Month: <span>October 2024</span>
Month: October 2024

The influence of educational transitions on loneliness and mental health from emerging adults’ perspectives

Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being. 2024 Dec;19(1):2422142. doi: 10.1080/17482631.2024.2422142. Epub 2024 Oct 27. ABSTRACT Educational transitions can influence loneliness and increase mental health issues …

The association between aberrant salience and psychotic experiences in general population twins, and genetic vulnerability as a modifier

BMC Psychiatry. 2024 Oct 26;24(1):736. doi: 10.1186/s12888-024-06176-2. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies assessing the hypothesis that the construct of ‘aberrant salience’ is associated with psychosis and …

Health status, functioning and risk profiles for secondary health conditions in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida: a cross-sectional study at time of transition

Swiss Med Wkly. 2024 Sep 4;154:3836. doi: 10.57187/s.3836. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The transition from paediatric to adult medical care is a critical period for adolescents with …

Use of ultrasound for vascular access during cardiac catheterisation in children with congenital heart disease: a Swiss multicentre cohort study

Swiss Med Wkly. 2024 Sep 4;154:3575. doi: 10.57187/s.3575. ABSTRACT AIM OF THE STUDY: Our study aimed to assess the first-attempt success rate of ultrasound (US) …

The role of the oral microbiota in the causal effect of adjunctive antibiotics on clinical outcomes in stage III-IV periodontitis patients

Microbiome. 2024 Oct 26;12(1):220. doi: 10.1186/s40168-024-01945-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Periodontitis, a prevalent chronic inflammatory disease, offers insights into the broader landscape of chronic inflammatory conditions. The …

Swiss COVID-19 hospital surveillance: an in-depth analysis of the factors associated with hospital readmission dynamics in community-acquired COVID-19 cases

Swiss Med Wkly. 2024 Sep 2;154:3773. doi: 10.57187/s.3773. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented pressure on hospitals worldwide. In such a context of …

GCN2-SLC7A11 axis coordinates autophagy, cell cycle and apoptosis and regulates cell growth in retinoblastoma upon arginine deprivation

Cancer Metab. 2024 Oct 26;12(1):31. doi: 10.1186/s40170-024-00361-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Arginine deprivation was previously shown to inhibit retinoblastoma cell proliferation and induce cell death in vitro. …