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Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) have a relevant impact on public health in terms of prevalence and costs associated with the diseases. While the COVID‐19 pandemic highlighted the need t...

100 million adults and 15 million adolescents currently use e-cigarettes, a type of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) or Electronic Non-Nicotine Delivery System (ENNDS). While they were introduced as smoking ces...

Abstract Background Chronic conditions cause millions of deaths annually worldwide. Remote patient monitoring using wearable devices and sensors, combined with machine learning (ML), offers promising strategies for disea...

Abstract Background Fat embolism syndrome (FES) is commonly associated with orthopedic trauma, but the diagnosis is challenging with an uncommon nontraumatic cause. It is difficult to discriminate from thrombo-embolism i...

Objectives: This study utilized dual control groups, caries patients (a representative bacterial infectious disease) and healthy individuals, to identify the core microbiome specific to dental fluorosis and elucidate the...

ObjectiveThis systematic review and meta-analysis aims to evaluate the effects of Tai Chi Chuan on the expression of pro-inflammatory genes IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α—downstream of the NF-κB pathway—in adults with chr...

Abstract Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs), particularly asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), impose significant burdens on patients and their families in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). L...

Shape Manifestation of Respiration in the Axial System The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of respiration on the shape changes of the axial system. Our approach focuses more on the analysis of respiratory fu...

Abstract Background Blood eosinophil count is an accepted biomarker for type 2 inflammation in COPD. However, the majority of COPD patients are characterized by non-type 2 inflammation. We aimed to test readily obtainabl...

CTLA4 haploinsufficiency is caused by mutations in the CTLA4 gene. The loss of this important immune checkpoint leads to uncontrolled production of lymphocytes, causing infiltration of T cells into multiple organs (gastr...

A 12-day-old full-term (FT) male presented with one day of diarrhea and respiratory distress. The exam was notable for hypothermia, tachycardia, and hypoxemia. Initial bloodwork showed leukopenia (3,400 cells/uL, absolut...

Materias / palabras clave: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system; Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system

Aerosol contamination of an aircraft cabin by infectious passengers is a concern of passengers, aircrew and the aviation industry. This may be especially important during a pandemic, such as COVID-19, where the full exte...

Background: Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are a major global health burden, and pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a well-established, evidence-based intervention that improves functional capacity and quality of lif...

Abstract Background Bacterial diseases include any illness caused by bacteria. Bacteria are tiny microorganisms that can only be seen with a microscope. Other types of microorganisms include viruses, fungi, and some para...

The paper aims to analyse the trends in mortality of men and women aged 65 and more in the Lodz region in the period 1999–2013, with particular emphasis on the phenomenon of excess male mortality. A complete database o...

ABSTRACT High-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFO) is a mechanical ventilation technique used in veterinary medicine to treat various respiratory diseases, particularly in small animal patients, but its potential appl...

The pandemic of COVID-19 left profound global impacts on public health, economics, and social dynamics. Since its emergence, the virus has spread across 229 countries, infecting over 590 million individuals and causing 7...

Substantial efforts have been made to understand the immune response during severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, in order to identify and characterize risk factors, immune mechanisms re...

Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) can manifest with neurological disorders, indicating genetic overlap between immune and nervous system diseases. However, neurological disorder genes are rarely screened systematically for...

Abstract Background School-aged children in low and middle-resource settings often face a high burden of preventable illnesses, yet health systems typically prioritise children under five. In 2023, 1.5 million deaths oc...

Abstract Background Pediatric connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) is a rare but serious condition with limited clinical data; this study aimed to evaluate its clinical features, treat...

Abstract Background SARS-CoV-2 infection in infants and neonates is generally uncommon and tends to present with milder symptoms than in adults. While most infected neonates are asymptomatic, some may exhibit fever, poor...