2026 January - 58 articles
Background: Identification of patients at risk and prevention of acute postoperative pain (APOP) are central to individualized anesthesia and analgesia. Venous cannulation pain (VCP) has shown promise as a predictor of APOP. In the PeriOPerative Indi...
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Background: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common inherited cardiovascular disease and affects male patients more often than women. Prior studies, however, suggested that women are diagnosed later and at advanced stages of the disease,...
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Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease characterized by progressive inflammation and fibrosis of the intra- and extrahepatic bile ducts, and is often associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) [...]
Oral infections in neutropenic patients are an underestimated but likely fatal cause of infectious complications, with clinical manifestations often diminished or absent due to immune deficiency. The evaluation and management of these infections requ...
Background: MiRNAs have emerged as minimally invasive biomarkers with considerable potential for the early detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Although numerous studies have evaluated circulating miRNAs across different biofluids, the c...
Background/Objectives: Individual responses to CFTR modulators vary widely among people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF), underscoring the need for functional approaches that provide biological context alongside genotype-based therapy selection. Nasal epi...
Background/Objectives: Fluoroscopy-guided procedures are widely used across surgical and interventional specialties but expose operators to ionizing radiation with associated stochastic and deterministic effects. The aim is to characterize occupation...
Residual microcalcifications after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in breast cancer remain a complex diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Although NAC has significantly improved pathologic complete response (pCR) rates and transformed surgical approa...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains one of the leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite advances in screening and therapeutic strategies, early detection and individualized treatment remain major challenges. In recent y...
Background/Objectives: Bipolar disorder (BD) is increasingly recognized as a multisystem condition in which metabolic abnormalities, particularly insulin resistance (IR), may be linked to illness severity and neuroprogression. Despite growing evidenc...
The journal retracts the article entitled “Determinants of Disease Progression in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease“ [...]
Hypoglycaemia in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) remains a major clinical burden and, beyond its metabolic complications, can cause serious cardiac arrhythmias. Multiple mechanisms lead to different types of arrhythmias during hypoglyca...
Background: The advantage of employing multidisciplinary heart teams (MDHT) for the selection process of minimally invasive (MIS) mitral valve repair (MVr) and mitral valve replacement (MVR) has been previously substantiated. Here, we outline the con...
Asthma is a common chronic disease in children, contributing to significant morbidity and healthcare utilization worldwide. The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into pediatric asthma care is rapidly advancing, off...
Objective: Pain is among the most common and debilitating symptoms experienced by oncology patients and has been associated with adverse mental health outcomes, including depression and suicide. Nevertheless, the relationship between pain and suicide...
Background/Objectives: Poiseuille’s law describes the influence of radius, length, viscosity, and pressure on the flow of Newtonian fluids. Although bone cement is a non-Newtonian, shear-thinning, and polymerizing material that does not comply...
Background/Objective: Parastomal hernia (PSH) following radical cystectomy (RC) with ileal conduit represents a significant late complication. Preventive strategies have been described but are not yet routinely incorporated into clinical practice. We...
As the Special Issue on Current Trends and Future Challenges in Assisted Reproduction comes to a close, it is worth revisiting the rationale behind its conception [...]
Background/Objectives: Long COVID (LC) has been linked to fatigue, exercise intolerance, and autonomic dysfunction, but sex-stratified data on cardiovascular responses to maximal exercise—an essential component of personalized medicine—ar...
The prevalence of binge-eating behavior among individuals with obesity is reported to be higher than in the overall population. Previous studies have suggested that chronotype (more specifically, eveningness) is associated with binge-eating symptoms;...
Theranostic approaches employing radioactive materials have emerged as innovative strategies that integrate molecular imaging with targeted therapy using nanosystems, thereby advancing the paradigm of precision medicine in oncology. Each year, substa...
Background: Long COVID remains a challenging and heterogeneous condition, with mechanisms that are still incompletely understood. Emerging evidence suggests that patients with allergic disease may experience more persistent post-COVID symptoms, possi...
Background: Osteoarthritisof the first trapeziometacarpal (TMC) joint (rhizarthrosis) is a degenerative condition causing pain, reduced mobility, and functional limitations, particularly in older adults and postmenopausal women. Though conservative t...
Background/Objectives: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the humeral head is a severe complication after intracapsular proximal humerus fractures in the elderly. Hertel’s radiographic classification is widely used to estimate ischemic risk, yet its r...
