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Clinical Neurology
Jodie Roberts, Kristine Woodward, Adam Kirton, Michael J. Esser
Summary: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a genetic condition that leads to vascular malformations in the brain, spinal cord, and lungs, resulting in neurologic complications. This case highlights the diagnosis of a brain abscess in a previously healthy 3-year-old boy, which was caused by a pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM). Screening for PAVM with contrast-enhanced echocardiogram or enhanced CT of the chest should be considered in patients with cryptogenic brain abscess or recurrent embolic stroke of unknown origin.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
T. Jake Liang
Summary: New strategies utilizing nucleic acid technologies are being explored for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B, with a pilot clinical study of antisense oligonucleotide treatment demonstrating the potential promise of this approach.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ashish Awasthi, Harshita Katiyar, Sumit Rungta, Amar Deep, Vinod Kumar, Shalimar, Ajay Kumar, Prachi Tiwari, Amit Goel
Summary: This study aims to compare the efficacy of 8-week and 12-week treatment of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in non-cirrhotic patients with chronic HCV infection. The findings will provide insights into whether a shorter treatment duration can improve treatment compliance, reduce cost, and facilitate public health implementation.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Akinori Sato, Ryo Asaoka, Shin Tanaka, Koichi Nagura, Yui Tanaka, Rei Arasaki, Kazuyoshi Okawa, Shohei Kitahata, Kentaro Nakamura, Shouko Ikeda, Tatsuya Inoue, Yasuo Yanagi, Maiko Maruyama-Inoue, Kazuaki Kadonosono
Summary: The study aimed to investigate the utility of red channel fundus imaging in detecting ischemic status in eyes with CRVO. Results showed that red channel imaging had higher sensitivity in detecting ischemia compared to color fundus images, especially in non-rubeotic CRVO eyes.
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Oncology
Jaleh Fallah, Michael H. Brave, Chana Weinstock, Gautam U. Mehta, Diana Bradford, Haley Gittleman, Erik W. Bloomquist, Rosane Charlab, Salaheldin S. Hamed, Claudia P. Miller, Sarah E. Dorff, Wiley A. Chambers, Bronwyn D. Mixter, Jeannette Dinin, William F. Pierce, Tiffany K. Ricks, Shenghui Tang, Martha Donoghue, Richard Pazdur, Laleh Amiri-Kordestani, Amna Ibrahim, Julia A. Beaver
Summary: On August 13, 2021, FDA approved belzutifan for the treatment of certain conditions in patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. The approval was based on the observed overall response rate and duration, as well as the common adverse reactions.
CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Ammar M. Yusuf, Mukhtar Bizrah, Catey Bunce, James W. Bainbridge
Summary: This study included one RCT on 53 patients with epiretinal membrane, finding that the immediate surgery group had slightly higher visual acuity at 12 months compared to the deferred surgery group. The effects of immediate surgery on visual acuity gains of 0.3 logMAR or more were uncertain, but at 12 months, no participants experienced a loss of visual acuity exceeding 0.3 logMAR.
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(2021)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Sahar Izadi, Natacha Aguilar de Soto, Rochelle Constantine, Mark Johnson
Summary: This article examines the feeding tactics of Bryde's whales in the waters of New Zealand and finds that they employ different feeding behaviors according to the type of prey, thus increasing their foraging efficiency.
MARINE MAMMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Xiaoli Wu, Zhenzhen Yao, Xin Lai, Yingping Gu, Songxu Peng
Summary: This study investigated the associations between age at treatment initiation and treatment outcomes in children with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The study found that younger age at treatment initiation was associated with higher rates of HBsAg loss and HBeAg clearance.
ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maren Leiz, Melanie Knorr, Kilson Moon, Luisa Tischler, Jan de Laffolie, Neeltje van den Berg
Summary: The incidence and prevalence of pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) are increasing globally. This study found that the diagnostic delay for PIBD is higher in Crohn's disease (CD) compared to ulcerative colitis (UC), and factors such as abdominal pain at night and video capsule endoscopy may influence the delay. Participating centers have improved the diagnostic delay over the years, but awareness for common symptoms like abdominal pain still needs to be high.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Arianna M. Kahler-Quesada, Ishani Vallabhajosyula, Sameh Yousef, Makoto Mori, Andrea Amabile, Roland Assi, Arnar Geirsson, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula
Summary: This study evaluated the follow-up care of patients with bicuspid aortic valve at a tertiary care center and found significant variability in the care provided, with limited surveillance imaging despite guidelines.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Veterinary Sciences
Marjorie Cellier, Birte L. Nielsen, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Hannah B. R. Freeman, Rina Hannaford, Briar Murphy, Emma O'Connor, Kevan R. L. Cote, Heather W. W. Neave, Gosia Zobel
Summary: By studying the feeding habits and preferences of goats, their welfare can be improved. The results showed that goats prefer to eat leaves over grass, and the height and type of feeder can affect their feeding posture and choices.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Juan Brines, Claude Billeaud
Summary: Lactation is a critical period for mammal feeding. The debate between natural and artificial lactation continues, with a lack of consensus. Information overload may hinder the acquisition of objective knowledge and decision-making in specific circumstances.
