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Prevalence of thyroid nodule and relationship with physiological and psychosocial factors among adults in Zhejiang Province, China: a baseline survey of a cohort study
BackgroundThyroid nodules have attracted much attention due to their high incidence and potential for malignant transformation. Compared with the...
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The burden of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among working-age people in the Western Pacific Region, 1990–2019: an age–period–cohort analysis of the Global Burden of Disease study
BackgroundThe growing prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in younger populations, particularly those of working age...
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Carotid artery transplantation of brain endothelial cells enhances neuroprotection and neurorepair in ischaemic stroke rats
Brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs), an important component of the neurovascular unit, can promote angiogenesis and synaptic formation in...
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Rab11b promotes M1-like macrophage polarization by restraining autophagic degradation of NLRP3 in alcohol-associated liver disease
Macrophage polarization is vital to mounting a host defense or repairing tissue in various liver diseases. Excessive activation of the NLR family...
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Collaboration in providing intimate-partner violence services to women with disabilities
BackgroundThere is a consensus among scholars, policymakers, and implementers that addressing the complex nature of intimate partner violence (IPV)...
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Cardiovascular diseases as risk factors of post-COVID syndrome: a systematic review
BackgroundA growing proportion of people experience incomplete recovery months after contracting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). These COVID-19...
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Neutralizing antibody responses assessment after vaccination in people living with HIV using a surrogate neutralization assay
ObjectiveHIV has been reported to interfere with protective vaccination against multiple pathogens, usually through the decreased effectiveness of...
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A small molecule compound targeting hemagglutinin inhibits influenza A virus and exhibits broad-spectrum antiviral activity
Influenza A virus (IAV) is a widespread pathogen that poses a significant threat to human health, causing pandemics with high mortality and...
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Dietary diversity and iron deficiency anemia among a cohort of singleton pregnancies: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundIron deficiency anemia (IDA) is considered one of the most common medical disorders observed during pregnancy. In low- and middle-income...
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Social support and economic conditions among older migrants in India: do distance, duration, and streams of migration play a role in later life?
BackgroundBeing older and having a migrant feature might cause a double risk of vulnerability in poor economic, social support, and health status at...
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Relationship between social participation and depressive symptoms in patients with multimorbidity: the chained mediating role of cognitive function and activities of daily living
ObjectiveThe potential mechanisms linking social participation and depressive symptoms in Chinese individuals with multimorbidity are not yet fully...
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Liver X receptor inverse agonist SR9243 attenuates rheumatoid arthritis via modulating glycolytic metabolism of macrophages
Liver X receptors (LXRs) which link lipid metabolism and inflammation, were overexpressed in experimental rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rats as observed...
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Trends in alcohol use and alcoholic liver disease in South Korea: a nationwide cohort study
BackgroundThere is a lack of national-level research on alcohol consumption and the epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) in South Korea....
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Evaluation of immunophenotypic alterations of peripheral blood lymphocytes and their sub-sets in uncomplicated P. Falciparum infection
BackgroundMalaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito. There is ample...
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Evidence of gene-nutrient interaction association with waist circumference, cross-sectional analysis
Background and aimsWaist circumference (WC) is a significant indicator of body adiposity and is associated with increased mortality and morbidity of...
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Factors associated with blood donation among college and university students in Wuhan, China: structural equation model
BackgroundCollege and university students were an important population group of blood donors, especially in the current situation of tight blood...
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Assessing the impact of small firm dynamics on public mental health amid the pandemic in Latin America
ObjectiveThe aim of our study is to examine the relationship between the economic activity of small firms and the mental well-being of the population...
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Prevalence and associated factors of infection in children with nephrotic syndrome aged 2-18 years in the northwest and east Amhara region, Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional retrospective study
BackgroundInfection is the most common complication of pediatric patients with nephrotic syndrome. The factors associated with infection in nephrotic...
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Implement social prescribing successfully towards embedding: what works, for whom and in which context? A rapid realist review
BackgroundSome clients who access healthcare services experience problems due to the wider determinants of health which cannot be addressed (solely)...
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“If I die for touching him, let me die”: a rapid ethnographic assessment of cultural practices and Ebola transmission in high-risk border regions of Tanzania
BackgroundEbola Virus Disease (EVD) is a rare but contagious disease caused by Ebola Virus (EBOV). The first Ebola outbreaks were reported in the...