Air pollution burden of disease over highly populated states in the Middle East by Rima J. Isaifan (8350056)

“…</p><h3>Conclusions </h3><p dir="ltr">The results indicate a significant impact of air pollution due to long-term exposure to fine particles resulting in early mortality. …”

Combined bronchodilators (tiotropium plus olodaterol) for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Ramadan, Wijdan H.

“…For patients not sufficiently controlled on a single long-acting bronchodilator, a combination of different bronchodilators has shown a significant increase in lung function. Tiotropium, a once-daily dosing LAMA, demonstrated sustained improvements in lung function as well as improved health-related quality of life, reduced exacerbations, and increased survival without altering the rate of decline in the mean forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) with fairly tolerable side effects. …”
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Gut Microbiota in Familial Mediterranean Fever: Insights into Microbial Patterns and Disease Severity by Rukaya Basala

“…Our findings revealed no significant differences in gut microbiota composition or diversity between FMF patients and healthy controls, nor among FMF subgroups stratified by disease severity. …”
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Exome sequence analysis of rare frequency variants in Late-Onset Alzheimer Disease by Sudharsana Sundarrajan (3181371)

“…<p dir="ltr">Alzheimer disease (AD) is a leading cause of dementia in elderly patients who continue to live between 3 and 11 years of diagnosis. …”

Exendin-4 alleviates steatosis in an in vitro cell model by lowering FABP1 and FOXA1 expression via the Wnt/-catenin signaling pathway by Olfa Khalifa (10914452)

“…Further treatment with 200 nM Ex-4 for 3 h significantly reduced the OA-induced lipid accumulation (p < 0.05). …”

Whole blood DNA aberrant methylation in pancreatic adenocarcinoma shows association with the course of the disease by El Maarri, Osman

“…Pancreatic tumors are usually diagnosed at an advanced stage in the progression of the disease, thus reducing the survival chances of the patients. …”
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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)

“…</p><p><br></p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">We estimated the prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden for 204 countries and territories, by age and sex, from 1990 to 2019 as part of the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study. …”

The role of preoperative transfusion in sickle cell disease, a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yasamin Abdu (15899155)

“…Notably, the increased bleeding risk observed seldom had clinical significance. We recommend individualizing management strategies, considering the overall positive impact of transfusions in reducing complications. …”

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

“…While prevalence rates experienced a minor decline, Disability‐Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) rose from 272.02 to 308.27 per 100,000, reflecting an increasing burden of the disease. Notably, Nepal significantly reduced its incidence rates, while Pakistan saw an increase in mortality rates. …”

Predictors of prolonged hospitalization among geriatric trauma patients using the modified 5-Item Frailty index in a Middle Eastern trauma center: an 11-year retrospective study by Husham Abdelrahman (768893)

“…Head injury and bleeding were the leading causes of mortality in the study cohort. There was a significant decrease in the trend of geriatric trauma over the years. …”

Favipiravir for the treatment of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia; a propensity score-matched cohort study by Rand A. Alattar (9538554)

Pill-burden and its association with treatment burden among patients with advanced stages of chronic kidney disease by Asmaa, Al-mansouri

“…IntroductionChronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with multimorbidity and high treatment burden. …”
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Photobiomodulation Suppresses Alpha-Synuclein-Induced Toxicity in an AAV-Based Rat Genetic Model of Parkinson’s Disease by Abid Oueslati (816135)

“…This treatment also significantly reduced dopaminergic neuronal loss in the injected substantia nigra and preserved dopaminergic fibers in the ipsilateral striatum. …”

Serum metabolic signatures for Alzheimer’s Disease reveal alterations in amino acid composition: a validation study by Jonas Ellegaard Nielsen (21633062)

“…Pyruvic acid and valine were consistently reduced in the discovery and validation cohorts. Pathway analysis of significantly altered metabolites in the validation set revealed that they are involved in branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) and energy metabolism (glycolysis and gluconeogenesis). …”

The effect of Dopamine Agonists on patients with advanced Parkinson's disease subjected to subthalamic deep brain stimulation. (c2000) by Jabre, Mazen Gerges

“…Striatal dopamine concentration gets significantly reduced, and clinical symptoms, especially the motor handicap, prevail. …”
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Metabolic Signatures of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension in COVID-19 Patients With Different Disease Severity by Mohamed A. Elrayess (7956179)

“…Functional enrichment analysis revealed long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 and n-6) as the pathway exhibiting the most significant changes with increased disease severity in hypertensive patients (FDR = 0.07).…”

A key role for the novel coronary artery disease gene JCAD in atherosclerosis via shear stress mechanotransduction by Gillian Douglas (7759118)

“…Knock down of JCAD using siRNA in primary human aortic endothelial cells significantly reduced the response to acute onset of flow, as evidenced by reduced phosphorylation of NF-КB, eNOS, and Akt.…”

Dilemma of Tocilizumab therapy for a patient with critical COVID‐19 disease and neutropenia: Case report and review of the literature by Ahmad Al Bishawi (14148810)

“…<p>Infection following SARS-Co V-2 leading to COVID-19 disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. …”

Enhancing the notification system for surveillance of infectious diseases in Qatar during the FIFA World Cup 2022: project overview by Wafa Ibrahim (18067631)

“…</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">There was significant improvement in the infectious disease notification process. …”

A cross-sectional analysis of zinc and copper levels and their relationship to cardiovascular disease risk markers in Qatar biobank participants by Abdelhamid Kerkadi (10724304)

“…<p dir="ltr">Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. …”