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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and gallstones: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesScientific Reports
This study used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to investigate the relationship between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and gallstones. We evaluated the data collected between 2017 to 2020.
Hongliang Li, Congfeng Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

BU Medical Center press release [PDF]

open access: yes, 1990
Press release from the Boston University Medical ...
Boston University Medical Center, Office of Media Relations
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Imaging of Abdominal Complications in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

open access: yesJournal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is the most common paediatric malignancy and remains one of the most common causes of cancer‐related death in children and adolescents. Five‐year overall survival rates now exceed 90% with current multidrug chemotherapeutic regimens. This improvement, coupled with the toxicity of chemotherapy, has led to the
Luke R. Holmes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association of Eating Window With Mortality Among US Adults: Insights From a Nationally Representative Study

open access: yesAging Cell, EarlyView.
We examined eating window and mortality among 33,052 U.S. adults from NHANES 2003–2018 with mortality linkage. A U‐shaped association was observed: moderate eating windows of ~11–12 h/day were linked to the lowest risk, while shorter windows (< 8 h/day) and longer windows (≥ 15 h/day) were associated with 30% and 25% higher all‐cause mortality ...
Ziling Mao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gallstones: Epidemiological survey in China.

open access: yesWorld Journal of Gastroenterology, 2015
AIM To elucidate the prevalence and risk factors for gallstones, primarily focusing on Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. METHODS A total of 10016 Chinese subjects, who had undergone physical examination, fasting (13)C urea breath test and ...
Fenming Zhang   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association between weekend catch-up sleep and gallstone disease in US adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES 2017–2020

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
BackgroundGallstones are the most prevalent cause of hospitalization among digestive disorders. For humans, sleep is an essential physiological function.
Jianwei Cao   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Progress [PDF]

open access: yes, 1989
Magazine reporting on the activities and programs of the University Hospital at Boston University Medical ...
Office of Publication Services, Boston University Medical Center
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Genetics of Gallstones

open access: yesGenes
Gallstone disease (GSD) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting approximately 10–20% of the global adult population, characterized by the presence of gallstones, predominantly cholesterol-based, in the gallbladder and/or biliary ducts. While many patients remain asymptomatic, more than 20% develop clinical symptoms such as abdominal pain ...
Agnieszka Pęczuła   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Iron overload in hereditary spherocytosis: Are genetic factors the cause?

open access: yesBritish Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Non‐transfusional iron overload (IOL) in hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is poorly documented compared with other red blood cell disorders. We studied 13 HS adults with confirmed IOL to identify potential genetic factors. Using a next‐generation sequencing panel of 46 genes related to HS, anaemia and iron metabolism, we found no association ...
Lucie Donaty   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indomethacin decreases viscosity of gallbladder bile in patients with cholesterol gallstone disease [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
There is experimental evidence that inhibition of cyclooxygenase with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs may decrease cholesterol gall-stone formation and mitigate biliary pain in gall-stone patients.
Brandl, H.   +8 more
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