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Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2021
Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on therapeutic outcomes.
Huakan Zhao, Lei Wu, Guifang Yan, Yu Chen, Mingyue Zhou, Yongzhong Wu, Yongsheng Li   +6 more
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The trinity of COVID-19: immunity, inflammation and intervention

Nature reviews. Immunology, 2020
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Alongside investigations into the virology of SARS-CoV-2, understanding the fundamental physiological and ...
M. Tay, C. Poh, L. Rénia, P. MacAry, L. Ng   +4 more
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Interventions for vaginismus [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2001
Vaginismus is involuntary vaginal muscle contraction which makes sexual intercourse difficult or impossible. It is one of the more common female psychosexual problems. Various therapeutic strategies for vaginismus, such as sex therapy and desensitization, have been considered in uncontrolled studies.The aim of this review is to determine the clinical ...
Melnik, T, Hawton, K, McGuire, H
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Characteristics of Convective Parameters Derived from Rawinsonde and ERA5 Data Associated with Hailstorms in Northeastern Romania

Meteorology, 2023
Using a database of 378 hail days between 1981 and 2020, the climatic characteristics of 23 convective parameters from sounding data and ERA5 data were statistically analysed.
Vasilică Istrate, Dorin Podiuc, Dragoș Andrei Sîrbu, Eduard Popescu, Emil Sîrbu, Doru Dorian Popescu   +5 more
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Reduction in the incidence of type 2 diabetes with lifestyle intervention or metformin.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2002
BACKGROUND Type 2 diabetes affects approximately 8 percent of adults in the United States. Some risk factors--elevated plasma glucose concentrations in the fasting state and after an oral glucose load, overweight, and a sedentary lifestyle--are ...
W. Knowler, E. Barrett-Connor, S. Fowler, R. Hamman, J. Lachin, Elizabeth A. Walker, David M. Nathan   +6 more
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A meta-analysis of self-determination theory-informed intervention studies in the health domain: effects on motivation, health behavior, physical, and psychological health

Health Psychology Review, 2020
There are no literature reviews that have examined the impact of health-domain interventions, informed by self-determination theory (SDT), on SDT constructs and health indices.
N. Ntoumanis, J. Ng, A. Prestwich, E. Quested, Jennie E. Hancox, C. Thøgersen‐Ntoumani, E. Deci, Richard M. Ryan, C. Lonsdale, Geoffrey C. Williams   +9 more
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Implementing electronic data capture at a well-established health and demographic surveillance site in rural northern Malawi

Global Health Action, 2017
This article aims to assess multiple issues of resources, staffing, local opinion, data quality, cost, and security while transitioning to electronic data collection (EDC) at a long-running community research site in northern Malawi.
Estelle McLean, Albert Dube, Jacky Saul, Keith Branson, Mabvuto Luhanga, Oddie Mwiba, Fredrick Kalobekamo, Steffen Geis, Amelia C Crampin   +8 more
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Reducing child abuse amongst adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A pre-post trial in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background No known studies have tested the effectiveness of child abuse prevention programmes for adolescents in low- or middle-income countries.
Lucie Cluver, Franziska Meinck, Alexa Yakubovich, Jenny Doubt, Alice Redfern, Catherine Ward, Nasteha Salah, Sachin De Stone, Tshiamo Petersen, Phelisa Mpimpilashe, Rocio Herrero Romero, Lulu Ncobo, Jamie Lachman, Sibongile Tsoanyane, Yulia Shenderovich, Heidi Loening, Jasmina Byrne, Lorraine Sherr, Lauren Kaplan, Frances Gardner   +19 more
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A genetic intervention

eLife, 2021
A tool that analyzes the genome of parasites found in the blood of malaria patients can help inform policy decisions on how best to tackle the rise in drug-resistant infections.
Didier Menard, Didier Menard, Colin J. Sutherland   +2 more
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An intervention to decrease catheter-related bloodstream infections in the ICU.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2006
BACKGROUND Catheter-related bloodstream infections occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal. METHODS We conducted a collaborative cohort study predominantly in ICUs in Michigan.
P. Pronovost, D. Needham, S. Berenholtz, David J Sinopoli, H. Chu, S. Cosgrove, Bryan J Sexton, R. Hyzy, Robert Welsh, Gary Roth, J. Bander, J. Kepros, C. Goeschel   +12 more
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