The Causal Relationship between Angina Pectoris and Gout Based on Two Sample Mendelian Randomization
CONCLUSIONS: This MR study found a clear causal relationship between angina pectoris and gout, which increases the risk of angina pectoris.PMID:38633818 | PMC:PMC11022507 | DOI:10.1155/2024/4564596 (Source: Pain Research and Management)
Source: Pain Research and Management - April 18, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jian Xiong Yuxin Sun Hui Huang Yu Liu Fayang Ling Yin Wei Qianhua Zheng Wenchuan Qi Fanrong Liang Source Type: research
Pacific marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) shed light on biogeographic speciation patterns and novel diversity among early apicomplexans
This study introduces Undularius glycerae n. gen., n. sp. and Lecudina kitase n. sp. (Hokkaido, Japan), as well as Difficilina fasoliformis n. sp. (California, USA). Occurrences of Lecudina cf. longissima and Lecudina cf. tuzetae (California, USA) are also reported. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship between L. pellucida, L. tuzetae, and L. kitase n. sp. Additionally, clustering among North Atlantic and Pacific L. tuzetae formed a species complex, likely influenced by biogeography.PMID:38636336 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126080 (Source: European Journal of Protistology)
Source: European Journal of Protistology - April 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eric Odle Siratee Riewluang Kentaro Ageishi Hiroshi Kajihara Kevin C Wakeman Source Type: research
Short sleep duration and smoking initiation in university students: a retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: This study clarified that university students with short sleep duration were vulnerable to smoking initiation.PMID:38637352 | DOI:10.1007/s11325-024-03014-3 (Source: Sleep and Breathing)
Source: Sleep and Breathing - April 18, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Qinyan Li Ryohei Yamamoto Maki Shinzawa Naoko Otsuki Yuichiro Matsumura Yuko Nakamura Masayuki Mizui Isao Matsui Yusuke Sakaguchi Haruki Shinomiya Chisaki Ishibashi Hiroyoshi Adachi Kaori Nakanishi Izumi Nagatomo Source Type: research
Synergistic effect of independent risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan
CONCLUSIONS: As the number of risk factors for PEP increases, the risk of PEP may not be additive; however, it may multiply. Thus, aggressive prophylaxis for PEP is strongly recommended in patients with multiple risk factors.PMID:38632965 | DOI:10.5946/ce.2023.203 (Source: Clinical Endoscopy)
Source: Clinical Endoscopy - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hirokazu Saito Yoshihiro Kadono Takashi Shono Kentaro Kamikawa Atsushi Urata Jiro Nasu Masayoshi Uehara Ikuo Matsushita Tatsuyuki Kakuma Shunpei Hashigo Shuji Tada Source Type: research
The Causal Relationship between Angina Pectoris and Gout Based on Two Sample Mendelian Randomization
CONCLUSIONS: This MR study found a clear causal relationship between angina pectoris and gout, which increases the risk of angina pectoris.PMID:38633818 | PMC:PMC11022507 | DOI:10.1155/2024/4564596 (Source: Pain Research and Management)
Source: Pain Research and Management - April 18, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Jian Xiong Yuxin Sun Hui Huang Yu Liu Fayang Ling Yin Wei Qianhua Zheng Wenchuan Qi Fanrong Liang Source Type: research
Short sleep duration and smoking initiation in university students: a retrospective cohort study
CONCLUSION: This study clarified that university students with short sleep duration were vulnerable to smoking initiation.PMID:38637352 | DOI:10.1007/s11325-024-03014-3 (Source: Sleep and Breathing)
Source: Sleep and Breathing - April 18, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Qinyan Li Ryohei Yamamoto Maki Shinzawa Naoko Otsuki Yuichiro Matsumura Yuko Nakamura Masayuki Mizui Isao Matsui Yusuke Sakaguchi Haruki Shinomiya Chisaki Ishibashi Hiroyoshi Adachi Kaori Nakanishi Izumi Nagatomo Source Type: research
Pacific marine gregarines (Apicomplexa) shed light on biogeographic speciation patterns and novel diversity among early apicomplexans
This study introduces Undularius glycerae n. gen., n. sp. and Lecudina kitase n. sp. (Hokkaido, Japan), as well as Difficilina fasoliformis n. sp. (California, USA). Occurrences of Lecudina cf. longissima and Lecudina cf. tuzetae (California, USA) are also reported. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a close relationship between L. pellucida, L. tuzetae, and L. kitase n. sp. Additionally, clustering among North Atlantic and Pacific L. tuzetae formed a species complex, likely influenced by biogeography.PMID:38636336 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126080 (Source: European Journal of Protistology)
Source: European Journal of Protistology - April 18, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Eric Odle Siratee Riewluang Kentaro Ageishi Hiroshi Kajihara Kevin C Wakeman Source Type: research
Synergistic effect of independent risk factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: a multicenter retrospective study in Japan
CONCLUSIONS: As the number of risk factors for PEP increases, the risk of PEP may not be additive; however, it may multiply. Thus, aggressive prophylaxis for PEP is strongly recommended in patients with multiple risk factors.PMID:38632965 | DOI:10.5946/ce.2023.203 (Source: Clinical Endoscopy)
