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{"title":"Previous immunological disease can promote neurological complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as VST or GBS.","authors":"Josef Finsterer","doi":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2463849","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2463849","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12568,"journal":{"name":"Future Science OA","volume":"11 1","pages":"2463849"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11812400/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143382195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who feels safe calling 911: are prior experiences of anti-Black racial discrimination associated with hesitancy seeking emergency medical services in the event of accidental drug overdose? - a study protocol.","authors":"O Trent Hall, Candice Trimble, Stephanie Garcia, Sydney Grayson, Lucy Joseph, Parker Entrup, Oluwole Jegede, Jose Perez Martel, Jeanette Tetrault, Myra Mathis, Ayana Jordan","doi":"10.1080/07853890.2024.2439540","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07853890.2024.2439540","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Racial discrimination is associated with health disparities among Black Americans, a group that has experienced an increase in rates of fatal drug overdose. Prior research has found that racial discrimination in the medical setting may be a barrier to addiction treatment. Nevertheless, it is unknown how experiences of racial discrimination might impact engagement with emergency medical services for accidental drug overdose. This study will psychometrically assess a new measure of hesitancy in seeking emergency medical services for accidental drug overdose and examine prior experiences of racial discrimination and group-based medical mistrust as potential corollaries of this hesitancy.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Cross-sectional survey of 200 Black adults seeking treatment for substance-use-related medical problems (i.e. substance use disorder, overdose, infectious complications of substance use, etc.). Participants will complete a survey including sociodemographic information, the Discrimination in Medical Settings Scale, Everyday Discrimination Scale, Group-Based Medical Mistrust Scale, and an original questionnaire measuring perceptions of and prior engagement with emergency services for accidental drug overdose. Analyses will include exploratory factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and non-parametric partial correlations controlling for age, gender, income, and education.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This article describes a planned cross-sectional survey of Black patients seeking treatment for substance use related health problems. Currently, there is no validated instrument to measure hesitancy in seeking emergency medical services for accidental drug overdose or how experiences of racial discrimination might relate to such hesitancy. Results of this study may provide actionable insight into medical discrimination and the rising death toll of accidental drug overdose among Black Americans.</p>","PeriodicalId":93874,"journal":{"name":"Annals of medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"2439540"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11660366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142857119","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The association between blood-based <i>HYAL2</i> methylation and early-stage lung cancer: a case-control study.","authors":"Rong Qiao, Xiajie Zhou, Wenli Li, Runbo Zhong, Jun Wang, Yakang Song, Jing Zhang, Tian Xu, Yue Wang, Liping Dai, Wanjian Gu, Baohui Han, Rongxi Yang","doi":"10.1080/17581966.2025.2477411","DOIUrl":"10.1080/17581966.2025.2477411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Blood-based DNA methylation biomarkers have great potential for the early detection of lung cancer (LC). Here, we investigated the association between <i>HYAL2</i> methylation in peripheral blood and LC.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry was performed to measure the methylation levels of 4 CpG sites in <i>HYAL2</i> gene in two independent case-control studies (168 LC cases and 167 controls in Study I, 677 LC cases and 833 controls in Study II). Logistic regression adjusted for covariates was conducted for odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Non-parametric tests were applied for the comparisons of stratified groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Hypomethylation of all 4 CpG sites in <i>HYAL2</i> was associated with early-stage LC in the two studies (ORs range from 1.91 to 3.07 in Study I, ORs range from 1.39 to 1.86 in Study II, <i>p</i> < 0.05 for all). The associations were still significant for the very early-stage LC patients (stage I). Subgroup analysis indicated that the associations could be enhanced by male gender and older age. Moreover, decreased <i>HYAL2</i> methylation was correlated with increased tumor size, tumor length and stage.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our results suggested blood-based <i>HYAL2</i> hypomethylation as a potential biomarker for LC early detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":43551,"journal":{"name":"Lung Cancer Management","volume":"14 1","pages":"2477411"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11970770/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Personalized Medicine for Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease.","authors":"Angela Ma, Sydney B Montesi","doi":"10.1007/s40674-024-00221-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s40674-024-00221-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of the review: </strong>Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare immune-mediated connective tissue disease with high morbidity and mortality. