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Int J Med Inform
December 2024
Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China. Electronic address:
Background: Solid organ transplantation (SOT) is vital for end-stage organ failure but faces challenges like organ shortage and rejection. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers potential to improve outcomes through better matching, success prediction, and automation. However, the evolution of AI in SOT research remains underexplored.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Place
January 2025
Department of Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada. Electronic address:
The engagement of senior citizens with urban nature has been shown to provide multiple health benefits and mitigate health issues associated with demographic aging. This review utilized the PRISMA methodology to systematically analyze the relationship between monitoring tools, seniors' behaviors in urban nature, and influencing factors. The main findings are as follows: (1) 4 main types, including self-reports, on-site observations, sensors, and third-party data, and 24 sub-types of measurement tools: ranging from questionnaires to crowdsourced imagery services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAm J Respir Cell Mol Biol
January 2025
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montreal, Quebec, Canada;
Iron regulatory protein 2 (IRP2), a post-transcriptional regulator of cellular iron metabolism has been associated with susceptibility to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Resistive breathing (RB) is the hallmark of the pathophysiology of obstructive airway diseases, especially during exacerbations, where increased mechanical stress is imposed on the lung. We have previously shown that RB, through tracheal banding, mimicking severe airway obstruction, induces pulmonary inflammation and injury in previously healthy mice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Intern Med
January 2025
McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (M.C., H.G.V.).
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Intern Med
January 2025
Centre of Clinical Epidemiology, Lady Davis Institute, Jewish General Hospital; Division of Experimental Medicine, McGill University; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University; Department of Medicine, McGill University; and Division of Cardiology, Jewish General Hospital/McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (M.J.E.).
Background: Recent randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) and dual or triple co-agonists for weight loss among adults with overweight or obesity and without diabetes.
Purpose: To assess the efficacy and safety of GLP-1 RAs and co-agonists for the treatment of obesity among adults without diabetes.
Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane CENTRAL from inception to 4 October 2024.
JMIR Pediatr Parent
January 2025
School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Background: Preteen girls of lower socioeconomic position are at increased risk of physical inactivity. Parental support, particularly from mothers, is positively correlated with girls' physical activity levels. Consequently, family-based interventions are recognized as a promising approach to improve young people's physical activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiochem Cell Biol
January 2025
University of Victoria Faculty of Science, Biochemsitry and Microbiology, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada;
Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is a chromatin-associated protein that remains enigmatic despite more than 30 years of research, primarily due to the ever-growing list of its molecular functions, and, consequently, its related pathologies. Loss of function MECP2 mutations cause the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome (RTT); in addition, dysregulation of MeCP2 expression and/or function are involved in numerous other pathologies, but the mechanisms of MeCP2 regulation are unclear. Advancing technologies and burgeoning mechanistic theories assist our understanding of the complexity of MeCP2 but may inadvertently cloud it if not rigorously tested.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBrain
January 2025
The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital), McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4, Canada.
Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology have been intensively investigated as markers for AD-related neurodegeneration. Comorbid AD pathology is common in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Accordingly, we hypothesized that plasma biomarkers associated with AD pathology might be useful to predict DLB in a cohort of idiopathic/isolated REM sleep behavior disorder (iRBD), an incipient synucleinopathy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGlob Public Health
December 2025
Department of Psychology, Bishop's University, Sherbrooke, Canada.
Adversity and trauma are commonly misunderstood human experiences affecting most individuals across post-secondary campuses. Depending on contextual factors, they can lead to lifelong challenges or growth. Without an adequate understanding, well-meaning individuals and organisations may unknowingly perpetuate harm.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada.
Induced earthquakes are manifestations of highly heterogeneous distributions of effective stress changes imparted by anthropogenic activities such as hydraulic fracturing and wastewater injection. It is critical to disentangle the mechanisms behind these earthquakes to better assess seismic risk. Here, a clustering methodology is applied to a catalog of 21,536 induced earthquakes detected during a 36-d hydraulic stimulation program in Western Canada.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109.
The NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission has collected samples of rock, regolith, and atmosphere within the Noachian-aged Jezero Crater, once the site of a delta-lake system with a high potential for habitability and biosignature preservation. Between sols 109 and 1,088 of the mission, 27 sample tubes have been sealed, including witness tubes. Each sealed sample tube has been collected along with detailed documentation provided by the Perseverance instrument payload, preserving geological and environmental context.
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January 2025
Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 4PG, United Kingdom.
