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Medical Sciences is an international #openaccess journal publishing advances in basic, translational & clinical medical research. By @MDPIopenaccess.
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Joined February 2016
📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences! "A Pilot Test of the Measures of the Greek Version of Upper Extremity Functional Index in Patients with Lateral Elbow Tendinopathy" by Eleftherios Paraskevopoulos et al. 🔗 https://t.co/19d7uSigIj
#Function #LateralElbowTendinopathy
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Lateral elbow tendinopathy (LET) is a common upper limb pathology in people involved in manual occupations. The upper extremity functional index (UEFI) was specifically designed to evaluate functio...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences! "Patient Dietary Supplements Use: Do Results from Natural Language Processing of Clinical Notes Agree with Survey Data?" by Douglas Redd et al. 🔗 https://t.co/PBDSUIqFD9
#NaturalLanguageProcessing #DietarySupplements #MachineLearning
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There is widespread use of dietary supplements, some prescribed but many taken without a physician’s guidance. There are many potential interactions between supplements and both over-the-counter and...
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📢 #call_for_reading in @Medical Sciences MDPI! "Cervical Artery Dissection and Patent Foramen Ovale in Juvenile Stroke: Causality or Casuality? A Familiar Case Report" by Francesca Antonia Arcadi et al. 🔗 https://t.co/SfjpNKBQyU
#CervicalArteryDissection #PatentForamenOvale
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Cervical artery dissection (CAD) and Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) are important causes of stroke in young patients. Although PFO is considered an independent risk factor for cerebral infarction in...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Nutritional Management of Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome in Pediatric Age" by Graziana Lella et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/EEes2vaZup
#NephroticSyndrome #Nutrition #Pediatrics #DietarySuggestions
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Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is a common pediatric disease characterized by a dysfunction in the glomerular filtration barrier that leads to protein, fluid, and nutrient loss in urine. Corticosteroid...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Concurrence of Adenomyoepithelioma of the Breast and Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor of the Stomach: A Case Report and Review of the Literature" by Fatma Althoubaity et al. 🔗 https://t.co/ouDta4lgzX
#Adenomyoepithelioma #AME
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Adenomyoepithelioma (AME) of the breast and gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare benign (primarily) tumors observed in the breast and gastrointestinal tract, respectively. The coexistence...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Evaluation of a Multi-Gene Methylation Blood-Test for the Detection of Colorectal Cancer" by Joel Petit et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/qxKSU29aMM
#CirculatingTumourDNA #EpigeneticMethylation #ColorectalCancer
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Circulating tumour DNA biomarkers are an expanding field in oncology research that offer great potential but are currently often limited in value by overall cost. The aim of this study was to...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Relationship between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Composite Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized with Takotsubo Syndrome: A Nationwide Analysis" by Nanush Damarlapally et al. 🔗 https://t.co/OSnbY7pVku
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The association of traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors with outcomes of Takotsubo syndrome (TTS) is not well-defined. This study examined how modifiable CVD risk factors affect...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Major Adverse Cardiac and Cerebrovascular Events in Geriatric Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Inpatient Sample Analysis" by Rupak Desai et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/HgYakamRrd
#ObstructiveSleepApnea
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Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with an increased risk of major cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). However, data on the burden and predictors of MACCE in geriatric...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Exploring the Impact of Silicosis Incidence on Tuberculosis Mortality and Morbidity: A Multi-Country Study" by Muayad Albadrani 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/zLHKZAuTIl
#Tuberculosis #Silicosis #Morbidity #Mortality
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Introduction: There are several risk factors attributed to tuberculosis (TB) mortality and morbidity. There are few studies and systematic reviews showing the association of silicosis and tuberculo...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "An Open-Label Case Series of Glutathione Use for Symptomatic Management in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder" by Karam Radwan et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/H7aBXX4oEm
#OxidativeStress #Autism #Glutathione
