Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-29DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1077
O. Onwuameze
{"title":"Depression as a Predictor for Rehospitalization in Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders","authors":"O. Onwuameze","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1077","url":null,"abstract":"Depression is known to impact the clinical course, outcome and prognosis of Schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD), however, this association is still not well established in the literature","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"79 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139334296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-28DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1076
R. Byard
{"title":"Recent Trends in Cycling Behaviour in Older Males: An Analysis and Plea for Therapeutic Options","authors":"R. Byard","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1076","url":null,"abstract":"In recent years there has been an increase in middle-aged and older males riding bicycles along city streets. While this in itself would not seem to represent a problem, a number of issues arise. Firstly, these riders do not seem to venture outdoors unless they are surrounded","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139335201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-25DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1075
Sofia K Georgiou-Siafis
{"title":"Homeostasis of Circadian Rhythm and Therapeutic Approaches to Manage its Related-Disorders: The Case of Medicinal Mushrooms Rich in Melatonin","authors":"Sofia K Georgiou-Siafis","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1075","url":null,"abstract":"Circadian rhythm consists of complicated molecular mechanisms to orchestrate environmental stimuli to intrinsic molecular clocks. However, circadian rhythm is frequently deregulated in modern society by both extrinsic and biological factors leading to Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders (CRSD).","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135924006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-21DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1074
Susanne M Lang
{"title":"Obesity Paradox and Critical Covid -19 Disease: Debunking a Myth","authors":"Susanne M Lang","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1074","url":null,"abstract":"Short-and long-term morbidity and mortality associated with Covid-19 disease remains high. Obesity is a recognized risk factor for symptomatic Covid-19, disease, hospitalization, critical Covid-19 disease, and fatal organ dysfunctions. Whether obesity is causally linked with mortality of critically ill Covid-19 patients is an unresolved question.","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139338192","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-15DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1073
Elham Ghazizadeh
{"title":"Disease and Circulating miRs: Updated in the Medical World","authors":"Elham Ghazizadeh","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1073","url":null,"abstract":"The abundance of circulating miRNAs-small non-coding RNAs involved in posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression- in body fluids of cancer patients holds great promise to identify stable and specific biomarkers","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139339909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-14DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1072
Kennedy Aikins
{"title":"Case Report: Etoposide Induced Skin Rash in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma","authors":"Kennedy Aikins","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1072","url":null,"abstract":"Etoposide is a semisynthetic podophyllotoxin derivative that is active against several solid and hematologic malignancies. The adverse effect of this chemotherapeutic agent includes nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hair loss, and dizziness","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139340291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-12DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1071
Hailu Shifarew
{"title":"Risk Factors for Blindness and Partial Blindness in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia: Spatial and Regression Analyses","authors":"Hailu Shifarew","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1071","url":null,"abstract":"Seeing difficulties like blindness and partial blindness are affected by a number of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether seeing difficulties are associated with extrinsic (external) factors like environmental, educational, and socioeconomic status of people.","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139340678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-08DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1070
M. Ashouri
{"title":"Virtual Screening and Binding Mode Analysis of Selected FDA Approved Drugs Against PLpro Target: An Effort to Identify Therapeutics to Combat COVID-19","authors":"M. Ashouri","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1070","url":null,"abstract":"Papain-like protease (PLpro) is one of the most promising targets for anti-SARS-CoV drugs because it is an essential multifunctional cysteine protease for corona viral replication.","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139341568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-09-04DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1069
Manuela B Pucca
{"title":"Insights into the Endogenous Opioid System: An Overview","authors":"Manuela B Pucca","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1069","url":null,"abstract":"Pain is a leading cause of medical complaints worldwide, underscoring the essential role of knowledge and use of opioids. Opioids are drugs that directly impact pain processing, immune functions, stress regulation, and more. They originate from opium, which is extracted from Papaver somniferum, a plant native to the Mediterranean region.","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139342918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Med discoveriesPub Date : 2023-08-31DOI: 10.52768/2993-1142/1061
Zeynep Yildiz
{"title":"The Efficiencies of Erythrocyte Indices in Differential Diagnosis of Beta Thalassemia Minor and Iron Deficiency Anemia","authors":"Zeynep Yildiz","doi":"10.52768/2993-1142/1061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52768/2993-1142/1061","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The most common causes of microcytic anemias are Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) and Beta Thalassemia minor (BTm).","PeriodicalId":74134,"journal":{"name":"Med discoveries","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136035541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}