Month: <span>August 2025</span>
Month: August 2025

RIPK1 kinase drove brain microvascular endothelial cells death and blood-brain barrier disruption in neonatal Escherichia coli meningitis

Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 7;16(1):7309. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-62760-4. ABSTRACT Neonatal meningitis Escherichia coli (NMEC) breaching the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a critical event in the development …

Comparison of Clinical Characteristics of Hospitalized Pediatric Patients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections before and during/after the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in Japan -Importance of Universal Prevention using Maternal Vaccination and Nirsevimab

J Infect Chemother. 2025 Aug 5:102779. doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2025.102779. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has impacted the epidemiology of …

Clinical and genomic factors differ in pediatric and adult pilocytic astrocytoma: a single-center experience with over 350 patients

J Neurooncol. 2025 Aug 8. doi: 10.1007/s11060-025-05145-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is rare in adults despite being the most common …

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Their Association with Coronary Artery Aneurysms and IVIG Resistance in Kawasaki Disease in Ireland

Pediatr Cardiol. 2025 Aug 8. doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03989-0. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Kawasaki disease (KD) is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children …

Esophageal magnetic compression anastomosis for esophageal atresia repair: when not to use magnets-our experience

Surg Endosc. 2025 Aug 7. doi: 10.1007/s00464-025-12033-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Esophageal magnetic compression anastomosis (EMCA) represents an innovative minimally invasive approach for …