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Disabled people faced greater challenges accessing sexual and reproductive health services in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Britain: evidence from the Natsal-COVID survey

BMC Public Health
Background Disabled people face barriers to accessing sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. There is evidence that the general population had difficulty accessing SRH services during COVID-19 but it remains unclear whether disabled people were ...
Beattie R. H. Sturrock, Emily Dema, Raquel Bosó Pérez, Lorraine Stanley, Jo Gibbs, Pam Sonnenberg, Kirstin R. Mitchell, Catherine H. Mercer, Nigel Field   +8 more
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Sex, age, type of diabetes and incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus: a nationwide analysis

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2021
Background There remain uncertainties regarding diabetes mellitus and the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), in relation to type of diabetes, and the interactions with sex and age.
Arnaud Bisson, Alexandre Bodin, Grégoire Fauchier, Julien Herbert, Denis Angoulvant, Pierre Henri Ducluzeau, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Laurent Fauchier   +7 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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PPARα in Obesity: Sex Difference and Estrogen Involvement

PPAR Research, 2010
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor α (PPARα) is a member of the steroid hormone receptor superfamily and is well known to act as the molecular target for lipid-lowering drugs of the fibrate family.
Michung Yoon
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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
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Sex differences in COPD [PDF]

European Respiratory Journal, 2009
To the Editors: I read with interest the elegant study by de Torres et al. 1 indicating that female patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have better survival than male patients. As eloquently discussed by the authors, despite previous conflicting data, several other recent studies support the survival advantage of females with ...
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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Differential Gene Expression in Synovium Between Male and Female Knee Osteoarthritis

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Sex differences are well recognized in the epidemiology and clinical manifestations of knee osteoarthritis (OA), with women exhibiting a higher prevalence and greater disease severity than men. Although synovial inflammation is
Akira Norisugi, Kentaro Uchida, Kensuke Fukushima, Manabu Mukai, Yoshihisa Ohashi, Yui Uekusa, Ayumi Tsukada, Dai Iwase, Jun Aikawa, Yukie Metoki, Gen Inoue, Masashi Takaso   +11 more
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Quantifying the variability of neural activation in working memory: A functional probabilistic atlas

NeuroImage, 2021
Working memory is a fundamental cognitive ability that allows the maintenance and manipulation of information for a brief period of time. Previous studies found a set of brain regions activated during working memory tasks, such as the prefrontal and ...
Chen Chen, Ying Zhang, Zonglei Zhen, Yiying Song, Siyuan Hu, Jia Liu   +5 more
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