Environmental Protection Agency Finalizes Stronger Air Quality Standards
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has...
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Black Women Six Times More Likely to Die by Homicide Than White Women
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Between 1999 and 2020, Black women were on average...
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Home Lighting Tied to Activity Levels in Adults With Visual Impairment
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The home environment, particularly lighting, may...
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Online Physical, Mental Rehab Aids Quality of Life With Long COVID
FRIDAY, Feb. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An online, home-based group physical and mental...
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Assessing the Utility of The Paris System for Upper Urinary Tract Cytopathology
The Paris System (TPS) provides a uniform reporting system of urine cytology based on well-defined...
Read MoreHEAL Africa score to predict failure of surgical repair of obstetric urethro-vaginal fistula in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Obstetric fistula (OF) repair surgery aims to restore the anatomical and functional integrity of the urinary tract, allowing affected women to regain their dignity and quality of life. However, in some cases, this surgical...
Read MoreProstate Cancer among Patients Undergoing Radical Cystoprostatectomy for Bladder Cancer in the Department of Urology in a Tertiary Care Centre.
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men and remains one of the most prevalent and least understood of all human malignancies. Bladder cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in China. Radical cystectomy...
Read MoreIn Situ-sprayed Bioinspired Adhesive Conductive Hydrogels for Cavernous Nerve Repair.
Cavernous nerve injury (CNI), resulting in erectile dysfunction (ED), poses a significant threat to the quality of life for men. Strategies utilizing conductive hydrogels have demonstrated promising results for the treatment of...
Read MoreHyperbaric oxygen preconditioning normalizes scrotal temperature, sperm quality, testicular structure, and erectile function in adult male rats subjected to exertional heat injury.
Testicular hyperthermia has been noted in men who work in high ambient temperatures. Scrotal temperatures above the normal range caused germ cell loss in the testes and resulted in male subfertility. In adult male rats,...
Read MorePRL-mediated STAT5B/ARRB2 pathway promotes the progression of prostate cancer through the activation of MAPK signaling.
Previous study showed that higher expression of prolactin (PRL) was found in CRPC samples compared with hormone-naive prostate cancer (HNPC) and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) samples. We further investigate the function of...
Read MoreMoney Talks: The Shifting Effect of Limiting Monetary Incentives for Urology Resident Research.
To assess incentive changes on resident publication behavior. In 2020, we demonstrated the positive effect of an unlimited $1,000 publishing incentive for Urology residents. Following this publication, institutional changes led...
Read MoreUreteral stent after PCNL: is leaving the threads through the percutaneous tract safe and better tolerated?
To assess safety, urinary symptoms, and feasibility of JJ stent removal with exteriorized threads through the percutaneous tract after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).Prospective, transversal, comparative, experimental,...
Read MoreA fast in silico model for preoperative risk assessment of paravalvular leakage.
In silico simulations can be used to evaluate and optimize the safety, quality, efficacy and applicability of medical devices. Furthermore, in silico modeling is a powerful tool in therapy planning to optimally tailor treatment...
Read MoreReconstruction of an Eyelid Defect Associated with Congenital Coloboma in a 7-Month-Old Male Infant Using an Acellular Dermal Allograft.
BACKGROUND Congenital eyelid coloboma in children often faces complications such as keratitis, symblepharon, and amblyopia. Repairing defects involving at least 50% of the eyelid margin can be challenging. Acellular dermal...
Read MoreRandomized, Single-Blind, Comparative Study of Remimazolam Besylate Vs Propofol for Facial Plastic Surgery.
Use of local anesthesia, conscious sedation with a combination of a sedative and anesthetic drug during surgical procedure is an approach designed to avoid intubation and which produces less adverse events compared to general...
Read MoreAssessment of Patient Matters in Healthcare Facilities.
Ensuring the sustainability of healthcare facilities requires the evaluation of patient matters with appropriate methods and tools. The objective of this research is to develop a new tool for assessing patient matters as a...
Read MoreDual-Protection Inorganic-Protein Coating on Mg-Based Biomaterials through Tooth-Enamel-Inspired Biomineralization.
Biocompatible magnesium alloys represent revolutionary implantable materials in dentistry and orthopedics but face challenges due to rapid bio-corrosion, necessitating protective coatings to mitigate dysfunction. Directly...
Read MoreErythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor B6 is highly expressed in non-functioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumors and its expression correlates with tumor size.
Erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular (EPH) receptors are the largest known family of receptor tyrosine kinases characterized in humans. These proteins are involved in tissue organization, synaptic plasticity, vascular...
Read MoreSchwann cell promotes macrophage recruitment through IL-17B/IL-17RB pathway in injured peripheral nerves.
Macrophage recruitment to the injured nerve initiates a cascade of events, including myelin debris clearance and nerve trophic factor secretion, which contribute to proper nerve tissue repair. However, the mechanism of...
Read MoreEffect of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The DNND Randomized, Observation Group- and Placebo Surgery-controlled Clinical Trial.
Evaluate the effect of nerve decompression on pain in patients with lower extremity painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN).Currently, no treatment provides lasting relief for patients with DPN. Benefits of nerve...
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