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What Are the Complications of Sickle Cell Trait?
Discussion Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited blood disorders where there are abnormal hemoglobin molecules and the red blood cells take on a characteristic sickled shape instead of a rounded shape. Sickled hemoglobin provides an evolutionary advantage of giving the individual increased protection against severe and cerebral malaria. The sickled shape doesn’t move through the vascular system as well and therefore is more likely to aggregate in small vessels causing an increased risk of vaso-occlusive disease, acute chest syndrome, splenic sequestration, and priapism. There is also an increased risk of ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 4, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, NIH unionization roadblocks, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: ScienceNOW - August 10, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news

News at a glance: A win for obesity drugs, a new infectious disease institute head, and Mexican fireflies under threat
CONSERVATION Researchers raise alarm over threat to Mexican fireflies Scientists from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) last week delivered a letter to the Mexican government requesting it regulate tourism centered on the threatened firefly species Photinus palaciosi . Endemic to Mexico’s Tlaxcala forests, P. palaciosi is one of the few species that glow in synchrony, offering an annual spectacle that attracts thousands of visitors during summer mating season. The letter describes how littering, artificial light, and noise interfere with the insects’ courtship and eg...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - August 10, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research

Normative scores for malayalam cognitive screening test battery among older adults in Kerala, India
Conclusion: The derived normative data showed lower values than the published literature. A limitation of our study was the small number of older people with ≥12 years of education and the lack of neuroimaging of the subjects.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - January 25, 2023 Category: Neurology Authors: Priya Jyothishmathy Radhakrishnan Sreelakshmi Pallipurath Raghunath Devi Mohan Reeja Rajan Thomas Iype Source Type: research

Medication-Adherence and management of risk factors for secondary prevention of stroke using smartphone-based application: Protocol for MAMORs-randomized controlled trial
Conclusion: This study will be one among the few studies for secondary prevention of stroke through digital technology innovation in LMICs with resource constraints. The evidences generated from this study will provide translational evidence for other similar settings for stroke survivors.
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - December 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Veena Babu PN Sylaja Biju Soman Ravi Prasad Varma MS Manju GL Geethu B Suresh Kumar Source Type: research

Study Protocol: IMPETUS: Implementing a uniform stroke care pathway in medical colleges of India: IMPETUS Stroke
We present here a protocol to investigate the feasibility and fidelity of implementing a uniform stroke care pathway in medical colleges of India. Methods and Analysis: This is a multicentric, prospective, multiphase, mixed-method, quasi-experimental implementation study intended to examine the changes in a select set of stroke care-related indicators over time within the sites exposed to the same implementation strategy. We shall conduct process evaluation of the implementation process as well as evaluate the effect of the implementation strategy using the interrupted time series design. During implementation phase, educa...
Source: Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology - September 9, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Rohit Bhatia Partha Haldar Inder Puri MV Padma Srivastava Sanjeev Bhoi Menka Jha Anupam Dey Suprava Naik Satyabrata Guru Mamta Bhushan Singh VY Vishnu Roopa Rajan Anu Gupta Deepti Vibha Awadh Kishore Pandit Ayush Agarwal Manish Salunkhe Gunjan Singh Deeps Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors of physical inactivity among middle-aged and older adults in India: results of a national cross-sectional community survey
Conclusions Almost 4 in 10 middle-aged and older adults in India had inadequate physical activity. Overall and gender specific risk factors for physical inactivity were identified. Interventions may operate at multiple levels and consider gender-related physical inactivity patterns.
Source: BMJ Open - August 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pengpid, S., Peltzer, K. Tags: Open access, Global health Source Type: research

