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A federated database for obesity research 

Delfin, Carl; Dragan, Iulian; Kuznetsov, Dmitry; Fernandez Tajes, Juan; Smit, Femke; Coral, Daniel E.; Farzaneh, Ali; Haugg, André; Hungele, Andreas; Niknejad, Anne; Hall, Christopher; Jacobs, Daan; Marek, Diana; Fraser, Diane P.; Thuillier, Dorothee; Ahmadizar, Fariba; Mehl, Florence; Pattou, Francois; Burdet, Frederic; Hawkes, Gareth; Arts, Ilja; Blanch Andreu, Jordi; Van Soest, Johan; Fernández-Real Lemos, José Manuel; Boehl, Juergen; Fink, Katharina; van Greevenbroek, Marleen; Kavousi, Maryam; Minten, Michiel; Prinz, Nicole; Ipsen, Niels; Franks, Paul; Ramos Blanes, Rafel; Holl, Reinhard; Scott Horban; Duarte Salles, Talita, 1985-; Tran, Van Du T.; Raverdy, Violeta; Leal Moncada, Yenny Teresa; Lenart, Adam; Pearson, Ewan; Sparsø, Thomas; Giordano, Giuseppe; Ioannidis, Vassilios; Soh, Keng; Frayling, Timothy; Le Roux, Carel W.; Ibberson, Mark (Fecha de publicación: 2024-02-16)

This work was funded as part of the Stratification of Obesity Phenotypes to Optimize Future Obesity Therapy (SOPHIA) project (SOPHIA; www.imisophia.eu accessed on 15 August 2023). SOPHIA has received funding from the ...

Association between different diet quality scores and depression risk: the REGICOR population-based cohort study 

Lugon, Gabriela; Hernáez, Álvaro; Lassale, Camille; Jacka, Felice; Marrugat, Jaume, 1954-; Ramos Blanes, Rafel; Garre Olmo, Josep; Elosua Llanos, Roberto (Fecha de publicación: 2024-08-24)

Background: Our aim was to determine the association between diet quality and depression incidence in the population-based REGICOR cohort study, Catalonia, Spain. Methods: Prospective observational study using participants’ ...

Actionable variants of unknown significance in inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes: a further step forward in genetic diagnosis 

Martínez-Barrios, Estefanía; Greco, Andrea; Cruzalegui, José; Cesar, Sergi; Díez-Escuté, Nuria; Cerralbo, Patricia; Chipa, Freddy; Zschaeck, Irene; Fogaça da Mata, Miguel; Diez, Carles; Arbelo, Elena; Grassi, Simone; Oliva, Antonio; Toro, Rocío; Sarquella Brugada, Geòrgia; Campuzano Larrea, Oscar (Fecha de publicación: 2024-11-08)

Background/Objectives: Inherited arrhythmogenic syndromes comprise a heterogenic group of genetic entities that lead to malignant arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. Genetic testing has become crucial to understand the ...

Drug grouping learning for improving evidence-based treatment recommendations 

Raya i Casanova, Òscar; Castells Cervelló, Xavier; Ramírez Saco, David; López Ibáñez, Beatriz (Fecha de publicación: 2026-01-15)

Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are essential tools that facilitate the translation of the growing body of scientific evidence into clinical practice by providing clinicians with evidence-based recommendations. The ...

Fatal intoxications and inherited cardiac disorders in the young: where to draw the line? 

Grassi, Simone; Vaiano, Fabio; Dimitrova, Alexandra; Vullo, Chiara; Croce, Emma Beatrice; Rossi, Riccardo; Arena, Vincenzo; Strano Rossi, Sabina; Brugada, Ramon; Oliva, Antonio; Campuzano Larrea, Oscar (Fecha de publicación: 2025-02-12)

Sudden cardiac death represents a significant public health concern and is one of the leading causes of early mortality worldwide. The escalating use of illicit drugs, approximately 269 million people in 2018, represents ...

Unexpected complexity in the molecular diagnosis of spastic paraplegia 11 

Mademont Soler, Irene; Esteba Castillo, Susanna; Jiménez-Xifra, Aida; Alemany, Berta; Ribas Vidal, Núria; Cutillas, Maria; Coll Vidal, Mònica; Pinsach Abuin, Mel·lina; Pagans i Lista, Sara; Alcalde Masegu, Mireia; Viñas Jornet, Marina; Montero-Vale, Mercedes; Castro-Miró, Marta de; Rodríguez, Jairo; Armengol, Lluís; Queralt, Xavier; Obón, María (Fecha de publicación: 2024-06)

Background: Spastic paraplegia 11 (SPG11) is the most prevalent form of autosomal recessive hereditary spastic paraplegia, resulting from biallelic pathogenic variants in the SPG11 gene (MIM *610844). Methods: The proband ...

