Ciències de la Salut: Recent submissions
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Improving peer review of systematic reviews and related review types by involving librarians and information specialists as methodological peer reviewers: a randomised controlled trial
(BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 2025)Objective To evaluate the impact of adding librarians and information specialists (LIS) as methodological peer reviewers to the formal journal peer review process on the quality of search reporting and ... -
Internal structure, reliability and cross-cultural validity of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale in three European populations
(BMJ Mental Health, 2025)Background The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), a questionnaire designed for the assessment of mental well-being, is widely used in different countries and cultures worldwide. However, ... -
Refractive changes of a new asymmetric intracorneal ring segment with variable thickness and base width: A 2D finite-element model
(PLoS One, 2021)Purpose: To evaluate the local geometric effects of a unilateral intrastromal ring segment with a combined variation of ring thickness and base width in a finite element simulation, and to compare it ... -
Synergistic dual Ag/Cu ion implantation to enhance antimicrobial defense on boston keratoprosthesis
(Biomaterials Research, 2025)The Boston keratoprosthesis (BKPro) is a critical device for vision restoration in complex cases of corneal blindness, although its long-term retention is challenged by infection risks. This study aims ... -
Cognition and objective sleep quality in post-COVID-19 patients
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2025)In the current study, we aimed (i) to evaluate sleep quality via wrist actigraphy monitoring of nonhospitalized and hospitalized post-COVID-19 condition (PCC) participants; (ii) to correlate actigraphy ... -
Quantification of visual acuity: "Counting fingers" and "Hand movement" with the Berkeley Rudimentary Vision Test
(Journal of Optometry, 2025)Purpose: This study aims to compare the results of the Finger Count Test (FCT) for “Counting fingers” (CF) and “Hand movement” (HM) with the visual acuity (VA) obtained from the Berkeley Rudimentary ... -
Padrão de uso de smartphones e tablets em crianças de até cinco anos de idade na Espanha: um estudo transversal
(Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2024)Objetivo: caracterizar o padrão de uso de smartphones e tablets em uma amostra de crianças de até cinco anos de idade e avaliar com quais variáveis ele está associado. Método: estudo transversal com 410 ... -
Alternate-day fasting differentially affects body composition, metabolic and immune response to fasting in male rats exposed to early-life adversity: modulatory role of cafeteria diet
(PLoS ONE, 2025)The increased risk for obesity and metabolic disorders following early-life adversity is aggravated by poor diet (e.g., cafeteria diet). Alternate-day fasting (ADF) is a dietary regimen shown to improve ... -
Stay active, stay healthy: a cross-sectional view of the impact of physical activity levels on health parameters of older adults institutionalized in nursing homes of Barcelona
(Life, 2025)(1) Background: Institutionalized older adults represent a vulnerable population. It is important to understand that higher levels of physical activity in older adults are associated with less risk of ... -
Discordance, accuracy and reproducibility study of pathologists' diagnosis of melanoma and melanocytic tumors
(Nature Communications, 2025)Accurate melanoma diagnosis is crucial for patient outcomes and reliability of AI diagnostic tools. We assess interrater variability among eight expert pathologists reviewing histopathological images ... -
Characterising the asynchronous resurgence of common respiratory viruses following the COVID-19 pandemic
(Nature Communications, 2025)The COVID-19 pandemic and relevant non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) interrupted the circulation of common respiratory viruses. These viruses demonstrated an unprecedented asynchronous resurgence ... -
Swimmer’s shoulder: ultrasound anatomical description of shoulder tendons in elite swimmers and water polo players
(Healthcare, 2025)Objectives: This study aimed to examine the differences in shoulder ultrasonographic parameters between overhead aquatic athletes and their relationship with shoulder pain. Methods: Sixty-four healthy ... -
Baseline functional connectivity of the mesolimbic, salience, and sensorimotor systems predicts responses to psychological therapies for chronic low back pain with comorbid depression: a functional MRI study
(Brain and Behavior, 2025)Introduction: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a prevalent and debilitating condition. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can improve coping mechanisms for CLBP and pain-related outcomes. However, the ... -
SAHD-10: development and initial validation of a short version of the schedule of attitudes toward hastened death based on a large multinational sample
(Palliative and Supportive Care, 2025)Objectives: Wishes to hasten death (WTHDs) are common in patients with serious illness. The Schedule of Attitudes Toward Hastened Death (SAHD) is a validated 20-item instrument for measuring WTHD. Two ... -
Large-scale international study on scalp seborrheic dermatitis: prevalence, demographics, healthcare trends and quality of life
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Defective Slc7a7 transport reduces erythropoietin compromising erythropoiesis
(Molecular Medicine, 2025)Background: Lysinuric protein intolerance is a rare autosomal disorder caused by mutations in the Slc7a7 gene that lead to impaired transport of neutral and basic amino acids. The gold standard treatment ... -
Retinal microvasculature changes linked to executive function impairment after COVID-19
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024)Background/Objectives: Studies using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) have revealed that individuals recovering from COVID-19 have a reduced retinal vascular density (VD) and larger foveal ... -
Cognitive reserve, depressive symptoms, obesity, and change in employment status predict mental processing speed and executive function after COVID-19
(Springer Nature, 2024)The risk factors for post-COVID-19 cognitive impairment have been poorly described. This study aimed to identify the sociodemographic, clinical, and lifestyle characteristics that characterize a group ... -
A novel pathogenic variant in the KRT3 gene in a family with meesmann corneal dystrophy
(Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2025)Background/Objectives: to report a novel KRT3 Meesmann corneal dystrophy (MECD) mutation and its clinical findings in a Spanish family, thus completing the international database. Case series study. ... -
Pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in children and adults self-confined at home during a COVID-19 national lockdown
(PLoS ONE, 2024)Background: Despite growing evidence of reduced invasive and non-invasive pneumococcal disease attributed to public health measures against the COVID-19 pandemic, the effect of these measures on ...