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Healthcare (Basel)
December 2024
Romanian Academy, Carol I Boulevard 8, 700506 Iași, Romania.
Background: Virtual Reality (VR) is an emerging non-pharmacological treatment for anxiety in palliative care patients. Anxiety, a common symptom in this population, has a significant effect on living standards. The aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the effectiveness of VR interventions in reducing anxiety and improving quality of life in palliative care.
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January 2025
Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Digital health refers to the field of using and developing technology to improve health outcomes. Digital health and digital health interventions (DHIs) within the area of intensive care and critical illness survivorship are rapidly evolving. Digital health interventions refer to technologies in clinical interventional format.
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January 2025
Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria.
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a complex, chronic mental disorder characterized by positive symptoms (such as delusions and hallucinations), negative symptoms (including anhedonia, alogia, avolition, and social withdrawal), and cognitive deficits (affecting attention, processing speed, verbal and visuospatial learning, problem-solving, working memory, and mental flexibility). Extensive animal and clinical studies have emphasized the NMDAR hypofunction hypothesis of SZ. Glycine plays a crucial role as an agonist of NMDAR, enhancing the receptor's affinity for glutamate and supporting normal synaptic function and plasticity, that is, signal transmission between neurons.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExpert Rev Med Devices
January 2025
Division of Ophthalmology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Introduction: Amblyopia, the leading cause of monocular childhood vision loss, affects millions and is projected to increase. Early detection and treatment are crucial for preventing vision impairment.
Areas Covered: This commentary reviews the current state and opportunities for improvement in amblyopia screening strategy and technology focused primarily within the United States.
J Esthet Restor Dent
January 2025
Graduate Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Clinical Considerations: Conventional facebow records are used to transfer the maxillary cast into the analog articulator. Different reference planes have been described, including the true horizontal or gravity reference plane. A conventional facebow (Kois Dentofacial Analyzer; Panadent) allows the recording of the gravity plane for transferring the maxillary cast into the analog semi-adjustable articulator.
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