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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of death for women in the United States, with veterans being at potentially higher risk than their nonveteran counterparts due to accelerated aging and distinct biopsychosocial mechanisms. We examined pathways between selected indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) such as education, occupation, household income, and neighborhood SES and major CVD events through lifestyle and health characteristics among veteran and nonveteran postmenopausal women.

Methods And Results: A total of 121 286 study-eligible WHI (Women's Health Initiative) participants (3091 veterans and 118 195 nonveterans) were prospectively followed for an average of 17 years, during which 16 108 major CVD events were documented.

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Ribosomally synthesized and post-translationally modified peptide (RiPP) biosynthetic enzymes often exhibit promiscuous substrate preferences that cannot be reduced to simple rules. Large language models are promising tools for predicting the specificity of RiPP biosynthetic enzymes. However, state-of-the-art protein language models are trained on relatively few peptide sequences.

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The highly active natural product yatakemycin (YTM) from sp. TP-A0356 is a potent DNA damaging agent with antimicrobial and antitumor properties. The YTM biosynthesis gene cluster () contains several toxin self-resistance genes.

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Exercise interventions in chronic kidney disease (CKD) have received growing interest, with over 30 meta-analyses published in the past 5 years. The potential benefits of exercise training in CKD range from slowing disease progression to improving comorbidities and quality of life. Nevertheless, there is a lack of large, randomized control trials in diverse populations, particularly regarding exercise in nondialysis-dependent CKD (NDD).

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Prolonged antibiotic exposure causes dangerous hematologic side effects, including neutropenia, in up to 34% of patients. Murine studies established a link between the intestinal microbiota and hematopoiesis. To identify factors that predispose to neutropenia in pediatric patients, we evaluated changes in microbiota-derived metabolites and intestinal microbiota composition after prolonged courses of antibiotics.

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Background: Lipoprotein (a) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. However, lipoprotein (a) testing remains variable and it is unclear what factors influence testing and if testing changes clinical management.

Methods And Results: A retrospective study using electronic medical record data from 5 health systems identified an atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease cohort divided into those with and without a lipoprotein (a) test between 2019 and 2021.

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New data on the fauna of the water treaders (Hemiptera, Mesoveliidae) of Korea.

Biodivers Data J

October 2024

College of Literature, Science & the Arts, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States of America College of Literature, Science & the Arts, University of Michigan Ann Arbor United States of America.

Background: The Family Mesoveliidae, also known as the water treaders, are predaceous semi-aquatic bugs with approximately 50 known species worldwide. In the Korean Peninsula, only two species were known prior to this study: Horváth, 1895 and Kanyukova, 1981.

New Information: A total of four species in two genera are recognised from Korea, including new distributional records of Horváth, 1915 and Esaki, 1929.

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5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) has been used for chemotherapy for colorectal and other cancers for over 50 years. The prevailing view of its mechanism of action is inhibition of thymidine synthase leading to defects in DNA replication and repair. However, 5-FU is also incorporated into RNA causing defects in RNA metabolism, inhibition of pseudouridine modification, and altered ribosome function.

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The number of peptide-like scaffolds found in late-stage drug development is increasing, but a critical unanswered question in the field is whether substituents (side chains) or the backbone drive passive permeability. The backbone is scrutinized in this study. Five series of macrocyclic peptidic compounds were prepared, and their passive permeability was determined (PAMPA, Caco-2), to delineate structure-permeability relationships.

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Due to the anatomic complexity of the head and neck and variable proximity between laboratory and operating room (OR), effective communication during frozen section analysis (FSA) between surgeons and pathologists is challenging. This proof-of-concept study investigates an augmented reality (AR) protocol that allows pathologists to virtually join the OR from the laboratory. Head and neck cancer specimens were scanned ex vivo using a 3-dimensional scanner and uploaded into an AR platform.

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  • Obesity is linked to insulin resistance, affecting both glucose uptake and the body's blood vessel response to insulin, which is crucial for delivering glucose to tissues.
  • A study tested the role of sympathetic activation in impaired insulin-triggered blood vessel dilation in obese adults using a controlled experiment with insulin and drugs to block sympathetic responses.
  • Results showed that blocking sympathetic activation significantly improved blood flow and microvascular function when insulin was administered, indicating that sympathetic activity may hinder insulin's vascular effects in obesity.
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The power of junior faculty mentoring committees.

