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April 2024

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

April 30, 2024

Cystatin C: immunoregulation role in macrophages infected with Porphyromonas gingivalis

Blanca Esther Blancas-Luciano, Ingeborg Becker-Fauser, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, Luis Jiménez-García, Reyna Lara-Martínez, Armando Pérez-Torres, Margarita González del Pliego, Elsa Liliana Aguirre-Benítez, Ana María Fernández-Presas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17252 PubMed 38708345

April 5, 2024

Self-reported side effects of COVID-19 vaccines among health professions students in India

Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Ambadasu Bharatha, Santosh Kumar, Madhuri Chatterjee, Subir Gupta, Heather Harewood, Keerti Singh, WMS Johnson, Archana Rajasundaram, Sudeshna Banerjee Dutta, Sangishetti Vijay Prasad, Sayeeda Rahman, Russell Kabir, Ali Davod Parsa, Uma Gaur, Ahbab Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Kandamaran Krishnamurthy, Shegufta Mohammad, Vikram Chode, Mainul Haque, Michael H. Campbell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17083 PubMed 38590705

April 18, 2024

COVID-19 and malaria co-infection: a systematic review of clinical outcomes in endemic areas

Amal H. Mohamed, Ebtihal Eltyeb, Badria Said, Raga Eltayeb, Abdullah Algaissi, Didier Hober, Abdulaziz H. Alhazmi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17160 PubMed 38646476

April 19, 2024

Discovery and validation of molecular patterns and immune characteristics in the peripheral blood of ischemic stroke patients

Lin Cong, Yijie He, Yun Wu, Ze Li, Siwen Ding, Weiwei Liang, Xingjun Xiao, Huixue Zhang, Lihua Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17208 PubMed 38650649

April 22, 2024

Are women with endometriosis more likely to experience reduced physical performance compared to women without the condition?

Tatiana Silva, Maiara Oliveira, Edwiges Oliveira, Rayllanne Macena, Gessica Taynara de Oliveira Silva, Saionara M. A. Câmara, Maria Micussi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16835 PubMed 38666082

April 29, 2024

Density of cannabis outlets vs. cannabis use behaviors and prevalent cannabis use disorder: findings from a nationally-representative survey

Wit Wichaidit, Ilham Chapakiya, Aneesah Waeuseng, Kemmapon Chumchuen, Sawitri Assanangkornchai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17317 PubMed 38699183

April 24, 2024

A physical fitness–evaluation system for outstanding Chinese male boxers

Guodong Wu, Yuqiang Guo, Liqin Zhang, Chao Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17271 PubMed 38680883

April 19, 2024

The effect of obesity on the outcome of thoracic endovascular aortic repair: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jiajun Li, Yucong Zhang, Haijun Huang, Yongzhi Zhou, Jing Wang, Min Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17246 PubMed 38650653

April 24, 2024

Rate dependent neural responses of interaural-time-difference cues in fine-structure and envelope

Hongmei Hu, Stephan D. Ewert, Birger Kollmeier, Deborah Vickers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17104 PubMed 38680894

April 25, 2024

Carbapenemase genes in clinical and environmental isolates of Acinetobacter spp. from Quito, Ecuador

Nicole Sotomayor, José Eduardo Villacis, Noela Burneo, Jorge Reyes, Sonia Zapata, Rosa de los Ángeles Bayas-Rea

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17199 PubMed 38680892

April 19, 2024

Inhibition of SUV39H1 reduces tumor angiogenesis via Notch1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Yan Chen, Xiuhong Weng, Chuanjie Zhang, Simin Wang, Xuechen Wu, Bo Cheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17222 PubMed 38650654

April 3, 2024

Investigating mortality salience as a potential causal influence and moderator of responses to laboratory pain

Beibei You, Hongwei Wen, Todd Jackson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17204 PubMed 38584938

April 22, 2024

Incidence and risk factors of systemic lupus erythematosus in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

En-min Zhou, Heping Shen, Di Wang, Weiqun Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17152 PubMed 38666084

April 30, 2024

Aerobic exercise improves verbal working memory sub-processes in adolescents: behavioral evidence from an N-back task

Yue Li, Fei Wang, Jingfan Li, Xing Huo, Yin Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17331 PubMed 38708349

April 29, 2024

Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation enhances response inhibition and attention allocation in fencers

Jiansong Dai, Yang Xiao, Gangrui Chen, Zhongke Gu, Kai Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17288 PubMed 38699193

April 30, 2024

Seeing the impossible: the impact of watching magic on positive emotions, optimism, and wellbeing

Richard Wiseman, Caroline Watt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17308 PubMed 38708358

April 10, 2024

Association of healthy lifestyle score with control of hypertension among treated and untreated hypertensive patients: a large cross-sectional study

Ting Dong, Qin Zhou, Weiquan Lin, Chang Wang, Minying Sun, Yaohui Li, Xiangyi Liu, Guozhen Lin, Hui Liu, Caixia Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17203 PubMed 38618570

April 5, 2024

The role of CXCL10 as a biomarker for immunological response among patients with leprosy: a systematic literature review

Flora Ramona Sigit Prakoeswa, Nabila Haningtyas, Listiana Masyita Dewi, Ellen Josephine Handoko, Moch. Tabriz Azenta, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17170 PubMed 38590701

April 3, 2024

Tailoring transcranial alternating current stimulation based on endogenous event-related P3 to modulate premature responses: a feasibility study

Augusto J. Mendes, Alberto Lema, Sandra Carvalho, Jorge Leite

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17144 PubMed 38584936

April 24, 2024

Validation for the function of protein C in mouse models

Ya Liu, Maoping Cai, Yan Chen, Guocai Wu, Songyu Li, Zhanghui Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17261 PubMed 38680896

April 19, 2024

Predicting central cervical lymph node metastasis in papillary thyroid carcinoma with Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a practical nomogram based on retrospective study

Lirong Wang, Lin Zhang, Dan Wang, Jiawen Chen, Wenxiu Su, Lei Sun, Jue Jiang, Juan Wang, Qi Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17108 PubMed 38650652

April 30, 2024

The impact of skeletal muscle index at the third lumbar spine on nosocomial deterioration and short-term prognosis in acute pancreatitis: a retrospective observational study

Chuntao Lin, Junyuan Zhang, Chunye Wang, Wei Lian, Yicong Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17283 PubMed 38708354

April 26, 2024

The status and influencing factors of abnormal fetal pregnancy outcomes in 265 cases in China: a retrospective study

Jing Ruan, Xuemei Zhong, Jiaxuan Mai, Cuifen Liu, Huiyang Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17284 PubMed 38685940

April 23, 2024

Prognosis value of galectin-3 in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy: a meta-analysis

Yan Xiong, Qing Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17201 PubMed 38680895

April 5, 2024

Heterogeneity of the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of Metabolic Syndrome onset at a Japanese campus

Toshiharu Mitsuhashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17013 PubMed 38590703