Source: Clinical Endoscopy - April 18, 2024 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Hirokazu Saito Yoshihiro Kadono Takashi Shono Kentaro Kamikawa Atsushi Urata Jiro Nasu Masayoshi Uehara Ikuo Matsushita Tatsuyuki Kakuma Shunpei Hashigo Shuji Tada Source Type: research
Clinical outcomes of left upper segmentectomy vs. lobectomy for early non-small-cell lung cancer: a nationwide database study in Japan
ConclusionSegmentectomy may be an acceptable alternative to lobectomy with regard to the overall survival of patients with c-stage I NSCLC in the left upper lobe. (Source: Surgery Today)
Source: Surgery Today - April 18, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: research
Purification of central dialysis fluid delivery system for hemodialysis: practical training on the east kyushu medical valley project
ConclusionIn this study, we describe the purification of a dialysate delivery system with a focus on overseas healthcare specialists, including biomedical engineers, for simultaneous application to multiple patients receiving hemodialysis therapy. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - April 18, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Inference of selective forces on house mouse genomes during secondary contact in East Asia [RESEARCH]
The house mouse (Mus musculus), which is commensal to humans, has spread globally via human activities, leading to secondary contact between genetically divergent subspecies. This pattern of genetic admixture can provide insights into the selective forces at play in this well-studied model organism. Our analysis of 163 house mouse genomes, with a particular focus on East Asia, revealed substantial admixture between the subspecies castaneus and musculus, particularly in Japan and southern China. We revealed, despite the different level of autosomal admixture among regions, that all Y Chromosomes in the East Asian samples be...
Source: Genome Research - April 18, 2024 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fujiwara, K., Kubo, S., Endo, T., Takada, T., Shiroishi, T., Suzuki, H., Osada, N. Tags: RESEARCH Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 499: Impacts of Working Hours, Wages, and Regular Employment Opportunity on Suicide Mortalities of Employed and Unemployed Individuals before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan
Okada
Standardized suicide mortality rates per 100,000 population (SMRs) in Japan consistently decreased from 2009–2019, but these decreasing trends were reversed to increase in 2020. To clarify the mechanisms of recent increasing suicide in Japan, temporal fluctuations of SMRs disaggregated by sex and employment status (employed and unemployed individuals) and labor indices such as working hours, wages, and regular employment opportunity index (REO) from January 2012 to June 2023 were analyzed using interrupted time-series analysis. Additionally, temporal causalities from labor indices to SMRs were analy...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - April 18, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ryusuke Matsumoto Eishi Motomura Motohiro Okada Tags: Article Source Type: research
Visual outcomes of intraocular inflammation after brolucizumab injection in Japanese patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration
ConclusionsIOI occurred in 6.3% of nAMD patients after IVBr treatment. All of which showed significant improvement from logMAR of 0.43 to 0.30 with steroid treatment or without any treatment. We should consider the possibility of IOI after IVBr as a complication, however, they have a relatively good prognosis if treated at an early stage. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - April 18, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Kazushi Hirono Source Type: research
Sensors, Vol. 24, Pages 2602: Hard- and Software Controlled Complex for Gas-Strain Monitoring of Transition Zones
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Yatsuk
The article describes a hard- and software controlled complex for gas-strain monitoring, consisting of stationary laser strainmeters and a laser nanobarograph, a stationary gas analyzer, and a weather station installed at Shultz Cape in the Sea of Japan; and a mobile shipboard complex, consisting of a gas analyzer and a weather station installed in a scientific research vessel. In the course of trial methodological measurements on these systems, general patterns were identified in the dynamics of greenhouse gases and deformation of the Earth’s crust in the range of diurnal and semi-diurnal ti...
Source: Sensors - April 18, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Dolgikh Bovsun Dolgikh Stepochkin Chupin Yatsuk Tags: Article Source Type: research
Characterization of mutations in hepatitis B virus DNA isolated from Japanese HBsAg-positive blood donors in 2021 and 2022
In this study, we isolated hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA from 58 of 169 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive blood samples from Japanese blood donors and determined the nucleotide sequence encoding the small envelope protein. DNA from six (10%) of the samples had VEMs, but no missense mutations, such as G145R, were detected. Complete HBV genome sequences were obtained from 29 of the 58 samples; the viral genotype was A1 in one (3%), A2 in three (10%), B1 in nine (31%), B2 in five (17%), B4 in one (3%), and C2 in 10 (34%) samples. Tenofovir-resistance mutations were detected in two (7%) samples. In addition, several c...
Source: Archives of Virology - April 18, 2024 Category: Virology Source Type: research
