Impact of particulate matter exposure on melanoma risk: A multicentre case-control study.

Background: The relationship between particulate matter (PM) exposure and melanoma risk remains largely unexplored. This study aims to investigate the association between PM10 and PM2.5 long-term exposure and melanoma risk.

Barnidipine as a potential alternative treatment for Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: a retrospective pilot study.

Objectives: To assess short-term barnidipine efficacy and tolerability on Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)-Raynaud's phenomenon (RP).

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated patients with SSc starting barnidipine 10 mg/day. Raynaud's Condition Score (RCS) and mean blood pressure (MBP) were assessed at baseline and 6-month follow-up.

Skin absorption of metals derived from hydrogenated stainless particles in human skin: Results from the TITANS project.

Workers involved in the decommissioning and removal of radioactive material from nuclear power plants can come into contact with tritiated dust from stainless steel. This study aimed to investigate metal penetration and permeation after skin contamination with these particles. Static diffusion Franz cells were used with intact, damaged, or broken human skin.

Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) Technology for Bone Health Status Evaluation in Kidney Transplant Recipients.

: A significant loss in bone density and strength occurs during the post-renal-transplant period with higher susceptibility to fracture. The study aims to compare the performance of the Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry (REMS) in the bone mineral density assessment with the conventional dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in a cohort of kidney transplant recipients (KTR). : A cohort of 40 patients underwent both DXA and REMS examinations on the lumbar spine and/or proximal femur.