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Silent Long-Term Harm: How Prenatal Lead Exposure Shapes Adult Mental Health

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This article explores the link between prenatal and early postnatal lead exposure and adult anxiety and depression, emphasizing critical exposure windows and long-term mental health implications.

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Advancing Sustainability in Gynecologic Surgery: 12 Practical Steps to Reduce Environmental Impact

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This article reviews 12 evidence-backed strategies to enhance sustainability in gynecologic surgery by minimizing single-use disposables and reducing carbon emissions in the operating room.

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Unlocking the Complexity of Co-Occurring Chronic Pain and Psychological Distress in Young Adults: Insights from Machine Learning and Explainable AI

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This study applies machine learning and explainable AI to identify factors associated with chronic pain, psychological distress, and their co-occurrence in Norwegian young adults, highlighting the importance of integrated approaches for early intervention.

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Long-Term Unmet Needs and Rehabilitation Gaps: Impacts on Stroke Survivors’ Quality of Life in Korea

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This study highlights how long-term unmet needs and rehabilitation deficits adversely affect the quality of life among stroke survivors in South Korea, emphasizing the need for community-based support systems.

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Addressing Disparities in Post-Stroke Community Rehabilitation: Insights from the COMPASS Study

By MedXY 10/24/2025

This article analyzes recent findings on sociodemographic and geographic disparities in community-based stroke rehabilitation from the COMPASS trial.

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Transportation Noise and Heart Disease: Updated Evidence and Implications from a 2025 Meta-Analysis

By MedXY 10/23/2025

An updated systematic review and meta-analysis reveals stronger associations between long-term transportation noise exposure and heart disease incidence and mortality, highlighting refined exposure–response relationships and implications for European public health policy.

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Impact of Outdoor Air Pollution and Traffic Noise on Allostatic Load in Children: Insights from Six European Cohorts

By MedXY 10/23/2025

This study links childhood exposure to outdoor air pollution with increased allostatic load, reflecting multi-system physiological stress, whereas road traffic noise showed no significant effect.

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Long-Term Exposure to Air and Road Traffic Noise Pollution Increases Risk of Valvular Heart Disease: Insights from a UK Biobank Prospective Study

By MedXY 10/23/2025

This review synthesizes recent evidence linking long-term air and noise pollution exposure with increased incidence of valvular heart disease, highlighting findings from a large UK Biobank cohort study, underlying mechanisms, and clinical implications.

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Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Road Traffic Noise: Associations with Antidepressant Medication Dispensing in Swedish Adults

By MedXY 10/23/2025

This review synthesizes evidence linking long-term air pollution and road traffic noise exposure with antidepressant medication dispensing, highlighting sex-specific associations and implications for mental health prevention strategies.

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Long-Term PM2.5 Exposure and Mental Health Disparities: Insights from the All of Us Research Program

By MedXY 10/22/2025

This prospective study reveals that prolonged exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) significantly elevates risks of depression and anxiety, disproportionately affecting Black populations due to systemic inequities. Findings call for targeted environmental and public health interventions.

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Tomatine: A Novel Natural Adjuvant Enhancing mRNA Vaccine Efficacy in Cancer and Infectious Diseases

By MedXY 10/22/2025

Tomatine, a natural compound incorporated into mRNA vaccine nanocarriers, significantly enhances antigen expression and innate immune activation, boosting adaptive immunity against tumors and SARS-CoV-2, underscoring its potential as a versatile vaccine adjuvant.

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Decoding Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Hainan Island: Linking Genotypes to Resistance Levels for Optimized Treatment

By MedXY 10/22/2025

This study elucidates drug resistance patterns and genotype-phenotype correlations in multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Hainan Island, China, revealing implications for tailored MIC-based therapies.

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Unmasking the Silent Spread: Screening Asymptomatic Tuberculosis in Household Contacts in South Africa

By MedXY 10/22/2025

This study reveals that over 80% of tuberculosis cases among South African household contacts are asymptomatic and often missed by symptom and chest X-ray screening, highlighting the need for improved diagnostic strategies to detect subclinical TB.

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Decoding Conspiratorial Thinking Across America: Insights from a Nationwide Survey

By MedXY 10/22/2025

A comprehensive 50-state survey reveals widespread conspiratorial thinking among American adults linked to demographic factors and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, with implications for public health strategies.

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Active Monitoring for Atrial Fibrillation (AMALFI): Advancing Long-Term Remote Screening to Reduce Stroke Risk

By MedXY 10/21/2025

The AMALFI trial evaluates remote screening for asymptomatic atrial fibrillation in older adults to improve detection, anticoagulation use, and reduce stroke risk, with findings pending follow-up at 2.5 and 5 years.

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Remote ECG Patch Screening for Asymptomatic Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from the AMALFI Trial

By MedXY 10/21/2025

The AMALFI trial demonstrates that remote, mail-based 14-day ECG patch screening modestly increases long-term atrial fibrillation detection and anticoagulation use in older adults at stroke risk, with no observed reduction in stroke at 2.5 years.

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Comparative Performance of Dementia Risk Indices in the HUNT Study: Insights into CogDrisk, LIBRA, CAIDE, and More

By MedXY 10/21/2025

This study compares five dementia risk indices using data from the HUNT study, revealing CogDrisk as the most accurate predictor, though none outperformed a demographics-only model including age and education.

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Moderate-to-Vigorous Physical Activity, p-tau181, and Cognition in Older Adults with Memory Complaints: Insights from the MAPT Study

By MedXY 10/20/2025

Higher moderate-to-vigorous physical activity slows p-tau181 increase, a marker of Alzheimer’s pathology, but elevated p-tau181 diminishes exercise-related cognitive benefits in older adults.

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Empowering Older Adults in Acute Care: Insights on Shared Decision Making for Treatment Escalation Planning

By MedXY 10/20/2025

This qualitative UK study explores older patients' perspectives on shared decision making for treatment escalation during acute hospital deterioration, highlighting the need for patient autonomy, education, and adaptable clinical approaches.

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HIV Among Older Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa: Epidemiology, Risks, and Treatment Insights from the AWI-Gen Longitudinal Study

By MedXY 10/20/2025

This multicentre longitudinal cohort study reveals significant HIV prevalence and incidence among adults aged 40 and older in sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting age, gender, education, and rural residency as critical factors influencing HIV risk and treatment outcomes.