Targeted phasing of 2–200 kilobase DNA fragments with a short-read sequencer and a single-tube linked-read library method 

Mikhaylova, Veronika; Rzepka, Madison; Kawamura, Tetsuya; Xia, Yu; Chang, Peter L.; Zhou, Shiguo; Paasch, Amber; Pham, Long; Modi, Naisarg; Yao, Likun; Pérez Agustín, Adrian; Pagans i Lista, Sara; Boles, T. Christian; Lei, Ming; Wang, Yong; Garcia-Bassets, Ivan; Chen, Zhoutao (Fecha de publicación: 2024-04-05)

In the human genome, heterozygous sites refer to genomic positions with a different allele or nucleotide variant on the maternal and paternal chromosomes. Resolving these allelic differences by chromosomal copy, also known ...

Silibinin Overcomes EMT-Driven Lung Cancer Resistance to New-Generation ALK Inhibitors 

Verdura, Sara; Encinar, José Antonio; Teixidor, Eduard; Segura Carretero, Antonio; Micol, Vicente; Cuyàs, Elisabet; Bosch Barrera, Joaquim; Menéndez Menéndez, Javier Abel (Fecha de publicación: 2022-12-11)

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular plasticity program that can confer invasiveness, dissemination, and therapy resistance to cancer cells. Although inhibitors of this cellular process are expected to ...

Ultrasound Assessment of Diaphragmatic Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Cross-Sectional Observational Case-Control Study 

Casellas-Vidal, Dolors; Osiniri Kippes, Inés; Font Lladó, Raquel; Camós-Carreras, Maria; Ruiz‐Eizmendi, Aintzane; Serrano Ferrer, Juan; Casellas Vidal, Joaquim; López Bermejo, Abel; Prats Puig, Anna (Fecha de publicación: 2026-01)

Background and Aims: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) are vulnerable to respiratory infections and chronic airway inflammation, which leads to diminished respiratory function. This decline is exacerbated by muscle tone ...

Inferences about fossil hominin locomotion through 3D morphometric analysis of wrist ligament insertion sites 

Casado, Aroa; Martínez-Liria, Xavier; San-Millán, Marta; Menés, Laura; Ciurana, Neus; García-Cuesta, Marcel; Rodríguez Cabeza, Patrícia; Pastor, Francisco; Cabo, Roberto; Potau Ginés, Josep Maria (Fecha de publicación: 2025-11-27)

Understanding the evolution of wrist anatomy in fossil hominins is essential for reconstructing their locomotor behavior and manipulative capabilities. Traditionally, most studies have focused on bone morphology, overlooking ...

Prevalence of directional asymmetry within the acetabulum and its implications for age estimation 

Warrier, Varsha; San-Millán, Marta; Kanchan, Tanuj (Fecha de publicación: 2025-12-06)

Age estimation is a prerequisite for human identification. Within the skeletal framework, pelvic acetabular variables constitute a promising age marker. Previous investigations with the coxal bone have utilised either ...

REIV-TOXO Project: Results from a Spanish cohort of congenital toxoplasmosis (2015-2022). The beneficial effects of prenatal treatment on clinical outcomes of infected newborns 

Guarch-Ibáñez, Borja; Carreras-Abad, Clara; Frick, Marie Antoinette; Blazquez-Gamero, Daniel; Baquero-Artigao, Fernando; Fuentes, Isabel; Soler Palacín, Pere; Spanish Research Network of Congenital Toxoplasmos (Fecha de publicación: 2024-10-22)

Background: Some regions of Spain are withdrawing their pregnancy screening program for congenital toxoplasmosis (CT). The Spanish Research Network of Congenital Toxoplasmosis (REIV-TOXO) was created to describe the current ...

Downregulation of hepatic lipopolysaccharide binding protein improves lipogenesis-induced liver lipid accumulation 

Latorre Luque, Jèssica; Díaz-Trelles, Ramon; Comas Vila, Ferran; Gavaldà i Navarro, Aleix; Milbank, Edward; Dragano, Nathalia; Morón-Ros, Samantha; Mukthavaram, Rajesh; Ortega, Francisco; Castells Nobau, Anna; Oliveras-Cañellas, Núria; Ricart, Wifredo; Karmali, Priya P.; Tachikawa, Kiyoshi; Chivukula, Pad; Villarroya i Gombau, Francesc; López, Miguel; Giralt i Oms, Marta; Fernández-Real Lemos, José Manuel; Moreno Navarrete, José María (Fecha de publicación: 2022-09-13)

Circulating lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) is increased in individuals with liver steatosis. We aimed to evaluate the possible impact of liver LBP downregulation using lipid nanoparticle-containing chemically ...

