Disease

  1. Three depressive symptom profiles were identified during COVID-19
    Latent profile analysis identified three distinct depressive symptom patterns in Korean adults during COVID-19, with interpersonal conflicts and younger age predicting severe profiles.
  2. Advanced Parkinson’s patients prioritized treatment route and ON time
    Discrete choice experiment reveals that people with advanced Parkinson's disease prioritize treatment efficacy and route of administration when selecting therapies.
  3. Gut microbiome helps shape Parkinson’s drug interactions
    Drug-microbiome-drug interaction study reveals how COMT inhibitors used with levodopa alter gut bacteria and affect medication metabolism in Parkinson's patients.
  4. Review describes current practice and unresolved issues in fetal cardiac intervention
    Review of current fetal cardiac intervention practices and challenges, examining intervention timing, patient selection criteria, and complication management in severe congenital heart disease.
  5. Molecular imaging links late-life depression to neurotransmitter and Alzheimer’s changes
    Molecular imaging reveals late-life depression involves altered neurotransmitter systems, Alzheimer's pathology, and neuroinflammation, supporting development of targeted mechanism-based treatments.
  6. Authors argue longevity research has an ethical case
    Ethical case for longevity science grounded in autonomy and self-ownership rather than consequences alone; addresses philosophical and societal objections to aging research.
  7. Online health education improved COVID-19 knowledge and reduced anxiety
    Online health education delivered during prenatal care significantly improves COVID-19 knowledge and reduces pregnancy anxiety in first-time pregnant women during the post-pandemic period.
  8. Placental abruption linked to higher cardiovascular risk in twin offspring
    Placental abruption in twin pregnancies associates with elevated cardiovascular disease risk in offspring, with preterm delivery mediating substantial but incomplete effects.
  9. Environmental Stressors and Older Adult Morbidity: Initial Findings from University Medical Centre Maribor as Part of a Slovenian - Turkish Bilateral Study
    Environmental stressors and air pollution linked to respiratory morbidity in older adults in Slovenia. Study of 4,870 emergency department visits examines associations with meteorological.
  10. Gut microbiota metabolic reprogramming may drive metabolic disease
    Dysbiosis-induced microbial metabolic reprogramming drives metabolic disease through alterations in lipid, glucose, amino acid, and uric acid metabolism.
  11. Ecological network balance index distinguishes healthy and dysbiotic gut states
    Ecological network balance index quantifies positive and negative microbial interactions as a marker of dysbiosis, differentiating health from disease states with mechanistic grounding.
  12. Maternal microbiota affects pregnancy outcomes and infant immune development
    How maternal and infant gut microbiomes shape pregnancy outcomes, immune development, and long-term health during the critical first 1000 days of life.
  13. The role of psychotherapy with a Quranic approach to improving women's depression: A Case Study
    Single-case study examining Quranic-based psychotherapy for major depressive disorder in a 60-year-old woman, showing sustained symptom reduction through follow-up.
  14. Big Data and Machine Learning Applications for Enhanced U.S. Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control: A Narrative Review
    Review synthesizes big data and machine learning integration in U.S. infectious disease surveillance, examining data sources and computational methods for detection, forecasting, and control.
  15. Survey reviews mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics
    Mathematical modeling frameworks for infectious disease dynamics integrate computational methods, network analysis, and machine learning to forecast epidemics and optimize public health interventions.
  16. Topic modelling revealed known and potential canine disease phenotypes
    Machine learning analysis of one million canine electronic health records identifies disease phenotypes, breed predispositions, and emerging health patterns using unsupervised topic modeling.
  17. The Influence of Dietary Habits and Physical Activity on Quality of Life of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients Hospitalized at the Department of Vascular Surgery and Transplantation, Medical University in Białystok
    Cross-sectional study of 127 PAD patients examining associations between dietary habits, physical activity, and SF-36 quality-of-life domains using standardized instruments.
  18. Gut microbiota shifts and possible markers linked to postoperative enterocolitis
    Longitudinal study identifies distinct gut microbiota alterations in Hirschsprung disease patients, revealing bacterial markers for postoperative enterocolitis risk.
  19. Long COVID stressors often combine with mixed coping strategies
    Qualitative study of 40 Long COVID patients identifies key stressors including fatigue, cognitive impairment, and social isolation, revealing diverse emotion and problem-oriented coping strategies.
  20. Medical gases and long-term oxygen therapy: reducing the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease burden in aging populations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
    Review examines COPD burden in Sub-Saharan Africa and barriers to implementing long-term oxygen therapy, providing recommendations for policy and healthcare strategies.