Trends of the Dementia Burden in South Asia: An Analysis of 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study by Shubham Chauhan (21334742)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A slight decrease in incidence rates from 80.57 to 79 per 100,000 was observed, alongside a significant increase in mortality rates from 14.11 to 17.2 per 100,000. …”

Temporal patterns of cancer burden in Asia, 1990–2019: a systematic examination for the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Rajesh, Sharma

“…Tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer (both sexes), breast cancer (among females), colon and rectum cancer (both sexes), stomach cancer (both sexes) and prostate cancer (among males) were among top-5 cancers in most Asian countries in terms of ASIR and ASMR in 2019 and cancers of liver, stomach, hodgkin lymphoma and esophageal cancer posted the most significant decreases in age-standardized rates between 1990 and 2019. …”
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“Inflammatory potential of the diet and its association with physical, mental, and gut health among Lebanese adults by Anastasiou Bountoktzi, Taima

“…The gastrointestinal health of the adults was examined using 9-items from the validated Structured Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptom (SAGIS). The participants' physical health was assessed by self-reported chronic diseases. …”
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Changes in the burden and underlying causes of heart failure in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Razieh, Hassannejad

“…FindingsIn contrast with the decreasing trend of HF burden globally, EMR showed an increasing trend. …”
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The prevalence of physical activity among the young population of UAE by Yammine, Kaissar

“…Aims: Lack of physical activities is a key disease factor and constitutes a serious public health issue in the Middle East region. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of bladder cancer and its attributable risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of... by Saeid Safiri (3713035)

“…Bladder cancer accounted for 4.39 million (4.09 to 4.70) DALYs in 2019, and the age-standardised DALY rate decreased significantly by 18.6% (11.2 to 24.3) during the period 1990–2019. …”

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis... by Marissa B Reitsma (8674341)

“…Although prevalence of smoking had decreased significantly since 1990 among both males (27·5% [26·5–28·5] reduction) and females (37·7% [35·4–39·9] reduction) aged 15 years and older, population growth has led to a significant increase in the total number of smokers from 0·99 billion (0·98–1·00) in 1990. …”

Stemming cardiovascular diseases in Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…</p><p>All of these factors are associated with reduced physical activity and increased consumption of high-fat foods. …”

Assessment of treatment burden and its impact on quality of life in dialysis-dependent and pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients by Asmaa Al-mansouri (16931739)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">The management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications places a significant burden on patients, resulting in impairment of their health-related quality of life (HR-QOL). …”

Structural and Biophysical Characterization of Stable Alpha-Synuclein Oligomers by Nishant Vaikath (3554687)

A cross‐sectional study of the impact of COVID‐19 pandemic on the physical activity of Jordanian population by Sajeda Awadi (17863862)

“…For all analyses, P‐value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">A total of 1103 out of 2,511 (43.9%) respondents who participated in the survey were physically exercising during the COVID‐19 pandemic. 41.8% were exercising at an irregular frequency, while 21.5% were exercising daily, 16.8% were exercising three to five times a week, and 19.9% were exercising once or twice a week. …”

Identification of a Gene Panel Predictive of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Employing Transcriptomic and Functional Validation by Radhakrishnan Vishnubalaji (3563306)

The Anti-Tumor Agent Sodium Selenate Decreases Methylated PP2A, Increases GSK3βY216 Phosphorylation, Including Tau Disease Epitopes and Reduces Neuronal Excitability in SHSY-5Y Neu... by Wesal Habbab (17346961)

A Sociodemographic Analysis of the Impact of COVID-19-Related Schools’ Closure on the Diet and Physical Activity of Children and Adolescents in Qatar by Muna Abed Alah (14779534)

“…Male to female ratio was almost 1:1. We found a significant decrease in the intake of vegetables, increases in the intake of soft drinks, fried food, fast food, and sweets, and a reduction in physical activity during schools’ closure compared to before. …”

Clinical diagnostic reference levels in neuroradiology based on clinical indication by Antar Aly (13272312)

COVID‐19 effect on patients with noncommunicable diseases: A narrative review by Ahmad R. Al‐Qudimat (21348626)

“…<h3>Background and Aims</h3><p dir="ltr">On March 11, 2020, the WHO has declared COVID‐19 a global pandemic, affecting our day‐to‐day lives. Physical distancing and lockdown made significant obstacles to populations, particularly healthcare systems. …”

Being female with vitiligo disease in traditional societies within North Africa by Mohamed Faraj Saleh Raheel (21633068)

“…This validated tool measures the impact of skin disease on several aspects of an individual’s life, including physical, emotional, and social well-being. …”

Epidemiology of injuries from fire, heat and hot substances: global, regional and national morbidity and mortality estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2017 study by Spencer L James (8673927)

“…At the global level, the age-standardised mortality caused by fire, heat and hot substances significantly declined from 1990 to 2017, but regionally there was variability in age-standardised incidence with some regions experiencing an increase (eg, Southern Latin America) and others experiencing a significant decrease (eg, High-income North America).…”

Endocrine contribution to the sexual dysfunction in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and the role of hyperprolactinemia by Haitham Elbardisi (14058048)

“…Patients treated with cabergoline (<i>n</i> = 26) showed a significant increase in LH levels (<i>p</i> = .003) and a significant decrease in prolactin levels (<i>p</i> = .003). …”

Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of chewing tobacco use in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Diseas... by Parkes J Kendrick (9714851)

“…Among females, none of these 12 countries had significant decreases in prevalence of chewing tobacco use, whereas seven of 12 countries had a significant decrease in the prevalence of tobacco smoking use for the period. …”