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Measurement, Characterization, and Mapping of COVID-19 Misinformation in Spain: Cross-Sectional Study.

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an unprecedented infodemic characterized by the widespread dissemination of misinformation. Globally, misinformation about COVID-19 has led to polarized beliefs and behaviors, including vaccine hesitancy, rejection of governmental authorities' recommendations, and distrust in health institutions. Thus, understanding the prevalence and drive...

The role of tumor microenvironment and immune cell crosstalk in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Emerging therapeutic opportunities.

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype characterized by its lack of estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors, leading to limited treatment options and poor prognosis. This review synthesizes current research on the tumor microenvironment (TME) and immune cell crosstalk in TNBC to identify emerging therapeutic opportunities. The TME in TNBC is a complex ecosystem comprising...

Machine learning using serial changes in proteinuria during initial steroid therapy to predict treatment response and immunosuppressant use in pediatric idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.

BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies on idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS) in children have identified no definitive factors predicting steroid-resist...

LRRT*: A robotic arm path planning algorithm based on an improved Levy flight strategy with effective region sampling RRT.

Aiming at the problems of blind sampling points and slow planning speed of path planning Rapidly-exploring Random Trees algorithm, an effective region...

Out-of-distribution reject option method for dataset shift problem in early disease onset prediction.

Machine learning is increasingly used to predict lifestyle-related disease onset using health and medical data. However, its predictive accuracy for u...

Cross-organ hierarchy of HLA molecular mismatches in donor-specific antibody development in solid organ transplantations.

Donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) against human leukocyte antigen (HLA) play a crucial role in antibody-mediated rejection, a major barrier to successf...

Development of an immune scoring system based on exosome-related gene expression for prognosis and treatment response prediction in breast cancer.

Breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease with diverse subtypes that influence prognosis and treatment outcomes. While advances have been made in ...

Disulfide bond-related gene signature development for bladder cancer prognosis prediction and immune microenvironment characterization.

Bladder cancer is the fourth most common malignant tumor in men, with limited therapeutic biomarkers and heterogeneous responses to immunotherapy. Dis...

Applying exposure-response analysis to enhance Mycophenolate Mofetil dosing precision in pediatric patients with immune-mediated renal diseases by machine learning models.

BACKGROUND: Mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a cornerstone immunosuppressant for lupus nephritis, is increasingly used off-label in pediatric immune-media...

Immunotyping the Tumor Microenvironment Reveals Molecular Heterogeneity for Personalized Immunotherapy in Cancer.

The tumor microenvironment (TME) significantly influences cancer prognosis and therapeutic outcomes, yet its composition remains highly heterogeneous,...

Advances of oncolytic vaccinia viruses armed with interleukin in tumor therapy.

Oncolytic vaccinia viruses armed with interleukins represent a promising frontier in tumor therapy. Oncolytic vaccinia viruses express IL-2, IL-10, IL...

A multi-faceted discovery strategy identifies functional antibodies binding to cysteine-rich domain 1 of hDKK1 for cancer immunotherapy via Wnt non-canonical pathway.

Wnt signaling is important in embryonic development and tumorigenesis. These biological effects can be exerted by the activation of the β-catenin-depe...

Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Glioblastoma: A Risk Score Model for TMZ Resistance and Immune Checkpoint Inhibition.

Glioblastoma (GBM) presents significant therapeutic challenges due to its invasive nature and resistance to standard chemotherapy, i.e., temozolomide ...

Longitudinal changes in minerals are influenced by immunosuppressive treatment in men with granuloma disease.

PURPOSE: To investigate whether granuloma formation following self-administered cosmetic oil injections affects mineral homeostasis, specifically calc...

Integrity of polymeric micelles regulates bioavailability of cyclosporine A: A FRET-based analysis during oral delivery.

This study comprehensively investigated the effect of structural integrity on the oral delivery efficacy of mPEG-b-PCL polymeric micelles (PMs) using ...

Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms and Bayesian Estimation in Predicting Tacrolimus Concentration in Tunisian Kidney Transplant Patients During the Early Post-Transplant Period.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Model-informed precision dosing (MIPD), based on a Bayesian approach and machine learning (ML) algorithms, is a suitable app...

Orexin Restoration in Narcolepsy: Breakthroughs in Cellular Therapy.

Narcolepsy is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder defined by the selective loss of orexin-producing neurons in the lateral hypothalamus, leading to e...

Expert of Experts Verification and Alignment (EVAL) Framework for Large Language Models Safety in Gastroenterology.

Large language models generate plausible text responses to medical questions, but inaccurate responses pose significant risks in medical decision-maki...

Beyond immunosuppression: decoding systemic immune dysregulation in ICU-acquired pneumonia.

Ambiguity-aware semi-supervised learning for leaf disease classification.

In deep learning, Semi-Supervised Learning is a highly effective technique to enhances neural network training by leveraging both labeled and unlabele...