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Ecology
Ryo Futamura, Kentaro Morita, Yoichiro Kanno, Shoji Kumikawa, Yuichi Matsuoka, Atsushi Okuda, Hiroshi Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Jiro Uchida, Osamu Kishida
Summary: In this study, we found that smaller masu salmon have higher mortality rates during migration. To minimize this size-selective mortality, smaller individuals need to accelerate growth rates or delay migration to attain a larger body size. These results reveal the impact of size-selective mortality on the growth patterns of migratory masu salmon.
Review
Ecology
Kieren J. Mitchell, Nicolas J. Rawlence
Summary: Palaeogenomics, a high-resolution tool, reveals instances of both over- and underestimation of extinct diversity, detects cryptic faunal migration and turnover, allows quantification of sex biases and sexual dimorphism in the fossil record, reveals past hybridisation events, and highlights previously unrecognized routes of zoonotic disease transfer.
TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hakan Ashina, David W. Dodick, Jason Barber, Nancy R. Temkin, Catherine D. Chong, Jennifer S. Adler, Ken Shubin Stein, Todd J. Schwedt, Geoffrey T. Manley, TRACK TBI Investigators
Summary: The prevalence and risk factors of post-traumatic headache (PTH) attributed to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) were investigated in this study. The results showed that acute PTH was reported by 60.4% of mTBI patients at 2 weeks post-injury, and 52.4% of those with acute PTH reported persistent PTH at 3 months post-injury. Risk factors for acute PTH included younger age, female sex, fewer years of formal education, computed tomography-positive scans, alteration of consciousness, psychiatric history, and history of migraine, while risk factors for persistent PTH included female sex, fewer years of formal education, and history of migraine.
MAYO CLINIC PROCEEDINGS
(2023)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Celine Jezequel, Pablo A. Tedesco, William Darwall, Murilo S. Dias, Renata G. Frederico, Max Hidalgo, Bernard Hugueny, Javier Maldonado-Ocampo, Koen Martens, Hernan Ortega, Gislene Torrente-Vilara, Jansen Zuanon, Thierry Oberdorff
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Fisheries
Danilo G. R. Castanho, Claudia P. de Deus, Jansen Zuanon, Sergio Santorelli, Rafael P. Leitao, Fabricio B. Teresa
ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH
(2020)
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Fisheries
Marcelo Rocha, Felipe Rossoni, Alberto Akama, Jansen Zuanon
JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Anatomy & Morphology
Akemi Shibuya, Jansen Zuanon, Marcelo R. de Carvalho
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Fisheries
Facundo Alvarez, Pedro Gerhard, Daniel Paiva Silva, Bruano Spacek Godoy, Luciano Fogaca de Assis Montag
ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER FISH
(2020)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Renato B. Dala-Corte, Adriano S. Melo, Tadeu Siqueira, Luis M. Bini, Renato T. Martins, Almir M. Cunico, Ana M. Pes, Andre L. B. Magalhaes, Bruno S. Godoy, Cecilia G. Leal, Claudio S. Monteiro-Junior, Cristina Stenert, Diego M. P. Castro, Diego R. Macedo, Dilermando P. Lima-Junior, Eder A. Gubiani, Fabiana C. Massariol, Fabricio B. Teresa, Fernando G. Becker, Francine N. Souza, Francisco Valente-Neto, Franco L. Souza, Frederico F. Salles, Gabriel L. Brejao, Janaina G. Brito, Jean R. S. Vitule, Juliana Simiao-Ferreira, Karina Dias-Silva, Laysson Albuquerque, Leandro Juen, Leonardo Maltchik, Lilian Casatti, Luciano Montag, Marciel E. Rodrigues, Marcos Callisto, Maria A. M. Nogueira, Mireile R. Santos, Neusa Hamada, Paulo A. Z. Pamplin, Paulo S. Pompeu, Rafael P. Leitao, Renata Ruaro, Rodolfo Mariano, Sheyla R. M. Couceiro, Vinicius Abilhoa, Vivian C. Oliveira, Yulie Shimano, Yara Moretto, Yzel R. Suarez, Fabio de O. Roque
JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY
(2020)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Celine Jezequel, Pablo A. Tedesco, Remy Bigorne, Javier A. Maldonado-Ocampo, Hernan Ortega, Max Hidalgo, Koen Martens, Gislene Torrente-Vilara, Jansen Zuanon, Astrid Acosta, Edwin Agudelo, Soraya Barrera Maure, Douglas A. Bastos, Juan Bogota Gregory, Fernando G. Cabeceira, Andre L. C. Canto, Fernando M. Carvajal-Vallejos, Lucelia N. Carvalho, Ariana Cella-Ribeiro, Raphael Covain, Carlos Donascimiento, Carolina R. C. Doria, Cleber Duarte, Efrem J. G. Ferreira, Andre V. Galuch, Tommaso Giarrizzo, Rafael P. Leitao, John G. Lundberg, Mabel Maldonado, Jose I. Mojica, Luciano F. A. Montag, Willian M. Ohara, Tiago H. S. Pires, Marc Pouilly, Saul Prada-Pedreros, Luiz J. de Queiroz, Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel, Frank R. V. Ribeiro, Raul Rios Herrera, Jaime Sarmiento, Leandro M. Sousa, Lis F. Stegmann, Jonathan Valdiviezo-Rivera, Francisco Villa, Takayuki Yunoki, Thierry Oberdorff
