The “contour smoothing” fractal analysis method can effectively examine cerebral hemispheres to detect and quantify age-related atrophic changes associated with normal or pathological aging. This method holds promise for clinical application in diagnosing neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease.
This study finds that pine nut peptide-zinc chelate improves Alzheimer's Disease (AD) in various ways which include (1) improving learning, memory, brain health, and gut balance in mice, and (2) treating cholinergic system changes, boosting cerebral antioxidants, and altering gut microbiota. Pine nut peptide-zinc chelate holds potential for AD therapy, requiring deeper mechanistic investigation.
This Series paper supports SDG 3 by evaluating existing and emerging vaccines and vaccination campaigns against hepatitis B virus and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as other interventions such as PrEP for HIV
This article contributes to SDG 3 by developing predictive tools to improve clinical management of autoimmune hepatitis.
This article supports SDG 3 by highlighting the importance of hepatitis C elimination to prevent liver cancer in Latin America.
Improvements in diagnosis and treatment are enabling people with HIV to liver longer; this study seeks to understand the evolution of comorbidities in an ageing cohort of people with HIV.
Previous studies have shown that people with HIV are at an increased risk of non-communicable diseases, this systematic review and meta-analysis collates data from 188 studies done in 21 sub-Saharan Africa countries and shows that people with HIV have an increased incidence of multiple NCDs, including hypertension, diabetes, and cervical cancer. Although more research is needed, this results highlight the need for improved treatment and prentative approaches to minimise the risk of people with HIV also developing non-comminicable diseases. Good health and wellbeing should not solely be focused on HIV managment; this study shows the growing risk of other diseases that have to be mitigated.
This study proposes a diurnal heat risk assessment framework incorporating spatiotemporal air temperature and real-time population data.
The article examines the role of data interoperability in advancing sustainable food systems with a specific focus on climate change. It highlights the challenges posed by the lack of integrated databases covering critical areas like climate change, agricultural practices, and nutrition. The study uses USDA FoodData Central as a case study to visualize existing data connections and identify gaps. It advocates for the development of ontologies and crosswalks to create a harmonized data framework, which is essential for understanding and mitigating the environmental impacts of food production.
The environmental burden of food consumption is high in affluent countries like Sweden, and the global food system is accountable for between 21 and 37% of the total anthropogenic global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE). This paper claims that interventions to improve dietary intake and reduce dietary greenhouse gas emissions (dGHGE) are urgently needed and that adolescence presents a unique time in life to promote sustainable diets. Conclucsion are that food choices and dGHGE per calorie differ by sex in adolescents. Thus, intervention strategies to improve dietary sustainability need to be tailored differently to females and males. Diet quality should also be considered when promoting reduced GHGE diets.
