Dec 11, 2023

Transfer of all severe TBI patients to a neurosurgical unit (NSU) has been advocated irrespective of levels of complexity and prognostic factors. Previous publications have suggested that only 50% of ...

Dec 11, 2023

This retrospective study analyzed free-text clinical notes from medical encounters for insomnia among a sample of deployed US military personnel. Topic modeling, a natural language processing techniqu...

Dec 11, 2023

End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is a common but profound clinical condition, and it is associated with extremely increased morbidity and mortality. ESRD can represent four major echocardiographic findi...

Dec 04, 2023

Cardiac ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury has been shown to impose deleterious effects not only on the heart but also on the brain. Our previous study demonstrated that pretreatment with a mitochondri...

Dec 04, 2023

Klebsiella pneumoniae has been classified into two types, classical K. pneumoniae (cKP) and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae (hvKP). cKP isolates are highly diverse and important causes of nosocomial infec...

Dec 04, 2023

Lymphopenia is defined as a decrease below normal value (often 1.0 x 10 cells/L) of blood circulating lymphocyte count. In the general population, lymphopenia is associated with an increased risk of h...

Dec 04, 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects how the brain functions in the short and long term. Resulting patient outcomes across physical, cognitive, and psychological domains are complex and often difficul...

Dec 04, 2023

The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) defined involved-site radiotherapy (ISRT) guidelines. These rules offer a certain variability that allows for autonomous decision-making in ...

Dec 04, 2023

Electronic health record (EHR) tools can improve prescribing of guideline-recommended therapies for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), but their effectiveness may vary by physician ...

Nov 27, 2023

Transplantation of mitochondria is increasingly explored as a novel therapy in central nervous system (CNS) injury and disease. However, there are limitations in safety and efficacy because mitochondr...

Nov 27, 2023

The NLRP3 inflammasome is a supramolecular complex that is linked to sterile and pathogen-dependent inflammation, and its excessive activation underlies many diseases. Ion flux disturbance and cell vo...

Nov 27, 2023

Delayed cord clamping (DCC) is the recommended strategy in neonates not requiring resuscitation, but umbilical cord milking (UCM) can also be used in term babies. DCC has been found to offer advantage...

Nov 27, 2023

Hip fractures in the elderly often lead to acute respiratory failure, but there is currently no tool to assess the prognosis of such patients. This study aims to develop a risk prediction model for re...

Nov 27, 2023

Tattoos are a form of decorative body art in which pigment dyes of different colors are inoculated into the skin. It is estimated that 15-25% of general population has one or more tattoos (1), and the...

Nov 27, 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a potentially fatal health event that cannot be predicted in advance. After TBI occurs, it can have enduring consequences within both familial and social spheres. Yet, ...

Nov 27, 2023

Head trauma accounts for a large proportion of unpowered scooter injuries in children. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of considerable mortality and morbidity in children, who are th...

Nov 27, 2023

Recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) effects on type 4 cardiorenal syndrome (CRS) and adverse events such as heart failure rehospitalization and all-cause mortality have not been assess...

Nov 20, 2023

Cobalamin (Cbl) and folate are common supplements clinicians prescribe as an adjuvant therapy for dementia patients, on the presumption of their neurotrophic and/or homocysteine (Hcy) lowering effect....

Nov 20, 2023

The 2021 Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines recommend administration of antimicrobials within the first hour of recognition of sepsis. Over the last decade, several studies have demonstrated improve...

Nov 20, 2023

Rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are culprit of shoulder pain and dysfunction. Tendon-bone interface (TBI) mal-healing is an essential contributor to retear after RCTs. Consequently, present project was cond...