The maintenance of cognitive function is essential for quality of life and health outcomes in later years. Cognitive impairment, however, remains an undervalued long-term complication of type 2 diabetes by patients and providers alike. The burden of sustained hyperglycemia includes not only cognitive deficits but also the onset and progression of dementia-related conditions, including Alzheimer's disease (AD).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOff-target neuronal injury is a serious side-effect observed in cancer survivors. It has previously been shown that pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors have a decline in neurocognition compared to healthy age-matched counterparts. Elevated oxidative stress has been documented to be a mediator in off-target tissue damage in cancer survivors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAtmos Environ (1994)
December 2023
Under the EU Air Quality Directive (AQD) 2008/50/EC member states are required to undertake routine monitoring of PM composition at background stations. The AQD states for PM speciation this should include at least: nitrate , sulfate , chloride (Cl), ammonium (NH4), sodium (Na), potassium (K), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC). Until 2017, it was the responsibility of each country to determine the methodology used to report the composition for the inorganic components of PM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We aimed to characterize patient portal messaging use after urologic surgery to identify administrative burden and evaluate postoperative clinical associations.
Methods: Epic was queried for all urologic surgeries performed at the Mayo Clinic enterprise between 2019 and 2022. Data from the highest volume procedures were extracted including patient-generated portal messages to their provider and emergency department (ED) visits within 6 months of surgery.