Stroke Induces a BDNF-Dependent Improvement in Cognitive Flexibility in Aged Mice by Josh Houlton, Lisa Y. Y. Zhou, Deanna Barwick, Emma K. Gowing, Andrew N. Clarkson

“…Young (3-6 months old) and aged (16-21 months old) mice were trained in operant touchscreen chambers to complete a visual pairwise discrimination (VD) task. Stroke or sham surgery was induced using the photothrombotic model to induce a bilateral prefrontal cortex stroke. …”
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Chronic abdominal pain. A multidisciplinary approach in gastroenterology and psychiatry by O.Yu. Gubska

“…The publications considered the following topics: chronic abdominal pain as such — 13 articles, diagnosis of functional disorders in the context of surgery — 3 articles, psychosomatic influence on gastrointestinal pathologies — 3 articles, neuromodulation pharmacotherapy — 2 articles, communication and psychotherapeutic strategies in the management of patients with GBAD — 4 articles. …”
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Is the treatment of ankle osteoarthritis changing over time in Italy? Analysis of temporal trends for fusion and arthroplasty in a population-based study from 2001 to 2022 on the N... by Adriano Cuccu, Elena Manuela Samaila, Enrico Ciminello, Umberto Alfieri Montrasio, Fabrizio Cortese, Stefania Ceccarelli, Tiziana Falcone, Marina Torre

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Magnetic resonance imaging does not distinguish Kallmann syndrome from normosmic isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism by Małgorzata Kałużna, Katarzyna Katulska, Katarzyna Ziemnicka, Pola Kompf, Bartłomiej Budny, Paweł Komarnicki, Michał Rabijewski, Jerzy Moczko, Jarosław Kałużny, Marek Ruchała

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Patient safety culture through the lenses of surgical patients: a qualitative study by Magnhild Vikan, Arvid S. Haugen, Berit T. Valeberg, Ann K. Bjørnnes, Vigdis K. S. Husby, Ellen CT. Deilkås, Stein O. Danielsen

“…Most adverse events are related to surgery, and patient outcomes are positively associated with patient safety culture. …”
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Psychological aspects of patients with breast cancer depending on the presence of visible postoperative defect by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, M. V. Ermoschenkova, N. A. Sirota, B. A. Fetisov

“…."), 35 patients with breast cancer (I, II stage) who underwent ablative and reconstructive plastic surgery, women were characterized in the postoperative period as "without an externally visible postoperative defect" ("without an e.v.p.d.").The results and conclusions. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of “U” Route Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Chronic Pain Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Disc Herniation by Binbin Wu, Xinyi Tian, Ce Shi, Chenchen Jiang, Jing Zhang, Gonghao Zhan, Danli Xie

“…Emotional evaluation of pain catastrophizing and depression was documented with Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively, for patients before and after surgery and healthy individuals. Results . All patients were of the age range from 47 to 85 years, with an average of 59.5 ± 9.76 years. …”
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Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

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Hiding in plain sight: eating disorders in diverse populations - a case for comprehensive medical education by Tashalee R. Brown, Madeline O. Jansen, Drew Hirsch, Habiba Amir, Alexis E. Duncan, Ginger E. Nicol

“…Methods Ninety-two resident physicians in internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, and surgery at an academic center completed an online survey from 12/1/2020–3/1/2021, which comprised multiple choice and vignette-style open-ended questions to assess knowledge and attitudes toward the management and clinical presentations of eating disorders. …”
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Differential attainment at national selection for higher surgical training: a retrospective cohort study by Amanda Lee, Jennifer Cleland, John Hines, Peter Brennan, Ricky Ellis, Yasin Al-Tawarah

“…Females were more likely to be successful at general surgery selection (OR 2.69 (95% CI 1.63 to 4.45)), older candidates (graduates) were less likely to be successful at ENT selection (OR 0.21 (95% CI 0.05 to 0.95)), and candidates that were the first in their family to attend University were less likely to be successful at urology selection (OR 0.41 (95% CI 0.21 to 0.78)).Conclusions Our findings highlight few statistically significant associations and no consistent patterns between sociodemographic factors and performance at HST selection once we adjusted for prior academic attainment. …”
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Oral Contraceptives and Thyroid Results: Navigating the Complex Interactions and Clinical Implications by Maria Morawska, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Anna Wolff, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Helena Udziela-Gil, Kinga Jarosz

