Elsevier,
Mitochondrion, Volume 62, January 2022
A tissue biopsy to measure the role of mitochondria in the pathophysiology, is often not available. This article reviews biomarkers of mitochondrial dysfunction that can be measured in blood or blood cells suggests to use a panel of diverse blood biomarkers to identify a role of mitochondrial dysfunction.
PET Clinics, Volume 17, January 2022
This article ties to SDG 3. This clinical review article, published in PET Clinics, looks at the effect of artificial intelligence on medical imaging for rare diseases. Key point: There is a significant need to recognize the challenge of data imbalance in rare diseases and to make concerted efforts to provide technical recommendations and guidelines.
Elsevier,
The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, Volume 18, January 2022
This Article supports SDG 3 by estimating the prevalence of genetically confirmed facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy type 1, a rare disease, in China, showing that the estimated prevalence was 0.75 per million during 2001-2020.
Elsevier, The Lancet Public Health, Volume 6, December 2021
A Review on the mental health of transgender and gender non-conforming people in China, in the context of SDGs 3 and 5, focusing on the specific actions needed to improve mental health in this population by reducing discrimination and fostering social awareness and acceptance.
Elsevier, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe, Volume 11, December 2021
BACKGROUND: People with mental disorders and intellectual disabilities experience excess mortality compared with the general population. The impact of COVID-19 on exacerbating this, and in widening ethnic inequalities, is unclear.
Elsevier,
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, Volume 40, December 2021
Farmed fish are commonly exposed to stress in intensive aquaculture systems, often leading to immune impairment and increased susceptibility to disease. Effects of two aquaculture-relevant early-life stressors on the gut and skin microbiome of Atlantic salmon fry (four months post hatching) using 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing were studied.
Elsevier, EClinicalMedicine, Volume 42, December 2021
This Research Paper supports SDGs 5 and 10 by applying a decision-tree approach to identify subgroups of women at increased risk of IPV across 48 LMICs and to subsequently help design targeted interventions, and by suggesting the need for population-wide approaches in parallel for a large proportion of women with no identifiable risk factors.
The data in this article investigated the extent of human rights awareness in the seven States comprising the Northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria and its relationship with the characteristics of the population in the light of limited human rights claims in the region. The data was obtained from 780 respondents using stratified and systematic random sampling techniques using with the help of a structured questionnaire.
