Prior Anticoagulation and Risk of Hemorrhagic Transformation in Acute Stroke: A Post Hoc Analysis of the PRODAST Study by Gerrit M. Grosse, Anika Hüsing, Andreas Stang, Nils Kuklik, Marcus Brinkmann, Martin Grond, Jens D. Rollnik, Lars Marquardt, Andrea Kraft, Eckhard Schlemm, Carsten Eggers, Christoph C. Eschenfelder, Christian Weimar, Hans‐Christoph Diener

“…After adjustment for confounders (arterial hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, age, and sex), patients with prior anticoagulation had less severe strokes (−2.5 National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale points [95% CI, −2.8 to −2.2]), smaller infarct sizes (−23 mL [95% CI, −44 mL to −2 mL], n=4041), and reduced odds for hemorrhagic transformation (5% versus 10%; odds ratio, 0.48 [95% CI, 0.40–0.57]) compared with patients without antithrombotic treatment. …”
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Effects of Manual Acupuncture Versus Sham Acupuncture in patients with Post-Stroke Depression: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Conghui Wei, Jinling Chen, Qu Yang, Jingjing Xu, Qingsong Li, Fulin Li, Yu Liu, Jun Luo

“…The primary outcome was the Hamilton Depression Scale-24 (HAMD-24); the secondary outcomes included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), the Barthel index, EEG power spectrum, and EEG imaginary coherent (iCOH). …”
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Prognostic value of multi-PLD ASL radiomics in acute ischemic stroke by Zhenyu Wang, Yuan Shen, Xianxian Zhang, Qingqing Li, Congsong Dong, Shu Wang, Haihua Sun, Mingzhu Chen, Xiaolu Xu, Pinglei Pan, Pinglei Pan, Zhenyu Dai, Fei Chen, Fei Chen

“…Clinical data, such as age and baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, were collected. …”
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Deanxit Combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating 31 Cases of Post-stroke Depression by Dujuan GE, Liyu WU, Sanfeng SUN, Lei SHANG, Qingjuan YANG, Xiaoru YANG, Qingxi ZHAO

“…The curative effect was assessed by Hamilton depression scale (HAMD), the neurologic function recovery was measured by national institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS) and modified Barthel index (MBI), and the drug safety was evaluated by treatment emergent symptom scale (TESS).Results:After two courses, the total effective rate of the experimental group (93.5%) was higher than that of the control group (79.3%), and the difference was significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); after a course of treatment, the HAMD score in the two groups was decreased significantly compared with that before the treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01); the weekly score in the treatment group was lower than that of the control group, and the difference was significant at the first weekend and the second weekend (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05, <italic>P</italic>&lt;0.01). …”
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Prevalence of sarcopenia and its associated factors in patients attending geriatric clinics in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study by Tam Ngoc Nguyen, Tu Ngoc Nguyen, Anh Trung Nguyen, Thanh Xuan Nguyen, Huong Thu Thi Nguyen, Thu Thi Hoai Nguyen, Thang Pham, Huyen Thanh Thi Vu

“…Sarcopenia was defined by the criteria proposed by the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS 2019) and by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Sarcopenia Project.Results There were 600 participants, mean age 70.0±8.0, 60.8% female. …”
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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Stroke Physical Activity Questionnaire by Thunyakamon Phusuttatam, Jittima Saengsuwan, Pajeemas Kittipanya-ngam

“…In Phase II, we examined (1) the concurrent validity of SPAQ vs. the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF); (2) the convergent validity of SPAQ vs. the Functional Ambulation Category (FAC), vs. the six-minute walk test (6-MWT), vs. the timed up and go test (TUGT), vs. the Motricity Index, vs. the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and vs. the Modified Rankin Scale (MRS); and (3) the discriminant validity of the SPAQ vs. the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). …”
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Sarcopenia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by L. M. Pechmann, T. H. Jonasson, V. S. Canossa, H. Trierweiler, G. Kisielewicz, R. R. Petterle, C. A. Moreira, V. Z. C. Borba

“…Sarcopenia was diagnosed according to the criteria of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Sarcopenia Project (FNIH). Results. …”
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Study on the Prognostic Factors Related to Endovascular Treatment of Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Within 24 Hours of Onset by Changchun Jiang, Yu Fan, Yuechun Li, Wei Ma

