Life, Volume 14, Issue 8

The risk factors of hospitalized COVID-19 and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) overlap. The aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence and associated factors of post-COVID-19 OSA in hospitalized adult patients from southeastern Romania. A follow-up...

(1) Background: The recurrence of hemarthrosis in patients with hemophilia triggers a pathophysiological process of degenerative, progressive, and irreversible joint destruction. This hemophilic arthropathy is characterized by chronic pain, muscle at...

As the incidence of subdural hematoma is increasing, it is important to understand symptomatology and clinical variables associated with treatment outcomes and mortality in this population; patients with subdural hematoma were selected from the Natio...

(1) Background: Aquafilling, a filler initially designed for contouring the face, was developed in 2005 by the company Biomedica, Czech Republic. It is composed of 98% hydrophilic gel and 2% copolyamide. Since 2008 the use was expanded for augmentati...

Aim: Cardiac arrhythmias are among the most important pathologies that cause sudden death. The exploration of new therapeutic options against arrhythmias with low undesirable effects is of paramount importance. Methods: However, the convenient and ty...

We developed a technique that can measure corneal transepithelial electrical resistance (TER) in mice, which was used for evaluating corneal toxicity induced by ophthalmic drugs. We used a tissue culture well and its insert to mount the mouse globe a...

Domesticated animals are artificially selected to exhibit desirable traits, however not all traits of domesticated animals are the result of deliberate selection. Loss of olfactory capacity in the domesticated pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) is one examp...

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Primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) is often concomitant with fibromyalgia (FM). Salivary gland sonography aids in the diagnosis of pSS. We aimed to discover, in primary FM patients, the presence of pSS in undiagnosed patients through salivary gla...

Background: Schatzker type II fractures usually need to be grafted. Autograft bone from the iliac crest represents the gold standard, but it comes with high rates of morbidity on the donor side. Sticky bone is one of the regenerative therapies that a...