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Recent research
- Health & Medicine
Global Incidence of All-Cause Dementia
Importance Global dementia incidence estimates are limited by underrepresentation of low- and middle-income countries and heterogeneous analytic methods. Due to these limitations, true understanding of the global dementia landscape remains incomplete. Objective To identify dement...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Predictors of self-rated health in older adults: insights from an anchoring vignettes study
Abstract Self-rated health is one of the most used measures of subjective health in research. At the same time, it presents several methodological challenges. Self-rated health requires individuals to translate their complex, multifaceted health experiences into a single response...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Late diagnosis (LD) of HIV, defined as CD4 count <350 cells/μL or AIDS at diagnosis, remains a substantial public health challenge, with half of individuals in Europe diagnosed late. How long these individuals have lived with HIV remains unclear. We applied a multi-bi...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: High-tech medical resources play an increasingly important role in cancer diagnosis and treatment. However, accessing information about these technologies remains challenging due to their complexity and a lack of clear information pathways to obtain reliab...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Sexual health after childbirth: a qualitative study of women’s experiences
BACKGROUND: Sexual health is a vital component of overall well-being but receives limited attention in postpartum care. This study aimed to explore how pregnancy and childbirth shape women's experiences of sexual health, and to identify how care and support can be tailored to pro...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Sexual and gender minority parents’ experiences of lactation: a meta-ethnographic review
Abstract Background Although lactation has been widely studied, existing evidence largely reflects heterosexual and cisgender parents’ experiences. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) parents may face distinct embodied, social, and healthcare-related factors that shape lactation and...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with [ 177 Lu]Lu-DOTATATE is an established treatment for somatostatin receptor–expressing neuroendocrine tumors. Although strong anti-tumor effects have been demonstrated in experimental models, curative responses in pati...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background People with severe mental illness demonstrate markedly reduced life expectancy, largely due to preventable cardiometabolic disease. This burden is particularly pronounced in compulsory forensic psychiatric care, where prolonged inpatient stays, restrictive env...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
ABSTRACT Background This prospective study investigates trismus prevalence, quality of life (QOL), and trismus‐related symptoms in HNC patients up to 10 years post‐radiotherapy (RT). Methods A total of 211 patients with HNC receiving RT were followed pretreatment, 12, 60, and 120...
- Engineering & TechnologyOpen access
Drones providing live video to dispatch centers during time-critical incidents
Abstract Background Early triage of emergency calls at dispatch centres relies mainly on verbal information, which may not reflect the complexity and severity of a situation, limiting dispatchers situational awareness and early decision-making. Real-time live-video could potentia...
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Abstract Purpose To investigate the longitudinal development of refraction and strabismus in a national cohort of children born extremely preterm (EPT) and find relations to perinatal events and neurodevelopmental outcomes. Methods All surviving children born <27‐gestation wee...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Background Despite the high prevalence and clinical significance of emphysema, few genetic risk loci have been consistently replicated. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of CT-based emphysema, with a particular focus on non-smoking-related genetic deter...
- BiologyOpen access
BACKGROUND: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by severe emotional vulnerability, including heightened sensitivity, exaggerated reactivity, and delayed recovery from emotional arousal. Altered interoceptive-affective processing may contribute to these features...