Potassium intake assessed by dietary recall and urinary excretion in young South African adults: findings from the African-PREDICT study

BMC Public Health. 2026 Jul 21. doi: 10.1186/s12889-026-28605-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: South Africa has strong public health initiatives targeting salt reduction, yet population-level evidence and strategies regarding potassium intake remain limited. This gap is important given t

A Arole Shivambu

Prognostic value of the triglyceride-glucose index in patients with premature acute coronary syndrome

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06263-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index has been proposed as an accessible indicator of insulin resistance and cardiometabolic risk. However, its prognostic relevance in patients with prematur

Y Yifan Sun

The CALLY Index as an integrated inflammation-nutrition biomarker for risk stratification in HFpEF

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06300-y. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a complex systemic syndrome characterized by inflammation, metabolic dysregulation, and immune imbalance. However, simple and integ

J Jing Ge

Association of cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, and glucose index and modified indices in predicting cardiovascular diseases incidence among population with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0-3: a nationwide prospective cohort study

BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12872-026-06295-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, characterized by the interplay of metabolic risk factors, chronic kidney disease, and cardiovascular dysfunction, is a key driver of cardiova

Z Zhen Zhao

Non-inferiority trial of remimazolam versus propofol for fast-track anesthesia in children undergoing percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect

BMC Anesthesiol. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12871-026-04106-1. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Remimazolam, a new member of the benzodiazepine class, has been used as an alternative to propofol during anesthesia induction. In this study, we aimed to examine the effectiveness

P Pengyu Qin

Investigation and characteristics of 115 cases with unexpected antibodies for improving transfusion strategies: a retrospective study

BMC Immunol. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1186/s12865-026-00888-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and distribution characteristics of unexpected antibodies through a retrospective analysis of 115 positive cases and explore transfusion strategies for patients with unex

C Caili Wen

Association of glycated apolipoprotein A1 and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels with coronary disease severity and cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-63173-z. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe global burden and serious outcomes of coronary heart disease (CHD) highlight the need for further comprehensive research. This study explored the predictive value of glycated apolipoprotein A-1 (G-apoA1) and gly

J Jun-Xu Gu

A longitudinal analysis of published clinical practice guidelines and their effect on disease burden

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75668-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are intended to improve health and reduce disease burden, yet their global status and their association with disease burden remain unknown. This longitudinal ecological study a

X Xialei Li

Leiomodin 2 is a processive pointed-end elongator of actin filaments

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 20;17(1):6674. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-74809-z.ABSTRACTThe actin cytoskeleton drives essential processes like cell migration and muscle contraction. While barbed-end polymerization is well-established, pointed-end elongation was long considered impossible in vivo. Here, we demon

S Sudipta Biswas

Oral microbiota mediates the association of healthy dietary patterns with lower risk of advanced cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome

Nutr Diabetes. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41387-026-00455-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Existing evidence links diet and the oral microbiota to individual cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic conditions, but these relationships have not been extended to the progressive stages of card

W Weitao Su

Ocular Manifestations of Metabolic Syndrome: A Systemic Vascular Phenotype

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/dom.71133. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCONTEXT: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is defined by central obesity, insulin resistance, hypertension and dyslipidemia. MetS affects over one-third of US adults. Beyond its cardiovascular burden, MetS has clinically

R Ron T Varghese

Sleep as an Effect Modifier for Physical Activity Intervention Efficacy: Secondary Analysis of Data from Two Randomized Controlled Trials

Int J Behav Med. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1007/s12529-026-10480-4. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Regular physical activity (PA) improves health across various domains, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and certain forms of cancer while improving mental health. Despite cultural and

T Tayla von Ash

Therapeutic implications of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in non-small cell lung cancer

Discov Oncol. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1007/s12672-026-05599-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTLung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for approximately 80-85% of cases. Despite therapeutic advances, drug resistance a

L Li Nie

Unhealthy lifestyle and cardiovascular disease risk in older adults aged 75+ without prior cardiovascular events: a nationwide cohort study

