Publications by authors named "B Mazer"
Demographic and clinical factors associated with functional changes in Long-Covid.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil
January 2025
Many people experience symptoms months or years following COVID-19 infection. The impact of these symptoms on daily functioning and factors associated with functional decline are not well understood. This study aimed to describe functional changes among persons with Long-Covid and explore associated sociodemographic and clinical factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNovel rehabilitation technologies in pediatric rehabilitation: knowledge towards translation.
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol
December 2024
Knowledge translation (KT) refers to the process of applying the most promising research outcomes into practice to ensure that new discoveries and innovations improve healthcare accessibility, effectiveness, and accountability. The objective of this perspective paper is to discuss and illustrate via examples how the KT process can be implemented in an era of rapid advancement in rehabilitation technologies that have the potential to significantly impact pediatric healthcare. Using Graham et al.
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- The review covers the genetic and epigenetic factors related to food allergies, including their inheritance and the advantages and limitations of study methods.
- Genome-wide association studies have identified 16 significant genetic variants linked to food allergies, often overlapping with other allergic conditions.
- The article emphasizes the importance of integrating genetic and epigenetic data for understanding disease mechanisms and suggests future implications for predicting food allergy risks and responses to treatment.
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- This study focuses on peanut allergy in children, emphasizing the need for improved diagnostic and treatment materials, particularly exploring the allergen content in peanut seeds at different developmental stages.
- Researchers collected and analyzed peanut seeds across five stages of development, noting that allergenic proteins increased as seeds matured, while earlier stages showed a lower risk of allergenicity due to less concentrated proteins.
- Findings suggest that the lower peanut-specific IgE binding in immature seeds could aid in creating safer oral immunotherapy treatments by indicating better times to introduce peanuts to allergic children.