Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Volume , 2022
The lung is a crucial immune organ continuously exposed to the external environment. Genetic defects that impair immune function, called inborn errors of immunity (IEI), often have lung disease as the initial and/or primary manifestation. Common types of lung disease seen in IEI include infectious complications and a diverse group of diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
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iLIVER, Volume 1, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 145-153
Treatment with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) was found to be effective in reducing the occurrence of liver cancer and disease progression in patients with chronic hepatitis B. The treatment also achieved significant viral suppression and improvement in liver fibrosis. This offers hope for individuals with chronic hepatitis B who are at risk of developing liver cancer.
Elsevier, Clinical Imaging, Volume 90, October 2022
Several studies of adult-onset multiple sclerosis (AOMS) patients have demonstrated that spinal cord volume loss is associated with disease progression and clinical disability; however, complementary studies of young patients with pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis (POMS) are lacking. In the context of SDG Goal 3, this retrospective study aimed to assess spinal cord volume in POMS patients compared with that in healthy controls.
Elsevier, Preventive Medicine Reports, Volume 29, October 2022
People with any disabilities accounted for a quarter of total deaths. People with disabilities had higher average ages and poor economic conditions. All disability types presented higher mortality rates and lower life expectancy. The major causes of death differed according to the type of disability.
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eBioMedicine, Volume 84, October 2022
This Review supports Sustainable Development Goal 3 by summarising human studies on the association between brain and visceral white adipose tissue, and defines their interaction and underlying mechanisms on the basis of animal and cell studies.
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The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, October 2022
This Personal View supports SDG 3 by explaining how plastic waste can facilitate the proliferation and propogation of infectious diseases, including arthropod-borne and water-borne diseases, among its other negative effects on the environment
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The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health, Volume 6, October 2022
This Article supports SDG 3 by assessing the safety and efficacy profile of abacavir used in first, second, or subsequent lines of treatment for infants, children, and adolescents living with HIV to inform 2021 WHO paediatric ART recommendations.
