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June 23, 2026
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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...
March 25, 2026
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More Researchers Can Publish Open Access Cost-Free with Subscribe to Open
Authors can publish Open Access without Article Processing Charges (APCs) in three Subscribe to Open (S2O) journals in 2026: European Addiction Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Pediatric Neurosurgery. Subscribe to Open...
Since 1957, we know that stressful events in mice influence susceptibility to infection (Blog of March 2024). It took more than 20 years (1984) to show that a naturally occurring...
The ability to read a scientific manuscript both critically and efficiently is not just an important skill to have as a reviewer, but can also help you understand how reviewers...
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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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