Publications by authors named "B J Bush"
Article Synopsis
- Social stress can increase oxidative stress in the brain, potentially leading to mental health disorders, with previous studies showing that social hierarchies impact this stress.
- In a study of cichlid fish, researchers found that dominant males (who are territorial and reproductively active) had lower oxidative DNA damage in the midbrain and greater antioxidant capacity compared to subordinate males.
- The findings suggest that social status and reproductive activity influence oxidative balance in the brain, but the effects vary across different brain areas.
Background: Infections have a poor prognosis in inpatients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine regional variations in infections and their association with clinical outcomes in a global cohort of inpatients with cirrhosis.
Methods: In this prospective cohort study initiated by the CLEARED Consortium, we enrolled adults (aged >18 years) with cirrhosis who were non-electively admitted to 98 hospitals from 26 countries or regions across six continents between Nov 5, 2021, and Dec 10, 2022.
Background: Community health centers grapple with high no-show rates, posing challenges to patient access and primary care provider (PCP) utilization.
Aim: To address these challenges, we implemented a virtual waiting room (VWR) program in April 2023 to enhance patient access and boost PCP utilization.
Setting: Academic community health center in a small urban city in Massachusetts.
Intro/background: Octopuses are capable of complex arm movements. Unfortunately, experimental barriers and lack of a robust analysis method made it difficult to quantify the three-dimensional (3D) kinematics of soft, flexible bodies, such as the octopus arm. This information is not only crucial for understanding the posture of the animal's arm but also for the development of similarly designed soft, flexible devices.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Hospitalized patients with cirrhosis can develop respiratory failure (RF), which is associated with a poor prognosis, but predisposing factors are unclear.
Methods: We prospectively enrolled a multicenter North American cirrhosis inpatient cohort and collected admission and in-hospital data (grading per European Association for the Study of Liver-Chronic Liver Failure scoring system, acute kidney injury [AKI], infections [admission/nosocomial], and albumin use) in an era when terlipressin was not available in North America. Multivariable regression to predict RF was performed using only admission day and in-hospital events occurring before RF.