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is now the leading cause of death for patients with SSc. While several therapeutic agents have been approved for SSc-ILD, opportunities remain for a personalized medicine approach to improve patient outcomes. The purpose of this narrative review is to summarize the current state of personalized medicine for SSc-ILD and future directions to facilitate earlier diagnosis, disease stratification, prognostication, and determination of treatment response. We also review opportunities for personalized medicine approaches within clinical trial design for SSc-ILD.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>The management of SSc-ILD remains challenging due to its variable clinical course and current deficits in predicting which individuals will develop progressive pulmonary fibrosis. There have additionally been many challenges in clinical trial design due to limitations in enrichment strategies. Emerging data suggest that serum, radiologic, and other novel biomarkers could be utilized to assess disease activity and treatment response on an individual level.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>Personalized medicine is emerging as a way to address unmet challenges in SSc-ILD and has applicability for identifying stratifying, prognostic, and therapeutic markers for routine clinical care and clinical trial design.</p>","PeriodicalId":520385,"journal":{"name":"Current treatment options in rheumatology","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11967446/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143797539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Esophageal Disorders in the Older Adult.","authors":"Shaili Babbar, Moniyka Sachar, Adam Faye, Rita M Knotts","doi":"10.1007/s11938-025-00468-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11938-025-00468-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Dysphagia is a common medical condition among the geriatric population that can significantly impact a patient's quality of life. The manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of esophageal dysphagia differ greatly based on the underlying etiology, especially in older individuals who may have accompanying complex medical comorbidities. This review explores the intricacies of esophageal dysphagia in the older population and how they are managed.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Novel modalities, like the functional luminal imaging probe (FLIP) and timed barium esophagram (TBE), are now woven into our diagnostic schemas for esophageal dysphagia. Studies have also looked at the safety profile of available therapeutic interventions for older individuals. There are newer, less invasive treatment options, including radiofrequency application (RFA) and transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for GERD management, that may benefit the geriatric population.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>In this review, we discuss the most likely etiologies of esophageal dysphagia in the elderly population. We then explore a diagnostic schema and highlight treatment choices based on diagnosis. Our review specifically explores the risks and benefits of management options in more medically complex geriatric patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":101432,"journal":{"name":"Current treatment options in gastroenterology","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11887613/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143589115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy and safety of adjuvant systemic therapies in trial non-eligible resected stages III and IV melanoma patients.","authors":"Sarah Alsadiq, Adi Kartolo, Elaine McWhirter, Wilma Hopman, Tara Baetz","doi":"10.1080/20450885.2025.2461963","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20450885.2025.2461963","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Adjuvant immunotherapy and targeted therapy are now the standard of care for patients with resected stage IIIA-IV melanoma. However, little is known regarding its efficacy in real-world patients who were not represented in these landmark trials.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective study included all patients with resected stage IIIA-IV melanoma who received adjuvant systemic therapy between January 1 2018 and December 31 2020, in two Canadian academic cancer. Primary outcome was the proportion of trial non-eligible patients in the real-world setting. Survival and safety analyses were also conducted.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the total 113 patient, 99 (88%) were trial non-eligible patients. Most common reasons for trial non-eligible criteria was having no baseline CLND (72%), followed by outside of treatment window >12 weeks (30%), stage IIIA (14%), unknown primary (9%), stage IV (14%), and baseline AD on immunosuppressants (3%). There were no significant RFS (P = 0.731) or OS (P = 0.110) differences in the overall population of trial eligible vs. non-eligible. Safety profiles were similar between the trial eligible vs. non-eligible groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our study suggested a high proportion of real-world patients would have been deemed non-eligible for clinical trials. Regardless, adjuvant systemic therapy delivered similar survival and toxicity outcomes in both groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":44562,"journal":{"name":"Melanoma Management","volume":"12 1","pages":"2461963"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11834428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143442369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Resveratrol alleviates depressive-like behavior via the activation of SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway in microglia.","authors":"Yuehong Wu, Yixia Zhu, Shun Zheng, Ding Mingxing","doi":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2463852","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2463852","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Currently, the pathogenesis of depression remains poorly understood, leading to many patients receiving ineffective treatment. Resveratrol has demonstrated beneficial effects in the prevention and treatment of depression. However, it remains unknown whether resveratrol administration can counteract depression-like behaviors by regulating the SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway.