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INTRODUCTION: Exercise may improve cognitive function in stroke survivors. However, no study has yet examined the most effective exercise modalities and associated changes in biomarkers. This study aims to investigate the effects of different exercise types on cognitive function and biomarker trends, providing evidence…

The purine nucleoside analogues clofarabine and fludarabine are active in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We conducted a phase I/II randomized study of idarubicin and cytarabine with either clofarabine (CIA) or fludarabine (FIA) for relapsed or refractory AML. Clofarabine 15 mg/mwas identified as the recommended p…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most common cause of surgically treatable drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) in children. Surgical outcomes are poorly defined in early-onset FCD-DRE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical and presurgical characteristics relating to surgical outco…

Low Energy Availability (LEA) arises from the inability to cover energy needs and requirements of training or normal physiological functions. This value differs from the energy balance, which takes into account the total daily energy intake compared to all the energy expended, regardless of the amount of fat-free mass.…

BACKGROUND: Awareness of the importance of patient and public involvement (PPI) in ophthalmology research is growing, ensuring studies align with patient priorities and experiences. However, there is limited literature exploring the practicalities and details of how PPI may be conducted within this field. In this case…

BACKGROUND: Hepatocellular carcinoma is the sixth most common cancer worldwide. Hepatic resection is regarded as the curative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. However, only about 20% of people with hepatocellular carcinoma are candidates for resection, which highlights the importance of effective nonsurgical thera…

BACKGROUND: Three to 4-weekly intramuscular injections of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) for a prolonged period (e.g., 10 years, until age 40 years, or lifelong) are recommended for preventing group A streptococcal infections that cause recurrent acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and potential progression to rheumatic heart d…

Targeted therapies, such as the CDC25B inhibitor menadione, have shown promise in treating gastric cancer (GC). Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are emerging as a tool for monitoring treatment efficacy. This study aims to assess the impact of CTC counts on treatment outcomes and the efficacy of menadione in GC. This anal…

We identified 3910 elderly (>65 yrs) patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who received doxorubicin-based (+/-rituximab) therapy and 77 347 cancer-free controls, and assessed cardiovascular events and survival in relation to preexisting cardiovascular comorbidities. Compared to controls, patients with DLB…

BACKGROUND: Managing chronic wounds, particularly pressure injuries, poses a challenge for healthcare professionals. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Iranian sheep-felt mattresses in preventing pressure injuries among hospitalized patients. METHODS: In this parallel, open-label randomized controlled t…

PURPOSE: Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) remains a lethal disease with current standard-of-care therapies. Homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene alterations, includingalterations, can sensitize cancer cells to poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibition, which may improve outcomes in treatment-…

: The overnight 1-mg dexamethasone suppression test (DST) represents the conventional/standard tool for endogenous hypercortisolemia screening, typically in relationship with adrenal and pituitary masses. Nevertheless, an associated spectrum of challenges and pitfalls is found in daily practice. This analysis aimed to…

BACKGROUND: Endometrial cancer is the sixth most common cancer in women worldwide and most commonly occurs after the menopause (75%) (globocan.iarc.fr). About 319,000 new cases were diagnosed worldwide in 2012. Endometrial cancer is commonly considered as a potentially 'curable cancer,' as approximately 75% of cases ar…

BACKGROUND: Autologous stem cell transplantation is widely used to restore functioning bone marrow in people with malignant lymphoma or multiple myeloma after myeloablative chemotherapy. Results of some clinical trials indicate that plerixafor in addition to granulocyte colony-stimulating factors (G-CSF) compared to G-…

BACKGROUND: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a form of life support that targets the heart and lungs. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe respiratory failure accesses and returns blood from the venous system and provides non-pulmonary gas exchange. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for severe…

BACKGROUND: Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4; also known as CD26), a transmembrane receptor expressed on T cells, has a costimulatory function in activating T cells. In a mouse model, down-regulation of CD26 prevented graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) but preserved graft-versus-tumor effects. Whether inhibition of DPP-4 wi…

BACKGROUND: Ovarian cancer is the seventh most frequent cancer diagnosis worldwide, and the eighth leading cause of cancer mortality. Epithelial ovarian cancer is the most common kind, accounting for 90% of cases. First-line therapy for women with epithelial ovarian cancer consists of a combination of cytoreductive sur…

BACKGROUND: Common fetal aneuploidies include Down syndrome (trisomy 21 or T21), Edward syndrome (trisomy 18 or T18), Patau syndrome (trisomy 13 or T13), Turner syndrome (45,X), Klinefelter syndrome (47,XXY), Triple X syndrome (47,XXX) and 47,XYY syndrome (47,XYY). Prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidies is standard…

PURPOSE: Determining the optimal timing of surgery for Crohn disease (CD) is challenging. The C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio (CAR) is inexpensive and widely available; however, its utility in determining surgical timing remains unclear. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed 112 cases of penetrating-type CD resecti…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the real-world effectiveness and safety of adjunctive zonisamide in children with developmental epileptic encephalopathy/epileptic encephalopathy (DEE/EE), focusing on younger children and highly drug-resistant cases. METHODS: This open-label, nonrandomized, self-controlled, real-world study inc…