Ciències de la Salut: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Effectiveness of a resilience school-based intervention in adolescents at risk: a cluster-randomized controlled trial
(Frontiers in Psychology, 2024)Introduction: School offers a key context to promote resilience. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a school-based resilience intervention in 578 at-risk adolescents aged 12 to 15, ... -
Short-term effects of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor in pediatric cystic fibrosis patients in Brazil: a case series
(Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2024)Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic autosomal recessive disorder, with an estimated incidence of approximately 1 in 7,000 live births.(1) It results from genetic mutations on chromosome 7, affecting the ... -
Does the modified shuttle test exhibit a ceiling effect in healthy and cystic fibrosis children and adolescents?
(Archives of Physiotherapy, 2024)Introduction: The modified shuttle test-15 (MST-15) is a valid alternative for assessing exercise capacity when a cardiopulmonary exercise testing is not feasible. This study aims to describe the ... -
Voice processing ability predicts second-language phoneme learning in early bilingual adults
(Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2025)Individuals differ greatly in their ability to learn the sounds of second languages, even when learning starts early in life. Recent research has suggested that the ability to identify the idiosyncratic ... -
Variations in the course and diameter of the suprascapular nerve: anatomical study
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022)(1) Background: Suprascapular neuropathy is an important factor contributing to shoulder pain. Given the prevalence of nerve injury and nerve block in the suprascapular notch region, as well as the ... -
The Achilles tendon rupture in basketball: systematic review of the present literature
(Surgery Journal (New York, N.Y.), 2021)Background: The most common cause of the Achilles tendon ruptures in the U.S. population is sports, basketball is one among them. It is not one of the most frequent injuries of this sport, but it is one ... -
Compartments of the crural fascia: clinically relevant ultrasound, anatomical and histological findings
(Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy, 2023)Purpose: Compartment syndrome is a surgical emergency that can occur in any part of the body and can cause cell necrosis when maintained over time. The resulting defects can affect the nerves, muscle ... -
Fetal fascial reinforcement development: from “a white tablet” to a sculpted precise organization by movement
(Biology, 2022)Fasciae have received much attention in recent years due to their important role in proprioception and muscular force transmission, but few studies have focused on fetal fasciae development and there ... -
Manual therapy as a management of cervical radiculopathy: a systematic review
(BioMed Research International, 2021)Background. Cervical radiculopathy is defined as a disorder involving dysfunction of the cervical nerve roots characterised by pain radiating and/or loss of motor and sensory function towards the root ... -
Utility of "The empowering nurse educators in the changing world" study programme
(Kontakt, 2024)Nurse educators' competence requirements are constantly evolving. Continuous professional development opportunities vary and there are very few programmes that utilize international collaboration. An ...