Medicine - Table of Contents

June 9, 2025

Reliability and responsiveness of a tissue hardness meter and algometer for measuring tissue hardness and pressure pain threshold in upper trapezius myofascial trigger points

Soukmisai Somphithak, Uraiwan Chatchawan, Atipong Pimdee, Wiraphong Sucharit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19580 PubMed 40511384

June 9, 2025

From data to insights: a tool for comprehensive Quantification of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (QoCGM)

Simon Cichosz, Stine Hangaard, Thomas Kronborg, Peter Vestergaard, Morten Hasselstrøm Jensen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19501 PubMed 40511383

June 9, 2025

Expression of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Interleukin-6 in bile duct healing with autologous parietal peritoneum: a non-inferiority experimental study in rabbits

Anung Noto Nugroho, Soetrisno Soetrisno, Ambar Mudigdo, Kristanto Yuli Yarso, Dono Indarto, Akmal Zhahir Wahyudi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19306 PubMed 40511386

June 6, 2025

Efficacy of trimetazidine for myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat models: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Xiaobin Zhang, Zhanhui Duan, Yanpu Yu, Chunjing Li, Mingyao Hao, Yuning Ma, Yuxia Ma, Dongqing Du

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19515 PubMed 40492206

June 6, 2025

Radiomics machine learning based on asymmetrically prominent cortical and deep medullary veins combined with clinical features to predict prognosis in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective study

Hongyi Li, Cancan Chang, Bo Zhou, Yu Lan, Peizhuo Zang, Shannan Chen, Shouliang Qi, Ronghui Ju, Yang Duan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19469 PubMed 40492205

June 5, 2025

Interferon-gamma and interleukin-10 genetic polymorphisms among the pulmonary tuberculosis caused by Malaysia-specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain: SIT745/EAI1-MYS

Nik Mohd Noor Nik Zuraina, Nur Annisa Nasuha Mohd Sedi, Mohammed Dauda Goni, Suharni Mohamad, Mohd Nor Norazmi, Siti Suraiya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19576 PubMed 40487054

June 4, 2025

Advancing anesthesiology trainee proficiency in airway management via simulation-based training: a non-hypoxic apnea duration approach

Lijun Tang, Yi Zhang, Lianhua Chen, Jinbao Li, Shiwei Huang, Bin Fang, Xiaojing Huang, Lina Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19555 PubMed 40487061

June 4, 2025

Associations of the volume and proportion of vigorous-intensity physical activity with all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dechao Wang, Lina Wu, Lixue Yan, Huan Yang, Xiaoli Huang, Zongping Wang, Yanfei Guan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19538 PubMed 40487062

June 4, 2025

Unveiling phenolic content, antibacterial, and antibiofilm potential of sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.) seed shell extracts against Staphylococcus aureus

Gadah A. Al-Hamoud, Musarat Amina, Reem Hamoud Alrashoudi, Ayesha Mateen, Farah Maqsood, Hanan M. Al-Yousef

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19524 PubMed 40511378

June 4, 2025

Metal artifact reduction combined with deep learning image reconstruction algorithm for CT image quality optimization: a phantom study

Huachun Zou, Zonghuo Wang, Mengya Guo, Kun Peng, Jian Zhou, Lili Zhou, Bing Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19516 PubMed 40487060

June 4, 2025

Knowledge attitude, and practice of patients with knee osteoarthritis towards perioperative functional exercise after total knee arthroplasty: a cross-sectional study

Houxi Li, Qingqing Su, Lei Qin, Qi Li, Yake Li, Chunyan Wang, Houxia Zhu, Haiyan Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19511 PubMed 40487058

June 4, 2025

Associations between maternal glycemic level and lipid profile and adverse pregnancy outcomes in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective study from China

Yiwei Xue, Juan Juan, Xinyu Shu, Yilin He, Kefan Cao, Xin Kang, Hongli Huang, Huixia Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19502 PubMed 40487056

June 4, 2025

Effects of judo-specific intermittent training on lower-limb impulse and specific performance in judokas

Pi-Yen Ho, Hung-Chih Yeh, Fang Li, Chia-An Ho, Cheng-Pang Yang, Ying-Chen Kuo, Chih-Wen Hsu, Chin-Shan Ho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19491 PubMed 40487059

June 4, 2025

Association between the expression difference of cortisol in umbilical cord blood and discordant growth in dichorionic twins: a cross-sectional survey

Yimin Huang, Hui Zhu, Yi Li, Jianguo Wang, Li Ni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19479 PubMed 40487065

June 3, 2025

Optimizing muscle mass and function in advanced lung cancer patients: randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial protocol using High Eicosapentaenoic acid and PROtein (HEPRO) to modulate epigenetics, reduce toxicity and improve gut microbiota

Imanuely Borchardt, Carla Prado, Tatiane Montella, Gisele Fraga Moreira, Gisele Farias, Marina Xavier Reis, Fernanda Taveira, Fernanda Carneiro Dias, Pedro De Marchi, Alberto Davalos, Carolina Alves Costa Silva, Carlos GilMoreira Ferreira, Andreia Melo, Wilza Peres

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19506 PubMed 40487055

June 3, 2025

The effect of the Buteyko breathing technique on asthma control and quality of life in children with asthma aged 7–12 years: a randomized controlled study

Hakan Çelik, Emel Yuruk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19467 PubMed 40487067

June 3, 2025

Proteomic profiling of the human amniotic stem cell-highly abundant secreted proteins

Dan He, Yuqiang Cheng, Hongkai Lv, Anqi Geng, Jie Zheng, Lin Dang, Pengfei Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19449 PubMed 40487068

June 2, 2025

Potential role of photobiomodulation as a prevention and treatment strategy for radiation induced fibrosis: a review of effectiveness and mechanisms

Rachita Gururaj, Betty Thomas, Manur Gururajachar Janaki, Vinay Martin D’sa Prabhu, Rakesh Nagaraju, Stephen Rajan Samuel, Sundar Kumar Veluswamy