“…In univariate analysis, age, baseline Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), baseline National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognostic Early CT score (pc ASPECTS), preoperative intravenous thrombolysis, and mTICI2b-3 were factors affecting good prognosis. …”
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Embracing Generative Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research and Beyond by Henry P. Foote, MD, Chuan Hong, PhD, Mohd Anwar, PhD, Maria Borentain, MD, Kevin Bugin, PhD, Nancy Dreyer, PhD, MPH, Josh Fessel, MD, PhD, Nitender Goyal, MD, Morgan Hanger, MPP, Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, Christoph P. Hornik, MD, PhD, MPH, Jennifer G. Jackman, PhD, MBA, Alistair C. Lindsay, MD, MPH, DPhil, Michael E. Matheny, MD, Kerem Ozer, MD, Jan Seidel, PhD, Norman Stockbridge, MD, PhD, Peter J. Embi, MD, Christopher J. Lindsell, PhD

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Transcription Factor E2F-1 Is Upregulated in Human Gastric Cancer Tissues and Its Overexpression Suppresses Gastric Tumor Cell Proliferation by Qiang Xiao, Lei Li, Yubo Xie, Ning Tan, Changqing Wang, Junyi Xu, Keyi Xia, Kevin Gardner, Qingdi Q. Li

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Thyroid hormone receptor- and stage-dependent transcriptome changes affect the initial period of Xenopus tropicalis tail regeneration by Shouhong Wang, Liezhen Fu, Bin Wang, Yanmei Cai, Jianping Jiang, Yun-Bo Shi

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Mental health in children with and without ADHD: the role of physical activity and parental nativity by David Adzrago, Saanie Sulley, Faustine Williams

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Art of TIL immunotherapy: SITC’s perspective on demystifying a complex treatment by Robert Brown, Marco Donia, Simon Turcotte, George Coukos, John Mullinax, Brian Gastman, James C Yang, Michael T Lotze, John B A G Haanen, Inge Marie Svane, Stephanie L Goff, Vernon K Sondak, Maartje W Rohaan, Michal Besser, Benjamin Creelan

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Overexpressing the ClpC AAA+ unfoldase accelerates developmental cycle progression in Chlamydia trachomatis by Aaron A. Jensen, Saba Firdous, Lei Lei, Derek J. Fisher, Scot P. Ouellette

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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

“…Funding: This manuscript is supported with Federal funds from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health and Human Services, under contract to Westat (contract nos. …”
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Detecting Disease in Radiographs with Intuitive Confidence by Stefan Jaeger

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Treatment of HIV-1 Infection with Combination Therapy: Antiretroviral Agents and Biological Response Modifiers by Steven M Schnittman

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Using Time Deformation to Filter Nonstationary Time Series with Multiple Time-Frequency Structures by Mengyuan Xu, Wayne A. Woodward, Henry L. Gray

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High-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of chikungunya epidemics between 2019 and 2020 in Salvador, Brazil: a municipality-level transmission dynamics studyResearch in context by Hernan D. Argibay, Cristiane W. Cardoso, William M. de Souza, Raquel L. Souza, Maysa Pellizzaro, Geraldo M. Cunha, Julie Clennon, Scott C. Weaver, Mitermayer G. Reis, Uriel Kitron, Guilherme S. Ribeiro

“…Funding: Secretary of Health of Salvador, Federal University of Bahia, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Foundation for Research Support of the Bahia State, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior – Brasil (CAPES), Clinical and Applied Research Network in Chikungunya, Global Virus Network, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Wellcome Trust, and the United States National Institutes of Health.…”
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The Effect of Virtual Reality on Motor Anticipation and Hand Function in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Randomized Trial on Movement-Related Potential by Ling Chen, Yi Chen, Wen Bin Fu, Dong Feng Huang, Wai Leung Ambrose Lo

“…Outcome measures of the contingent negative variation (CNV) latency and amplitude, EMG reaction time, Upper Limb Fugl-Meyer Assessment (UL-FMA), Action Research Arm Test (ARAT), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) were recorded pre- and postintervention. …”
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