Variables associated with the prevalence of self-reported work-related musculoskeletal disorders in veterinary laparoscopic surgeons.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between physical attributes and difficulty performing laparoscopic maneuvers with the prevalence of self-reported musculoskeletal injury.

Study Design: Online survey.

Sample Population: Surgeons (n = 140) with 3 or more years of laparoscopic experience.

Associating frailty and dynamic dysregulation between motor and cardiac autonomic systems.

Frailty is a geriatric syndrome associated with the lack of physiological reserve and consequent adverse outcomes (therapy complications and death) in older adults. Recent research has shown associations between heart rate (HR) dynamics (HR changes during physical activity) with frailty. The goal of the present study was to determine the effect of frailty on the interconnection between motor and cardiac systems during a localized upper-extremity function (UEF) test.

Repetitive element transcript accumulation is associated with inflammaging in humans.

Chronic, low-grade inflammation increases with aging, contributing to functional declines and diseases that reduce healthspan. Growing evidence suggests that transcripts from repetitive elements (RE) in the genome contribute to this "inflammaging" by stimulating innate immune activation, but evidence of RE-associated inflammation with aging in humans is limited. Here, we present transcriptomic and clinical data showing that RE transcript levels are positively related to gene expression of innate immune sensors, and to serum interleukin 6 (a marker of systemic inflammation), in a large group of middle-aged and older adults.

Mediation of the association between depression and coronary heart disease by metabolic syndrome components.

Background: Depression is associated with incident coronary heart disease (CHD) via a pathway that may be causal, but the mechanisms underlying this association are unclear. We assessed the extent to which metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components (i.e.

Bibliometric analysis with reference publication year spectroscopy showed how key programmes drove developmental care in newborn infants.

Aim: We investigated the historical origins of developmental care for newborn infants using Reference Publication Year Spectroscopy (RPYS), an innovative method of bibliometric analysis.

Methods: A Web of Science search query that combined infant and intervention-related synonyms was performed on 2 February 2022. RPYS analysis was performed on this dataset to identify the most referenced historical publications for developmental care in newborn infants.

Clinical presentation and short-term outcomes of dogs ≥15 kg with extrahepatic portosystemic shunts.

Objective: To describe demographics, clinical presentation, shunt anatomy, clinical progression, and complications in large dogs ≥15 kg with single extrahepatic portosystemic shunts (EHPSS) treated with or without surgery.

Study Design: Multicenter retrospective (10 university hospitals, one private referral institution).

Animals: Dogs ≥15 kg (n = 63).

Antihypertensive Medications and PTSD Incidence in a Trauma Cohort.

Antihypertensive medications have been examined as agents for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevention in trauma-exposed individuals, given well-documented associations between PTSD and increased risk of cardiovascular disease and purported trauma-relevant mechanisms of action for these medications. Evidence regarding the effectiveness of such drugs for this purpose remains mixed. We conducted a national population-based cohort study using data from Danish national registries to assess whether 4 classes of antihypertensive drugs (beta-adrenoceptor blockers [beta blockers], angiotensin II receptor blockers [ARBs], angiotensin-converting enzyme [ACE] inhibitors, and calcium channel blockers) were associated with a decreased incidence of PTSD (diagnosed according to ) over a 22-year study period.

Association of Early-, Middle-, and Late-Life Depression With Incident Dementia in a Danish Cohort.

Importance: Late-life depressive symptoms are associated with subsequent dementia diagnosis and may be an early symptom or response to preclinical disease. Evaluating associations with early- and middle-life depression will help clarify whether depression influences dementia risk.

Objective: To examine associations of early-, middle-, and late-life depression with incident dementia.

Variables affecting surgeons' use of, and preferences for, instrumentation in veterinary laparoscopy.

Objective: To investigate the impact of variables on use and preference of common laparoscopic instruments.

Study Design: Online survey.

Sample Population: Surgeons (n = 140) with 3 years or more laparoscopic experience.

Novel whole blood transcriptome signatures of changes in maximal aerobic capacity in response to endurance exercise training in healthy women.

Maximal aerobic exercise capacity [maximal oxygen consumption (V̇o)] is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality. Aerobic exercise training can increase V̇o, but inter-individual variability is marked and unexplained physiologically. The mechanisms underlying this variability have major clinical implications for extending human healthspan.

Keeping you posted: analysis of fertility-related social media posts after introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Purpose: Our objective was to analyse information and sentiments posted regarding the COVID-19 vaccine on fertility-related social media.

Materials And Methods: The first fifty accounts on Instagram and Twitter were identified with the terms: fertility doctor, fertility, OBGYN, infertility, TTC, IVF. Accounts were categorised as physician (PH), individual (ID), or fertility center/organisation (FCO).

