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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Knowledge Summary 22: Reaching Child Brides [PDF]

, 2012
Child marriage affects 10 million girls under the age of 18 every year. The negative health and social impact of child marriage include higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, sexually transmitted infection, social separation, and domestic abuse
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
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Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The presence of biotin‐binding avidin proteins in fish and their biological significance are poorly characterized. We cataloged fish avidins and demonstrate that they are widely present and evolutionarily conserved. We created avd knockout zebrafish and show that zebavidin is dispensable for development and that resistance of avd knockout embryos in ...
Anni K. Saralahti, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Mataleena Parikka, Otto Kauko, Mika Rämet, Vesa P. Hytönen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health disparities in chronic liver disease

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian, Marina Serper, Norah Terrault, Lauren D. Nephew   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Maternal mortality ratios in low- and middle-income countries: a comparison of estimation methods and relationships with sociodemographic covariatesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports
BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality is most prevalent in low- and middle-income countries, especially those from sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The Sustainable Development Goal 3.1 aims to reduce global maternal mortality by 2030 to
Biraj Sharma, MBBS, MPH, Roger Smith, MBBS, PhD, Binod Bindu Sharma, PhD, Craig Pennell, MBBS, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal evolution and spatial distribution of maternal death

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2014
OBJECTIVE To analyze the temporal evolution of maternal mortality and its spatial distribution. METHODS Ecological study with a sample made up of 845 maternal deaths in women between 10 and 49 years, registered from 1999 to 2008 in the state of Rio ...
Ioná Carreno, Ana Lúcia de Lourenzi Bonilha, Juvenal Soares Dias da Costa   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

GDNF‐Enriched Small Extracellular Vesicle‐Loaded ROS‐Scavenging Hydrogel Promotes Neural Regeneration After Spinal Cord Injury

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A glial cell line‐derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF)‐enriched small extracellular vesicle‐loaded reactive oxygen species (ROS)‐scavenging hydrogel integrates sustained neurotrophic delivery with local modulation of oxidative and inflammatory stress after spinal cord injury. The composite hydrogel improves local vesicle retention, protects neural tissue,
Xingyu Zhu, Zhong Liu, Kewei Li, Yuhong Fan, Kangjia Yang, Xiaopeng Sun, Hang Shi, Lixuan Sun, Yang Lou, Min Wang, Peipei Wu, Hui Qian, Qiang Fu, Hua Ding   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Study of maternal near miss cases at a tertiary centre in South India [PDF]

New Indian Journal of OBGYN
Background: Maternal mortality is a sentinel event to assess the quality of a women’s health care system. As the mortality rates are consistently decreasing the focus is shifted on maternal near miss which describes severe maternal morbidity which ...
Padmasri Ramalingappa, Raksha S Gowda, Shruthi Holavanahalli Srinivasamurthy   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Severe Life-Threatening Pregnancy Complications, “Near Miss” and Maternal Mortality in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2020
Background. Investigating severe life-threatening pregnancy complications that women encounter and the maternal morbidities (near miss) may help to evaluate the quality of care in health facility and recommend ways to improve maternal and infant survival
Ubong Bassey Akpan, Udeme Asibong, Ezukwa Omoronyia, Kazeem Arogundade, Thomas Agan, Mabel Ekott   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source