To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Health Literacy Scale for HPV Vaccination among parents of girls aged 9-14. A total of 830 parents of girls in grades 3-8 were sampled using c...
Sleeve gastrectomy is safe and effective in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) and morbid obesity to improve candidacy for transplantation and increase survival rates. Lit...
Children on the autism spectrum with minimal speech are generally provided with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems that represent vocabulary using picture symbols (i.e....
CT is considered the gold standard to assess bone morphology, whereas MRI is the imaging modality of choice to assess soft tissue. To reduce the ionising radiation exposure of the patient fr...
To evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based pre-, peri- and postoperative rehabilitation pathway (i.e. the REACT rehabilitation pathway) on disability in patients undergoing lumbar fu...
Sarcopenia, characterized by age-related loss of muscle mass and function, significantly impacts the quality of life of older adults. This condition is prevalent among elderly patients with ...
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a crucial role in cell differentiation through epigenetic regulation of gene expression. In human dental pulp cells, we have identified miRNA-27a being upregulated un...
Glaucoma is one of the most common causes of blindness and affects more than 70 million people worldwide. The disease is characterised by the loss of retinal ganglion cells associated with...
Glaucoma is characterised by progressive vision loss due to retinal ganglion cell deterioration, leading to gradual visual field (VF) impairment. The standard VF test may be impractical in s...
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment landscape for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and PD-L1 combined positivity score (CPS) scoring is recommended as a biomarker for...
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) exhibits considerable heterogeneity, with approximately 25% of localized cases susceptible to relapse, highlighting the challenge of the absence of re...
The objective of this study was to employ machine learning to identify shared differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in prostate cancer (PCa) initiation and castration resistance, aiming to e...
Establishment of sister chromatid cohesion N-acetyltransferase 1 (ESCO1) plays an important role in mitosis and is involved in tumor progression of human bladder and prostate cancer. However...
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play crucial roles in cancer progression, immune evasion, drug resistance, and recurrence. Understanding the mechanisms behind CSCs generation and stemness maintenan...
The relationship between peripheral cytokines and neuroimaging biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) is not yet well established.To determine the association of cytokine plasma levels with...
The use of non-medical opioids has reached 60 million in 2021. Methadone-assisted treatment (MAT) is a widely used harm-reduction strategy for opioid addiction. However, methadone can cause ...
The development of a highly sensitive electrochemical aptasensor is reported that combines the unique properties of graphene, metallic oxides, and conducting polymers to overcome the limit...
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has emerged as a significant public health concern due to its association with fetal microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). Unfortunately, its detailed p...
Transgender and nonbinary young adults in the United States (U.S.) experience disproportionately high rates of HIV and face unique barriers to accessing HIV testing, a key component of HIV p...
Chronic painful autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis (MS), inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) induce significant discomfort. They are defined by persi...
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