Month: <span>December 2024</span>
Month: December 2024

Attenuation of diabetes-mediated muscle atrophy in rats by fish oil enriched omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids supplementation

J Food Drug Anal. 2023 Aug 31;31(3):458-472. doi: 10.38212/2224-6614.3468. ABSTRACT Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of muscle wasting/atrophy, which adversely affects quality of …

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Schoolchildren (PACH Study)

Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2024 Dec 7;17:4675-4687. doi: 10.2147/DMSO.S487309. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has become a condition not rarely diagnosed in children …

Developing an Understanding of Complex Trauma Among Child Sexual Assault Survivors in South Africa: Implications for Practice

Child Abuse Rev. 2024 Nov-Dec;33(6):e70012. doi: 10.1002/car.70012. Epub 2024 Dec 10. ABSTRACT South Africa has extraordinarily high levels of CSA with profound immediate and long-term …

Prevalence of death anxiety and its related factors in the population of eastern Iran: a cross-sectional study in the era of COVID-19

Front Public Health. 2024 Nov 27;12:1427995. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1427995. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The global COVID-19 pandemic has triggered widespread anxiety, including a significant rise in …

Feasibility Testing of a Health Literacy Intervention With Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africa: The LifeLab Soweto Programme

Health Expect. 2024 Dec;27(6):e70121. doi: 10.1111/hex.70121. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Low health literacy levels during adolescence and young adulthood (AYA) may impact acute healthcare access and longer-term …

The Role of “The Talk” and Its Themes in Black Youths’ Anticipatory Stress of Police Brutality

Pediatrics. 2024 Dec 12:e2024067065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2024-067065. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Research on conversations between caregivers and their children about how to …

Melatonin Attenuates PFOS-Induced Reproductive Toxicity of Pregnant Mice due to Placental Damage Via Antioxidant, Anti-Aging and Anti-Inflammatory Pathways

Birth Defects Res. 2024 Dec;116(12):e2423. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2423. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), an industrially synthesized persistent organic pollutant (POP), is intricately intertwined with human production …