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Comparative risk of major cardiovascular events associated with second-line antidiabetic treatments: a retrospective cohort study using UK primary care data linked to hospitalization and mortality records

. . Zghebi SS, Steinke DT, Rutter MK, Emsley RA, Ashcroft DM. . Diabetes Obes Metab. 2016 Sep;18(9):916-24. doi: 10.1111/dom.12692. Epub 2016 Jun 30. Abstract AIMS: To examine the risk of major cardiovascular events associated with second-line diabetes therapies, in patients with type 2 diabetes, after adjusting for known cardiovascular risk factors. METHODS: This was …

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A Proposal to Revise the Histopathologic Grading System of Early Oral Tongue Cancer Incorporating Tumor Budding

. . Elseragy A, Salo T, Coletta RD, Kowalski LP, Haglund C, Nieminen P, Mäkitie AA, Leivo I, Almangush A. . Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 May;43(5):703-709. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001241. Abstract The World Health Organization (WHO) grading system has a low prognostic value for early-stage oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma; greater prognostic power has been shown …

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Integrative transnational analysis to dissect tuberculosis transmission events along the migratory route from Africa to Europe

. . Martínez-Lirola M, Jajou R, Mathys V, Martin A, Cabibbe AM, Valera A, Sola-Campoy PJ, Abascal E, Rodríguez-Maus S, Garrido-Cárdenas JA, Bonillo M, Chiner-Oms Á, López B, Vallejo-Godoy S, Comas I, Muñoz P, Cirillo DM, van Soolingen D, Pérez-Lago L, García de Viedma D. . J Travel Med. 2021 Jun 1;28(4):taab054. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab054. Abstract …

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Women’s economic empowerment, participation in decision-making and exposure to violence as risk indicators for early childhood caries

. . Folayan MO, El Tantawi M, Vukovic A, Schroth R, Gaffar B, Al-Batayneh OB, Amalia R, Arheiam A, Obiyan M, Daryanavard H; Early Childhood Caries Advocacy Group. . BMC Oral Health. 2020 Feb 17;20(1):54. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-1045-5. Abstract OBJECTIVES: In view of the association between early childhood caries (ECC])and maternal social risk factors, this study …

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Activity of Compounds from Temperate Propolis against Trypanosoma brucei and Leishmania mexicana

. . Alotaibi A, Ebiloma GU, Williams R, Alfayez IA, Natto MJ, Alenezi S, Siheri W, AlQarni M, Igoli JO, Fearnley J, De Koning HP, Watson DG. . Molecules. 2021 Jun 26;26(13):3912. doi: 10.3390/molecules26133912. Abstract Ethanolic extracts of samples of temperate zone propolis, four from the UK and one from Poland, were tested against three …

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Examining trends in type 2 diabetes incidence, prevalence and mortality in the UK between 2004 and 2014

. . Zghebi SS, Steinke DT, Carr MJ, Rutter MK, Emsley RA, Ashcroft DM. . Diabetes Obes Metab. 2017 Nov;19(11):1537-1545. doi: 10.1111/dom.12964. Epub 2017 Jul 5. Abstract AIMS: Contemporary data describing type 2 diabetes prevalence, incidence and mortality are limited. We aimed to (1) estimate annual incidence and prevalence rates of type 2 diabetes in …

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Multiple myeloma: therapeutic delivery of antibodies and aptamers

. . Pujol-Navarro N, Al Qaraghuli MM, Kubiak-Ossowska K, Alsaadi MM, Horne GA, Soutar RL, Paspali E, Ferro VA, Williams MT, Mulheran PA. . Ther Deliv. 2021 Sep 27. doi: 10.4155/tde-2021-0041. Online ahead of print. Abstract Multiple myeloma is the second most common hematological malignancy in adults, accounting for 2% of all cancer-related deaths in …

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Genetic diversity of the North African population revealed by the typing of SNPs in the DRD2/ANKK1 genomic region

. . Mestiri S, Boussetta S, Pakstis AJ, Elkamel S, Elgaaied ABA, Kidd KK, Cherni L. . Gene. 2021 Apr 20;777:145466. doi: 10.1016/j.gene.2021.145466. Epub 2021 Jan 29. Abstract The dopamine – related genes, like dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) gene and ankyrin repeat and kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1) gene are implicated in neurological functions. Some …

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Assessing Tensile Bond Strength Between Denture Teeth and Nano-Zirconia Impregnated PMMA Denture Base

. . Zidan S, Silikas N, Haider J, Alhotan A, Jahantigh J, Yates J. . Int J Nanomedicine. 2020 Dec 1;15:9611-9625. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S273541. 2020. Abstract PURPOSE: This study evaluated tensile bond strength (TBS) between anterior acrylic teeth and denture bases made of high-impact heat-cured acrylic resin (HI PMMA) impregnated with zirconia nanoparticles. MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

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NF-κB1, NF-κB2 and c-Rel differentially regulate susceptibility to colitis-associated adenoma development in C57BL/6 mice

. . Burkitt MD, Hanedi AF, Duckworth CA, Williams JM, Tang JM, O’Reilly LA, Putoczki TL, Gerondakis S, Dimaline R, Caamano JH, Pritchard DM. . J Pathol. 2015 Jul;236(3):326-36. doi: 10.1002/path.4527. Epub 2015 Apr 21. Abstract NF-κB signalling is an important factor in the development of inflammation-associated cancers. Mouse models of Helicobacter-induced gastric cancer and …

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