The changing face of Qatar by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Although Qatar has seen a significant improvement in under-five and maternal mortality rates, and lowest rates of communicable disease and all-cause mortality rates, it has an extremely high prevalence of obesity, and this is continuing to increase. …”

Circulating Endothelial Microparticles Reduce in Concentration Following an Exercise Programme in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Richard J. Kirk (18174919)

“…Control women showed no significant change in CD105+ MP (<i>p</i> = 0.25) after completing the same exercise programme. …”

Pioglitazone Effect on Clinical Outcome and Inflammatory Response in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and COVID-19: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Eman Elmekaty (14777932)

“…It was hypothesized that Pioglitazone - a medicine used to treat diabetes with proven anti-inflammatory properties – may improve COVID-19 outcomes in patients with diabetes. …”

Exosome nanovesicles as potential biomarkers and immune checkpoint signaling modulators in lung cancer microenvironment: recent advances and emerging concepts by Naushad Ahmad Khan (6406973)

“…This review highlights the role of TEXs as key contributors to the advancement of lung cancer and their clinical significance in lung immune-oncology, including their possible use as biomarkers for monitoring disease progression and prognosis, as well as emerging shreds of evidence regarding the possibility of using exosomes as targets to improve lung cancer therapy.…”

Identification of novel hypertension biomarkers using explainable AI and metabolomics by Karthik Sekaran (16845959)

“…By studying key biomarkers, we can discover new treatments to improve the lives of those with high blood pressure.…”

Evaluation of the risk of acute kidney injury with the use of piperacillin/tazobactam among adult critically ill patients by Mohamed O. Saad (11659429)

“…The primary outcome was acute kidney injury, defined using the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) criteria. …”

Comprehensive analysis of LncRNAs expression profiles in an in vitro model of steatosis treated with Exendin-4 by Khaoula Errafii (10914446)

“…<h3>Background and aims</h3><p dir="ltr">The hallmark of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the excessive hepatic lipid accumulation. …”

Caspofungin versus anidulafungin in patients with invasive candidiasis: a retrospective study with propensity-score-matched analysis by Reem Hasan Elajez (22504292)

“…Additionally, both studied echinocandins showed no significant difference in 90-day all-cause mortality. …”

Seroprevalence and factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection among healthcare workers: cross-sectional study by Watheq Thabet Taher (17541210)

“…Compliance with infection prevention and control measures did not significantly affect seropositivity. This study highlights the need for improved healthcare systems and resources to reduce the burden of COVID-19 and promote infection prevention and control (IPC) measures among HCWs in Yemen.…”

A novel multiplex assay for simultaneous quantification of total and S129 phosphorylated human alpha-synuclein by Natalie Landeck (414147)

“…Furthermore, using this assay we investigated h-asyn levels in brain tissue samples from patients with PD as well as PD dementia and found significant differences in pS129 h-asyn levels not only between disease tissue and healthy control samples but also between the two distinct disease states especially in hippocampal tissue samples.…”

Arsenic: A double-edged sword by Nature Research (16552612)

“…Long-term exposure significantly increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and makes numerous different cell types turn cancerous. …”

Pharmacist input to depression screening and management in patients with diabetes: a systematic review by Mai I. AL‑Hawamdeh (22798782)

“…All studies demonstrated the positive impact of pharmacists on depression screening, treatment initiation, and medication adherence., Some interventions failed to significantly improve clinical parameters such as HbA1c levels or depressive symptoms. …”

Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Early Lung Cancer Detection by Harman Saman (16316283)

“…<p dir="ltr">Worldwide, lung cancer (LC) is the most common cause of cancer death, and any delay in the detection of new and relapsed disease serves as a major factor for a significant proportion of LC morbidity and mortality. …”

Three cases of chronic photodermatitis successfully treated with upadacitinib by Hissa Al-Marri (22827287)

“…Here, we report three cases of chronic photodermatitis treated with upadacitinib, a selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor, as monotherapy, which resulted in fast, significant and sustainable improvement of signs and symptoms, with a favourable safety and tolerability profile.…”

Osteoporosis: An under-recognized public health problem by Rajasree Vijayakumar (19807284)

“…Therefore, improved awareness of the disease may influence personal habits, reduce suffering, and alleviate the burden on healthcare expenditure.…”

Plasma volume variations in response to high intensity interval training in obese women: The influential role of menopausal status and age by Jabbour, Georges

“…Multiple linear regression analysis revealed that age was a significant contributor to the decreases in plasma volume (PV) observed both after warm-up and following the supramaximal cycling test - SCT (r = 0.44 and r = 0.57). …”
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Strategies for the production of long-acting therapeutics and efficient drug delivery for cancer treatment by Alanod D. AlQahtani (18805930)

“…<p>Protein therapeutics play a significant role in treating many diseases. They, however, suffer from patient’s proteases degradation and antibody neutralization which lead to short plasma half-lives. …”

Stress Management Using Physiological Signals and Audio Stimulation by Katmah, Rateb Majd

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Predictors of Mortality in Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Regardless of Early Left Ventricular Unloading: A National Experience by Alaa Rahhal (14150403)

“…The significant positive predictors of mortality with VA-ECMO regardless of IABP in CS were CPR > 20 minutes (aOR 14.74, 95% CI 2.02-107.41; p-value= 0.008), older age (i.e., greater than 55 years) and LM disease of more than 50% stenosis were associated with a fourfold increase in the odds of mortality while on VA-ECMO. …”

Two-surgeon technique of parenchymal transection contributes to reduced transfusion rate in patients undergoing major hepatectomy by Palavecino, Martin

“…Although transfusion rates can be reduced to almost 0 in uncomplicated hepatectomies, the blood transfusion rates associated with liver resection remain significant at tertiary referral centers, such as ours. …”
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