</p><p><strong>Methodology/principal findings: </strong>Male C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to a control group, a depression group, and a resveratrol group. The depression model was established using chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) for 5 weeks. Behavioral tests were conducted to assess depressive-like behaviors. The expression levels of SIRT1 and NF-κB in the hippocampus of mice and BV2 microglial cells were measured. After 5 weeks of modeling, the results indicated that mice in the depression group exhibited significant depressive-like behaviors and inhibited activation of the SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway. In contrast, resveratrol administration effectively reversed these changes. Results from in vitro experiments showed that LPS stimulation increased microglial activity and downregulated the SIRT1/NF-κB signaling pathway in microglia; however, resveratrol treatment mitigated these effects.</p><p><strong>Conclusions/significance: </strong>Our findings suggested that resveratrol can alleviate CUMS-induced depression-like behaviors via the activation of the Sirt1/NF-κB pathway in microglia.</p>","PeriodicalId":12568,"journal":{"name":"Future Science OA","volume":"11 1","pages":"2463852"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11845112/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143448864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Regarding: research progress of femoral head necrosis in HIV-infected patients.","authors":"Yanli Wang, Xiaoshu Zhou, Ying Wen","doi":"10.1080/07853890.2025.2484666","DOIUrl":"10.1080/07853890.2025.2484666","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":93874,"journal":{"name":"Annals of medicine","volume":"57 1","pages":"2484666"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11956096/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143733570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mechanistic approach and therapeutic strategies in menstrual and non-menstrual migraine.","authors":"Tanya Mani, Munira Murtaza, Rukaiah Fatma Begum, H Gayathri, M Sumithra","doi":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2468109","DOIUrl":"10.1080/20565623.2025.2468109","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Migraine is a common condition that can cause intense headaches, often on one side of the head, along with symptoms like nausea and sensitivity to light and sound. These headaches can be triggered by various factors, including stress, changes in hormones, sleep disturbances, diet, and even gut health. Migraines are more frequent in women, particularly those under 45, and this may be linked to hormones. After age 45, this difference between men and women becomes less noticeable. Women tend to experience migraines that are more severe and last longer than men, with menstrual migraines affecting about 22% of women during nearly half of their menstrual cycles, and 7.6% of women with migraines. Treatments for migraines include medications, lifestyle changes, and alternative therapies, all of which aim to address the different ways migraines can affect people. This review explores these aspects in detail.</p>","PeriodicalId":12568,"journal":{"name":"Future Science OA","volume":"11 1","pages":"2468109"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11901366/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143556614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rectal Prolapse in the Pediatric Population.","authors":"James K Moon, John D Stratigis, Aaron M Lipskar","doi":"10.1007/s11894-024-00953-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11894-024-00953-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Rectal prolapse in the pediatric population presents a clinical challenge with wide variability in etiology, presentation, work-up and management. In this article, we reviewed the evidence supporting various medical and surgical treatment options as well as the recent trends amongst pediatric surgeons.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Medical therapy is highly effective in most patients, with bowel management programs being particularly successful. Nonetheless, medically refractory disease, often seen in older children and in children with behavioral/psychiatric disorders, can be challenging. Sclerotherapy with ethanol or 5% phenol can be effective local treatments. 15% hypertonic saline, 50% dextrose, and Deflux are additional safe alternatives. Perianal procedures and perineal procedures are less invasive surgical options, but transabdominal rectopexy appears to be the favored treatment for disease refractory to local treatment. Transabdominal rectopexy with sigmoidectomy, the recommended operation in the adult population for patients with prolapse and constipation, appears only to be preferred in the pediatric population for postoperative recurrences.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>While outcomes of medical treatment for pediatric rectal prolapse are excellent, sclerotherapy and transabdominal rectopexy are effective options for refractory disease preferred by most pediatric surgeons.</p>","PeriodicalId":10776,"journal":{"name":"Current Gastroenterology Reports","volume":"27 1","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11585491/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142695051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}