Editorial Material
Urology & Nephrology
Osama El Shamy, T. Alp Ikizler
Summary: The management of volume status is crucial for dialysis patients' residual kidney function. Implementing clinical protocols in in-center hemodialysis units leads to similar outcomes as bioimpedance spectroscopy in terms of anuria and decline in residual kidney function. Clinical judgment and experience play a significant role in patient outcomes. The application and significance of bioimpedance spectroscopy in other clinical settings, such as units without clear volume management protocols or home dialysis units, need further investigation.
KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Economics
Yongwoong Lee, Yongbok Cho, Kisung Yang
Summary: The study finds that using a sample spanning two business cycles provides the most adequate credit capital forecast and reduces cyclicality in the U.S. commercial banking system.
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Clinical Neurology
Wei-En Johnny Tseng, Chun-Wei Chang, Jawl-Shan Hwang, Po-Chuan Ko, Chun-Jing Liu, Siew-Na Lim
Summary: Long-term use of enzyme-inhibiting antiseizure medications (ASMs) is associated with an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. This study provides guidance for individuals requiring long-term ASM therapy.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Wendy Wang, Michael J. Zhang, Riccardo M. Inciardi, Faye L. Norby, Michelle C. Johansen, Romil Parikh, Jeremy R. Van't Hof, Alvaro Alonso, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Thomas H. Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Amil M. Shah, Scott D. Solomon, Lin Yee Chen
Summary: In this exploratory analysis of a US community-based cohort, several echocardiographic measures of lower left atrial function were significantly associated with an increased risk of subsequent dementia. Measures of left atrial size were not significantly associated with dementia risk. These findings suggest that impaired left atrial function may be a risk factor associated with dementia.
JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Anders Green, Simone M. Hede, Christopher C. Patterson, Sarah H. Wild, Giuseppina Imperatore, Gojka Roglic, David Beran
Summary: Global estimates for incident and prevalent cases of type 1 diabetes in 2017 were found to be 234,710 and 9,004,610 respectively, with high-income countries accounting for a significant portion. Asia had the largest number of cases, reflecting its population size. Sensitivity analyses showed estimates could deviate by up to 15%.
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Clinical Neurology
Bin Wang, Ningjian Wang, Ying Sun, Xiao Tan, Jihui Zhang, Yingli Lu
Summary: This study aimed to investigate whether a healthy lifestyle can reduce the risk of dementia among individuals with diabetes. Using data from the UK Biobank cohort, the study found that adherence to a healthy lifestyle factors was associated with a significantly lower risk of dementia among participants with diabetes.
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Oncology
Satish Tulsidas, Filipa Fontes, Katia Monteiro, Muhammad Mussa, Lucilia Lovane, Alberto Gudo Morais, Mariana Brandao, Nuno Lunet, Carla Carrilho
Summary: Cervical cancer is the most frequent cancer in women in Mozambique, with a high prevalence of advanced stage diagnoses and poor prognosis. HPV vaccination and screening are crucial in reducing the burden of cervical cancer in this context.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER
(2023)
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Neurosciences
Barbara Borroni, Daniele Urso, Chiara Zecca, Giuliano Binetti, Silvia Fostinelli, Luisa Benussi, Roberta Ghidoni, Barbara Tarantino, Jasmine Rivolta, Maria Teresa Dell'Abate, Antonella Alberici, Giancarlo Logroscino
Summary: Population-based registries provide a unique sample for estimating survival rates in diseases like frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). This study aimed to assess survival rates and predictors of outcome in incident cases of FTLD. The results showed relatively homogeneous survival rates in FTLD, with shorter disease duration being associated with poorer outcome. Future multinational population-based studies are needed to confirm these findings.
JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE
(2023)
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Mathematical & Computational Biology
Soutrik Mandal, Jing Qin, Ruth M. Pfeiffer
Summary: The study introduced a method to adjust for survival bias in prevalent cases in case-control studies using prospective survival data, with results showing that the two-step procedure was equally efficient as the joint logistic and survival data likelihood under parametric assumptions.
STATISTICS IN MEDICINE
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Soren Korsgaard, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Morten Schmidt, Henrik Toft Sorensen
Summary: Analysis of the Danish National Patient Registry data showed that the proportion of recurrent myocardial infarctions identified depended on the length of the look-back period, with most recurrent MIs being identified with a 24-year look-back period. Including recurrent MIs in a planned incident MI cohort due to shorter look-back periods may lead to overestimation of risk.
CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yi-Kong Chen, Pei-Yu Wu, Jiun-Chi Huang, Szu-Chia Chen, Jer-Ming Chang
Summary: This longitudinal study in Taiwan found significant associations between liver function parameters and incident diabetes mellitus (DM), with differences observed between male and female participants.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Jonathan D. Newman, Rebecca Anthopolos, G. B. John Mancini, Sripal Bangalore, Harmony R. Reynolds, Dennis F. Kunichoff, Roxy Senior, Jesus Peteiro, Balram Bhargava, Pallav Garg, Jorge Escobedo, Rolf Doerr, Tomasz Mazurek, Jose Gonzalez-Juanatey, Grzegorz Gajos, Carlo Briguori, Hong Cheng, Andras Vertes, Sandeep Mahajan, Luis A. Guzman, Matyas Keltai, Aldo P. Maggioni, Gregg W. Stone, Jeffrey S. Berger, Yves D. Rosenberg, William E. Boden, Bernard R. Chaitman, Jerome L. Fleg, Judith S. Hochman, David J. Maron
Summary: The study found that chronic coronary disease patients with diabetes did not receive additional benefits from routine invasive management compared to initial medical therapy alone, despite their higher risk of death or myocardial infarction.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Feifei Cheng, Andrea O. Luk, Hongjiang Wu, Claudia H. T. Tam, Cadmon K. P. Lim, Baoqi Fan, Guozhi Jiang, Luke Carroll, Aimin Yang, Eric S. H. Lau, Alex C. W. Ng, Heung Man Lee, Elaine Chow, Alice P. S. Kong, Anthony C. Keech, Mugdha Joglekar, Wing Yee So, Anandwardhan A. Hardikar, Juliana C. N. Chan, Alicia J. Jenkins, Ronald C. W. Ma
Summary: This study found that rLTL is independently associated with incident ESKD and rapid eGFR decline in Chinese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Shorter rLTL at baseline was linked to a higher risk of developing ESKD and a faster decline in kidney function during follow-up. Telomere length may serve as a useful biomarker for predicting kidney disease progression in type 2 diabetes patients.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Khadija El Jellas, Petra Dusatkova, Ingfrid S. Haldorsen, Janne Molnes, Erling Tjora, Bente B. Johansson, Karianne Fjeld, Stefan Johansson, Stepanka Pruhova, Leif Groop, J. Matthias Lohr, Pal R. Njolstad, Anders Molven
Summary: Mutations in the CEL gene have been associated with MODY8, leading to dominantly inherited insulin-dependent diabetes, pancreatic exocrine dysfunction, and atrophic pancreas with unique pancreatic imaging characteristics. Risk factors for MODY8 diagnosis include single-base pair deletions in the CEL VNTR region and aberrant protein tails susceptible to aggregation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Amany K. Elshorbagy, Cheryl Turner, Nasser Bastani, Helga Refsum, Timothy Kwok
Summary: Serum sulfur amino acids (SAAs) and related amino acids (AAs) are strongly and independently associated with incident diabetes. This suggests that perturbations in the SAA metabolic pathway may be an early marker for diabetes risk.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)