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Freeze-Dried Plasma for Major Trauma: Trends and Applications

edited by

Henry T Peng

Andrew Neil Beckett

and

Luis da Luz

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: blood products; blood transfusion; coagulation; freeze-dried plasma; fresh frozen plasma; hemorrhage; hemorrhagic shock; hemostatic agent; hemostatic resuscitation; major trauma; massive transfusion; prehospital resuscitation; trauma coagulopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Human Health before, during, and after COVID-19

edited by Alessia Verduri

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11772 | Submission Open

Keywords: COVID-19; telemedicine; pandemic-related anxiety; pandemic-related depression; long COVID; unvaccinated people; new SARS-CoV-2 variants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Epidemiology)

Research Update in Pregnancy Complications

edited by

Nicoleta Anton

Bogdan Doroftei

and

Camelia Margareta Bogdanici

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10054 | Submission Open

Keywords: general condition; pregnancy complication; ocular anomaly; neuro-ophthalmological disease; ocular malformations ; fetal abnormality; infection disease ; diabetes mellitus; preeclampsia; prenatal diagnosis; genetic testing; amniocentesis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)

Extremophiles Breakthrough: Hot Topics and Current Issues in Their Isolation, Identification and Biotechnological Applications

edited by

Giovanni Gallo

and

Martina Aulitto

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5960 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrobiology; biochemistry and molecular biology; biodiversity and ecology; biotechnology; extraterrestrial analogs; extreme environments; extremophiles; genetics; genomics; and proteomics; origin of life; phylogeny and evolution; physiology and metabolism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

New Insights into Allergic Eye Diseases

edited by

De Gaulle I. Chigbu

and

Livio Vitiello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5419 | Submission Open

Keywords: allergy; IgE; IL-4; IL-5; IL-13; TNF-alpha; mast cells; eosinophils; Th1 cells; Th2 cells; therapeutics; immunopathogenesis; immunopathology; conjunctivitis; keratoconjunctivitis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

The Brain Barriers: Functions and Implications

edited by

Ana Catarina Duarte

and

Telma Quintela

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4059 | Submission Open

Keywords: brain barriers; brain homeostasis; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; brain drug delivery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Kidney Transplantation: What’s Hot and What’s New

edited by

Giuseppe Ietto

and Caterina Di Bella

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3066 | Submission Open

Keywords: kidney transplantation; immunosuppression; graft quality; machine perfusion (MP); living donor kidney transplantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

New Advances in Neuroimaging and Brain Functions: 2nd Edition

edited by

Ming-Chang Chiang

and

Chiahui Yen

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2990 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; brain functions; neurological diseases; humanities and social sciences; noninvasive methods; AI deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Advances in Substance Abuse and Addiction

edited by

Cynthia Wei-Sheng Lee

Tsuo-Hung Lan

and Chieh-Liang Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1333 | Submission Open

Keywords: addiction medicine; opioid pharmacology; substance abuse; addictive disorders intervention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Alternative Pharmacological Approaches for Septic Shock Management: Beyond Traditional Amine-Based Therapies

edited by Guglielmo Consales and

Iacopo Cappellini

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 815 | Submission Open

Keywords: decatecholaminisation; non-amine-based therapy; beta blockers; hormone replacement; levosimendan; Angiotensin II; sepsis; septic shock; septic cardiomyopathy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Alzheimer’s Disease: Recent Developments in Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Therapy

edited by

Ivana Shawkatová

and

Juraj Javor

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 218 | Submission Open

Keywords: Alzheimer’ s disease; biomarkers; epigenetics; genetics; genomics; immune mediators; neurodegeneration; neuroinflammation; proteomics; risk factors; therapy; transcriptomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Clinicopathology and Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer: New Advances and Perspectives

edited by Daniela Cornelia Lazar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open

Keywords: carcinogenesis; helicobacter pylori; biomarkers; chemotherapy; immunotherapy; molecular pathways; early detection; epidemiology; genomic profiling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Pathology, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Movement Disorders

edited by

Valeria Prada

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: neurorehabilitation; outcome measures ; functional assessment ; therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Molecular Mechanisms of Preeclampsia

edited by Feng Li

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: preeclampsia; hypertension; proteinuria; placenta; fetal growth restriction; pregnancy com-plications; implantation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)

Green Medicine: Unraveling the Medicinal Effects of Plant Extracts and Functional Foods

edited by

Denis Nchang Che

and

Stefania Lamponi

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1982 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant extracts; phytochemicals; inflammation; obesity; liver disease; oxidative stress; antioxidants; diabetes; skin damage; aging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pharmaceutical Science)

Virus Genomics and Diversity

edited by Temitope O. C. Faleye,

Simona Kraberger

and

Moses Olubusuyi Adewumi

submission deadline 22 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; diversity; virus evolution; virus detection; genome sequencing; DNA sequencing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Microbiology)

