Biomedical Research Center Research: Recent submissions
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Corrigendum to: Reduced Graphene Oxide Incorporated GelMA Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis for Wound Healing Applications [Corrigendum] (Int J Nanomedicine. 2019;14:9603-9617)
( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2022 , Article)The authors have advised that an error was made during the preparation of the wound healing scratch assay images shown in Figure 6 on page 9613. All the original data was retained and a correct image for the GrG4, Endothelial, ... -
Nano-Engineering in Traumatic Brain Injury
( Wiley , 2023 , Book chapter)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of mortality and chronic disability worldwide TBI involves an initial primary phase triggered by an impactful force to the brain and a subsequent secondary pathological phase. ... -
Fetal ECG extraction from maternal ECG using deeply supervised LinkNet++ model
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Fetal heart monitoring and early disease detection using non-invasive fetal electrocardiograms (fECG) can help substantially to reduce infant death through improved diagnosis of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in the fetus. ... -
The Metabolic Switch of Physical Activity in Non-Obese Insulin Resistant Individuals.
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Healthy non-obese insulin resistant (IR) individuals are at higher risk of metabolic syndrome. The metabolic signature of the increased risk was previously determined. Physical activity can lower the risk of insulin ... -
The retrospective study of the metabolic patterns of BCG-vaccination in type-2 diabetic individuals in COVID-19 infection
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Background: The cross-protective nature of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 virus was previously suggested, however its effect in COVID-19 patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the underlying ... -
The therapeutic potential of matcha tea: A critical review on human and animal studies
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article Review)Matcha is a powdered form of Japanese green tea that has been gaining global popularity recently. Matcha tea has various health benefits, including an enhancing effect on cognitive function, cardio-metabolic health, and ... -
Performance Evaluation of a New Fluorescent-Based Lateral Flow Immunoassay for Quantification of Hemoglobin A1c (HBA1c) in Diabetic Patients
( IMR Press Limited , 2023 , Article)Background: Rapid hemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) level monitoring is essential in slowing the progression of diabetes. This need becomes challenging in low resources countries where the social burden of the disease is overwhelming. ... -
Evaluation of cadmium and mercury on cardiovascular and neurological systems: Effects on humans and fish
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Chemicals are at the top of public health concerns and metals have received much attention in terms of toxicological studies. Cadmium (Cd) and mercury (Hg) are among the most toxic heavy metals and are widely distributed ... -
A New Deep Learning Method for Accurate Cardiac Heart Failure Prediction from RR Interval Measurements
( IEEE , 2022 , Conference Paper)cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. Early detection of heart failure will assist patients and medical professionals in taking better precautions to reduce risks. The objective of this study is ... -
Use of Animal Models for Investigating Cardioprotective Roles of SGLT2 Inhibitors
( Springer , 2023 , Article Review)Sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors represent one type of new-generation type 2 diabetes (T2DM) drug treatment. The mechanism of action of an SGLT2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) in treating T2DM depends on lowering ... -
PCovNet: A presymptomatic COVID-19 detection framework using deep learning model using wearables data
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)While the advanced diagnostic tools and healthcare management protocols have been struggling to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the spread of the contagious viral pathogen before the symptom onset acted as the Achilles' ... -
Cancer Metastasis: Dynamic Hetero-cellular Communications Between Cancer Cells and Host Tissues
( Springer International Publishing , 2023 , Book chapter)Metastasis is the most devastating aspect of cancer. Originally, tumor cells arise from a single clone, and then they undergo additional mutations and acquire invasive and metastatic features. These acquired mutations are ... -
Cytoprotective, antioxidant, and anti-migratory activity of Pistacia lentiscus L. supercritical carbon dioxide extract on primary human endothelial cells
( Taylor & Francis , 2022 , Article)Green chemistry is a useful tool for producing valuable chemicals from biomass. However, extracted compounds need to be tested for safety and efficacy before their use in humans. Here we investigate the chemical composition ... -
Glioma extracellular vesicles for precision medicine: prognostic and theragnostic application
( Springer , 2022 , Article Review)EV produced by tumour cells carry a diverse population of proteins, lipids, DNA, and RNA molecules throughout the body and appear to play an important role in the overall development of the disease state, according to ... -
Long-term COVID-19 booster effectiveness by infection history and clinical vulnerability and immune imprinting: a retrospective population-based cohort study
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)BackgroundLong-term effectiveness of COVID-19 mRNA boosters in populations with different previous infection histories and clinical vulnerability profiles is inadequately understood. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness ... -
A new One Health Framework in Qatar for future emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases preparedness and response
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)One Health is increasingly recognized as an optimal approach to address the global risk of health threats originating at the human, animal, and ecosystem interface, and their impact. Qatar has successfully practiced One ... -
BNT162b2 antigen dose and SARS-CoV-2 omicron infection in adolescents
( Elsevier , 2023 , Other)COVID-19 vaccine antigen dose might affect protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection,1, 2 but direct evidence to quantify this effect is absent. We conducted a matched, retrospective, cohort study using a regression ... -
Screening and diagnostic testing protocols for HIV and Syphilis infections in health care setting in Qatar: Evaluation and recommendations
( Public Library of Science , 2023 , Article)Background HIV and Syphilis are common STIs, which have become a concern and burden on healthcare systems, as many infections go untreated and lead to potentially serious complications. HIV is usually diagnosed with Western ... -
Persistence of spike-specific immune responses in BNT162b2-vaccinated donors and generation of rapid ex-vivo T cells expansion protocol for adoptive immunotherapy: A pilot study
( Frontiers Media , 2023 , Article)Introduction: The BNT162b2 mRNA-based vaccine has shown high efficacy in preventing COVID-19 infection but there are limited data on the types and persistence of the humoral and T cell responses to such a vaccine. Methods: ... -
Vaccine evaluation and genotype characterization in children infected with rotavirus in Qatar
( Springer Nature , 2023 , Article)Background: We characterized and identified the genetic and antigenic variations of circulating rotavirus strains in comparison to used rotavirus vaccines. Methods: Rotavirus-positive samples (n = 231) were collected and ...
