Knowledge, attitude, and practice of asthma among the adults in Shendi locality, Sudan: A cross-sectional study.

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition leading to intermittent airway narrowing and obstruction. Although millions suffer from asthma globally, there is limited data from African countries, particularly Sudan. This study addresses the gap in research on asthma knowledge, attitudes, and practices among the adults in Shendi locality, Northern Sudan.

A Comparative Analysis of Responses of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots in Special Needs Dentistry.

To evaluate the accuracy and consistency of chatbots in answering questions related to special needs dentistry. Nine publicly accessible chatbots, including Google Bard, ChatGPT 4, ChatGPT 3.5, Llama, Sage, Claude 2 100k, Claude-instant, Claude-instant-100k, and Google PaLM, were evaluated on their ability to answer a set of 25 true/false questions related to special needs dentistry and 15 questions for syndrome diagnosis based on their oral manifestations.

Dynamic role of exosomal long non-coding RNA in liver diseases: pathogenesis and diagnostic aspects.

Background: Liver disease has emerged as a significant health concern, characterized by high rates of morbidity and mortality. Circulating exosomes have garnered attention as important mediators of intercellular communication, harboring protein and stable mRNAs, microRNAs, and long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA). This review highlights the involvement of exosomal lncRNA in the pathogenesis and diagnosis of various liver diseases.

Brucella infection presenting as infective endocarditis complicated by embolic stroke.

Brucellosis (undulant fever) is a zoonotic infection caused by Brucella species. It typically presents with fever, malaise, night sweats, and arthralgia. One of its rare complications is infective endocarditis, which occurs in approximately 1.

Biphasic Peritoneal Mesothelioma Is a Rare Tumor and a Diagnostic Challenge: A Case Report.

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare subtype of mesothelioma. There are three main histological subtypes of mesothelioma: epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and biphasic (mixed). Risk factors include asbestos exposure, previous radiation, and some germline mutations.