Authors: Moon H, Guven A, Li KD, Rockich-Winston N
Medical education online
Catecholamines (CAs) are chemical messengers with neuromodulatory and endocrine functions. Endogenous CAs include dopamine (DA), noradrenaline (NA, norepinephrine), and adrenaline (epinephrine). In ad...
Authors: Casarini A, Ballerini A, Maramotti R, Tondelli M, Carbone C, Chiari A, Vinceti G, Bedin R, Urbano T, Malagoli M, Genovese M, Scolastico S, Giovannini G, Pugnaghi M, Orlandi N, Molinari MA, Meletti S, Zamboni G, Vaudano AE
Neurology
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is defined by the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre Task Force as a neuro-behavioural syndrome produced by external mechanical forces transmitted to the...
Authors: Maldoddi R, Beach KM, Queener HM, Hung LF, She Z, Arumugam B, Smith Iii EL, Ostrin LA
Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
Aligning medical school curricula with standardized competency expectations helps students build the knowledge and clinical reasoning skills across the development continuum (preclinical to clinical)...
Authors: Hlongwane W, Crowley T
South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care
Cervical cancer remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related incidence and mortality among women worldwide. According to GLOBOCAN 2022 estimates, ~662,000 new cases of cervical cancer and 349,0...
Authors: Matonyane LG, Ross A
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Approximately one in nine adults aged 20 to 79 is living with either type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), one of the chronic non-communicable diseases that threaten human health. Diabetes mellitus is a...
Authors: Solari PN, Pires JC, Aguiar PM, Goes AR, Augusto GF
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Emotional narratives are a primary vehicle through which people share and make sense of affective experience, inviting listeners into a shared cognitive–emotional space (; ). Intersubject correlation...
Authors: Yenit MK, Gyawali P, Kolbe-Alexander TL
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
In 2024, the number of forcibly displaced people reached an unprecedented 123 million worldwide; this included 43 million refugees, of whom a quarter resettle in high-income countries. Refugees are at...
Authors: Buthelezi U, Lubuzo B, Tingen M, Chiya H, Gigaba SG, Goeieman B, Ramotsela S, Luvuno Z
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Epilepsy is a common neurologic disorder displaying a characteristic U-shaped distribution with incidence peaks in early childhood and in the elderly. In older adults, the leading causes of epilepsy a...
Authors: Maluleke KD, Mahomed S
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by Amyloid-β (Aβ) plaques, tau neurofibrillary tangles, and neurodegeneration, which are widely recognized as the hal...
Authors: Mwangi KJ, Ngassa Piote P, Pienaar M, Mashapha M, Mkhondo N, Dysted MP
African journal of primary health care & family medicine
Psychiatric symptoms and disorders are prevalent and also constitute important clinical considerations affecting diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis across various medical fields. In this context, psy...
Authors: Lockett B, Willemse JJ
Curationis
Mosquito-borne diseases, particularly dengue, represent one of the most urgent challenges for sustainable cities and societies in tropical and subtropical regions. Globally, dengue incidence has incre...
Authors: De Souza B
The South African journal of communication disorders = Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc), leading to debilitating mo...
Authors: Björkdahl A, Larsson J
Journal of rehabilitation medicine
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. In 2021, it was responsible for an estimated 43 million deaths, equivalent to 75% of non-pandemic-related de...
Authors: Bang CH, Baek YS, Kim TG, Jeong KH, Kim JE, Jo SJ, Lee ES, Choe YB, Korean Society for Psoriasis
Annals of dermatology
Methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) remains among the most treatment-resistant substance misuse conditions. No pharmacotherapy with proven efficacy has been approved [, ], and while psychosocial interv...
Authors: Lee KH, Pae CU
Annals of dermatology
Spiritual care is widely recognized as a core component of holistic palliative care. Patients facing life-limiting illnesses often experience profound existential distress characterized by questions o...