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Trm cells are sequestered at barrier tissues as a swift first line defense against peripheral reinfections in both antigen dependent and antigen independent bystander modes. Trm cells are also capable of mediating autoimmune diseases, such as psoriasis, wherein autoreactive Trm cells are aberrantly activated. To quickly combat infections, activated Trm cells can stimulate the influx and activation of memory T cells and innate immune cells.

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Elevated serum gamma-glutamyltransferase activity and immunohistochemistry in two dogs with renal carcinoma.

Vet Clin Pathol

September 2024

Department of Public Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

During a 3-year time period, a 15-year-old male castrated Terrier mix (dog 1) and a 6-year-old female spayed Labrador Retriever (dog 2) presented to the North Carolina State Veterinary Hospital with similar blood work abnormalities and no significant physical examination findings. A CBC, chemistry panel, and urinalysis performed on both dogs were relatively unremarkable, other than a marked increase in serum gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) activity. Through imaging, both patients were diagnosed with a renal mass, and histopathology of both masses revealed a carcinoma.

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A Guided Comparative Analysis of Fatigue Frameworks in Australasian Ambulance Services.

Prehosp Emerg Care

August 2024

Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria.

Objective: Paramedics work in a complex, unpredictable environment, subject to many external stressors including critically unwell patients, dangerous driving conditions, and prolonged shift work. Paramedic fatigue from these and other occupational demands is well documented. Ambulance services attempt to safeguard paramedics from fatigue using internal policies or procedures - a type of Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMSs).

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Performance of dairy cows offered silages produced from grass swards harvested on either 3 or 5 occasions during the growing season.

J Dairy Sci

December 2024

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Sustainable Agri-Food Sciences Division, Large Park, Hillsborough, County Down BT26 6DR, Northern Ireland. Electronic address:

The nutritive value of grass silage can be improved by harvesting herbage at a less mature growth stage, which in practice usually involves more frequent harvests. This study examined the performance of dairy cows offered grass silages produced from perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) based swards harvested at 2 different frequencies during the growing season (3-harvest [3H] vs. 5-harvest [5H]).

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Impact of tobacco education on pharmacy students' perceptions of electronic nicotine delivery systems.

Curr Pharm Teach Learn

November 2024

Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ferris State University, College of Pharmacy, 220 Ferris Dr, Big Rapids, MI 49307, United States of America. Electronic address:

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  • The study aimed to assess how tobacco education in pharmacy programs influences students' knowledge about electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) and their willingness to counsel patients on cessation.
  • A survey was distributed to pharmacy students at eight institutions, revealing that over half had received some tobacco education, which positively impacted their perception of ENDS harms and their confidence in offering cessation advice.
  • Results indicated that while tobacco education increased the likelihood of students recognizing risks and feeling prepared to counsel on smoking cessation, it did not similarly enhance their willingness to assist with ENDS cessation.
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Fertility-preserving treatment for stage IA endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Am J Obstet Gynecol

December 2024

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY; Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, New York, NY; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY. Electronic address:

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  • A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of oral progestins and levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine devices (LNG-IUD) in treating reproductive-aged patients with early-stage endometrial cancer.
  • The study analyzed data from 754 patients, focusing on the complete response rates within one year for both treatment methods.
  • Results indicated that both progestin therapies showed promise in effectively treating early-stage endometrial cancer, with specific outcomes assessed for each treatment type.*
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Importance: Current guidelines recommend intraoperative frozen section(s) during diagnostic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma for unknown primary tumors (SCCUP).

Objective: To determine the utility of intraoperative pathology consultation during transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in localizing primary tumors and influencing need for adjuvant therapy.

Design, Setting, And Participants: A retrospective case series including 47 adult patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated SCCUP who underwent TORS/oropharyngectomy between January 2016 and February 2023 was carried out at a single tertiary care hospital.

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Introduction: Current strategies for upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer screening primarily target cancer-specific risk, with the strongest focus on esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). However, all UGI cancers are amendable to screening and early detection with an upper endoscopic examination. This study assesses and explores incidence-based mortality (IBM) for cumulative UGI cancers, aiming to identify race-based or sex-based disparities.

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Calls to action on lung cancer management and research.

Oncologist

December 2024

Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.

Lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer-related deaths globally, remains a pressing health issue despite significant medical advances. The New York Lung Cancer Foundation brought together experts from academia, the pharmaceutical and biotech industries as well as organizational leaders and patient advocates, to thoroughly examine the current state of lung cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research. The goal was to identify areas where our understanding is incomplete and to develop collaborative public health and scientific strategies to generate better patient outcomes, as highlighted in our "Calls to Action.

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  • Social support significantly impacts the mental health of college students during COVID-19, but the academic mechanisms behind this relationship are not well understood.
  • A study of over 1,500 Israeli university students from 2020 to 2021 reveals that academic coping plays a role in how social support affects depression, especially for those experiencing high-quality teaching.
  • The findings highlight that while academic coping influences depression linked to social support, it doesn’t have the same effect on anxiety, which may be driven by outside factors related to the pandemic.
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Online Provision of and Health Information: A Search Engine Driven Systematic Web-Based Analysis.

