Publications by authors named "D K McLoughlin"

Background: Alcohol, a significant public health concern, contributes to a substantial burden on emergency services. Identifying avoidable causes of Emergency Department (ED) presentations may reduce hospital overcrowding and benefit public health.

Aims: This prevalence study aims to provide a detailed analysis of patients presenting to the ED at Mercy University Hospital (MUH) as "Apparently Drunk" in 2022 and 2023.

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Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are crucial in delivering mRNA vaccines and therapeutics. The properties of LNPs can be influenced by the choice of lipids and the manufacturing conditions, such as mixing parameters, lipid concentration, and the type and concentration of the aqueous buffer used. In this study, we investigated the impact of the citrate buffer molarity, the buffer commonly used to dissolve mRNA in the preparation of mRNA-LNPs.

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Article Synopsis
  • Immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of cancer treatment, can cause serious side effects, including immune-related myocarditis (irMyocarditis), which can be fatal.
  • Researchers studied immune responses in the heart, tumor, and blood of 28 patients with irMyocarditis using advanced techniques like single-cell RNA sequencing and T-cell receptor (TCR) sequencing.
  • Their findings showed an increase in certain immune cells in the heart tissue of irMyocarditis patients and identified specific TCR clones associated with severe cases, shedding light on the disease's biology and potential biomarkers.
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Purpose: Preclinical studies have identified molecular correlates of sensitivity to ATR inhibition. This translational study was designed to test the ATR inhibitor berzosertib in patients with advanced solid tumors carrying alterations in ATRX, ataxia-telangiectasia-mutated (ATM), genes conferring replication stress (RS), or SDH.

Patients And Methods: Patients were recruited to four cohorts: T1: ATRX-mutant leiomyosarcoma; T2: ATM-mutant solid tumors; T3: solid tumors with mutations in RS-associated genes; and T4: SDH-deficient gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST).

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