Live birth prevalence of major congenital anomalies in the United Arab Emirates.

Major congenital anomalies (MCAs) significantly contribute to perinatal mortality and morbidity. Globally, the United Arab Emirates has the sixth-highest prevalence rate of congenital anomalies. The lack of clear baseline prevalence data for MCAs impedes the development of interventions to alleviate this burden.

Development and Validation the Mobile Toolbox (MTB) Spelling Test.

Background: Spelling assessments can provide a valuable marker of cognitive change in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) and play an important role in ADRD research. However, most commercial assessments are not well-suited to the needs of researchers or participants; they are expensive and often require face-to-face administration by a trained examiner. To help overcome these barriers and foster progress in ADRD research, the National Institute on Aging (NIA)-funded Mobile Toolbox (MTB) offers a library of cognitive measures that can be self-administered remotely on a participant's own smartphone, including a brand-new Spelling test.

Adaptive immunity in influences the acquisition and abundance of in ticks.

The Lyme disease spirochete cycles between immature black-legged ticks () and vertebrate reservoir hosts, such as rodents. Larval ticks acquire spirochetes from infected hosts, and the resultant nymphs transmit the spirochetes to naïve hosts. This study investigated the impact of immunocompetence and host tissue spirochete load on host-to-tick transmission (HTT) of and the spirochete load inside immature ticks.

Surgical complications after immediate implant-based breast reconstruction for breast cancer in women over 65 years.

Background: While immediate breast reconstruction rates in breast cancer are increasing, they remain low in women over 65 years old. The aim was to investigate surgical outcomes in women older than 65 years receiving implant-based immediate breast reconstruction.

Method: The population-based Stockholm Breast Reconstruction Database includes all adult women with breast cancer receiving an implant-based immediate breast reconstruction in Stockholm, Sweden, 2005-2015.

Draft genome sequences of clinical strains in Canada.

is a rare pathogen causing tuberculosis in humans and presents a risk to public health. Here, we report the genome sequences of two strains. The genomes will assist in creating sequence-based tools for and serve as references for identification, surveillance, and epidemiological investigations.