Month: <span>April 2024</span>
Month: April 2024

Feeding characteristics and growth among children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus with and without microcephaly in the microcephaly epidemic research group pediatric cohort

BMC Pediatr. 2024 Apr 29;24(1):286. doi: 10.1186/s12887-024-04728-9. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To describe the feeding characteristics and growth of children with prenatal exposure to Zika virus (ZIKV) …

Association between arachidonate lipoxygenase 15,c.-292 C > T gene polymorphism and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in children: a pilot study on the effects on airway lipoxin A4 and disease phenotype

Ital J Pediatr. 2024 Apr 29;50(1):90. doi: 10.1186/s13052-024-01654-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Persistent airway inflammation is a central feature of bronchiectasis. Arachidonate 15-lipoxygenase (ALOX-15) controls production of …

Acute respiratory failure due to pulmonary exacerbation in children with cystic fibrosis admitted in a pediatric intensive care unit: outcomes and factors associated with mortality

Respir Res. 2024 Apr 29;25(1):190. doi: 10.1186/s12931-024-02778-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Children with advanced pulmonary disease due to cystic fibrosis (CF) are at risk of acute respiratory …

Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Marfan syndrome or related disorders: a controlled cross-sectional study

Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2024 Apr 30;19(1):180. doi: 10.1186/s13023-024-03191-0. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: This cross-sectional controlled study aims to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of children …

Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy induced inflammatory arthritis secondary to Nivolumab and Ipilimumab: a pediatric first

Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2024 Apr 29;22(1):49. doi: 10.1186/s12969-024-00983-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have expanded the arsenal of cancer therapeutics over the last …

The associations of oxidative stress and inflammatory markers with obesity in Iranian population: MASHAD cohort study

BMC Endocr Disord. 2024 Apr 29;24(1):56. doi: 10.1186/s12902-024-01590-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Low-grade inflammation and stress oxidative condition play a role in the pathogenesis of obesity, and …

Association of mental health related quality of life and other factors with treatment seeking for substance use disorders: A comparison of SUDs rooted in legal, partially legal, and illegal substances

PLoS One. 2024 Apr 29;19(4):e0302544. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302544. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT The association of subjective mental health-related quality of life (MHRQOL) and treatment use among people …