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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer related deaths worldwide, although some patients with early-stage disease can be cured with surgical resection. Standardised reporting of all clinically relevant pathological parameters is essential for best patient care and is also important for ongoing data collection and refinement of important pathological features that impact patient prognosis, staging and clinical care. Using the established International Collaboration on Cancer Reporting (ICCR) procedure, a representative international expert panel of nine lung pathologists as well as an oncologist was convened.

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Mechanism-free repurposing of drugs for C9orf72-related ALS/FTD using large-scale genomic data.

Cell Genom

November 2024

Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University Medical Center, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Reta Lila Weston Institute, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College London, London WC1N 1PJ, UK; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA; RNA Therapeutics Laboratory, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH, Rockville, MD 20850, USA. Electronic address:

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  • Repeat expansions in the C9orf72 gene are a leading genetic cause of ALS and frontotemporal dementia, but understanding how this mutation causes neuron death is still unclear, complicating the search for effective therapies.
  • Researchers analyzed data from over 41,000 ALS and healthy samples to identify potential treatments, discovering that acamprosate, a drug used for other conditions, might be repurposed for C9orf72-related diseases.
  • Their findings demonstrated that acamprosate has neuroprotective properties in cell models and works similarly well as the current treatment, riluzole, showing the potential of using genomic data to find new drug applications.
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Background: Increased lung-cancer risks for low socioeconomic status (SES) groups are only partially attributable to smoking habits. Little effort has been made to investigate the persistent risks related to low SES by quantification of potential biases.

Methods: Based on 12 case-control studies, including 18 centers of the international SYNERGY project (16,550 cases, 20,147 controls), we estimated controlled direct effects (CDE) of SES on lung cancer via multiple logistic regression, adjusted for age, study center, and smoking habits, and stratified by sex.

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Albumin reprograms the B cell transcriptional landscape and improves neutrophil antimicrobial function in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

JHEP Rep

November 2024

European Foundation for the Study of Chronic Liver Failure (EF CLIF), European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL)-CLIF Consortium, and Grifols Chair, Barcelona, Spain.

Background & Aims: Patients with acutely decompensated (AD) cirrhosis are immunocompromised and particularly susceptible to infections. This study investigated the immunomodulatory actions of albumin by which this protein may lower the incidence of infections.

Methods: Blood immunophenotyping was performed in 11 patients with AD cirrhosis and 10 healthy volunteers (HV).

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Neuropsychiatric symptoms are common and disabling in Parkinson's disease (PD), with troublesome anxiety occurring in one-third of patients. Management of anxiety in PD is challenging, hampered by insufficient insight into underlying mechanisms, lack of objective anxiety measurements, and largely ineffective treatments. In this study, we assessed the intracranial neurophysiological correlates of anxiety in PD patients treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the laboratory and at home.

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Patient and carer feedback and engagement with ECHOMANTRA, a digital guided intervention for anorexia nervosa.

Eur Eat Disord Rev

October 2024

Department of Psychological Medicine, Centre for Research in Eating and Weight Disorders (CREW), Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, London, UK.

Objective: We developed ECHOMANTRA, a digital guided intervention for patients with anorexia nervosa and their carers to provide support during transition from inpatient care to community settings. This study reports on participants' engagement with, and feedback of, ECHOMANTRA.

Method: Patients and carers (N = 184 dyads) were given access to ECHOMANTRA for 12 months.

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P21 activated kinase 6 (PAK6) is a serine-threonine kinase with physiological expression enriched in the brain and overexpressed in a number of human tumors. While the role of PAK6 in cancer cells has been extensively investigated, the physiological function of the kinase in the context of brain cells is poorly understood. Our previous work uncovered a link between PAK6 and the Parkinson's disease (PD)-associated kinase LRRK2, with PAK6 controlling LRRK2 activity and subcellular localization via phosphorylation of 14-3-3 proteins.

