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Current Issue - November 2025

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Medicine Articles)

November 13, 2025

The function and mechanisms of action of lysyl oxidase-like 3 (LOXL3) in cancers

Dan Zhao, Pu Su, Xuan Peng, Xue Cheng, Bin Li, Xi-min Tang, Shaoyang Huang, Zhengliang Li, Huaize Cao, Wei Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20274 PubMed 41250755

November 13, 2025

Development of a prediction model for lower limb deep vein thrombosis in critically ill patients after intracranial hemorrhage at high altitude: a retrospective study

Zhuoma Ciren, Jianlei Fu, Guoying Lin, Qianwei Li, Bin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20245 PubMed 41250760

November 12, 2025

Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI): obsolete norms identify psychopathology in nearly everyone

Bob Uttl, Kiefer Sikma, Mikayla Tat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20340 PubMed 41244202

November 12, 2025

The effect of the erythropoietin resistance index on brain hemorrhage and infarction risk in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study

Mingyu Liu, Kaiming Ren, Qian Wang, Chen Zhao, Zhuo Ren, Jiuxu Bai, Ning Cao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20326 PubMed 41244199

November 11, 2025

Modified STOP-Bang questionnaire for detecting obstructive sleep apnea in individuals with a body mass index below 35 kg/m²

Napassorn Sinsopa, Viriya Tripakornkusol, Sittichai Khamsai, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20310 PubMed 41244210

November 11, 2025

Integrated bioinformatics screening and experimental validation: construction of a LUAD prediction model based on Treg-related genes

Tian Zhao, Yan Yao, Yan Sun, Qingliang Lv, Changgang Sun, Yining Cheng, Chundi Gao, Jing Zhuang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20287 PubMed 41244203

November 10, 2025

IPI score as a new prognostic index in extensive stage small cell lung cancer

Ahmet Burak Ağaoğlu, Ferhat Ekinci, Mustafa Şahbazlar, Atike Pınar Erdoğan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20343 PubMed 41244206

November 10, 2025

The association of maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index with macrosomia: a birth cohort study from China

Mingxin Yan, Yunbo Zhang, Doudou Zhao, Yan Zhao, Danmeng Liu, Li Shan, Yang Mi, Leilei Pei, Pengfei Qu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20332 PubMed 41244205

November 10, 2025

Research progress of tsRNAs in kidney diseases

Jialing Wang, Yanzhe Wang, Fengqin Li, Xinmiao Xie, Xinyue Chen, Tong Wu, Xiaoxia Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20315 PubMed 41244208

November 10, 2025

Development and validation of a functional assessment tool for Chinese inpatient rehabilitation: insights from a Delphi study based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF)

Jiahui Li, Guangxu Xu, Juan Jin, Na Li, Jianan Li, Shouguo Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20280 PubMed 41244215

November 10, 2025

Patient satisfaction after outpatient hysteroscopy: a retrospective descriptive study

Claudia Sanchez Carbonell, Jennifer Rovira Pampalona, Carla Oliveres Amor, Alexandra Caballol Arteaga, Maria Degollada, Pere Brescó Torras

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20272 PubMed 41244209

November 10, 2025

Assessment of distinct effects of Parinari curatellifolia Planch.ex Benth Ethanolic leaf extract on glucose transport in different cell types

Simeon Omale, John C. Aguiyi, Samuel Ede, Layla Ryalls, Runfei Ye, Busra Basbaydar, Gwyn W. Gould, Shaun K. Bremner-Hart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20269 PubMed 41244198

November 7, 2025

Risk factors of diastasis recti abdominis, and relationship with surface electromyography characteristics of pelvic floor muscles in early postpartum: a retrospective study

Xiaojun He, Yang Lin, Sha He, Juan Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20299 PubMed 41221207

November 7, 2025

Serum cystatin-C and all-cause mortality in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a retrospective cohort study

Lu Liu, Yi Zheng, Haiyan Ruan, Ziqiong Wang, Xiaoping Chen, Sen He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19631 PubMed 41221210

November 6, 2025

Prognostic implications of microRNA-107 in esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Jie Sun, Jin Zhang, Jingwen Ye, Yuqi Chen, Caifeng Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20327 PubMed 41215804

November 6, 2025

Effect of short-term exposure to air pollution on ischemic stroke incidence and mortality: a five-year time-series study in Jining, China

Yaohui Kong, Wenhua Duan, Zi Zhang, Peizhen Zhou, Mei Wang, Jing Zhang, Wenjun Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20298 PubMed 41215802

November 6, 2025

Breaking epigenetic shackles: targeting ARID1A methylation and the PI3K/AKT/mTOR-PD-L1 axis to overcome immune escape in gastric cancer

Xueqin Duan, Xingfa Huo, Yuming Zhang, Hongwei Lan, Fangfang Yang, Xiaochun Zhang, Na Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20251 PubMed 41215803

November 6, 2025

Retrospective study on the association between paternal occupational exposure to agrochemicals and childhood leukemia in Michoacán de Ocampo, México

Paola Jiménez-Alcántar, Anel Gómez-García, Joel E. López-Meza, Alejandra Ochoa-Zarzosa, Luis Andrés Espino-Barajas, Luis Miguel Morales-Manilla, Eloy Pérez-Rivera, Luz Yadira Zúñiga-Quijano, Sergio Gutiérrez-Castellanos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20219 PubMed 41215806

November 6, 2025

Auditory processing ability in Thai native speakers with the Gaps-In-Noise (GIN) test

Supakarn Jeanbunjongkij, Pawichaya Suphinnapong, Patcharaorn Limkitisupasin, Yuttana Roongthumskul, Nattawan Utoomprurkporn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20207 PubMed 41221209

November 5, 2025

CD81 inhibits the proliferation of acute megakaryoblastic leukemia cells

Narun Su, Xiaohao Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20286 PubMed 41211316

November 5, 2025

Gardnerella species exhibit synergy in their ability to displace Lactobacillus crispatus adhered to HeLa cells

Ângela Lima, Joana Castro, Christina A. Muzny, Nuno Cerca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20076 PubMed 41211313

November 4, 2025

MicroRNA-597-3p targets MACC1 to suppress proliferation and invasion of human ovarian cancer cells

Ahmed Abdullah Al Awadh, Abdulaziz M.S. Alqahtani, Fahad Alshahrani, Mohammed Merae Alshahrani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20316 PubMed 41211318

November 4, 2025

Cognitive domain-specific impairments and associated risk factors in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional observational study based on neuropsychological assessment from Xiamen, China

Xueling Xiao, Luling Chen, Jingqi Liu, Jiayan Cai, Manxiang Deng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20292 PubMed 41211317

November 4, 2025

Incidence, persistence, and clearance of cervical human papillomavirus infection among gynecological outpatients in Kunming, Yunnan, China, 2019–2023: a retrospective cohort study

Yafei Huang, Xiangcong Wei, Yan Guo, Ting Su, Qiuting Duan, Xin Fan, Jinxiu Wan, Yufan Zhang, Guiqian Zhang, Yi Sun, Ya Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20215 PubMed 41211319

November 4, 2025

Knowledge and competence in vestibular rehabilitation: a cross-sectional study of physical therapy interns

Danah Alyahya, Arwa Alharbi, Faizan Kashoo, Shaikha Alsaheli, Faisal Mubarak AlMubarak, Rehab Aljuhni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20213 PubMed 41211311