Ancient texts and archaeological evidence indicate substantial lead exposure during antiquity that potentially impacted human health. Although lead exposure routes were many and included the use of glazed tablewares, paints, cosmetics, and even intentional ingestion, the most significant for the nonelite, rural majority of the population may have been through background air pollution from mining and smelting of silver and lead ores that underpinned the Roman economy. Here, we determined potential health effects of this air pollution using Arctic ice core measurements of Roman-era lead pollution, atmospheric modeling, and modern epidemiology-based relationships between air concentrations, blood lead levels (BLLs), and cognitive decline.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDiabetes
January 2025
Division of Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Circulating proteins may be promising biomarkers or drug targets. Leveraging genome-wide association studies of type 1 diabetes (18,942 cases and 501,638 controls of European ancestry) and circulating protein abundances (10,708 European ancestry individuals), Mendelian randomization analyses were conducted to assess the associations between circulating abundances of 1,560 candidate proteins and the risk of type 1 diabetes, followed by multiple sensitivity and colocalization analyses, horizontal pleiotropy examinations, and replications. Bulk tissue and single-cell gene expression enrichment analyses were performed to explore candidate tissues and cell types for prioritized proteins.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS Genet
January 2025
Program in Genetics and Genome Biology, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Innovative and easy-to-implement strategies are needed to improve the pathogenicity assessment of rare germline missense variants. Somatic cancer driver mutations identified through large-scale tumor sequencing studies often impact genes that are also associated with rare Mendelian disorders. The use of cancer mutation data to aid in the interpretation of germline missense variants, regardless of whether the gene is associated with a hereditary cancer predisposition syndrome or a non-cancer-related developmental disorder, has not been systematically assessed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS One
January 2025
School of Health Policy and Management, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Wildlife trade can create adverse impacts for biodiversity and human health globally, including increased risks for zoonotic spillover that can lead to pandemics. Institutional responses to zoonotic threats posed by wildlife trade are diverse; understanding regulations governing wildlife trade is an important step for effective zoonotic spillover prevention measures. In this review, we focused on peer-reviewed studies and grey literature conducted on regulatory approaches that govern domestic and international wildlife trade in order to assess the role of local, national and global-level institutions in the prevention of zoonotic spillover and infection transmission between humans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLoS Biol
January 2025
Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, Department of Botany, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
The discipline of ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB) has long grappled with issues of inclusivity and representation, particularly for individuals with systematically excluded and marginalized backgrounds or identities. For example, significant representation disparities still persist that disproportionately affect women and gender minorities; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC); individuals with disabilities; and people who are LGBTQIA+. Recent calls for action have urged the EEB community to directly address issues of representation, inclusion, justice, and equity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIssues Ment Health Nurs
January 2025
Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
The need for belonging is a fundamental human motivation. Despite the significance of belonging, many people struggle to feel a sense of it. Healthcare organizations continue to experience workforce shortages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Gastroenterol
December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
Goals: We sought to understand the clinical course and risk of dysplasia in persons with UC who achieve near or complete normalization of histology.
Background: Histologic remission and normalization in ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with improved clinical outcomes. We sought to understand the clinical course and risk of dysplasia in persons with UC who achieve near or complete normalization of histology.
J Neurotrauma
January 2025
International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada.
Recent studies have reported that monitoring spinal cord perfusion pressure (SCPP) using a pressure probe to measure "intraspinal pressure" (ISP) within the subdural space at the injury site may improve the hemodynamic management of acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. This study aimed to investigate, within a pig model of SCI, the relationship between the ISP measured within the subdural space and the "spinal cord pressure" (SCP) measured within the spinal cord itself. Specifically, we sought to characterize the changes to ISP and SCP over time, both rostral and caudal to the injury epicenter, and in relation to native spinal cord morphometry.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Coll Health
January 2025
Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada.
Studies have shown that those high in anxiety were at increased risk for alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tension reduction theory points to anxiety sensitivity (AS) as a potential risk factor. Drinking to cope may further increase this risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThyroid
January 2025
Division of Endocrinology, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
JAMA
January 2025
Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis
January 2025
Infectious Diseases and Vaccine Programs Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada.
Lyme disease (LD) surveillance yields useful information to monitor the disease trends and spatial distribution. However, due to several factors, the Manitoba Health surveillance system, as with other systems, could be subject to underreporting. To estimate the number and incidence of clinician-diagnosed LD over the study period in Manitoba, describe the epidemiology of clinician-diagnosed LD, and compare the findings with Manitoba Health LD surveillance data during the same period to estimate the extent of underreporting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJAMA Pediatr
January 2025
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.