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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Body Image and Eating Attitudes: Comparing Chinese Females with Other Females living in New Zealand [PDF]

, 2007
Eating disorders affect individuals from most ethnic backgrounds. Research suggests that White females experience the greatest levels of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction.
Jenkins, Sherida, L.
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals sex-specific patterns in the hippocampus in Alzheimer’s disease

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundThe hippocampus, vital for memory and learning, is among the first brain regions affected in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and exhibits adult neurogenesis.
Anna Onisiforou, Christiana C. Christodoulou, Eleni Zamba-Papanicolaou, Panos Zanos, Polymnia Georgiou, Polymnia Georgiou   +5 more
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HIV in females: A clinico-epidemiological study

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2013
Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virusinfected women account for almost half the number of cases of HIV worldwide. Despite reduction in HIV prevalence among the population, the percentage of Indian women contracting the disease seems to have increased.
Mahesha Padyana, Raghavendra V Bhat, Dinesha, Alam Nawaz   +3 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Food resource allocation patterns in lactating females in a long-term selection experiment for litter size in mice [PDF]

, 2002
Resource allocation patterns, as quantified by residual food intake (RFI), and the consequences for offspring development were investigated during lactation in 96 females of a mouse line selected for 104 generations for high litter size at birth (S-line)
Luiting, Petronella, Petronella Luiting, Wendy M Rauw, Verstegen, Martinus, Knap, P.W., Luiting Petronella, Pieter W. Knap, Knap, Pieter, Luiting, P., Verstegen, M.W.A., Martinus WA Verstegen, Rauw Wendy M, Verstegen Martinus WA, Pieter W Knap, Martinus W.A. Verstegen, Knap Pieter W, Wendy M. Rauw, Rauw, W.M., Rauw, Wendy   +18 more
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Endorsement of HIV misconceptions over time among females and males in Haiti

HIV Research & Clinical Practice
To address high HIV prevalence rates in Haiti, disseminating information about HIV transmission has been emphasized. Yet, after several decades, we do not know how effective HIV information dissemination has been in reducing HIV misconceptions. Using the
Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano
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Contraceptive Demand, Utilization and Associated Factors Among University Female Students in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Open Access Journal of Contraception, 2020
Amare Simegn, Dawit Tiruneh, Tigist Seid, Florence Ayalew Department of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Amare Simegn Email amaresimegn99@gmail.comBackground: Worldwide, university ...
Simegn A, Tiruneh D, Seid T, Ayalew F
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