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Peruvian medical residency selection: a portrayal of scores, distribution, and predictors of 28,872 applicants between 2019 and 2023 by Javier A. Flores-Cohaila, Brayan Miranda-Chavez, Cesar Copaja-Corzo, Xiomara C. Benavente-Chalco, Wagner Rios-García, Vanessa P. Moreno-Ccama, Angel Samanez-Obeso, Marco Rivarola-Hidalgo

“…Most applicants were concentrated in Lima and applied to Surgery, Pediatrics, and Obstetric-Gynecology. The ENAM score was positively associated with the ENARM in the mixed model when adjusting for receiving, year, setting of application, modality, and application specialty. …”
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Risk Factors for Refractory Diabetic Macular Oedema after Sub-Tenon’s Capsule Triamcinolone Acetonide Injection by Toshiyuki Oshitari, Yuta Kitamura, Sakiko Nonomura, Miyuki Arai, Yoko Takatsuna, Eiju Sato, Takayuki Baba, Shuichi Yamamoto

“…The age, sex, HbA1c level, best-corrected visual acuity, central macular thickness, insulin use, pioglitazone use, systemic hypertension, serous retinal detachment, proteinuria, panretinal photocoagulation, microaneurysm photocoagulation (MAPC), subthreshold micropulse diode laser photocoagulation (SMDLP), cataract surgery, and history of vitrectomy were examined by logistic regression analysis. …”
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Sevoflurane Inhibits the Th2 Response and NLRP3 Expression in Murine Allergic Airway Inflammation by Lixia Wang, Binshan Zha, Qiying Shen, Hongyun Zou, Cheng Cheng, Huimei Wu, Rongyu Liu

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Tailgut Cyst—Gynecologist’s Pitfall: Literature Review and Case Report by Andrei Mihai Malutan, Viorela-Elena Suciu, Florin Laurentiu Ignat, Doru Diculescu, Razvan Ciortea, Emil-Claudiu Boțan, Carmen Elena Bucuri, Maria Patricia Roman, Ionel Nati, Cristina Ormindean, Dan Mihu

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> This case underlines the fact that retrorectal masses can be challenging to diagnose, and tailgut cysts must be taken into consideration in cases of perirectal tumors in patients with a history of multiple failed procedures and surgeries.…”
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Determination of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Hyperactivation as Prognostic Factor in Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumors by G. Lamberti, C. Ceccarelli, N. Brighi, I. Maggio, D. Santini, C. Mosconi, C. Ricci, G. Biasco, D. Campana

“…We evaluated clinical, pathological, and immunohistochemistry features for association with the presence of advanced disease at diagnosis and disease relapse in patients who have undergone radical surgery. Results. Archival material from 64 patients was analyzed (37 pNETs and 27 GI-NETs). …”
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Epithelial cell diversity and immune remodeling in bladder cancer progression: insights from single-cell transcriptomics by Jianpeng Li, Yunzhong Jiang, Minghai Ma, Lu Wang, Minxuan Jing, Zezhong Yang, Mengzhao Zhang, Ke Chen, Jinhai Fan

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Clinical Significance of Peripheral Blood T Lymphocyte Subsets in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Patients by Yuka Satoh, Hatsue Ogawara, Osamu Kawamura, Motoyasu Kusano, Hirokazu Murakami

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Higher Prostate Weight Is Inversely Associated with Gleason Score Upgrading in Radical Prostatectomy Specimens by Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Emerson Luis Zani, Leandro L. L. Freitas, Fernandes Denardi, Athanase Billis

“…Protective factors against Gleason upgrading and its impact on outcomes after surgery warrant better definition. Patients and Methods. …”
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Sequential transcriptome profiling: comparative analysis of normal and canine lymphoma preceding detailed T-cell and B-cell subtype comparison by Yeji Kim, Yeji Kim, Jihyun Kim, Jihyun Kim, Yunji Song, Yunji Song, Keunhwan Jang, Se Eun Kim, Se Eun Kim, Se Eun Kim, Ha-Jung Kim, Ha-Jung Kim

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