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Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension and pre-hypertension among the adult population: fndings from the Dubai Household Survey, 2019
(2022)
Background:
Minimal data is available on the prevalence and correlates of hypertension and prehypertension in Dubai. The study aims to measure the prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension and the associated ...
Kawasaki disease in children from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2012-2020): a single-centre retrospective clinical case series
(2022-11)
Abstract:
Kawasaki disease (KD) is most common among East Asian children. There is a lack of data from Middle Eastern countries. We conducted a retrospective study of 27 paediatric patients with KD in Dubai, United Arab ...
First Two-Year Observational Exploratory Real Life Clinical Phenotyping, and Societal Impact Study of Parkinson's Disease in Emiratis and Expatriate Population of United Arab Emirates 2019–2021: The EmPark Study
(2022-08)
Background:
Phenotypic differences in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) among locals (Emiratis) and Expatriates (Expats) living in United Arab Emirates have not been described and could be important to unravel local aspects of ...
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS): Does the Challenge End at Conception?
(2022)
Abstract:
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent condition that not only has the potential to impede conception but also represents the most common endocrine dysfunction in fertile women. It is considered a ...
Effect of sonic irrigation activation at different frequencies in smear layer removal; An in vitro experimental study
(2022)
Introduction:
The aim of this study was to compare the vibration/oscillation frequencies of WaterPik and EndoActivator devices and their effectiveness in smear layer (SL) removal.
Materials and Methods:
The root ...
Use of convalescent plasma in pregnant women with early stage COVID-19 infection in a tertiary care hospital in Dubai, February to March 2021: a case series study
(2022)
Background:
The use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is intriguing in view of its safety profle in pregnancy and historical precedence of the use of plasma for ...
Bladder leiomyoma treated with transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT): Case report
(2022-07)
Introduction and importance:
Bladder leiomyomas are rare benign mesenchymal tumors, accounting only about 0.43 % of all bladder tumors. These tumors are classified based on their location, where they can be endovesical, ...
Super-enhancer associated core regulatory circuits mediate susceptibility to retinoic acid in neuroblastoma cells
(2022)
Abstract:
Neuroblastoma is a pediatric tumour that accounts for more than 15% of cancer-related deaths in children. High-risk tumours are often difficult to treat, and patients’ survival chances are less than 50%. Retinoic ...
The proneural transcription factor ASCL1 regulates cell proliferation and primes for differentiation in neuroblastoma
(2022)
Abstract:
Neuroblastoma is believed to arise from sympathetic neuroblast precursors that fail to engage the neuronal differentiation programme, but instead become locked in a pro-proliferative developmental state. ...
A scoping review of the literature on the impact of the COVID-19 quarantine on the psychological wellbeing of medical students
(2022)
Background:
The goal of this study was to identify the nature and extent of the available published research on the impact of social isolation, on the psychological wellbeing of medical students, who had to quarantine ...