The practical goal of preventing premature death seems uncontroversial. But the term ‘premature death’ is vague with several, sometimes conflicting definitions. This ambiguity results in several conceptions with which not ...

Neurons, especially when coupled with muscles, allow animals to interact with and navigate through their environment in ways unique to life on earth. Found in all major animal lineages except sponges and placozoans, nervous ...

Background Normal cell BRCA1 epimutations have been associated with increased risk of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, the fraction of TNBCs that may have BRCA1 epimutations as their underlying cause is ...

Introduction: Pregabalin is an antiepileptic drug frequently prescribed to pregnant women. Risks of adverse birth and postnatal neurodevelopmental outcomes following prenatal exposure to pregabalin are uncertain. Objective: ...

Background We recently reported outcomes from a Scandinavian Sarcoma Group adjuvant study (SSG XX group A) conducted on localized and operable high risk soft tissue sarcoma (STS) of the extremities and trunk wall. SSG XX, ...

Objective This study presents the diagnostic performance of four different preoperative imaging workups (IWs) for prediction of lymph node metastases (LNMs) in endometrial cancer (EC): pelvic MRI alone (IW1), MRI and ...

Background Bayesian networks (BNs) are machine-learning–based computational models that visualize causal relationships and provide insight into the processes underlying disease progression, closely resembling clinical ...

While researchers promote the interactive learning potential of digital tools, studies reveal that teachers adapt technology to existing practice instead of using the tools' potential for student active learning. Researchers ...

Background The prevalence of prescribed drugs in survivors of colorectal cancer (CRC) was evaluated. Methods Data from the Cancer Registry of Norway were linked to the Norwegian Prescription Database for a study ...

Recycling aquaculture system (RAS) requires well-functioning microbial communities to support fish welfare and to minimize the risk of spreading diseases. In this study of a marine post-smolt RAS we searched for groups of ...