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September 14, 2026
Artificial Intelligence Research Integrity and Publication Ethics
Getting References Right in the Age of AI: How to Avoid Common Citation Errors
AI can be a powerful tool in manuscript preparation. However, without careful oversight, use of this powerful tool can introduce substantial errors that may compromise your manuscripts’ accuracy and reliability....
In the last two decades of the 19th century, several research groups demonstrated the influence of the nervous system on bacterial infection. Hofbauer L, von Czyhlarz ER. Ueber die Ursachen...
For nearly 2000 years (Celsus and Galenus of Rome), we recognize redness, warmth, swelling, pain, and altered function as immediate cardinal signs of inflammation, the start of an innate immune...
June 23, 2026
Call for Papers Dental Medicine Publishing
Fluoride in the Spotlight: Balancing Benefits, Risks, and Regulation in Caries Control
Topic Editor Loc Do (University of Queensland, Australia) and Editor-in-Chief Livia Tenuta (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA) announce a Call for papers entitled “Fluoride in the Spotlight: Balancing Benefits,...
Since 1953, we know that hemiplegia can change the expression of a chronic inflammatory disease on the affected side. This phenomenon has been studied multiple times during the last 70...
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Surprisingly, the normal limits of venous serum total CO2 (tCO2; a surrogate for serum HCO3- concentration) in adults are not well established...
Viewpoint On Moos RH, Solomon GF. Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory response patterns in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Psychosom Res. 1964;8:17-28 George Freeman Solomon was born on 25th November 1931...
Percutaneous biopsy (PB), of either native or transplanted kidney, is commonly performed using a variety of needle sizes (14, 16 or 18 G), according to the preferences, training, and experience...
The definition of chronic kidney disease (CKD) using estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR) equations (indexed to a standard body surface area [BSA] of 1.73 m2) has been recognized as...
The COVID-19 pandemic unleashed a new wave (indeed a torrent) of an old and well-recognized phenomenon; namely, the development of de novo or an exacerbation of underlying kidney disease in...
Low urinary creatinine excretion (hypocreatininuria) and low serum creatinine are often observed in euvolemic hyponatremia (due to the syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone release;...
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