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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Human Brain Structure at Birth

Biology of Sex Differences
Background Sex differences in human brain anatomy have been well-documented, though remain significantly underexplored during early development. The neonatal period is a critical stage for brain development and can provide key insights into the role that
Yumnah T. Khan, Alex Tsompanidis, Marcin A. Radecki, Lena Dorfschmidt, APEX Consortium, Topun Austin, John Suckling, Carrie Allison, Meng-Chuan Lai, Richard A. I. Bethlehem, Simon Baron-Cohen   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

An interaction between fetal sex and placental weight and efficiency predicts intrauterine growth in response to maternal protein insufficiency and gestational exposure window in a mouse model of FASD

Biology of Sex Differences, 2020
Background Individuals exposed to gestational stressors such as alcohol exhibit a spectrum of growth patterns, suggesting individualized responses to the stressors.
Sze Ting Cecilia Kwan, Brandon H. Presswood, Kaylee K. Helfrich, Joshua W. Baulch, Sandra M. Mooney, Susan M. Smith   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Individual differences and health in chronic pain: are sex-differences relevant? [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Because psychological variables are known to intercorrelate, the goal of this investigation was to compare the unique association between several well-established psychological constructs in pain research and pain-related outcomes.
Díaz-García, Amanda, MARTÍN-BRUFAU, RAMON, Martínez-Borba, Verónica, Suso-Ribera, Carlos, Suso-Vergara, Santiago   +4 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A call for inclusive research, policies, and leadership to close the global women’s health gap

Biology of Sex Differences
Women comprise approximately half of the world’s population, yet they are often underrepresented and inadequately considered in medical and public health research and in health care delivery in the United States and around the world.
Irene O. Aninye
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconsidering tools for measuring gender dimensions in biomedical research

Biology of Sex Differences
Sex and gender play important roles in contributing to disease and health outcomes and represent essential, but often overlooked, measures in biomedical research.
Rosemary Morgan, Anna Yin, Anna Kalbarczyk, Janna R. Shapiro, Patrick J. Shea, Helen Kuo, Carmen H. Rodriguez, Erica N. Rosser, Andrew Pekosz, Sean X. Leng, Sabra L. Klein   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex dependent regulation of osteoblast response to implant surface properties by systemic hormones

Biology of Sex Differences, 2010
Background Osseointegration depends on the implant surface, bone quality and the local and systemic host environment, which can differ in male and female patients.
Olivares-Navarrete Rene, Hyzy Sharon L, Chaudhri Reyhaan A, Zhao Ge, Boyan Barbara D, Schwartz Zvi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sex Differences in Aripiprazole Sensitization from Adolescence to Adulthood [PDF]

, 2018
The present study investigated the potential sex differences in repeated aripiprazole (ARI) treatment-induced behavioral sensitization from adolescence to adulthood, and to determine whether ARI sensitization can be transferred to olanzapine (OLZ) and/or
Chow, Shinnyi, Davis, Collin, Freeman, Elizabeth, Li, Ming, Lin, Joanne   +4 more
core   +1 more source