The global burden of falls: global, regional and national estimates of morbidity and mortality from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

SL James, LR Lucchesi, C Bisignano… - Injury …, 2020 - injuryprevention.bmj.com
Background Falls can lead to severe health loss including death. Past research has shown
that falls are an important cause of death and disability worldwide. The Global Burden of …

Epidemiology of vascular dementia: nosology in a time of epiomics

FJ Wolters, MA Ikram - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular …, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
The notion of what qualifies as vascular dementia has varied greatly since the first mention
of dementia after apoplexy in ancient literature. Current insight points towards a …

Prognostic value of systemic inflammatory response index in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

K Han, D Shi, L Yang, Z Wang, Y Li, F Gao… - Annals of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background The systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI) is a novel inflammatory
biomarker in many diseases. Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the …

A double-network polysaccharide-based composite hydrogel for skin wound healing

Y He, Y Li, Y Sun, S Zhao, M Feng, G Xu, H Zhu… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective wound dressings are of great significance in preventing infections and promoting
wound healing. However, most existing hydrogel dressings have an inadequacy in either …

Clinical remission in severe asthma: a pooled post hoc analysis of the patient journey with benralizumab

A Menzies-Gow, FL Hoyte, DB Price, D Cohen… - Advances in …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Consensus definitions for clinical remission and super-response were recently
established for severe asthma. Benralizumab is an interleukin-5 (IL-5) receptor α-directed …

Meta-analysis of 542,934 subjects of European ancestry identifies new genes and mechanisms predisposing to refractive error and myopia

PG Hysi, H Choquet, AP Khawaja, R Wojciechowski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Refractive errors, in particular myopia, are a leading cause of morbidity and disability
worldwide. Genetic investigation can improve understanding of the molecular mechanisms …

Responding to global stimulant use: challenges and opportunities

M Farrell, NK Martin, E Stockings, A Bórquez… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
We did a global review to synthesise data on the prevalence, harms, and interventions for
stimulant use, focusing specifically on the use of cocaine and amphetamines. Modelling …

Benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy for the treatment of chronic low back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

SM Rubinstein, A De Zoete, M Van Middelkoop… - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the benefits and harms of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) for the
treatment of chronic low back pain. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Does inflammation have a role in migraine?

L Edvinsson, KA Haanes, K Warfvinge - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Migraine is a prevalent disorder, affecting 15.1% of the world's population. In most cases, the
migraine attacks are sporadic; however, some individuals experience a gradual increase in …

Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 359 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories …

HH Kyu, D Abate, KH Abate, SM Abay, C Abbafati… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time …