Cardiovascular Risk Age Reflects Arterial Status: Middle-Aged People Showed Equivalent Arterial Stiffness to Older People in the Same Risk Category 

Alves Cabratosa, Lia; Elosua Bayés, Marc; Martí Lluch, Ruth; Blanch, Jordi; Tornabell Noguera, Eric; García Gil, María del Mar; Ponjoan Thäns, Anna; Grau, María; Ribas Aulinas, Francesc; Zacarías-Pons, Lluís; Marrugat, Jaume; Ramos Blanes, Rafel (Fecha de publicación: 2024)

The concept of risk age may help overcome an excessive weight of age in cardiovascular risk functions. This study aimed to evaluate the equivalence of risk age with arterial stiffness by comparing people with increased ...

Long COVID: cognitive, balance, and retina manifestations 

Carmona Cervelló, Meritxell; León-Gómez, Brenda Biaani; Dacosta-Aguayo, Rosalia; Lamonja-Vicente, Noemí; Montero-Alía, Pilar; Molist, Gemma; Ayet, Aitana; Chacón, Carla; Costa-Garrido, Anna; López-Lifante, Victor M.; Zamora-Putin, Valeria; Liutsko, Liudmila; García-Sierra, Rosa; Fornés, Antònia; Moreno-Gabriel, Eduardo; Massanella, Marta; Muñoz-Moreno, Jose A.; Rodríguez-Pérez, M. Carmen; Mateu, Lourdes; Prats, Anna; Mataró, Maria; Boigues, Marc; Quirant, Bibiana; Prado, Julia G.; Martínez-Cáceres, Eva; Violán Fors, Concepción; Toran Monserrat, Pere; APC Collaborative Group (Fecha de publicación: 2024-07-05)

Background: The neurological symptoms of Long COVID (LC) and the impact of neuropsychological manifestations on people’s daily lives have been extensively described. Although a large body of literature describes symptoms, ...

An expert patient program to improve the empowerment and quality of life of people with multiple sclerosis: protocol for a multicenter pre-post intervention study 

Robles Sánchez, Miguel Ángel; Amil-Bujan, Paloma; Bosch Farré, Cristina; Coll-Martinez, Clàudia; Arévalo Navinés, María Jesús; Anglada, Elisenda; Menéndez, Rebeca; Montalban Gairín, Xavier; Sastre Garriga, Jaume; Ramió i Torrentà, Lluís; Bertran i Noguer, Carme (Fecha de publicación: 2023-05-18)

Introduction: Multiple sclerosis (MS) causes a progressive disability, which substantially impacts the quality of life (QoL). Health interventions that meet the needs and demands of people with MS are essential to minimize ...

Association of depression phenotypes and antidepressant treatment with mortality due to cancer and other causes: a community-based cohort study 

Vilalta Lacarra, Anna; Vilalta Franch, Joan; Serrano Sarbosa, Domènec; Martí Lluch, Ruth; Marrugat, Jaume; Garre Olmo, Josep (Fecha de publicación: 2023-08-24)

Objective: This study aimed to assess the association of somatic depressive symptoms (SDS), cognitive/emotional depressive symptoms (C-EDS), and antidepressant treatment on mortality due to cancer and other causes in a ...

Combined Systemic and cutaneous ovalbumin-aluminum sensitization triggers thermal hyperalgesia, spinal gliosis, and nociceptive nerve fibers sprouting in mice 

Siquier-Dameto, Gabriel; Gimeno-Beltrán, Javier; Bellia, Gilberto; Boadas i Vaello, Pere; Verdú Navarro, Enrique (Fecha de publicación: 2025-09-11)

Background/Objectives: This study investigates whether systemic ovalbumin-aluminum sensitization followed by cutaneous challenge induces thermal hyperalgesia and spinal cord gliosis in mice. Methods: Adult female ICR-CD1 ...

Population-based analysis of breast cancer incidence and mortality: overall and age-specific temporal trends over 40-year period in Girona, Spain 

Sanvisens, Arantza; Vidal-Vila, Anna; Puigdemont, Montserrat; Viñas, Gemma; Roqué Lloveras, Ariadna; Barco, Sonia del; Perez Bueno, Ferran; Trallero, Jan; Marcos-Gragera, Rafael; Renart i Vicens, Gemma (Fecha de publicación: 2025-04-25)

Purpose: Breast cancer (BC) incidence and mortality in women have changed over time. This study aims to analyze population-level incidence and mortality trends over 40 years of observation. Methods: Population-based study ...

More Than Three Decades After Discovery of the Neuroprotective Effect of PACAP, What Is Still Preventing Its Clinical Use? 

Cherait, Asma; Xifró i Collsamata, Xavier; Reglodi, Dora; Vaudry, David (Fecha de publicación: 2025-06-21)

Discovered in 1989, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a neuropeptide with strong neuroprotective properties, as shown in various neurodegenerative preclinical models of Parkinson, Alzheimer, or ...

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