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Small RNA cargo armed extracellular vesicles alleviate periodontitis in OVX mice via M2 macrophage polarization

Graphical abstract showing the effect of estrogen-deficiency on a tooth
Elsevier, Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 435, 1 May 2022
Emerging evidence indicates that postmenopausal women with periodontitis have aggravated inflammation and prolonged course, with the detailed mechanisms largely unknown. This study aimed to determine the pathogenic role of aberrant extracellular vesicles due to imbalanced-polarized macrophages and explore the therapeutic approach for periodontitis in postmenopausal individuals. Periodontitis in ovariectomized (OVX) mouse models were established to simulate the aggravated periodontitis in postmenopausal women.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Hepatitis B infection is causally associated with extrahepatic cancers: A Mendelian randomization study

Elsevier,

eBioMedicine, Volume 79, May 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 by describing a causal association between HBV infection and extrahepatic cancers in individuals of East Asian ancestry, suggesting this may have implications for cancer screening in patients with chronic HBV infection.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Asia

Air pollution and risk of chronic obstructed pulmonary disease: The modifying effect of genetic susceptibility and lifestyle

Elsevier, eBioMedicine, Volume 79, May 2022
Background: The effect of long-term exposure to air pollution on the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still controversial, and the role of the interactions of air pollution with genetic risk and lifestyle in COPD risk is unclear. Methods: We included 452762 participants derived from the UK Biobank. Annual concentrations of air pollutions, including particle matter (PM2.5, PM10), nitrogen oxides (NOx), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), were assessed using land-use regression model.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Health and wellbeing, Europe

Social-capital-based mental health interventions for refugees: A systematic review

Elsevier,

Social Science and Medicine, Volume 301, May 2022

This article ties to SDG 3. It analyzes how social-capital-based interventions can improve the mental health of refugees.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Worldwide prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus among patients with cirrhosis at country, region, and global levels: a systematic review

Elsevier,

The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Volume 7, Issue 8, 2022, Pages 724-735

This Article supports SDG 3 by evaluating the prevalence of viral hepatitis among patients cirrhosis. Globally, the prevalence rates were 42% for HBV and 21% for HCV, with variation by region. The data in this study will help with resource allocation for viral hepatitis.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Farm-level production diversity and child and adolescent nutrition in rural sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry, longitudinal study

Elsevier,

The Lancet Planetary Health, Volume 6, May 2022

An Article in support of SDGs 2 and 15, showing that farm-level diversification might contribute to improved nutrition among children and other target groups in some but not all situations, but livestock production seems to be conducive for improving child and adolescent nutrition on average.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture, Africa

Averting wildlife-borne infectious disease epidemics requires a focus on socio-ecological drivers and a redesign of the global food system

Elsevier,

eClinicalMedicine, Volume 47, May 2022

A Review on the association between agricultural food production and hunting practices and zoonotic disease outbreaks, in the context of SDGs 3, 12, and 15, highlighting the need to redesign the global food system to reduce the threat of future outbreaks.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production; Goal 15: Life on land

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Sustainable consumption and production, Global

National, regional, and global estimates of anaemia by severity in women and children for 2000–19: a pooled analysis of population-representative data

Elsevier,

The Lancet Global Health, Volume 10, May 2022

An Article in support of SDGs 2 and 3, highlighting that in almost all regions and countries the progress on reducing anaemia in women of reproductive age is insufficient to meet the World Health Assembly's global nutrition target to halve anaemia prevalence by 2030.
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SDG:

Goal 2: Zero hunger; Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture; Health and wellbeing, Global

From human-centred to life-centred design: Considering environmental and ethical concerns in the design of interactive products

Elsevier,

Journal of Responsible Technology,
Volume 10,
2022,
100032

Examination of the life-centred design approach, which provides a more holistic perspective to the production of interactive products by decentring humans. Article puts forward a practical framework for life-centred design, allowing for environmental and ethical concerns to be highlighted.
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SDG:

Goal 13: Climate action; Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation; Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

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Sustainable cities and human settlements; Technology, Global

The war against Alzheimer, the mitochondrion strikes back!

Alzheimer’s Disease, the dark side of the mitochondria.
Elsevier,

Mitochondrion, Volume 64, May 2022

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a leading neurodegenerative pathology associated with aging worldwide. It is estimated that AD prevalence will increase from 5.8 million people today to 13.8 million by 2050 in the United States alone. AD effects in the brain are well known; however, there is still a lack of knowledge about the cellular mechanisms behind the origin of AD. It is known that AD induces cellular stress affecting the energy metabolism in brain cells.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

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