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Jiwen Fan, Meng Ren, Yuquan He • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
(2022)
Cardiac fibrosis results from both the differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts and excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM), leading to myocardial stiffness and reduced compliance of the ventricular wall. The conversion of cardia...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.931082
Musthamin Balumbi, Stang Stang, Suriah Suriah, Syarifuddin Syarif et al. • Journal of Education and Health Promotion
(2025)
Reproductive health education at the primary school level is a controversial topic. Although some recognize its importance in providing accurate information about the body and development, others raise concerns about cultural sensitivities ...
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DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_861_24
Hun-Sung Kim, Jae-Hyoung Cho, Kun-Ho Yoon • Endocrinology and Metabolism
(2015)
A worldwide epidemic of chronic disease, and complications thereof, is underway, with no sign of abatement. Healthcare costs have increased tremendously, principally because of the need to treat chronic complications of non-communicable dis...
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DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.2.159
Heather O’Mahen, Louise Howard, Helen Sharp, Antoinette Davey et al. • Health and Social Care Delivery Research
(2025)
Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...
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DOI: 10.3310/RRAP0011
Philipp Arnold, Fanni Annamária Boros, Jochen Mattner, Gerald Seidel et al. • Journal of Extracellular Biology
(2025)
ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have gained increasing attention in recent years due to their pivotal role in both health and disease. Emerging from both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, EVs serve as essential mediators of intercellu...
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DOI: 10.1002/jex2.70093
Agnij Bhattacharyya, Debadatta Chakrabarty, Anindya Mukherjee, Soumitra Mondal • National Journal of Physiology, Pharmacy and Pharmacology
(2024)
Background: The acceptance of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination by the community was largely affected by information or misinformation spreading through various channels. Hence, in the process of deploying vaccines, it bec...
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DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2023.13.10495202320112023
SUN Qing, WANG Yu, CUO-A Jian, HAO Yan et al. • Shengwu huaxue yu shengwu wuli jinzhan
(2024)
In vertebrate embryonic development, the segmentation clock controls the cyclic formation of somites through presomitic mesoderm (PSM) cells. Somites are paired segmented structures along the anterior-posterior axis that eventually develop ...
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DOI: 10.16476/j.pibb.2023.0231
Chamberlain, Liam R, Hall, Charlotte L, Andrén, Per, Davies, E Bethan et al. • JMIR Mental Health
(2020)
In recent years, research into internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (iCBT) has suggested that therapist-guided digital interventions have greater engagement, adherence, and effectiveness than self-directed digital therapies. While re...
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DOI: 10.2196/19600
Mengqi Gu, Pengzheng Chen, Dongmei Zeng, Xiaotong Jiang et al. • Cell Communication and Signaling
(2023)
Abstract Background Foetal renal dysplasia is still the main cause of adult renal disease. Placenta-derived exosomes are an important communication tool, and they may play an important role in placental (both foetal and maternal) function. ...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12964-023-01286-y
Wei Yan, Guo-hui Xiao, Li-juan Wang, Yan Zhou et al. • Journal of Translational Medicine
(2025)
Abstract Background The stiffness of the matrix is closely related to the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Although direct targeting of stromal rigidity in HCC remains a clinical challenge, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs)...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12967-025-06325-5
Yu Chen<sup>*+</sup>, Haoyi Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Shiyu Liu<sup>*+</sup>, Yujiang Cai et al. • Tobacco Induced Diseases
(2025)
Introduction
Adolescent tobacco use has become a serious global public health
problem, and effective tobacco control public service advertisements (PSAs) are
crucial for reducing adolescent smoking rates. The study aims to employ a mixedmet...
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DOI: 10.18332/tid/211650
Jeremy D. DeBarry, Jessica C. Kissinger, Mustafa V. Nural, Suman B. Pakala et al. • Data Science Journal
(2020)
Projects in the life sciences continue to increase in complexity as they scale to answer deeper and more diverse questions. They employ technologies that generate increasingly large ‘omic’ datasets and research teams regularly include exper...
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DOI: 10.5334/dsj-2020-024
T. Malivanova, E. Skoromyslova, N. Mazurenko • EJC Supplements
(2015)
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) is a multifunctional cytokine, which possesses various biologic functions depending on the type of the cells and the physiological context. TNF is synthesized by immune cells as well as malignant cells. Acc...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcsup.2015.08.063
Jian Yuan, Yuhan Zhu, Zirui Wang, Zhongjing Lv et al. • Journal of Dental Sciences
(2025)
Genomic and mutational sequencing in malignant transformation of oral leukoplakia (OLK) has emergingly gained momentum. In this short communication, we identified 5 retrospective follow-up studies and 5 cross-section comparative studies on ...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2025.07.016
Nicholas J. Tobias, Tilman Ahrendt, Ursula Schell, Melissa Miltenberger et al. • PeerJ
(2016)
Several members of the genus Legionella cause Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially debilitating form of pneumonia. Studies frequently focus on the abundant number of virulence factors present in this genus. However, what is often overlooked...
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DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2720
Tang J, Klunklin P, Lirtmunlikaporn S, Wang Y • Patient Preference and Adherence
(2024)
Jian Tang,1 Pimpaporn Klunklin,2 Sumalee Lirtmunlikaporn,2 Yanan Wang3 1Department of Infectious Diseases, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University...
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Kassandra Lopez, Seigmund Wai Tsuen Lai, Edwin De Jesus Lopez Gonzalez, Raúl G. Dávila et al. • Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
(2023)
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) encompass a diverse set of membrane-derived particles released from cells and are found in numerous biological matrices and the extracellular space. Specific classes of EVs include apoptotic bodies, exosomes, an...
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DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1154576
Temitayo Victor Lawal, Kehinde Adebola Atoloye, Ayo Stephen Adebowale, Adeniyi Francis Fagbamigbe • BMC Pediatrics
(2023)
Abstract Background Globally, child mortality and morbidity remain a serious health challenge and infectious diseases are the leading causes. The use of count models together with spatial analysis of the number of doses of childhood vaccine...
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DOI: 10.1186/s12887-023-04300-x
Renata Inglez de Souza Tej, Lilian Maria Lapa Montenegro, Wlisses Henrique Veloso de Carvalho Silva, Jéssica Lopes Teixeira et al. • Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
(2023)
Introdução/objetivo: A tuberculose (TB) mantém-se como um grave problema de saúde pública, sendo a principal causa de morte por doença infecciosa antes da COVID-19. Em 2022, foram notificados 78.057 novos casos de TB no Brasil, destes, 5.14...
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2023.103607
Margaret Wooddell PhD, MBA, Dong Dai PhD, Feng Lin PhD, Irene Pan MS et al. • Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
(2024)
Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Tenosynovial giant cell tumors (TGCT) are neoplastic, inflammatory lesions that arise within the synovium and can be locally aggressive. Patients with TGCT frequently experience pain and joint swelling,...
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DOI: 10.1177/2473011424S00422