J Cell Physiol

July 2024

Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

Junior faculty mentoring committees have important roles in ensuring that faculty thrive and adjust to their new positions and institutions. Here, we describe the purpose, structure, and benefits of junior faculty mentoring committees, which can be a powerful tool for early-career academic investigators in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical (STEMM) fields. There is a paucity of information about what mentoring committees are, how to use them effectively, what areas they should evaluate, and how they can most successfully help junior faculty progress in their careers.

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The role of dynamics in enzymatic function is a highly debated topic. Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR), due to its universality and the depth with which it has been studied, is a model system in this debate. Myriad previous works have identified networks of residues in positions near to and remote from the active site that are involved in dynamics and others that are important for catalysis.

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Successful surgical treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy traditionally relies on the identification of seizure onset zones (SOZs). Connectome-based analyses of electrographic data from stereo electroencephalography (SEEG) may empower improved detection of SOZs. Specifically, connectome-based analyses based on the interictal suppression hypothesis posit that when the patient is not having a seizure, SOZs are inhibited by non-SOZs through high inward connectivity and low outward connectivity.

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Background: Comprehensive blood lipoprotein profiles and their association with incident coronary heart disease (CHD) among racially and geographically diverse populations remain understudied.

Methods And Results: We conducted nested case-control studies of CHD among 3438 individuals (1719 pairs), including 1084 White Americans (542 pairs), 1244 Black Americans (622 pairs), and 1110 Chinese adults (555 pairs). We examined 36 plasma lipids, lipoproteins, and apolipoproteins, measured by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, with incident CHD among all participants and subgroups by demographics, lifestyle, and metabolic health status using conditional or unconditional logistic regression adjusted for potential confounders.

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  • This study investigates how the time taken to obtain an ECG (door-to-ECG or D2E time) impacts the time between ECG and the PCI procedure (ECG-to-PCI or E2B) in STEMI patients across 10 emergency departments over three years.
  • Findings indicate that patients with a D2E time greater than 10 minutes had longer E2B intervals compared to those with timely ECGs, especially during the triage phase in the ED.
  • The research suggests that reducing D2E times, particularly for patients diagnosed during triage, could significantly enhance the efficiency of care for STEMI patients.
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Background: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Identifying patients at risk of early death could allow for increased monitoring and more intensive therapy. Measures that associate with death could serve as surrogate outcomes in clinical trials.

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Efficient communication and collaboration are essential in the operating room for successful and safe surgery. While many technologies are improving various aspects of surgery, communication between attending surgeons, residents, and surgical teams is still limited to verbal interactions that are prone to misunderstandings. Novel modes of communication can increase speed and accuracy, and transform operating rooms.

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Endoscopic renal surgeries have high re-operation rates, particularly for lower volume surgeons. Due to the limited field and depth of view of current endoscopes, mentally mapping preoperative computed tomography (CT) images of patient anatomy to the surgical field is challenging. The inability to completely navigate the intrarenal collecting system leads to missed kidney stones and tumors, subsequently raising recurrence rates.

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The use of head-mounted augmented reality (AR) for surgeries has grown rapidly in recent years. AR aids in intraoperative surgical navigation through overlaying three-dimensional (3D) holographic reconstructions of medical data. However, performing AR surgeries on complex areas such as the head and neck region poses challenges in terms of accuracy and speed.

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Kidney stones require surgical removal when they grow too large to be broken up externally or to pass on their own. Upper tract urothelial carcinoma is also sometimes treated endoscopically in a similar procedure. These surgeries are difficult, particularly for trainees who often miss tumours, stones or stone fragments, requiring re-operation.

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We present a new framework for in vivo image guidance evaluation and provide a case study on robotic partial nephrectomy. This framework (called the "bystander protocol") involves two surgeons, one who solely performs the therapeutic process without image guidance, and another who solely periodically collects data to evaluate image guidance. This isolates the evaluation from the therapy, so that in-development image guidance systems can be tested without risk of negatively impacting the standard of care.

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