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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a type of neurodevelopmental disorder that has been diagnosed in an increasing number of children around the world. The existing data suggest that early diagnosis...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Occupational Therapy Interventions in Patients with Frontotemporal Dementia: A Systematic Review" by Pinelopi Vlotinou et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/uXnciWc3vr
#OccupationalTherapy #Interventions
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Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive impairments in behavior, executive function, and language, primarily affecting individuals under the age of...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Association of Mediterranean Diet Adherence with Disease Progression Characteristics, Lifestyle Factors and Overall Survival in Gastric Cancer Patients" by Eleni Pavlidou et al. 🔗 https://t.co/KmIMfD0lOB
#GastricCancer
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Background: The Mediterranean diet (MD) exerts a protective effect against cancer development and progression; however, the evaluation of its impact on gastric cancer still remains quite scarce. The...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Qigong Exercise Balances Oxygen Supply and Acid-Base to Modulate Hypoxia: A Perspective Platform toward Preemptive Health & Medicine" by Junjie Zhang et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/Hf8PBppE6i
#EasternMedicine #Qigong
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Qigong is a meditative movement with therapeutic effects and is commonly practiced in Eastern medicine. A growing body of evidence validates its health benefits, leading to mechanistic questions...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Implications of Pleural Fluid Composition in Persistent Pleural Effusion following Orthotopic Liver Transplant" by Bhavesh H. Patel et al. 🔗 https://t.co/IQxL4P03as
#HepaticHydrothorax #OrthotopicLiverTransplantation
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Persistent pleural effusions (PPEf) represent a known complication of orthotopic liver transplant (OLT). However, their clinical relevance is not well described. We evaluated the clinical, biochemi...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! Brief Report by Padmini Varadarajan et al. 🔗 https://t.co/tnHZItcyJA
#Gender #AorticRegurgitation #AorticValveReplacement #Survival
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Objectives: We sought to evaluate the effect of gender on biology, therapeutic decisions, and survival in patients with severe aortic regurgitation (AR). Background: Gender affects adaptive response...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Medical Treatment in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: A Proposed Algorithm Based on the Patient’s Electrolytes and Congestion Status" by Ioannis Paraskevaidis et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/DpyUby5kHv
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In heart failure (HF) with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), four classes of drugs (β-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors, mineralocorticoid...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Identifying Activities from an Intervention to Promote Sleep in Hospitalised Patients Using the Focus Mapping Technique" by Manuel Armayones Ruiz et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/L6BJrsasdT
#Patients #FocusMapping
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Background: Sleep is an essential element for patients’ recovery during a period of hospitalisation. Hospital ClÃnic de Barcelona has developed the ClÃNit project to promote patients’ sleep by...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Comprehensive Geriatric Care in Older Adults: Walking Ability after an Acute Fracture" by Ulrich Niemöller et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/eCSk9I4v9P
#ComprehensiveGeriatricCare #ElderlyPatients #Fractures #Outcome
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Background/Objectives: Comprehensive Geriatric Care (CGC) is a specific multimodal treatment for older patients. In the current study, we aimed to investigate walking performance after CGC in...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Effectiveness of Two Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Protocols in Women with Provoked Vestibulodynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial" by Filippo Murina et al. 🔗 https://t.co/1aJbTW91WM
#TENS #Dyspareunia
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Background: Vestibulodynia (VBD) is the most common form of vulvodynia. Because VBD is a pain disorder, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) can be used as treatment. This study aims to...
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📢 #call_for_reading in Medical Sciences MDPI! "Recurrent Multidrug-Resistant Clostridium difficile Infection Secondary to Ulcerative Colitis a Case Report" by Arturo P. Jaramillo et al. 🔗 Read the full text: https://t.co/t44uZWWkRg
#InflammatoryBowelDisease #CrohnsDisease
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IBD consists of two diseases—CD and UC—that affect the digestive tract, with a greater affinity for the large bowel. In this case report, we focus on one of its most common complications. CDI is a...
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