Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous and highly persistent environmental contaminants. Human exposure occurs through multiple routes, including dietary ingestion, water consumption, inhalation, and dermal contact, posing sus…
Most patients with thoracic endometriosis present with catamenial pneumothorax, a rare condition in which recurrent episodes occur within 72 h before or after the start of menstruation. We report a case of thoracic endometriosis presenting …
BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is highly prevalent in women of reproductive age worldwide, exhibits highly heterogeneous clinical presentation and biochemical parameters, and has no cure. This study aimed to investigate the ro…
INTRODUCTION: Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is a group of chronic conscious fatigue that is not easily relieved by rest and is accompanied by corresponding physiological dysfunction and psychological symptoms. …
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to explore shared genetic etiology and the causality between smoking status and type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and related metabolic traits. METHODS: Using summary statistics from publicl…
Mesothelioma in situ has been proposed as a precursor to malignant mesothelioma arising in the pleura or peritoneum. We report a case of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma which progressed from mesothelioma in situ over a 10-mo period in a 2…
BACKGROUND: microRNAs (miRNAs) are a small, endogenous non-coding RNAs that are involved in post-transcriptional gene regulation of many biological processes, including embryo implantation and placental development. In our previous study, m…