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  • Mismatch repair-deficient (dMMR) endometrial cancer is associated with poor outcomes and limited treatment options, particularly for high-risk patients after surgery.
  • In a phase III clinical trial, patients with dMMR tumors were treated with pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy, showing improved disease-free survival (DFS) rates compared to those who received placebo.
  • The interim analysis revealed a significant DFS benefit for pembrolizumab, with a two-year DFS rate of 92.4% versus 80.2% for the placebo group, indicating its potential effectiveness in high-risk dMMR endometrial cancer.
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Reduced appetite with ageing is a key factor that may increase risk of undernutrition. The objective of this study is to determine the impact of innovative plant protein fibre (PPF) products within a personalised optimised diet (PD), a physical activity (PA) programme, and their combination on appetite, and other nutritional, functional and clinical outcomes in community-dwelling older adults in a multi-country randomised controlled intervention trial. One hundred and eighty community-dwelling adults (approximately sixty per trial centre in Germany, Ireland and Italy) aged 65 years and over will be recruited to participate in a 12-week, parallel-group, controlled trial.

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Many indicators have been developed to assess the state of benthic communities and identify seabed habitats most at risk from bottom trawling disturbance. However, the large variety of indicators and their development and application under specific geographic areas and management contexts has made it difficult to evaluate their wider utility. We compared the complementarity/uniqueness, sensitivity, and selectivity of 18 benthic indicators to pressure of bottom trawling.

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Prediction of stroke severity: systematic evaluation of lesion representations.

Ann Clin Transl Neurol

December 2024

Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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  • The study aimed to identify which imaging features can best predict poststroke deficits by analyzing data from three different patient groups who experienced acute strokes.
  • It was found that models trained on small datasets performed well within their own dataset but failed to generalize to new patient data; however, using larger and multicenter datasets significantly improved predictive performance.
  • Including structural and functional disconnection in the models yielded better predictions of stroke severity compared to relying solely on lesion volume or location.
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  • - The study investigates how calcium (Ca) transfer between the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and mitochondria, crucial for energy production, is affected by the distance between these organelles, particularly in the context of Parkinson's disease (PD).
  • - Researchers found that a specific distance of approximately 20 nm between ER and mitochondria enhances Ca transfer and supports optimal mitochondrial function, highlighting the importance of maintaining this distance.
  • - In astrocytes derived from PD patients, the natural distance for efficient Ca transfer was reduced, leading to decreased mitochondrial function, but restoring the 20 nm distance improved Ca uptake, suggesting new ways to manage mitochondrial health.
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  • Olfactory dysfunction (OD) is common in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP), but research on this group is limited compared to those with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
  • A study of 97 CRSsNP patients and 97 healthy controls showed that a significant percentage (28.4%) of CRSsNP patients had OD at the start, with their sense of smell being significantly worse than the controls.
  • After endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), 37% of patients reported meaningful improvements in their olfactory function, but the overall prevalence of OD in this group remained low and improvements were limited compared to results seen in CRSwNP patients.
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Treatment patterns and patient journey in progressive pulmonary fibrosis: a cross-sectional survey.

Respir Res

October 2024

Mainz Center for Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Pneumology ZfT, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mainz University Medical Center, Marienhaus Clinic Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

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  • A study examined demographics and clinical experiences of patients with progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) in five European countries, revealing limited knowledge on their journey and treatment options.
  • Data from 1,335 patients indicated a mean onset age of 60.4 years, with a predominant demographic of white, non-smoking females.
  • Notable findings included an average delay of nearly 8 months from first symptoms to physician visit and diagnosis, with common symptoms like dyspnoea and cough, and a high rate of prior misdiagnosis, particularly as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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  • Researchers looked at whether boys or girls with autism perform better on intelligence tests.
  • They found that there are no major differences in overall intelligence between boys and girls with autism, but boys did perform better in some areas.
  • The study helps us understand that any differences in skills are specific and similar to what we see in kids without autism.
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  • The study looked at how patients with a liver disease called primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) respond to a treatment called ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA).
  • It found that many patients (33%) didn’t have a good response after one year, and those who lost their good response had a higher chance of needing a liver transplant or dying.
  • The research showed that staying or getting back to a good response is important for improving long-term health.
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Sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction: individual participant data from pooled cohorts.