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Environmental Sciences
Edgardo M. Latrubesse, Fernando M. D'Horta, Camila C. Ribas, Florian Wittmann, Jansen Zuanon, Edward Park, Thomas Dunne, Eugenio Y. Arima, Paul A. Baker
Summary: This article highlights the potentially large impacts of multiple new dams in the Amazon basin on specific biological groups, emphasizing the need for better understanding. Dams can disrupt river systems and decrease ecological connectivity among aquatic organisms and those dependent on seasonally flooded environments. The Dam Environmental Vulnerability Index (DEVI) is used to compare the hydrophysical impacts of proposed dams with biological diversity, showing a consistent relationship between DEVI values and species richness in the Amazon basin.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Renata G. Frederico, Murilo S. Dias, Celine Jezequel, Pablo A. Tedesco, Bernard Hugueny, Jansen Zuanon, Gislene Torrente-Vilara, Hernan Ortega, Max Hidalgo, Koen Martens, Javier Maldonado-Ocampo, Thierry Oberdorff
Summary: This study evaluated the effectiveness of protected areas in representing Amazon fish fauna under current and future climate conditions, revealing potential risks for certain species due to unsuitable climatic conditions, as well as shortcomings in the existing network of protected areas.
AQUATIC CONSERVATION-MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
(2021)
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Ecology
Gabriel C. Borba, Flavia R. C. Costa, Helder M. V. Espirito-Santo, Rafael P. Leitao, Murilo S. Dias, Jansen Zuanon
Summary: The study found that in recent years, there has been an increase in rainfall and frequency of storms in the forest streams of the Amazon basin, leading to changes in stream substrates and alterations in the taxonomic and functional composition of fish assemblages. This indicates that stream fish assemblages may adapt quickly to climate changes.
FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Renildo Ribeiro de Oliveira, Jansen Zuanon, Lucia H. Rapp Py-Daniel, Jose L. O. Birindelli, Leandro M. Sousa
Summary: This study provides a detailed description of the characteristics and distribution of the genus Hopliancistrus and its related species, including the features and ecological distribution of four new species. Additionally, an osteological description and a key for species identification are provided.
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Ecology
Douglas A. Bastos, Jansen Zuanon, Lucia Rapp Py-Daniel, Carlos David de Santana
Summary: The study reveals the unexpected social predation behavior of electric eels, challenging the assumption of a single foraging strategy and expanding our understanding of social predation to a predator that uses high-voltage discharge for hunting. This offers a fresh perspective for exploring the evolutionary dynamics between predators and their prey.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Elio de Almeida Borghezan, Tiago Henrique da Silva Pires, Takehide Ikeda, Jansen Zuanon, Shiro Kohshima
Summary: The Amazon has the highest richness of freshwater organisms in the world, with distinct ecological conditions in its freshwaters that influence sensory abilities and may lead to adaptations and speciation of aquatic organisms. Different water types in the Amazon are expected to affect photo-, chemical-, mechano-, and electro-reception of aquatic organisms, contributing to the evolution and maintenance of fish biodiversity in the region.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Josinete Sampaio Monteles, Pedro Gerhard, Anderson Ferreira, Kathia Cristhina Sonoda
Summary: The study analyzed the impact of land-use and land-cover changes on stream insect assemblages in the Eastern Amazon region, finding that factors such as agricultural development, temperature variations, dissolved oxygen, and sodium concentrations can affect both the species composition and functional feeding groups of stream insects.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
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Zoology
Gabriel L. Brejao, David J. Hoeinghaus, Camilo A. Roa-Fuentes, Maria Angelica Perez-Mayorga, Silvio F. B. Ferraz, Lilian Casatti
Summary: This study investigated the turnover of fish assemblages in different watersheds within the Machado River basin in Brazil, revealing differences in taxonomic and functional turnover, as well as the role of environmental factors in shaping these patterns.
NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY
(2021)