Eye Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment, 2nd Edition

edited by

Alba Martín-Gil

and Laura De Diego-García

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9169 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocular treatment; ocular diseases; retina; anterior eye; posterior eye; ocular biomarkers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

The Role of Renewable Resources for Ecology and Human Health: 2nd Edition

edited by

Milka Mileva

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7204 | Submission Open

Keywords: residual products; waste products; multidrug resistance; cancer; natural compounds and antioxidants; anti-inflammatory effect; antiviral properties; antifungal activity

Prostate Cancer: 3rd Edition

edited by

Ana Faustino

and

Paula Oliveira

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5872 | Submission Open

Keywords: incidence; mortality; diagnosis; histopathology; imaging; treatment; prognosis; case report; animals; humans; modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Medical Image Analysis

edited by

Xin Jin

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5259 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; medical imaging; deep learning for medical imaging; histopathological image analysis; medical diagnosis; visualization in biomedical imaging; magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); X-ray computed tomography (CT); positron emission tomography (PET); medical image fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Recent Advances in Functional Genomics

edited by Katerina R. Katsani and

Cinzia Montemurro

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1868 | Submission Open

Keywords: chromatin profiling; CRISPR screens; crop genomics; epigenome editing; epigenomics; interactomes; metagenomics; pharmacogenomics; phenomics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

New Insights into Breast Cancer: Current Controversies and Future Perspectives

edited by

Alejandro Martin Sanchez

, Angela Bucaro and Flavia de Lauretis

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 238 | Submission Open

Keywords: breast cancer treatment; oncoplastic surgery; conservative mastectomy; breast reconstruction; sentinel node biopsy; chemotherapy; radiotherapy; integrated therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Impact of Circulating Ketones on Physiology

edited by Maleah Winkler

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open

Keywords: ketones; ketone supplementation; beta-hydroxybutyrate; ketogenic diet; fasting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Advances in the Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Embolism

edited by

Egidio Imbalzano

and

Marco Vatrano

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: pulmonary hypertension; pulmonary embolism; therapy; cardiac imaging; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advances in Research in Biocatalysis: 2nd Edition

edited by

Kari Stone

and

Daniel Kissel

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 154 | Submission Open

Keywords: biochemical; biomedical; biomaterials; biocatalysis; biodegradation; biofuels; bioplastics; directed evolution of enzymes; environmental remediation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biochemistry, Biophysics and Computational Biology)

Clinical Manifestations and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

edited by

Daniele Sola

and

Stelvio Tonello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 16688 | Submission Open

Keywords: autoimmunity; immunobiology; vaccine; leucocytes; immune system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Natural Additives to Promote Organic and Sustainable Poultry Production

edited by

Caven Mguvane Mnisi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13399 | Submission Open

Keywords: poultry; sustainable intensification; product quality; physiological responses; nutrient digestibility; growth performance; carcass performance; Gut microbiota

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)

Mechanism, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Novelties in Dermatology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Jose Carlos Armario Hita

Jose Juan Pereyra Rodriguez

and

Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13145 | Submission Open

Keywords: physiopathology; skin sonography; dermoscopy; innovation; confocal microscopy; biological treatment; psoriasis; atopic dermatitis; immune-mediated diseases; urticaria; laser CO2

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Current Problems and New Horizons in Headache Clinical Practice

edited by

Masahito Katsuki

Tomokazu Shimazu

and Muneto Tatsumoto

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7411 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Trauma and Emergency: Beyond Damage Control Surgery: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Ietto

Caterina Franchi

and Matteo Zanchetta

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4572 | Submission Open

Keywords: trauma surgery; emergency surgery; DAMP; damage-associated molecular pattern; post-injury inflammation; hemorrhage; transplant surgery; robotic surgery; danger model; PRR; pattern recognition receptors

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

New Horizons of Adipose Tissue Disorders: From Hormonal Issues to Loose Connective Disease

edited by

Laura Patton

and

Guido Gabriele

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4517 | Submission Open

Keywords: adipose tissue; lipedema; lymphedema; obesity; matrix; vascular and lymphatic disorder; connective tissue diseases; dysbiosis; inflammation; pain

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Personalized Prevention and Treatment in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases

edited by Grigorios Panagiotou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3174 | Submission Open

Keywords: personalized medicine; precision prevention; multi-omics; obesity; diabetes and endocrinology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Veterinary Pathology and Veterinary Anatomy: 2nd Edition

edited by

Carmen Solcan

and

Gheorghe Solcan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3108 | Submission Open

Keywords: veterinary pathology; veterinary anatomy; SARS-CoV2 pandemic; climate change; environmental pollution; diagnosis and treatment of animal diseases; computer modeling of pathological processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Animal Science)

Advanced Endoscopy in the Treatment of Complications after Gastrointestinal Surgery

edited by

Francesco Vito Mandarino

and

Emanuele Sinagra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2469 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced endoscopy; complications; surgery; anastomotic leak