Eur Heart J

November 2024

Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.

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  • This study looks at how well doctors can predict sudden cardiac death after someone has a heart attack using a measurement called left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
  • They combined information from over 140,000 heart attack patients to see if LVEF alone is good enough for deciding who should get a heart device called a defibrillator.
  • The results showed that LVEF didn't do a great job at predicting sudden cardiac death, which means doctors need better ways to tell who is at risk.
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  • Recent research has focused on anti-doping interventions, but there is limited evidence on their effectiveness across different populations, prompting the study of a psychological intervention by Kavussanu et al. (2022) in young Italian athletes.* -
  • The study involved 121 athletes from 15 sport clubs in Italy who received either a psychological intervention, an educational intervention, or were placed in a no-intervention control group, with measures taken before, after, and two months later.* -
  • Results showed that both interventions effectively reduced doping likelihood and increased anticipated guilt compared to the control group, with these positive effects maintained over time, emphasizing the importance of addressing psychological factors in anti-doping education.*
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Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) is characterised by the failure of normal biological processes to repair following damage. Traditionally, OA was considered a "wear and tear" disorder; however, it is now a recognised inflammatory condition, preceded by molecular modifications. The aim of this study was to evaluate inflammatory markers among individuals with early knee OA (eKOA) and well-matched asymptomatic controls.

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Temporomandibular disorders: INfORM/IADR key points for good clinical practice based on standard of care.

Cranio

January 2025

International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM), a Network within the International Association for Dental Research (IADR).

Objective: To present a list of key points for good Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) clinical practice on behalf of the International Network for Orofacial Pain and Related Disorders Methodology (INfORM) group of the International Association for Dental, Oral and Craniofacial Research (IADR).

Methods: An open working group discussion was held at the IADR General Session in New Orleans (March 2024), where members of the INfORM group finalized the proposal of a list of 10 key points.

Results: The key points covered knowledge on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment.

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  • Scientists did a big survey with over 59,000 people from 63 countries to understand how people think about climate change!
  • They tested different ways to encourage people to believe in climate change and support actions to help the environment!
  • The study includes lots of information and data that can help others learn more about what influences people's actions on climate change around the world!
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Follow-up post-HCV virological response to DAA in advanced chronic liver disease.

Liver Int

December 2024

Unit of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.

Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) achieve high virological response rates with minimal side effects for many patients. Despite their significant impact on the progression and epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) associated liver disease, the global annual incidence of chronic infections is expected to remain relatively constant, averaging 1.42 million new cases each year until 2030.

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Collaborative outcomes study on health and functioning during infection times (COH-FIT): Insights on modifiable and non-modifiable risk and protective factors for wellbeing and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic from multivariable and network analyses.

Eur Neuropsychopharmacol

January 2025

Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Berlin, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, New York, USA; The Zucker Hillside Hospital, Northwell Health, New York, USA; Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Center for Psychiatric Neuroscience, Manhasset, New York, USA. Electronic address:

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  • The COH-FIT study is a large, multi-country survey aimed at identifying factors affecting wellbeing and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic, involving a representative sample of 121,066 adults.
  • Researchers analyzed both modifiable (like coping strategies and pre-pandemic stress) and non-modifiable factors (such as age, gender, and socioeconomic status), finding significant negative effects on wellbeing and psychopathology scores during the pandemic.
  • The study identified 15 modifiable and 9 non-modifiable risk factors, alongside 13 modifiable and 3 non-modifiable protective factors, emphasizing the importance of social support and coping strategies in mental health outcomes.
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