The reverse transcriptase inhibitor 3TC protects against age-related cognitive dysfunction.

Aging is the primary risk factor for most neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease. Major hallmarks of brain aging include neuroinflammation/immune activation and reduced neuronal health/function. These processes contribute to cognitive dysfunction (a key risk factor for Alzheimer's disease), but their upstream causes are incompletely understood.

Daily blueberry consumption for 12 weeks improves endothelial function in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure through reductions in oxidative stress: a randomized controlled trial.

Estrogen-deficient postmenopausal women have oxidative stress-mediated suppression of endothelial function that is exacerbated by high blood pressure. Previous research suggests blueberries may improve endothelial function through reductions in oxidative stress, while also exerting other cardiovascular benefits. The objective of this study was to examine the efficacy of blueberries to improve endothelial function and blood pressure in postmenopausal women with above-normal blood pressure, and to identify potential mechanisms for improvements in endothelial function.

Risk of psychopathology following traumatic events among immigrants and native-born persons in Denmark.

Purpose: Immigrants may have increased risk of mental disorders compared with native-born persons. We aimed to expand the limited research on immigrants' posttraumatic psychopathology related to traumatic experiences in their country of resettlement.

Methods: We obtained data from a cohort of Danish residents with ≥ 1 traumatic event recorded in health and administrative national registries during 1994-2016.

Opportunities and challenges in using instrumental variables to study causal effects in nonrandomized stress and trauma research.

Objective: Researchers are often interested in assessing the causal effect of an exposure on an outcome when randomization is not ethical or feasible. Estimating causal effects by controlling for confounders can be unconvincing because important potential confounders remain unmeasured. Study designs leveraging instrumental variables (IVs) offer alternatives to confounder-control methods but are rarely used in stress and trauma research.

SARS-CoV-2 VOC type and biological sex affect molnupiravir efficacy in severe COVID-19 dwarf hamster model.

SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOC) have triggered infection waves. Oral antivirals such as molnupiravir promise to improve disease management, but efficacy against VOC delta was questioned and potency against omicron is unknown. This study evaluates molnupiravir against VOC in human airway epithelium organoids, ferrets, and a lethal Roborovski dwarf hamster model of severe COVID-19-like lung injury.

Validation of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for Detecting Depression Among Pregnant Women in Lima, Peru.

Depression during pregnancy is linked to adverse perinatal and offspring outcomes. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) has been validated for identifying depression in pregnant women in limited cultural contexts. Construct validity and reliability have been assessed in Lima, Peru, but criterion validity has not.

Validation of the French translation of a self-administered questionnaire looking for a history of pre-eclampsia.

We evaluated the diagnostic performances of the French translation of a self-administered questionnaire designed by Diehl et al. looking for a history of pre-eclampsia. After a phone call, 206 women who gave birth at Brest University Hospital responded to the questionnaire online.

Same-Day Discharge Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Multicenter PROTECT TAVR Study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of same-day discharge (SDD) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant stress on health care systems worldwide. SDD in highly selected TAVR patients can facilitate the provision of essential cardiovascular care while managing competing COVID-19 resource demands.

Central retinal artery occlusion: a retrospective study of disease presentation, treatment, and outcomes.

Objective: A central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) represents a form of ocular stroke with poor visual prognosis. CRAO shares a common pathophysiology with cerebral ischemic stroke but presents unique diagnostic and management challenges leading to variability in clinical practice. This study aims to assess the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of CRAO at a tertiary care centre in Canada over 2 years and elucidate potential areas for improvement in the care of these patients.

Pre-trauma predictors of severe psychiatric comorbidity 5 years following traumatic experiences.

Background: A minority of persons who have traumatic experiences go on to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), leading to interest in who is at risk for psychopathology after these experiences. Complicating this effort is the observation that post-traumatic psychopathology is heterogeneous. The goal of this nested case-control study was to identify pre-trauma predictors of severe post-traumatic psychiatric comorbidity, using data from Danish registries.

Using Danish national registry data to understand psychopathology following potentially traumatic experiences.

Research on posttraumatic psychopathology has focused primarily on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); other posttraumatic psychiatric diagnoses are less well documented. The present study aimed to (a) develop a methodology to derive a cohort of individuals who experienced potentially traumatic events (PTEs) from registry-based data and (b) examine the risk of psychopathology within 5 years of experiencing a PTE. Using data from Danish national registries, we created a cohort of individuals with no age restrictions (range: 0-108 years) who experienced at least one of eight possible PTEs between 1994 and 2016 (N = 1,406,637).