NADPH oxidase 5 is a novel susceptibility gene for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objective: This pilot study investigated whether single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in the NOX5 gene (NADPH oxidase 5) are associated with the type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk.

Subjects And Methods: A total of 1579 patients with T2D and 1627 age- and sex-matched healthy subjects were recruited for this study. Genotyping of common SNPs, namely rs35672233, rs3743093, rs2036343, rs311886, and rs438866, was performed using the MassArray-4 system.

[Trust in socialization institutions as a necessary social condition for effective integration of disabled children into society].

The article is devoted to the analysis of the problem of trust in the institutions of socialization of children with disabilities. The role of such institutions of socialization of disabled children as family, education, healthcare, public organizations, and the media is analyzed. The analysis was based on the results of a sociological study conducted in May-June 2023 among family members raising disabled children (Moscow, St.

Expanding Global Surgery Education in Brazil: Perspectives after the 35th Brazilian Surgical Congress.

The 35th Brazilian Congress of Surgery marked a turning point for surgical education in the country. For the first time, the Brazilian College of Surgeons included Global Surgery on the main congressional agenda, providing a unique opportunity to rethink how surgical skills are taught from a public health perspective. This discussion prompts us to consider why and how Global Surgery education should be expanded in Brazil.

[Health of foreign students - representatives of diasporas as a social problem].

The article is devoted to the analysis of modern approaches to the problem of the health of foreign students who are educational migrants and need medical care, taking into account their current social status and status in the territory of the Russian Federation. The undermining of health, significant psycho-emotional tension and, in general, worries about maintaining health can affect the learning process, therefore it is necessary to determine in whose area of responsibility the health of educational migrants is: whether they themselves are obliged to monitor their condition and organize medical care, whether the university should participate in the organization of medical commissions and examinations, or diasporas, whose members are often foreign students, may have these powers.

Limitations of using the DATASUS database as a primary source of data in surgical research: a scoping review.

Objective: DATASUS is the Brazilian Public Unified Health System (SUS) department responsible for providing health data that are used as a primary source of data in several studies on surgery and surgical specialties although its main limitations have not been previously reviewed. The objective of this work is to synthesize information from studies on surgery that used DATASUS systems as a data source and to identify the main gaps in this platform.

Methods: a scoping review was conducted according to the PRISMA-ScR method to identify papers on surgery, and other surgical specialties, that used the DATASUS platform as a primary data source.