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Time trends: a ten-year comparison (2005–2015) of pedometer-determined physical activity and obesity in Czech preschool children

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background To explore the time trends (2005–2015) of pedometer-determined weekday and weekend physical activity (PA) and obesity prevalence in 4–7-year-old Czech preschool children and changes in proportion of kindergarten vs. leisure-time PA.
Erik Sigmund, Dagmar Sigmundová, Petr Badura, Lucie Trhlíková, Andrea Madarasová Gecková   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Benchmarking the nutrition-related commitments and practices of major French food companies

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background This study benchmarked and quantitatively assessed the transparency, specificity and comprehensiveness of nutrition-related commitments and related practices of the major companies within the French food industry.
Iris Van Dam, Stefanie Vandevijvere
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Novel STAR gene variant in a patient with classic lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia and combined pituitary hormone deficiency

Human Genome Variation, 2021
We report the first case of classic lipoid congenital adrenal hyperplasia and combined pituitary hormone deficiency. We identified pathogenic variants in the STAR gene: a novel variant of c.126_127delCCinsG, namely, p.Thr44Profs*2 and an already reported
Moritake Higa, Akiko Zaha, Akiko Takushi, Nami Morishima, Toyofumi Majikina, Takeshi Touma, Michio Shimabukuro, Hiroaki Masuzaki, Misa Honda, Tomonobu Hasegawa   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fear-avoidance beliefs are associated with a high fat content in the erector spinae: a 1.5 tesla magnetic resonance imaging study

Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2019
Background Intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) is a feature of degenerative muscle composition and is a common feature in populations with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
Eddo Wesselink, Edwin de Raaij, Philip Pevenage, Nick van der Kaay, Jan Pool   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determinants of patient activation and its association with cardiovascular disease risk in chronic kidney disease: A cross‐sectional study

Health Expectations, 2021
Background Patient activation describes the knowledge, skills and confidence in managing one's own health. Promoting patient activation is being prioritized to reduce costs and adverse outcomes such as cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Thomas J. Wilkinson, Katherine Memory, Courtney J. Lightfoot, Jared Palmer, Alice C. Smith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Significance of Linked Color Imaging for Predicting the Risk of Clinical Relapse in Ulcerative Colitis

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2020
Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease with unknown etiology. Recently, mucosal healing has emerged as an important therapeutic endpoint in UC.
Shuji Kanmura, Akihito Tanaka, Kazuki Yutsudou, Kosuke Kuwazuru, Fukiko Komaki, Yuga Komaki, Hiromichi Iwaya, Shiho Arima, Fumisato Sasaki, Shiroh Tanoue, Shinichi Hashimoto, Akio Ido   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The European Code Against Cancer – new evidence and recommendations

Nowotwory, 2023
Cancer is a major public health concern in the European Union (EU). There were 2.7 million new cancer cases and 1.3 million deaths in 2020 in the EU; of them, around 40% could have been prevented.
Ariadna Feliu, David Ritchie, Joachim Schuz, Carolina Espina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health-related parental indicators and their association with healthy weight and overweight/obese children’s physical activity

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Although it is accepted that parents play a key role in forming children’s health behaviours, differences in parent-child physical activity (PA) have not previously been analysed simultaneously in random samples of families with non-overweight
E. Sigmund, D. Sigmundová, P. Badura, A. Madarasová Gecková   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence and perception of pre-morbid lifestyle-related risk factors among covid-19 survivors in Lagos state and Abuja capital city of Nigeria

BMC Public Health
Introduction This study investigated the prevalence and perception of premorbid lifestyle-related risk factors among Covid-19 Survivors in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. Methodology A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used to collect data from 522
Ifeoma N Monye, Tijani Idris Ahmad Oseni, Moyosore T. Makinde, Abiodun B. Adelowo, Safiya Yahaya-Kongoila, Marvellous C. Njoku-Adeleke, Aramide Oteju, Samba Nyirenda, Temitayo O. Elebiyo, Ijeoma Judith Dozie, Chinasa T. Ugwuegbulem-Amadi   +10 more
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Phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinase as a target of pathogens—friend or foe?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This graphical summary illustrates the roles of phosphatidylinositol 4‐kinases (PI4Ks). PI4Ks regulate key cellular processes and can be hijacked by pathogens, such as viruses, bacteria and parasites, to support their intracellular replication. Their dual role as essential host enzymes and pathogen cofactors makes them promising drug targets.
Ana C. Mendes, Guilherme M. Azevedo, Amanda P. Barcellos, Diana Bahia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source