Variants in the -acetyltranferase 2 gene, acetylator phenotypes and their association with tuberculosis: Findings in Peruvian patients.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly prevalent chronic infectious disease in developing countries, with Peru being one of the most affected countries in the world. The variants of the -acetyltransferase 2 () gene are related to xenobiotic metabolism and have potential usefulness in TB studies.

Aim: To determine whether gene variants and acetylator phenotypes are associated with active TB in Peruvian patients.

Enhancing the diversity and productivity of scientists in aging research: contributions of the Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research, 2018-2023.

The Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) is a flagship education, training, and development program of the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the National Institute on Aging (NIA) focused on increasing the number and diversity of researchers in aging. We sought to assess the program's contributions to geriatric and gerontology education by examining the scientific productivity of 294 RCMAR scientists who received pilot funding from the program during the last complete grant cycle, 2018 to 2023. Across the 18 funded sites, the scientists obtained 53 NIH grants and 29 NIA-specific grants.

Feasibility of implementing patient-reported outcome measures into routine breast cancer care delivery using a novel collection and reporting platform.

Objectives: imPROVE is a new Health Information Technology platform that enables systematic patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) collection through a mobile phone application. The purpose of this study is to describe our initial experience and approach to implementing imPROVE among breast cancer patients treated in breast and plastic surgery clinics.

Materials And Methods: We describe our initial implementation in 4 phases between June 2021 and February 2022: preimplementation, followed by 3 consecutive implementation periods (P1, P2, P3).

The Relationship Between Muscular Strength, Jump Power, and Bone Health in Collegiate Distance Runners.

Participation in sports, especially those involving impact loading, enhance bone mineral content (BMC) and density (BMD). Additionally, participation in impact loading sports may strengthen relationships between strength or power and bone variables. The purpose of this investigation was to examine relationships between measures of muscular performance and bone variables in Division I endurance athletes (29 males, 31 females, 19.