Research

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B and advanced fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis

Elsevier,

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.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

Assessment of cervical spinal cord volume in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis

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.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Health and population; Science, Global

Disability type–specific mortality patterns and life expectancy among disabled people in South Korea using 10-year combined data between 2008 and 2017

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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SDG:

Goal 1: No poverty; Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities

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Health and wellbeing, Asia

On-demand microtransit and paratransit service using autonomous vehicles: Gaps and opportunities in accessibility policy

Elsevier, Transport Policy, Volume 127, October 2022
Recommends ways to maximise potential of autonomous vehicles to improve accessibility for disabled persons.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 10: Reduced inequalities; Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing; Science, Global

Bidirectional communication between brain and visceral white adipose tissue: Its potential impact on Alzheimer's disease

Elsevier,

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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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Global

Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion Technologies - Chapter 2: Basic principles of CO2 capture and conversion technologies

Elsevier,

Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion Technologies, 2023, pp 25-61

This chapter advances UN SDG goals 11 and 13 by examining the current state of CO2 capture and conversion technologies and their deployment at the industrial scale to achieve net-zero CO2 emissions.
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SDG:

Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities; Goal 13: Climate action

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Science; Technology, Global

Plastic pollution and infectious diseases

Elsevier,

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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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing; Chemicals and waste; Water Pollution; Inorganic Pollutants, Global

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollution is a risk factor for trajectory of cardiometabolic multimorbidity: A prospective study in the UK Biobank

Elsevier,

eBioMedicine, Volume 84, October 2022

This Article supports SDG 3 and 7 by showing that air pollution exposure increases the risk of almost all phases of cardiometabolic multimorbidity progression.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being; Goal 7: Affordable and clean energy

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Health and wellbeing, Europe

World Mental Health Day 2022

Elsevier

World Mental Health Day was observed for the first time on 10 October 1992. The day, officially commemorated every year on October 10th, aims to raise awareness in the global community about the critical mental health agendas – with a unifying voice through collaboration with various partners – to take action and to create lasting change. It was started as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health by the then Deputy Secretary-General Richard Hunter. In 1994, at the suggestion of then Secretary-General Eugene Brody, a theme for the Day was used for the first time.

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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and population; Health and wellbeing, Global

Safety and efficacy of abacavir for treating infants, children, and adolescents living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Elsevier,

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.
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SDG:

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

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Health and wellbeing, Global

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