Tobacco-based products, including e-cigarettes, have gained popularity as perceived safer alternatives to traditional smoking despite their addictive nature. However, emerging evidence shows that ...

The surgical treatment of mid-low rectal cancer poses greater technical challenges, and whether robotic surgery provides superior safety and efficacy compared to laparoscopic surgery remains ...

Yes-associated protein (YAP) is a core effector molecule of the Hippo signaling pathway, which regulates transcription and controls cell proliferation and growth. However, the role of YAP in ...

There is now emerging evidence to suggest a longitudinal association between specific neurodevelopmental conditions (NDCs) in childhood or adolescence (ie, autism, attention deficit hyperactivity ...

The National Health Service (NHS) 'move to digital' incorporating electronic patient record systems (EPR) facilitates the translation of paper-based screening tools into digital systems, including ...

Patients with severe mental disorder and diabetes may be exposed to inappropriate polypharmacy increasing the risk of side effects and drug interactions. Although medication reviews may facilitate ...

Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) involves applying small electrical currents to the vestibular organs via electrodes placed on the mastoids, providing a powerful tool for investigating vestibular ...

While mRNA vaccines represent a transformative platform for infectious disease control, their efficacy in antigen-presenting cells (APCs) remains vulnerable to endogenous regulatory networks, ...

For the 30 million people living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy, routine viral load testing is recommended to monitor treatment effectiveness. However, only an estimated 77% of eligible people ...

Creativity is the ability to generate novel and meaningful ideas or behaviors, encompassing both artistic originality and personal satisfaction. Emerging evidence suggests that people with Parkinson's ...

Identifying predictors of treatment response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) remain elusive in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Leveraging electronic medical records (EMR), ...

Prescribing pharmaceuticals is essential to improve health, but it also has substantial environmental impact. This study investigated the extent to which Swedish general practitioners (GPs) are ...