Phthalates esters disrupt demersal fish behavior: Unveiling the brain-gut axis impact by Liuqingqing Liu, Xinyao Li, Xianxiang Luo, Xiao Wang, Linjia Liu, Zixi Yuan, Cuizhu Sun, Hao Zheng, Elvis Genbo Xu, Fengmin Li

“…Our investigation into the behavioral effects of three common PAEs, i.e., dimethyl phthalate (DMP), di-n-butyl phthalate (DBP), and di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), and their molecular mechanisms on juvenile Sebastes schlegelii, revealed alarming results from molecular to population levels. …”
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Alpha-2-adrenergic receptor agonists for the prevention of delirium and cognitive decline after open heart surgery (ALPHA2PREVENT): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled... by Eva Skovlund, Rune Haaverstad, Henrik Zetterberg, Jorunn L Helbostad, Rolf Busund, Johan Raeder, Theis Tønnessen, Torgeir Bruun Wyller, Melanie R Simpson, Nils Kristian Skjærvold, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Svein Aslak Landsverk, Ieva Martinaityte, Hilde Margrethe Norum, Geir Selbaek, Elisabeth Skaar, Arjen JC Slooter, Øyvind Sverre Svendsen, Alexander Wahba

“…Introduction Postoperative delirium is common in older cardiac surgery patients and associated with negative short-term and long-term outcomes. …”
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Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors by Elisabet Castañeda-Estévez, Cristina Vergara-Dangond, Martina Steiner, Maria Beatriz Paredes-Romero, Ana Esteban-Vázquez, Tatiana Cobo-Ibañez, Laura Trives-Folguera, Maria Liz Romero-Bogado, Isabel De La Cámara-Fernández, Patricia Richi-Alberti, Ana Acosta-Alfaro, Iría De la Osa-Subtil, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández

“…<b>Results:</b> In this retrospective, observational study, 101 patients were analysed, predominantly women (72.3%), with a mean age of 57.6 years. The most common diagnoses were rheumatoid arthritis (60.4%) and psoriatic arthritis (18.8%). …”
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Thiamine-Reduced Fatigue in Quiescent Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Linked to Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Abundance by Sandra Bermúdez-Sánchez, Palle Bager, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Tine Rask Licht, Martin Steen Mortensen, Christian Lodberg Hvas

“…Background and Aims: Chronic fatigue is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Expert Consensus on the Management of Acute Otitis Media in India: A Delphi Study by Tanu Singhal, Shyam Kukreja, Jaydeep Choudhury, Vijay Yewale, Balasubramanian Sundaram, Jagdish Chinnappa, Suhas Prabhu, Balaji Veeraraghavan, Camilla Rodrigues, Vidya Krishna, Winsley Rose, Samir Bhargava

“…Aim and background: Acute otitis media (AOM) and otitis media with effusion (OME) are common childhood ear infections. The changing epidemiological landscape in India and growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance underscore the need for evidence-based, updated guidance on management. …”
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Exploring DNA methylation, telomere length, mitochondrial DNA, and immune function in patients with Long-COVID by Andrea Polli, Lode Godderis, Dries S. Martens, Madhura Shekhar Patil, Jolien Hendrix, Arne Wyns, Jente Van Campenhout, Emma Richter, Lara Fanning, Olivia Vandekerckhove, Eveline Claeys, Wim Janssens, Natalie Lorent

“…Abstract Background Long-COVID is defined as the persistency or development of new symptoms 3 months after the initial SARS-CoV-2 infection, with these symptoms lasting for at least 2 months with no other explanation. Common persistent symptoms are fatigue, sleep disturbances, post-exertional malaise (PEM), pain, and cognitive problems. …”
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Genomic changes during the evolution of the Coxiella genus along the parasitism-mutualism continuum by Santos-Garcia, Diego, Morel, Olivier, Henri, Hélène, El Filali, Adil, Buysse, Marie, Noël, Valérie, McCoy, Karen D., Gottlieb, Yuval, Klasson, Lisa, Zenner, Lionel, Duron, Olivier, Vavre, Fabrice

“…Results highlight the probably parasitic nature of the common ancestor of the Coxiellaceae. Indeed, the virulence factor Dot/Icm T4 Secretion System is present in most, but not all, Coxiellaceae. …”
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A systematic review on gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes mellitus by Serena Chong, Serena Chong, Mike Lin, Mike Lin, Deborah Chong, Slade Jensen, Slade Jensen, Slade Jensen, Namson S. Lau, Namson S. Lau, Namson S. Lau

“…The studies were assessed for risk of bias and their findings were reported narratively.Results58 observational studies published between 2010 and 2024 were included. Beta diversity was commonly reported to be different between individuals with T2DM and healthy individuals. …”
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Tilted Implants for Full-Arch Rehabilitations in Completely Edentulous Maxilla: A Retrospective Study by Nicolò Cavalli, Bruno Barbaro, Davide Spasari, Francesco Azzola, Alberto Ciatti, Luca Francetti

