Authors: Morgado P
Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience
Among aging populations, femoral neck fractures are a common and serious condition that imposes a substantial burden in terms of morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs on a global scale [,]. In Th...
Authors: Kahalnik F, Pennington S, Gracia L, Ruiz E, King C, Higashi RT, Kitzman H, Patel MJ
Journal of clinical and translational science
Ageing can be chronological, biological or psychological. Chronological age is a person's age in years. This has limited significance when talking about health. Biological age simply refers to changes...
Authors: Malangu N, Amukugo HJ, Salomo S
Health SA = SA Gesondheid
Menopause is a natural biological process in women. It occurs with the cessation of the menstrual cycle. Globally, it is estimated that by 2030, approximately 1.2 billion women will be in the menopaus...
Authors: Ye Z, He C, Peng W, Cao S, Sun L, Yu P, Tong Y, Wu D
Frontiers in psychiatry
Globally, the integration of persons with disabilities (PWDs) into the labour market remains a persistent challenge central to commitments to equality and social justice (World Health Organization [WH...
Authors: Titus AR, Benmarhnia T, Thorpe LE
Environmental health perspectives
Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder that typically emerges in early adulthood and is characterized by a prolonged disease course, frequent relapse, and substantial functional impairm...
Authors: Moola H, Visser WI
Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa
Pesticides are increasingly used globally to control public health and agricultural pests and diseases, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)-. However, pesticide use may turn out to be dangerous t...
Authors: Arets B, Peng S, Bracke L, De Winter K, Delaere J, Driege Y, Delahaye T, Moshir M, Van de Walle I, Ulrichts P, Mané-Damas M, Losen M, Martinez-Martinez P
Journal of translational autoimmunity
Onychomycosis, classified as a dermatomycosis, is a fungal infection of the nail resulting in the discolouration, thickening, disintegration and hardening of the nail bed. The prevalence of onychomyco...
Authors: Astutik E, Tama TD, Reuwpassa JO, Hidajah AC, Kashif MT, Safarudin R
African health sciences
Occupational health and wellbeing among educators have become an increasingly urgent global concern. Across educational settings, rising levels of stress-related ill-being, burnout, and voluntary turn...
Authors: Sripon C, Therdyothin A, Amphansap T, Sirirak N, Phiphopthatsanee N, Putananon C, Wichitpreeda W, Jaderojananont W
Cureus
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to intelligence exhibited by machines, distinct from natural human intelligence (). With advances in computing power and data availability, conversational agents ha...
Authors: Masinza BM, Abubakar A, Mukubuyi JS, Mwangala PN
Frontiers in psychiatry
The integration of artificial intelligence into medicine has accelerated markedly over the past decade. Psychiatry, unsurprisingly, is no exception. From automated diagnostic classification to AI-assi...
Authors: Charles WP, Beretu T
African journal of disability
Hearing Loss (HL) is one of the most common disabilities worldwide. Early diagnosis and intervention are therefore a clinically relevant focus of audiology research. In 2019, an estimated 1.57 billion...
Authors: MacIntosh BJ, Morberg PC, Murugesu E, Beyer MK, Larsen K, Skogen K, Aamodt EB, Bjørnerud A, Groote IR, Caan MW, Ihle-Hansen H, Saltvedt I, Schellhorn T
Cerebral circulation - cognition and behavior
Mental healthcare is a critical component in the management of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Interests about the availability, accessibility and effectiveness of these services are gro...
Authors: Jhoomuck J, Mahabeer Y, Chateau A
Journal of the colleges of medicine of South Africa
University dropout is increasingly understood as a complex, gradual, and psychologically mediated process rather than a discrete academic decision. Accordingly, contemporary research has shifted its f...
Authors: Akinpelu IA, Balogun AO, Adisa AO, Taiwo JO
African health sciences
Lipedema is a chronic, progressive, and multifactorial condition that predominantly affects women. It is characterized by an abnormal and symmetrical accumulation of subcutaneous adipose tissue, prima...
Authors: Leitner ML, Arendasy M
Frontiers in psychology
As digital transformation in education advances, the use of digital educational resources, particularly instructional videos, has increased. However, their practical application outcomes remain less t...