Authors: Liao HY, Ko CH, Yen CF
Biomedical journal
Neuroinflammation is an inflammatory response in the presence of pathogens or harmful substances within the central nervous system (CNS). This response is mediated by glial cells like microglia and as...
Authors: Hassan K, Desai R, Shahin E, Shapiro P, Burshtain O, Dragone D
Cureus
Cannabis is the third most commonly consumed addictive substance in the United States (following alcohol and tobacco). In 2013, 4.7% of adults ages 60-64 and 1.4% of those ages 65+ reported past-year...
Authors: Alahmari W, Subramanian MP, Alhazmi A, Alqabbani S, Alotaibi M, Almuwais A
International journal of women's health
Sleep disturbances are common amongst patients with psychotic disorders, with up to 80% found to have symptoms of sleep disorders (Reeve et al., ; Waite et al., ). The primary focus of work related to...
Authors: Zamboni L, Casari R, Santin L, Congiu A, Guerra A, Cappelletti S, Melchiori S, Federico A, Campagnari S, Carli S, Infante MV, Lugoboni F
Frontiers in pharmacology
Affordances are defined as the possibilities for action/interaction offered by objects in the environment to a given organism, given its biological constraints (Gibson, ). This definition was further...
Authors: Iwuagwu RJ, Clark MF, Landoll RR, Jonas C, Thornton K, Torre D, Durning SJ
Advances in medical education and practice
If a society's greatness is measured by how it treats its most vulnerable, we live in discouraging times for the more than 13 million adults and 700,000 children with serious illnesses in the United S...
Authors: Jiang C, Feng H
Innovation in aging
Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma (PVRL) is a rare ocular malignancy, with an incidence of 0.5-2 cases per million. However, its reported frequency has increased in recent decades due to improved diagnos...
Authors: Humblet D
Innovation in aging
In posterior capsule insufficiency or zonular weakness, a secondary intraocular lens (IOL) is needed. Trauma, Marfan syndrome, pseudoexfoliation syndrome, congenital aniridia, and cataract surgical di...
Authors: Vartanyan A, Tran P, Bontekoe K, Pinto A
Cureus
Because obtaining food resources is essential for survival, the diet and morphological phenotype of snakes are closely linked (; ; ). Prey characteristics can induce morphological differences that oft...
Authors: Luo Z, Ji W, An J, He M, Wang H, Li J, Ma Y, Zhu D, Lu K, Han L
Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare
Rare diseases (RDs) are conditions that affect a small number of individuals compared to more common illnesses. It is defined as fewer than 200,000 people in the United States (Commissioner, ) and few...
Authors: Chen HT, Chen CL, Lin CF, Chung YC
PeerJ
Hospitalized pediatric hematology-oncology patients are likely to receive anxiety-inducing news regarding their diagnosis, undergo painful treatments, and experience side-effects (; ; ). However, ther...
Authors: Aly S, Grundmann O
Substance abuse and rehabilitation
Khat (Catha edulis) is a perennial stimulant shrub native to Ethiopia, widely cultivated and consumed across Yemen and the Horn of Africa. Its fresh leaves are chewed daily for their energizing effect...
Authors: Jones AM, Eglovitch M, Soto P, Green AR, Marcus MM, Dzierzewski JM, Alattar M, Martin CE
Substance abuse and rehabilitation
Ahmed glaucoma valve is a pressure-sensitive, unidirectional valve mechanism crucial for controlling elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in refractory glaucoma cases where medical management, laser pr...
Authors: Neha N, Gaur N, Rana L, Kumar C
Romanian journal of ophthalmology
Takayasu arteritis is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by granulomatous vasculitis, primarily affecting medium and large-sized arteries. It is more common among women and is most frequently o...
Authors: Pulido L, Jandrisevits MD, Valenti SM, Manak CK, Sandage SJ
Cureus
Sleep disturbance is highly prevalent (51–75%) among people with opioid use disorder (OUD), including individuals receiving medications for OUD such as buprenorphine. These symptoms may complicate out...
Authors: Prodescu SV, Curcă PF, Tătaru CP, Tătaru CI
Romanian journal of ophthalmology
We searched PubMed, Ovid, Embase, and medrxiv for studies reporting association between maternal anaemia and stillbirth. We used search terms synonymous with maternal anaemia, haemoglobin, and stillbi...