Background: Accurate characterization of complex renal cystic lesions is essential for individualized patient management, as enhancement patterns of septa and walls determine Bosniak classification, malignancy risk, and tailored follow-up strategies....
Objective: Asthma is a complex and heterogeneous syndrome, making it hard to predict disease progression and suitable treatments. One strategy for reducing this uncertainty is to define genetic subtypes, or endophenotypes, that capture shared biologi...
Background: Psychological services within hospitals are essential to delivering integrated, patient-centred care, yet in many health systems they remain fragmented, variably organised, or confined to specific medical specialties. The Clinical Psychol...
Background: Cirrhosis represents the final common pathway of chronic liver injury, arising from diverse etiologies such as metabolic, viral, autoimmune, and alcohol-related liver diseases. Despite similar exposures, disease progression varies conside...
Background/Objectives: Sepsis heterogeneity limits advances in immunotherapy. Increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) attempts to turn multi-dimensional data into meaningful clusters, indicating biological mechanisms....
Background/Objectives: Patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who experience inadequate response or loss of efficacy to multiple biologic agents (“multi-failure patients”) represent a particularly challenging subgroup in clinical prac...
Background: Metabolic acidosis is a frequent and serious complication in critically ill neonates, particularly preterm infants, and is associated with an increased risk of mortality, intraventricular hemorrhage, and long-term neurodevelopmental impai...
Bladder cancer (BC) represents a major global health issue with high recurrence and significant mortality rates in cases of advanced disease. Currently, the development of molecular profiling, liquid biopsy technologies, and artificial intelligence (...
Introduction: Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder classified among interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). While the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes are most affected, the disease can involve multiple organs. The heterogeneity of clinical...
Background/Objectives: Psychological stress is a common problem but hard to universally treat. Personalized (N-of-1) trials assess a participant’s response to multiple specific interventions. Though personalized (N-of-1) trials have been used i...
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has witnessed a persistent rise in the prevalence over the past few decades, imposing a substantial burden on global health and economies. GDM exerts both short-term and long-term effects on neuropsychiatric system...
The concept of united airway disease (UAD) highlights the bidirectional relationship between inflammatory disorders of the upper airways—such as allergic rhinitis and chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps (CRSwNP/CRSsNP)—and...
Background: Prospective trials provide robust evidence for prostate cancer (PCa) treatment but often include highly selective populations, limiting generalizability. Real-world data (RWD) can address these gaps and inform personalized care. Objective...
Background/Objectives: Endometriosis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting up to 10–15% of women of reproductive age and is frequently associated with pelvic pain and infertility. Non-invasive biomarkers remain insufficient for accurate d...
Thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients is a critical component of care aimed at preventing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a common and potentially fatal complication during hospitalization. The risk of VTE varies substantially across patient popu...
Purpose: Candida bloodstream infections remain a major global health challenge, with mortality rates approaching 40%. Beyond classical immunocompromised status, recent evidence highlights additional risk factors, including iatrogenic immunosuppressio...
Growth Differentiation Factor-15 (GDF-15) is a stress-responsive cytokine belonging to the Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF-β) superfamily. Initially identified as macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1), GDF-15 is expressed in various tiss...
Primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that causes progressive renal failure, nephrolithiasis, and nephrocalcinosis in children. It is characterized by hepatic overproduction of oxalate. Conventional management, whi...
Background: At the onset of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), international guidelines recommend initiating subcutaneous insulin therapy within a wide dosage range (0.5–1 IU/kg/day), as insulin requirement (IR) varies greatly based on several factors, inc...
Background: A subset of patients with T1-T2 oesophageal cancer are not candidates for surgery or chemotherapy and have a poor prognosis due to limited treatment options. This study evaluated the combination of external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and en...
Background/Objectives: Female tubal factor infertility is a major clinical challenge. While surgical repair of the fallopian tubes remains the traditional standard, biological fibrin sealants have been proposed to reduce tissue trauma and improve rep...
Background/Objectives: The hypothalamic-pituitary-testis axis is known to be dysregulated in patients with hematological malignancies. However, data on the association between the type of hematological malignancies and semen quality are discordant. I...
Background/Objectives: Bioresorbable polylactic acid (PLA) matrices have shown promise in supporting wound healing through their biocompatibility, tissue integration, and potential involvement in immune regulatory mechanisms. This study aimed to anal...
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors improving outcomes in patients with metastatic CRC (mCRC) harboring KRAS wild-type tumors. Inflammation...
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