Publications by authors named "Louise Goossens"

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  • Antifungal drug resistance is a significant global health issue, prompting the need for new treatment strategies that involve understanding collateral sensitivity and cross-resistance in pathogenic fungi.
  • A study on Candida auris revealed that using collateral sensitivity-based drug cycling can effectively prevent drug resistance from developing and can help eliminate resistant sub-populations.
  • The findings indicate that incorporating collateral sensitivity into treatment decisions could lead to better antifungal therapies, as certain sensitivity trends appear consistent across different strains and resistance mechanisms.
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Incidence of endometrial cancer (EC) is rising in the developed world. The current standard of care, hysterectomy, is often infeasible for younger patients and those with high body mass index. There are limited non-surgical treatment options and a lack of biologically relevant research models to investigate novel alternatives to surgery for EC.

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The association between earlobe crease(s) and coronary artery atherosclerosis has stimulated debate and controversy over the years. Most available published studies have been conducted on living patients. Although these studies offer valuable insight into such associations in patients who exhibit symptoms, no information is available from these studies on the prevalence of earlobe creases among an asymptomatic population.

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Background And Aims: Anaemia is a major health burden worldwide. Although the finding of conjunctival pallor on clinical examination is associated with anaemia, inter-observer variability is high, and definitive diagnosis of anaemia requires a blood sample. We aimed to detect anaemia by quantifying conjunctival pallor using digital photographs taken with a consumer camera and a popular smartphone.

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