13805 papers
This study reveals that while both schizophrenia and major depressive disorder are associated with elevated cellular senescence markers (SASP indices), these markers correlate with localized reductions in specific cortical surface areas related to auditory and language processing in schizophrenia rather than with global brain aging.
This single-center retrospective study of 126 tunneled femoral hemodialysis catheters found a median survival of 459 days with infection and dysfunction as primary failure modes, supporting their viability as a long-term option for patients with exhausted conventional vascular access.
This study developed and validated a clinical-imaging nomogram incorporating admission Glasgow Coma Scale score, systolic blood pressure, initial hematoma volume, heterogeneous density, the satellite sign, and ionized calcium to effectively predict hematoma expansion in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage.
This study of older Thai adults with positive fecal occult blood tests demonstrates that comorbidity burden and physiological reserve, rather than chronological age, are the primary determinants of survival, suggesting that screening policies should prioritize multidimensional health assessments over age-based cutoffs to optimize colonoscopy utilization.
This national retrospective study of Taiwan's otolaryngology workplace-based assessments reveals that residents generally assign slightly lower performance scores than faculty raters, with discrepancies varying significantly by training level and case complexity, suggesting these differences can help identify specific encounters requiring targeted feedback.
This retrospective cohort study of 3,683 pregnancies in Latvia demonstrates that first-trimester anaemia is an independent predictor of preterm birth, more than doubling the adjusted odds and showing a clear dose-response relationship, thereby supporting universal early screening and aggressive treatment to improve obstetric outcomes.
This multicenter prospective study in Ethiopia reveals that hospitalized diabetic patients face a substantial clinical and economic burden, with a median direct medical cost of US$417.27 per admission driven primarily by longer hospital stays, pre-admission medication use, and the development of in-hospital complications.
This retrospective study of 60 patients with resected pancreatic malignancies demonstrates that endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) provides more accurate preoperative tumor-size measurements than computed tomography (CT) and comparable accuracy to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), particularly for tumors smaller than 40 mm.
In a study of 41 participants, respiratory-triggered SSFSE demonstrated faster acquisition times and superior pancreaticobiliary depiction compared to PROPELLER for contiguous thin-slice upper abdominal MRI, although PROPELLER provided better intrahepatic detail.
This study developed and externally validated a three-variable clinical and endoscopic ultrasound model (incorporating age, fundic location, and muscularis propria origin) that demonstrates moderate discrimination for predicting gastrointestinal stromal tumor probability in gastric subepithelial lesions, though its calibration remains uncertain and it should not be used as the sole basis for clinical management decisions.