Publications by authors named "M S Andres"

Background/objectives: Lebanon, one of the oldest centers of grapevine ( L.) cultivation, is home to a rich diversity of local grape varieties. This biodiversity is linked to the country's unique topography and millennia of cultural history.

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Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has the potential to modulate spatial attention by enhancing the activity in one hemisphere relative to the other. This study aims to inform neurorehabilitation strategies for spatial attention disorders by investigating the impact of tDCS on the performance of healthy participants. Unlike prior research that focused on visual detection, we extended the investigation to visual search and visual imagery using computerized neuropsychological tests.

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Objective: To develop and validate a patient-reported definition of acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis in people with crystal-proven CPP deposition (CPPD) disease.

Methods: Consecutive patients with crystal-proven CPPD disease from seven centres across four countries were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. In each centre, patient-reported outcomes on the features of acute CPP crystal arthritis were collected.

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Article Synopsis
  • Obesity is a complex disorder influenced by a mix of genetics and environmental factors, with several gene variants linked to food intake and leptin's effects in the brain.
  • Advances in next-generation sequencing have revealed a higher incidence of genetic factors associated with obesity than previously thought.
  • Early diagnosis of both syndromic and non-syndromic monogenic obesity is crucial to prevent the use of ineffective treatments like surgery or non-specific medications.
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Objective: To report evidence on microbiota and its relationship with inflammaging, the innate immune system and osteoarthritis (OA) in human patients.

Design: A systematic review was performed in accordance with PRISMA and following the PICO model. Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library for clinical trials and PubMed were searched.

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