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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sociality and infectious disease prevention and control of sexual and gender minorities in China

Shanghai yufang yixue, 2023
Sexual and gender minorities have social behavioral characteristics such as aggregation， mobility， exclusivity， and concealment， which may be associated with the transmission of infectious diseases in this group.
ZHANG Yuxin, JIANG Chenyan, WANG Jiwei
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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
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Assessing Cognitive Functioning in Children With Brain Tumors: Interaction of Neighborhood Social Determinants of Health and Neurological Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated how neighborhood‐level social determinants of health (SDOH), including redlining and neurological risk, interact to influence cognitive outcomes in children treated for brain tumors (CTBT). Methods A retrospective chart review of 161 CTBT aged 5–17 was conducted.
Alannah R. Srsich, Manali Zope, Peter M. Fantozzi, Cassie N. Kline, Iris Paltin, Matthew C. Hocking   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The lateralized LC-NAergic system distinguishes vicarious versus direct fear in mice

Nature Communications
Fear can be induced either directly through self-experience of aversive events or vicariously by observing conspecifics experiencing such events. The locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NA) system is crucial in fear responses and cognitive processes.
Jong-Hyun Kim, Da-Eun Choi, Hee-Sup Shin
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Distinguishing Topical and Social Groups Based on Common Identity and Bond Theory

, 2013
Social groups play a crucial role in social media platforms because they form the basis for user participation and engagement. Groups are created explicitly by members of the community, but also form organically as members interact.
Aiello, Luca Maria, Eguíluz, Víctor M., Grabowicz, Przemyslaw A., Jaimes, Alejandro   +3 more
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Traditional and Virtual Congress Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Post-COVID-19 Era: Is it Time to Change the Paradigm? [PDF]

, 2020
The speed and reach of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced rapid changes in how we conduct medical practice and research. The rapid evolution in how scientific meetings are conducted may have long-term benefits.
Amparore, Daniele, Autorino, Riccardo, Checcucci, Enrico, Cooperberg, Matthew R, Ficarra, Vincenzo, Novara, Giacomo, Porpiglia, Francesco   +6 more
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Social bonds and genetic ties: Kinship association and affiliation in a community of bonobos (Pan paniscus) [PDF]

, 1999
Studies of captive populations of bonobos suggest that females are more gregarious than males. This seems to contradict assumed sex-differences in kinship deriving from a speciestypical dispersal pattern of female exogamy and male philopatry.
Fruth, Barbara, Gerloff, U., Hohmann, Gottfried, Tautz, Diethard   +3 more
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Metastasis on pause: How dormant tumor cells stay hidden within the tumor microenvironment and evade immune surveillance

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary, Jose Javier Bravo‐Cordero   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transmembrane proteins with unknown function (TMEMs) as ion channels: electrophysiological properties, structure, and pathophysiological roles

Experimental and Molecular Medicine
A transmembrane (TMEM) protein with an unknown function is a type of membrane-spanning protein expressed in the plasma membrane or the membranes of intracellular organelles. Recently, several TMEM proteins have been identified as functional ion channels.
Hyunji Kang, C. Justin Lee
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