Publications by authors named "Bassel Awada"
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- Chronic pathological conditions can lead to systemic inflammation, which plays a significant role in the development of neuroinflammatory diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS), characterized by damage to myelin and cognitive impairments.
- The review emphasizes the importance of neural stem cells (NSCs) and neural progenitor cells (NPCs) in the regeneration process through mechanisms called adult neurogenesis (ANG) and gliogenesis, highlighting how these processes can help in recovery from MS.
- Additionally, the text examines how MS alters the fate of NSCs and NPCs, discussing potential therapeutic interventions that could mitigate cognitive decline and disease progression in MS patients.
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease, classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the most unrestrained diseases. The Syrian war and the significant displacement of refugees aggravated the spread of this ailment into several neighboring countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR). In Syria, is identified as one of the most aggressive and endemic identified species, causing localized or generalized lesions, often chronic or relapsing.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrevious studies have suggested a link between urinary tract infections (UTIs) and cognitive impairment. One possible contributing factor for UTI-induced cognitive changes that has not yet been investigated is a potential alteration in hippocampal neurogenesis. In this study, we aim to investigate the effect of UTI on brain plasticity by specifically examining alterations in neurogenesis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Infections caused by extensively-drug resistant (XDR) and pan-drug resistant (PDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae represent an emerging threat due to the high associated mortality. This study aimed to characterize two carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae strains from the same patient, the first being PDR (referred to as IMP 1078b) and the second being XDR (referred to IMP 1078s) isolated from the same patient.
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