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Incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is increasing. Ultraviolet (UV) –light is a major risk factor for the development of cutaneous SCC. Cutaneous SCCs that develop to chronic ulcers are known to progress and ...

ABSTRACT Cross-sectional studies, which have been collected using similar study design and measures at different time points can provide important and reliable information on changes in children’s mental health and ...

Adolescence is a time of significant brain development, and this maturation process is thought to represent a time of heightened vulnerability to the adverse effects of environmental risk factors such as cannabis. While ...

Congestive heart failure (HF) develops soon after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in almost 25% of initial survivors. Modern cardiac imaging methods are useful for HF diagnostics and, possibly, the detection of underlying ...

Children with rhinovirus (RV)-induced severe early wheezing have higher risks of subsequent recurrences and asthma than those with other viral aetiologies. The immunopathogenesis of this novel association remains unclear. ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive technology widely used in oncology, cardiology, neurology and inflammation imaging. PET can detect the expression of receptors, genes and molecular pathways in both ...

Background: Patients with mental health conditions (MHCs) face barriers in health care and often have undertreated comorbidities. The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the treatment and prognosis of patients ...

The myocardium of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) often is a mixture of ischaemic but viable tissue and irreversibly injured scar tissue. The viable tissue has capability of functional recovery after restoration ...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of high mortality in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease should be in focus to improve prognosis in this high-risk ...

Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a functional and metabolically active tissue found in humans. Instead of storing energy like white adipose tissue (WAT), BAT dissipates energy in the form of heat in a process called thermogenesis. ...