A questionnaire-based survey of acceptability and satisfaction of virtual neurology clinic during COVID-19 lockdown: a preliminary study
DiscussionTeleneurology facility is not only feasible but also affordable and acceptable in various neurological conditions. The chief reasons being no waiting time, saving of travelling time and travel expenditure with good satisfaction.
Source: Acta Neurologica Belgica - July 7, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Prevalence and predictors of hypertension: Evidence from a study of rural India
CONCLUSION: Prevalence of hypertension in the rural population was high and most of the observed predictors were modifiable.PMID:35495805 | PMC:PMC9051678 | DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_967_21
Source: Cancer Control - May 2, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: None Vijna Chandra Pati Mishra Source Type: research

From Rags to Riches: Power and progress in Abu Dhabi
The Ethiad TowersBy Jan LundiusSTOCKHOLM, Apr 20 2022 (IPS) I recently visited Abu Dhabi and my impressions became intermingled with worries about the war in Ukraine. I also happened to read Livy’s The Early History of Rome, written around the beginning of CE, coming across these lines: The study of history is the best medicine for a sick mind; for in history you have a record of the infinite variety of human experience plainly set out for all to see; and in that record you can find for yourself and your country both examples and warnings; fine things to take as models, base things, rotten through and through, to avoid....
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 20, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jan Lundius Tags: Armed Conflicts Crime & Justice Development & Aid Economy & Trade Education Energy Headlines Health Labour Middle East & North Africa TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

RSSDI consensus recommendations for dyslipidemia management in diabetes mellitus
AbstractDiabetic dyslipidemia is characterised by low HDL-C and high triglyceride levels. Unlike the Caucasian population, though LDL-C levels are not very high, there is a preponderance of more atherogenic small, dense LDL particles among Indians. Furthermore, apo B levels are elevated. This, unique ‘atherogenic dyslipidemia’, is frequently encountered in South Asians with diabetes. People with type 2 diabetes are considered to be at high risk for vascular events. Hence, irrespective of other risk factors such as age, male gender, hypertension, family history, smoking, obesity, and polycyst ic ovary syndrome in women,...
Source: International Journal of Diabetes in Developing Countries - April 7, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research

Patient and primary care perspectives on hypertension management: short report of a qualitative study in a tribal health system
The objective of this study was to explore patients' and providers' perspectives about hypertension, hypertension management strategies, and patient-provider communication strategies within a tribally-owned and operated health system in Alaska. We conducted four focus groups that included 16 ANAI patients and five primary care providers. Patient participants tended to consider hypertension a transient state, in contrast with providers' understanding of hypertension as a chronic condition. Differences were noted in participants' perceptions regarding providers' counselling and education efforts, with providers feeling that ...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - March 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Krista R Schaefer Michael R Todd Susan Brown Trinidad Renee F Robinson Denise A Dillard Source Type: research

Development of strategies to support home-based exercise adherence after stroke: a Delphi consensus
Conclusion We developed a framework of comprehensive strategies to assist clinicians in supporting exercise adherence among stroke survivors. It provides practical methods that can be deployed in both research and clinical practices. Future studies should explore stakeholders’ experiences and the cost-effectiveness of implementing these strategies.
Source: BMJ Open - January 6, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Mahmood, A., Deshmukh, A., Natarajan, M., Marsden, D., Vyslysel, G., Padickaparambil, S., TS, S., Direito, A., Kumaran, S., N, G., Sachdev, H., Kumar Veluswamy, S., Karthikbabu, S., Unnikrishnan, B., English, C., Solomon, J. M. Tags: Open access, Neurology Source Type: research

UCLA raises $611 million in 2020 –21, supporting students and advancing critical research
UCLA raised more than $611 million in gifts and pledges in the fiscal year ending June 30, exceeding its annual goal and drawing donors from all 50 states and 72 countries.“Generous donors at all levels have continued to partner with UCLA to effect meaningful change on campus, in the community and around the world,” said Chancellor Gene Block. “Despite a challenging year, our friends have once again demonstrated their extraordinary commitment to UCLA’s mission of education, research and service.”In response to conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many donors focused on students ’ need to adapt to distan...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - October 4, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news