Medicine Research: Recent submissions
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The burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors by state in the USA, 1990-2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Background The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides a comprehensive assessment of health and risk factor trends at global, regional, national, and subnational levels. This study ... -
Peripheral inflammatory and metabolic markers as potential biomarkers in treatment-resistant schizophrenia: Insights from a Qatari Cohort
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Schizophrenia presents significant diagnostic and treatment challenges, particularly in distinguishing between treatment-resistant (TRS) and non-treatment-resistant schizophrenia (NTRS). This cross-sectional study analyzed ... -
Automated detection of posterior urethral valves in voiding cystourethrography images: A novel AI-Based pipeline for enhanced diagnosis and classification
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Introduction: Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) are rare congenital anomalies of the male urinary tract that can lead to urethral obstruction and increased risk of kidney disease. Traditional diagnosis relies on subjective ... -
Cigarette smoke extract induces p38-mediated expression and ROS/rho-mediated translocation of alpha 2C adrenoceptor in human microvascular smooth muscle cells
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) is a vascular disease characterized by exaggerated vasoconstriction in response to stressors, mainly cold and emotional stress. This vasoconstriction is mediated solely by alpha 2C-adrenoceptors ... -
GATA3: Orchestrating cellular fate through differentiation and proliferation
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article Review)Cell proliferation and differentiation are two fundamental biological processes that occur in biological systems, tightly regulated by various factors such as transcription factors (TFs). Zinc finger proteins are TFs ... -
Towards secure and trusted AI in healthcare: A systematic review of emerging innovations and ethical challenges
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article Review)Introduction: Artificial Intelligence is in the phase of health care, with transformative innovations in diagnostics, personalized treatment, and operational efficiency. While having potential, critical challenges are ... -
Women with persistent/recurrent vaginal discharge should be offered multiplex-7 PCR testing
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Background: Recurrent vaginal discharge is an important cause of repeated visits to the gynaecologists. Failure to correctly identify the causative organism with standard microscopy and culture techniques results in repeated ... -
Ethical dilemmas surrounding patients' "unwise" treatment preferences and suboptimal decision quality: case series of three renal cell carcinoma patients who developed local recurrences after non-guideline-concordant care choices
( African Field Epidemiology Network , 2024 , Article)Patient engagement and shared decision-making (SDM) between patients and clinicians is the foundation of patient-centered care. It aims to reach a treatment option that fits the patient's preference and is guideline-concordant. ... -
A Meta-Analysis of the Global Stillbirth Rates during the COVID-19 Pandemic
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)COVID-19 has been shown to have variable adverse effects on pregnancy. Reported data on stillbirth rates during the pandemic have, however, been inconsistent—some reporting a rise and others no change. Knowing the precise ... -
Protocol of the Nutritional, Psychosocial, and Environmental Determinants of Neurodevelopment and Child Mental Health (COINCIDE) study
( F1000 Research Limited , 2024 , Article)Background: Over 250 million children are developing sub-optimally due to their exposure to early life adversities. While previous studies have examined the independent effects of nutritional status, psychosocial adversities, ... -
MSEUnet: Refined Intima-media segmentation of the carotid artery based on a multi-scale approach using patch-wise dice loss
( Elsevier , 2025 , Article)Carotid artery stenosis risk stratification is one of the most sought-after methods for diagnosing the chances of stroke. There is an inherent requirement to identify the risk before its onset through techniques such as ... -
A Decade of Discovery of Huntington's Disease Biomarkers: A Comprehensive Review of its Established and Emerging Bi-omarkers
( preprints , 2024 , Article Review)Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) lead to progressive neuronal loss in various brain regions and are a significant public health concern, with NDs expected to become the second-leading cause of death globally within the ... -
Advances in Huntington’s Disease Biomarkers: A 10-Year Bibliometric Analysis and a Comprehensive Review
( MDPI , 2025 , Article Review)Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) cause progressive neuronal loss and are a significant public health concern, with NDs projected to become the second leading global cause of death within two decades. Huntington’s disease ... -
Lifetime prevalence, risk, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in Qatar's national mental health study
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2024 , Article)Objectives: To estimate lifetime prevalence, risk, and treatment for mental disorders and their correlates in Qatar's general population for the first time. Methods: We conducted a national phone survey of 5,195 Qatari and ... -
Ṯābit Ibn Qurrah’s contributions to toxicology
( Springer , 2024 , Article Review)Mankind has been familiar with poisons since ancient times. On the other hand, there is a wealth of knowledge in the medical books including medieval works of Middle Eastern polymaths such as Avicenna, “al-Rāzī,” and “Ṯābit ... -
Evaluating the accuracy of population-specific versus generic stature estimation regression equations in a South African sample
( Springer , 2024 , Article)Accurate estimates of stature play an important role in the personal identification of unknown decedents, however a drawback in the application of many stature estimation equations is the need for known sex and population, ... -
How global spine sagittal alignment and spinal degeneration affect locomotive syndrome risk in the elderly
( Springer , 2024 , Article)Background: The aim of this study was to delineate the features of the locomotive syndrome (LS) risk stage in the elderly population, encompassing global spine sagittal alignment, visible spinal degenerative changes on ... -
Cumulative Incidence of Venous Thromboembolic Events In-Hospital, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 Months After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Systematic Review of 87 Studies and Meta-analysis of 2,731,797 Patients
( Springer , 2024 , Article Review)Abstract: Systematic review/meta-analysis of cumulative incidences of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). Electronic databases were searched for original studies. Proportional ... -
Twelve-month prevalence, persistence, severity, and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders in Qatar's national mental health study
( John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2024 , Article)Objectives To estimate 12-month prevalence, persistence, severity, and treatment of mental disorders and socio-demographic correlates in Qatar. Methods We conducted the first national population-based telephone survey ... -
Development of a 43 color panel for the characterization of conventional and unconventional T-cell subsets, B cells, NK cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, and innate lymphoid cells using spectral flow cytometry
( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2024 , Article)Although many flow cytometers can analyze 30–50 parameters, it is still challenging to develop a 40+ color panel for the phenotyping of immune cells using fluorochrome conjugated antibodies due to limitations in the ...
