Medical research
Recent outbreaks of Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection and associated microcephaly has raised multiple scientific questions.
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Mental health care systems have been dramatically affected by COVID-19. Containment measures have been imposed, with negative consequences on population mental health.
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized particles secreted by most cells. EVs carry nucleic acids that hold promise as potential biomarkers in various diseases.
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Poor adherence and negative attitudes to treatment are common clinical problems when treating psychotic disorders.
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Beta-lactam allergy is reported in 5–10% of children in North America, but up to 94–97% of patients are deemed not allergic after allergist assessment.
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The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted millions of lives and commerce. We investigated psychological reactions and insomnia during the COVID-19 outbreak in adults with mental health disorders (MDs).
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Health problems of premature infants can affect both general and oral health.
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To date, very few nationwide studies addressing the way in which mental health services are addressing the current pandemics have been published. The present paper reports data obtained from a survey relating to the Italian mental health system conducted during the first phase of the Covid-19 epidemic.
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In a recent study using DNA barcoding, we identified the plants fed upon by four Afro-tropical mosquito species that vector dengue, malaria, and Rift Valley fever.
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No reliable biological marker for the diagnosis of asthma in younger children is currently available.
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Whipple’s disease is a chronic infectious disease caused by the Gram-positive bacterium Tropheryma whipplei (TW), which not only affects the gastrointestinal tract and causes malabsorption of nutrients, but several other systems, such as the cardiovascular system, central nervous system, the joints, and the vascular system, can also be simultaneously involved.
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The role of capecitabine in neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly controversial.
Functional changes in peripheral arterial disease (PAD) could play a role in higher cardiovascular risk in these patients.
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Cellular sex has rarely been considered as a biological variable in preclinical research, even when the pathogenesis of diseases with