Hernández, Domingo; Más-Serrano, Patricio; Zarraga, Sofia; Sanchez, Ana; Crespo Barrio, Marta; Mazuecos, Auxiliadora; Diaz-Corte, Carmen; Rodriguez-Benot, Alberto; Jimenez, Carlos; Gonzalez, Yussel (Elsevier, 2022)

  Background: Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorders represent rare but serious complications of kidney transplantation. Methods: We assessed incidence, risk factors, and outcomes in 21,546 patients receiving grafts ...
• Correction: Impulsivity is longitudinally associated with healthy and unhealthy dietary patterns in individuals with overweight or obesity and metabolic syndrome within the framework of the PREDIMED-Plus trial

  Gómez Martínez, Carlos; Babio, Nancy; Júlvez Calvo, Jordi; Nishi, Stephanie; Fernández Aranda, Fernando; Martínez-González, Miguel A.; Cuenca-Royo, Aida; Fernández, Rebeca; Jiménez Murcia, Susana; Torre Fornell, Rafael de la; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Bloemendaal, Mirjam; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Corella, Dolores; Arias, Alejandro; Salas Salvadó, Jordi (BioMed Central, 2022)
• Clearance of ctDNA in triple-negative and HER2-positive breast cancer patients during neoadjuvant treatment is correlated with pathologic complete response

  Ciriaco, Nikaoly; Zamora Gómez, Esther; Escrivá-de-Romaní, Santiago; Miranda Gómez, Ignacio; Jiménez Flores, José; Saura, Cristina; Sloane, Hillary; Starus, Anna; Fredebohm, Johannes; Georgieva, Lucy; Speight, Graham; Jones, Frederick; Ramón y Cajal, Santiago; Espinosa-Bravo, Martín; Peg, Vicente (SAGE Publications, 2022)

  Background: Although the standard of care is to perform surgery of primary breast cancer (BC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), for certain patients achieving clinical complete response (cCR) and pathologic complete ...

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