Cancers (Basel)

June 2024

Centre for Cancer Screening, Prevention & Early Diagnosis, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Charterhouse Square, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.

genetic testing is available for UK Jewish individuals but the provision of information online for is unknown. We aimed to evaluate online provision of information by UK organisations (UKO), UK Jewish community organisations (JCO), and genetic testing providers (GTP). Google searches for organisations offering information were performed using relevant sets of keywords.

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Elucidating the genetic basis of mammalian metabolism could help define mechanisms central to health and disease. Here, we define conserved regulatory elements (CREs) and programs for mammalian metabolic control. We delineate gene expression and chromatin responses in the mouse hypothalamus for 7 steps of the Fed-to-Fasted-to-Refed (FFR) response process.

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Sympatric species are often locally adapted to distinct microhabitats. However, temporal variation may cause local maladaptation and species boundary breakdown, especially during extreme climatic events leading to episodic selection. Repeated reciprocal transplants can reveal the interplay between short and long-term patterns of natural selection.

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  • The study investigates the genetic elements that contribute to the evolution of hibernation in mammals, revealing specific regions in the genome that accumulate changes in hibernators.
  • Researchers found that certain hibernation-related elements interact with nearby genes and that knocking out these elements resulted in significant changes in gene expression affecting many downstream genes.
  • The study also identifies distinct roles for different genetic elements in managing metabolism and behaviors related to foraging, emphasizing how hibernation has led to unique evolutionary adaptations in mammals.
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Sexualized drug use (SDU) describes drug-facilitated sexual enhancement, and chemsex is an SDU subculture involving the use of specific drugs by men who have sex with men (MSM). This study aimed to identify research trends, foci, and themes within the SDU and chemsex-specific literature. The Web of Science Core Collection was searched with a list of SDU synonyms.

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While hybridization was viewed as a hindrance to adaptation and speciation by early evolutionary biologists, recent studies have demonstrated the importance of hybridization in facilitating evolutionary processes. However, it is still not well-known what role spatial and temporal variation in natural selection play in the maintenance of naturally occurring hybrid zones. To identify whether hybridization is adaptive between two closely related monkeyflower species, and , we performed repeated reciprocal transplants between natural hybrid and pure species' populations.

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  • A new proton lattice (RPL) planning method has been proposed, which uses multifield delivery to potentially improve upon traditional photon lattice therapy.
  • In a comparison with photon plans, RPL achieved a 30% increase in the number of treatment vertices and a significantly higher peak-to-valley dose ratio (PVDR), indicating enhanced dosimetric characteristics.
  • The RPL method was clinically validated through treatment of two patients, demonstrating improved dose conformity and reduced low-dose exposure to the gross target volume (GTV).
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Objectives: Prognostic models have the potential to aid clinical decision-making after hip fracture. This systematic review aimed to identify, critically appraise, and summarize multivariable prediction models for mortality or other long-term recovery outcomes occurring at least 30 days after hip fracture.

Study Design And Setting: MEDLINE, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, and CINAHL databases were searched up to May 2023.

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The Updated 2022 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain highlights the importance of shared decision making and provider-patient relationships. Interprofessional teams may be helpful in supporting providers and patients. A large, multi-site primary care department created an interprofessional primary care opioid stewardship team to target high-risk opioid prescribing and improve practice alignment with CDC recommendations through dashboard reporting and education.

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Background: In the first year of roll-out, vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) prevented almost 20 million deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Yet, little is known about the factors influencing access to vaccination at the individual level within rural poor settings of low-income countries. The aim of this study was to examine determinants of vaccine receipt in rural India.

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Unlabelled: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a complex disease with significant heterogeneity in disease course and progression. Genetic studies have identified numerous loci associated with MS risk, but the genetic basis of disease progression remains elusive. To address this, we leveraged the Collaborative Cross (CC), a genetically diverse mouse strain panel, and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE).

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Exploring Electrocortical Signatures of Gait Adaptation: Differential Neural Dynamics in Slow and Fast Gait Adapters.

eNeuro

July 2024

J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-6131.

Individuals exhibit significant variability in their ability to adapt locomotor skills, with some adapting quickly and others more slowly. Differences in brain activity likely contribute to this variability, but direct neural evidence is lacking. We investigated individual differences in electrocortical activity that led to faster locomotor adaptation rates.

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  • This study used MRI to investigate how different doses of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) affect brain activity in awake, drug-naive rats, focusing on areas like the prefrontal cortex, thalamus, and hippocampus.
  • Researchers hypothesized that LSD would increase activity in certain brain regions while decreasing it in others but found unexpected results, including a dose-dependent increase in a negative blood oxygen signal, indicating lower brain activity.
  • The study also observed increased functional connectivity between the thalamus and sensory regions, supporting previous research on LSD's effects in humans.
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