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

AI and Precision Medicine: Using Machine Learning for Disease Diagnosis and Prediction

edited by

Vasilis Nikolaou

and Sarantis Chlamydas

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1879 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI; machine learning; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; neurological disorders; genomics; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment response; disease-risk prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Human Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology: 2nd Edition

edited by

Giuseppe Grande

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1165 | Submission Open

Keywords: infertility; reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; male infertility; female infertility

(This special issue belongs to the Section Reproductive and Developmental Biology)

Nutritional Supplements and Cardiovascular Function in Athletes and Sedentary People

edited by

Ines Drenjančević

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 873 | Submission Open

Keywords: athletes; sedentary; eating habits; nutrition; endothelium; microcirculation; nutritional supplements; oxidative stress; antioxidants; NRF2-signalling pathway; functional food; cardiovascular function; prevention

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

DNA Damage, Repair and Mutagenesis

edited by

Víctor González-Huici

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open

Keywords: genomics; epigenomics; genome instability; cancer; neurodegeneration; ageing; chemotherapy; replication; transcription; mutational signatures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Genetics and Genomics)

Role of Mitochondria in the Pathophysiology of Cardiovascular Diseases

edited by Yuriana Oropeza-Almazán and Héctor Chapoy-Villanueva

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 247 | Submission Open

Keywords: cardiovascular diseases (CVDs); mitochondria; mitochondrial dysfunction; ATP production; mitochondrial fission; mitochondrial fusion; electron transport chain; oxidative phosphorylation; mitophagy; cardiac hypertrophy; myocardial infarction; IR injury; mitochondrial ROS; ROS signaling; ion homeostasis; cardiac arrhythmias

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Nutrition and Chronic Disease

edited by

Yongting Luo

and Yinhua Zhu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: chronic disease; nutritional intervention; aging; risk factors; metabolism; inflammation; cell signaling; therapeutic target; mechanisms of action; drug discovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Current and Future Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine

edited by Giuseppe Consorti, Lisa Catarzi and

Guido Gabriele

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; medical practices; artificial neural network; computational health informatics; predictive analytics in healthcare; ethics in AI for medical applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Mechanism, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Aortic Diseases: 2nd Edition

edited by

Edit Dósa

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: aorta; aortic disease; aortic aneurysm; aortic dissection; penetrating aortic ulcer; aortic stenosis; arteritis; pathomechanism; diagnosis; pharmacological therapy; invasive therapy; endovascular therapy; open surgery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Feature Papers in Periprosthetic Joint Infection

edited by Andrea Sambri and

Massimiliano De Paolis

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: orthoplastic approach; artificial intelligence; diagnosis and management of PJI; antibiotic therapy in prosthetic joint infections

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Advances and Applications of Neuroimaging in Brain Disorder

edited by Julio Plata-Bello

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: neuroimaging; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; near infrared spectroscopy; brain; dementia; schizophrenia; depression; brain tumors; multiple sclerosis; autism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Radiobiology and Nuclear Medicine)

Nanomedicine as a Path to Counteract Infectious Disease

edited by

Catarina Leal Seabra

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: infectious diseases; nanomedicine; nanotechnology; nanoparticles; biomaterials; microbiota; biofilm treatment and/or eradication; antimicrobial activity; novel antimicrobial drugs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Current Approaches and Future Directions in the Treatment of Gynecologic Tumors: Molecular Biology, Diagnostic Advancements and Targeted Therapeutic Strategies

edited by

Valentin Nicolae Varlas

submission deadline 1 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: gynecologic tumors; cervical cancer; ovarian cancer; endometrial cancer; vulvar cancer; vaginal cancer; gestational trophoblastic disease; molecular mechanisms; diagnostic advancements; novel therapies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Obstetrics and Gynecology Medicine: Go From Bench to Bedside

edited by

Stefano Canosa

and

Anna Maria Nuzzo

submission deadline 8 Nov 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 15965 | Submission Open

Keywords: obstetrics; gynecology; translational research; translational medicine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Emerging Knowledge on Human Immunodeficiency Virus

edited by

Giota Lourida

and

Dimitrios Paraskevis

submission deadline 18 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: HIV; antiretroviral treatment; long-acting ART; pre-exposure prophylaxis; HIV surveillance; antiretroviral resistance; primary resistance; HIV epidemiology; special populations; cascade of care; HIV diagnosis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Medical Research)

Focus on Exercise Physiology and Sports Performance

edited by

Laikang Yu

submission deadline 19 Nov 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 26098 | Submission Open

Keywords: exercise; physical activity; nutrition; exercise physiology; sports performance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives

edited by

Doina Todea

and

Larry D. Sanford

submission deadline 21 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17502 | Submission Open

Keywords: sleep apnoea syndrome— clinical and pathophysiological phenotypes; diagnosis and comorbidities; biomarkers; personalized treatment; predictors of outcomes; prognosis and mortality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physiology and Pathology)

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