“…Biological complications were recorded such as alveolar mucositis (11.8% patients), peri-implantitis (5.9% patients), and temporomandibular joint pain (5.9% patients). The most common prosthetic complications were the fracture or detachment of one or multiple acrylic teeth in both the temporary (20.6% patients) and definitive (17.7% patients) prosthesis and the minor acrylic fractures in the temporary (14.7% patients) and definitive (2.9% patients) prosthesis. …”
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Cortisol regulates neonatal lung development via Smoothened by Shanshan Lu, Yifei Chen, Jiawen Song, Liangliang Ren, Jun Du, Donglai Shen, Jiayin Peng, Yao Yin, Xia Li, Yuqing Wang, Yan Gao, Siman Han, Yichang Jia, Yun Zhao, Yizheng Wang

“…Corticosteroids are commonly used to prevent NRDS in clinical. However, the protective mechanism of the corticosteroids remains largely unclear. …”
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Epidemiological Study of Uveal Melanoma from US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (2010–2015) by Yufeng Xu, Lixia Lou, Yijie Wang, Qi Miao, Kai Jin, Menglu Chen, Juan Ye

“…Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy, and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) changed its staging methodology from 2010, incorporating notable changes into the T-staging. …”
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Development of the Italian version of the Motricity Index and evaluation of its reliability in adults with stroke by Diego Longo, Stefano Doronzio, Michele Piazzini, Angela Maria Politi, Tommaso Ciapetti, Filippo Gerli, Monica Barnabé, Francesca Ciullini, Chiara Castagnoli, Ilaria Pellegrini, Marta Cannobio, Donata Bardi, Marco Baccini, Francesca Cecchi

“…Background: The Motricity Index (MI) is a commonly used method of measuring muscle strength in post-stroke hemiparesis. …”
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<i>AcOTApks</i> Gene-Based Molecular Tools to Improve Quantitative Detection of the Mycotoxigenic Fungus <i>Aspergillus carbonarius</i> by Angelo Agnusdei, Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Francesco Faretra, Stefania Pollastro, Donato Gerin

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin, a common contaminant of grapes and their derivatives, such as wine, and classified as possible human carcinogen (group 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). …”
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Specific and sensitive detection of bovine coronavirus using CRISPR-Cas13a combined with RT-RAA technology by Zili Liang, Ruxing Luo, Qifu He, Cheng Tang, Zhidong Zhang, Yanmin Li, Zijing Guo

“…The specific primers for RT-RAA and CRISPR RNA (crRNA) were designed in the conserved region of the BCoV nucleocapsid (N) gene.ResultsThe detection limit of the RT-RAA CRISPR/Cas13a assays for BCoV detection was 1.72 copies/μl, and there were no cross-reactions with the other 10 common bovine enteric and respiratory disease-associated pathogens. …”
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Spinal cord demyelination predicts neurological deterioration in patients with mild degenerative cervical myelopathy by Jefferson R Wilson, David Anderson, Stephan Duplessis, Julien Cohen-Adad, David W Cadotte, Nathan Evaniew, Jacques Bouchard, Michael Craig, Abdul Al-Shawwa, Kalum Ost, Steve Casha, W Bradley Jacobs, Saswati Tripathy, Peter Lewkonia, Fred Nicholls, Alex Soroceanu, Ganesh Swamy, Kenneth C Thomas, Michael MH Yang, Nicholas Dea

“…Background Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is the most common form of atraumatic spinal cord injury globally. …”
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Impact of pubertal timing on growth progression and final height in subjects affected by RASopathies by Federica Tamburrino, Laura Mazzanti, Dino Gibertoni, Concetta Schiavariello, Annamaria Perri, Eleonora Orlandini, Cesare Rossi, Marco Tartaglia, Marcello Lanari, Emanuela Scarano

“…No significant differences in final height were observed between patients with growth hormone deficiency treated with growth hormone and those who were untreated.ConclusionsDelayed pubertal onset negatively impacts final height in patients with RASopathies, with inadequate pubertal catch-up growth being a common outcome. While most patients initiate puberty spontaneously, careful monitoring of growth and pubertal progression is crucial to optimize therapeutic interventions and improve final height outcomes.…”
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Integrating biodiversity assessments into local conservation planning: the importance of assessing suitable data sources by Ferraille, Thibaut, Kerbiriou, Christian, Bigard, Charlotte, Claireau, Fabien, Thompson, John D.

“…The study used data for nine taxonomic groups (commonly used in inventories for environmental impact assessment) and three databases available to SEA stakeholders. …”
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Amyloid-β and heart failure in Alzheimer’s disease: the new vistas by Hayder M. Al-Kuraishy, Ghassan M. Sulaiman, Hamdoon A. Mohammed, Sohaib G. Mohammed, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Ali K. Albuhadily, Retaj A. Dawood, Amer Al Ali, Mohammed H. Abu-Alghayth

“…Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and represents 75% of all dementia types. …”
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Tracking pygmy blue whale diving behaviour and validation of foraging areas defined from horizontal movement data by Michele Thums, Luciana C. Ferreira, Andrew Davenport, Micheline Jenner, Luciana Möller, Grace Russell, Robert D. McCauley, Curt Jenner

“…Our test of movement models to define foraging is extremely useful given its common usage in ecology and our spatial delineation of foraging areas assists with conservation management.…”
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Accounting for microorganisms yields stricter water quality criteria and elevated ecological risks of antibiotics: A case study of sulfonamides in the Yangtze River Delta by Xinyang Zhang, Xiao Yun, Ye Huang, Guofeng Shen, Nan Lin

“…This study focuses on sulfonamide antibiotics, common in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), to assess the influences of different organisms' toxicity data on determining WQCs and subsequent evaluation of ecological risks. …”
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