BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Moving into a nursing home is often an unavoidable life event for older people living with dementia. It is associated with negative emotions and outcomes. Research capturing their perspectives is scarce. This study aims to identify how older people living with dementia perceive a potential life in a nursing home and to unders...
Media exposure for dark consumption products mostly shows glamorized and positive portrayals, rarely showing the negative consequences of consuming those products. However, the Netflix series Squid Game addresses the issue of gambling in its most extreme forms and shows the negative consequences related to it in a shocking manner, which begs the qu...
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic, together with the subsequent social distancing measures, could lead to shifts in family and fertility planning. This study aimed to explore the associations between the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in fertility intentions among an international sample of reproductive-aged women. METHODS: A multi-country, cross-...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: As part of a large-scale project to safely increase plasma collection in Europe, the current scoping review identifies the existing evidence (gaps) on adverse events (AEs) and other health effects in plasmapheresis donors, as well as factors that may be associated with such events/effects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We search...
Nava-Ramírez, María de JesúsVázquez-Durán, AlmaFigueroa-Cárdenas, Juan de DiosHernández-Patlán, DanielSolís-Cruz, BrunoTéllez-Isaías, GuillermoLópez-Coello, CarlosMéndez-Albores, Abraham
An adsorbent material derived from alfalfa leaves was prepared and further characterized, and its efficacy for removing aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) was investigated. Characterization consisted of the use of attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM), X-ray fluorescence ...
INTRODUCTION: Opioid-induced constipation remains undertreated despite effective and safe treatment options exists. Previous guidelines have only been partially effective in improving management, possibly due to their complexity, and studies suggest that a simple setup of concise and behaviorally-orientated steps improves usability. AREAS COVERED: ...
INTRODUCTION: This post hoc analysis of the phase 3 rheumatoid arthritis (RA) filgotinib clinical trial program assessed the effect of filgotinib on body mass index (BMI) in patients with RA and the impact of BMI on the efficacy and safety of filgotinib. METHODS: FINCH 1-3 were randomized, double-blind, active- or placebo-controlled phase 3 trials ...