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paediatrics

Spatial analysis and factors associated with low birth weight in Ghana using data from the 2017 Ghana Maternal Health Survey: spatial and multilevel analysis

BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 5;14(8):e083904. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-083904. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important indicator of newborn health and can have long-term implications …

Nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs and predictors of patient handoff perceptions in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open. 2024 Aug 6;14(8):e087612. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087612. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To study nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia, and to …

The effect of virtual reality versus standard-of-care treatment on pain perception during paediatric vaccination: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

J Clin Nurs. 2024 Aug 6. doi: 10.1111/jocn.17395. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the effects of virtual reality (VR) on …

Can the diameter of nerve fibers be effectively utilized to enhance the accuracy of determining the length of the aganglionic segment compared to intraoperative biopsy in patients with Hirschsprung’s disease?

BMC Res Notes. 2024 Aug 6;17(1):220. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06873-x. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the accuracy of utilizing neural fiber trunk …

Enhanced phagocytosis associated with multinucleated microglia via Pyk2 inhibition in an acute β-amyloid infusion model

J Neuroinflammation. 2024 Aug 6;21(1):196. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03192-7. ABSTRACT Multinucleated microglia have been observed in contexts associated with infection, inflammation, and aging. Though commonly linked to …

Genome-wide CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screens identify DNMT1 as a druggable dependency in sonic hedgehog medulloblastoma

Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2024 Aug 7;12(1):125. doi: 10.1186/s40478-024-01831-x. ABSTRACT Sonic hedgehog subgroup of medulloblastoma (SHH-MB) is characterized by aberrant activation of the SHH signaling pathway. …