Medicine - Table of Contents

December 18, 2023

Reduction of SARS-CoV-2 viral load in saliva after rinsing with mouthwashes containing cetylpyridinium chloride: a randomized clinical study

Leticia M. Bezinelli, Luciana Corrêa, Stephany Beyerstedt, Marcella L. Franco, Érika B. Rangel, Carlos Guillermo Benítez, Nelson Hamerschlak, João R.R. Pinho, Debora Heller, Fernanda P. Eduardo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15080 PubMed 38130922

December 15, 2023

Effectiveness of a respiratory rehabilitation program including an inspiration training device versus traditional respiratory rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial

Zacarías Sánchez-Milá, Vanesa Abuín-Porras, Carlos Romero-Morales, Jaime Almazán-Polo, Jorge Velázquez Saornil

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16360 PubMed 38111659

December 21, 2023

Validating osteological correlates for the hepatic piston in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Clinton A. Grand Pré, William Thielicke, Raul E. Diaz Jr, Brandon P. Hedrick, Ruth M. Elsey, Emma R. Schachner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16542 PubMed 38144194

December 14, 2023

Sex differences in wrist strength: a systematic review

Alexis D. Napper, Meera K. Sayal, Michael W.R. Holmes, Alan C. Cudlip

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16557 PubMed 38107569

December 1, 2023

Comparison of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization and proprioceptive neuromuscular stretching on hamstring flexibility in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Narmeen Anjum, Raheela Kanwal Sheikh, Aadil Omer, Kinza Anwar, Muhammad Manan Haider Khan, Anam Aftab, Waqar Ahmed Awan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16506 PubMed 38054019

December 11, 2023

Composite environmental indices—a case of rickety rankings

Shelley M. Stevens, Michael K. Joy, Wokje Abrahamse, Taciano L. Milfont, Lynda M. Petherick

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16325 PubMed 38099306

December 15, 2023

Effects of plyometric training on measures of physical fitness in racket sport athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Nuannuan Deng, Kim Geok Soh, Borhannudin Abdullah, Dandan Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16638 PubMed 38111665

December 7, 2023

LINC01936 inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of lung squamous cell carcinoma probably by EMT signaling and immune infiltration

Qinqin Tian, Xiyao Liu, Ang Li, Hongjiao Wu, Yuning Xie, Hongmei Zhang, Fengjun Wu, Yating Chen, Congcong Bai, Xuemei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16447 PubMed 38084139

December 14, 2023

Multi-modal sleep intervention for community-dwelling people living with dementia and primary caregiver dyads with sleep disturbance: protocol of a single-arm feasibility trial

Sumedha Verma, Prerna Varma, Aimee Brown, Bei Bei, Rosemary Gibson, Tom Valenta, Ann Pietsch, Marina Cavuoto, Michael Woodward, Susan McCurry, Melinda L. Jackson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16543 PubMed 38107589

December 15, 2023

Contributions of each of the four swimming strokes to elite 200-400 individual medley swimming performance in short and long course competitions

José María González-Ravé, Jesus Santos-Cerro, Patricia González-Megía, David Pyne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16612 PubMed 38111656

December 4, 2023

Identification of novel biomarkers in obstructive sleep apnea via integrated bioinformatics analysis and experimental validation

Kai Zhang, Caizhen Wang, Yunxiao Wu, Zhifei Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16608 PubMed 38077447

December 21, 2023

The long-term effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary status and quality of life

Ayedh Alahmari, Gokul Krishna, Ann Mary Jose, Rowaida Qoutah, Aya Hejazi, Hadeel Abumossabeh, Fatima Atef, Alhanouf Almutiri, Mazen Homoud, Saleh Algarni, Mohammed AlAhmari, Saeed Alghamdi, Tareq Alotaibi, Khalid Alwadeai, Saad Alhammad, Mushabbab Alahmari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16694 PubMed 38144193

December 8, 2023

Differences in family functioning before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study in Peruvian families

Juan Carlos Bazo-Alvarez, David Villarreal-Zegarra, Wilder Iván Lázaro-Illatopa, Denisse Manrique-Millones, Miguel Ipanaqué-Zapata, María José Garcia, Oscar Bazo-Alvarez, Evelyn Goicochea-Ríos, Willy Valle-Salvatierra, Jackeline Edith García-Serna

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16269 PubMed 38089908

December 5, 2023

Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 regulates non-small cell lung cancer progression by influencing the transcription and splicing of tumorigenesis-related genes

Qingchao Sun, Ruixue Liu, Haiping Zhang, Liang Zong, Xiaoliang Jing, Long Ma, Jie Li, Liwei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16526 PubMed 38077434

December 4, 2023

Increased game frequency period crossing Ramadan intermittent fasting decreases fat mass, sleep duration, and recovery in male professional basketball players

Seifeddine Brini, Luca Paolo Ardigò, Filipe Manuel Clemente, Javier Raya-González, Jennifer A. Kurtz, Gretchen A. Casazza, Carlo Castagna, Anissa Bouassida, Hadi Nobari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16507 PubMed 38077421

December 13, 2023

Proteomic profiling of serum exosomes reveals acute phase response and promotion of inflammatory and platelet activation pathways in patients with heat stroke

Yue Li, Huan Li, Wenjuan Ma, Marc Maegele, Youqing Tang, Zhengtao Gu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16590 PubMed 38107577

December 1, 2023

Identification of cytokine-induced cell communications by pan-cancer meta-analysis

Yining Liu, Min Zhao, Hong Qu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16221 PubMed 38054018

December 12, 2023

New insights into the role of GSK-3β in the brain: from neurodegenerative disease to tumorigenesis

Shenjin Lai, Peng Wang, Jingru Gong, Shuaishuai Zhang