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-63153-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular disease (CVD) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in older adults, yet most prevention strategies target midlife populations. The association of unhealthy lifestyle behaviors on CVD ris

S Sangwon Choi

Genome-wide association analyses of borderline personality disorder identify 11 loci and highlight shared risk with mental and somatic disorders

Nat Genet. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41588-026-02654-3. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a severe mental health condition influenced by environmental risk factors (for example, interpersonal trauma) and genetic factors. We conducted the largest genome-wide asso

F Fabian Streit

Cardiovascular disease prediction using variational recurrent autoencoders with uncertainty estimation

Sci Rep. 2026 Jul 29. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-62750-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTCardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remain a leading cause of mortality worldwide, motivating reproducible benchmark studies on accurate classification methods with calibrated probability estimates. In this paper, we pro

A Ashim Chandra Das

Investigating clinical practice variations in coronary artery disease treatment using reinforcement and transfer learning

NPJ Cardiovasc Health. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s44325-026-00147-0. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe aimed to investigate if reinforcement learning (RL) can detect clinical practice variations and if transfer learning (TL) can mitigate resulting distribution shifts across patient sexes and sites. U

P Peyman Ghasemi

Amine-linked heteroporous covalent organic framework for synergistic anti-infective therapy of post-traumatic osteomyelitis

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75796-x. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe treatment of post-traumatic osteomyelitis (PTO) is impeded by bacterial biofilms and disruption of drug delivery systems in acidic lesions. Here, we develop an acid-resistant amine-linked heteroporous covalen

S Saisai Ge

Connexin 43-dependent mesenchymal stem cell mitochondrial transfer activates PGC1α disrupting oxidative-inflammation axis in ischemia-reperfusion injury

Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2026 Jul 21;11(1):282. doi: 10.1038/s41392-026-02841-y.ABSTRACTIschemia-Reperfusion Injury-related Acute Kidney Injury (IRI-AKI) is a significant clinical challenge. Despite extensive research into the underlying mechanism for IRI-AKI, the development of effective thera

A Abantika Ganguly

Proteomics and Synaptome Mapping to Uncover Diversity in Excitatory Synapses

J Biochem. 2026 Jul 20:mvag056. doi: 10.1093/jb/mvag056. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSynapses are the fundamental computational units of the brain. Although synapses are classically classified according to the neurotransmitter they use, glutamatergic excitatory synapses also exhibit marked heterog

T Takeshi Kaizuka

Antenatal tocolytic exposure and postnatal patent ductus arteriosus outcomes in preterm infants born at ≤32 weeks: a retrospective cohort study

J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2026 Dec;39(1):2702774. doi: 10.1080/14767058.2026.2702774. Epub 2026 Jul 20.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: The impact of antenatal tocolytic therapy on postnatal patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) outcomes in preterm infants remains unclear. Previous studies have rarely evaluated clin

E Ercan Tutak

Varicella-zoster virus reactivation and cardiovascular risk: implications for patients receiving JAK inhibitors

Ann Rheum Dis. 2026 Jul 20:S0003-4967(26)00412-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ard.2026.06.027. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTVaricella-zoster virus (VZV) is a neurotropic herpesvirus responsible for varicella and herpes zoster. Beyond its classical clinical manifestations, recent evidence shows that VZV reactiva

F Fabio Cacciapaglia

Evaluating elevated lipoprotein(a) clinical care impact in an academic health center

J Clin Lipidol. 2026 Jul 1:S1933-2874(26)00420-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacl.2026.06.023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Nevertheless, Lp(a) is a poorly addressed ASCVD risk factor.OBJECTIVE: Evalu

A Aida Roman

A multicentre evaluation of cardiovascular risk prediction tools in people living with HIV across England (ECARTH study)

HIV Med. 2026 Jul 20. doi: 10.1111/hiv.70282. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: It remains unclear which cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores are optimized for people living with treated HIV with high rates of viral suppression. We evaluated the performance of commonly used CVD risk sc

M Ming Jie Lee