BioMed, Volume 4, Issue 4

There have been multiple technological advancements that promise to gradually enable devices to measure and record signals with high resolution and accuracy in the domain of brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). Multimodal BCIs have been able to ga...

Background: Obesity is a common problem in adults with intellectual disability, but to our knowledge, there are no reports which address the problem of “sarcopenic obesity” in younger adults with intellectual disability. Methods: We perfo...

Background: Cervical spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are the most common type of human SCI. Although various animal SCI contusion models have been developed to mirror human pathology, few have described cervical-level injuries. This study aims to validat...

Background/Objectives: The accurate categorization of brain MRI images into tumor and non-tumor categories is essential for a prompt and effective diagnosis. This paper presents a novel methodology utilizing advanced Convolutional Neural Network (CNN...

Background/Objectives: Monogenic primary immunodeficiencies represent a group of disorders with varying levels of severity, many of which remain poorly understood. Activated phosphoinositide-3 kinase delta syndrome (APDS) is a rare genetic condition...

Carbonaceous materials have gained significant attention in recent years for their various applications in the field of medicine and biotechnology. This comprehensive review explores the synthesis and characterization of carbon-based materials and th...

Smokeless tobacco (ST) is an alternative to smoking, which involves not the burning of tobacco. Although ST has been used for thousands of years, its health effects are not well characterized, and it is the subject of misconceptions throughout societ...

Background/Objectives: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a leading cause of death worldwide, affecting millions of older Americans and resulting in a substantial economic burden. The Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) aims to in...

Background: Muscle biopsy, the gold standard for assessing muscle aerobic capacity, is an invasive procedure. Noninvasive alternatives, such as 31-phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (³¹P-MRS) and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), provide val...

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is thought to increase the likelihood of insulin resistance (IR) and diabetes onset. The objective of this study was to examine the association between the triglyceride glucose (TyG) index and vitamin D levels in indi...

Aim: This study aims to estimate equivalent doses (EqDs) and life attributable risks (LARs) for pediatric patients who underwent chest–abdominal–pelvic (CAP) CT examinations in Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: This retrospective study...

Background: The hub-and-spoke model (HSM) offers a framework for efficient healthcare service delivery. This scoping review seeks to explore the implementation and effectiveness of the HSM in antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programmes. Methods: The P...

Background. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented social distancing measures, resulting in significant deprivation of physical contact. Objective. This opinion article explores the implications of this tactile deprivation on psychological we...