A study has been made into indicators of electrolyte composition and phosphatase activity of blood serum, urine and synovial fluid of the patients belonging to different age groups and going through compensated, subcompensated and decompensated stages of osteoarthritis of the knee. Changes in parameters of mineral metabolism have been detected related to the progress of the disease. The most obvious alteration was discovered in patients of the second age group having the subcompensated osteoarthritis stage. Elderly patients at the decompensated stage showed shifts of indicators of the bone remodeling.
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Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA. (L.T., K.S.D., K.P.T., J.D.B.).
Background: Food insecurity is associated with high morbidity and mortality and is typically measured with the 10-item US Adult Food Security Survey Module. Shorter instruments may capture similar information, but this has not been validated against mortality in general populations.
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Diabetes Obes Metab
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Unit of Pediatrics Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.
Aim: To assess the efficacy of the combined administration of myo-inositol and zinc, a mineral involved in the insulin pathway, in paediatric obesity with insulin resistance on HOMA-IR, glucose-insulin metabolism, and lipid profile.
Materials And Methods: Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study conducted in North Italy. Fifty-six patients (10-18 years, Tanner stage ≥3) with obesity and insulin resistance were randomized to myo-inositol (2000 mg), zinc gluconate (5 mg), and galactooligosaccharides (GOS) from plant-based origin (1000 mg) (TRT) or placebo (PLC) containing only GOS from plant-based origin (1000 mg).
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January 2025
Medical Physiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
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January 2025
Dental School, The University of Western Australia, 17 Monash Avenue, Nedlands, WA, 6009, Australia.
Background: Treatment of deep carious lesions poses significant challenges in dentistry, as complete lesion removal risks compromising pulp vitality, while selective removal often reduces the longevity of restorations. Herein, we propose a minimally invasive approach using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for microscale removal of carious dentine. Concurrently, HIFU's antimicrobial effects against associated cariogenic biofilms and the corresponding thermal and biological impacts on surrounding tissues were investigated.
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January 2025
Department of Biological and Geological Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, 11341, Egypt.
The worldwide textile industry extensively uses azo dyes, which pose serious health and environmental risks. Effective cleanup is necessary but challenging. Developing bioremediation methods for textile effluents will improve color removal efficiency.
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