Accelerated Epigenetic Aging in Veterans Exposed to Blast

J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1097/HTR.0000000000001159. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To determine whether lifetime blast exposure severity is independently associated with accelerated biological aging among post-9/11 Veterans.SETTING: Veterans Affairs medical centers in th

S Sarah L Martindale

Noncommunicable chronic diseases and health challenges in 2050

Rev Bras Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 16;29:e260011. doi: 10.1590/1980-549720260011. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: The study aims to analyze the burden of diseases related to noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) and their risk factors (RFs) from 1990 to 2021 and to project of NCDs and RFs for the y

D Deborah Carvalho Malta

Prevalence of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease attended at a nephrology outpatient clinic and its association with the outcome of renal replacement therapy over five years: a retrospective cohort study, Municipality of Sao Paulo, 2010-2018

Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2026 Mar 16;35:20250206. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222026v35e20250206.en. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease and its association with the need for renal replacement therapy for five years in a specialized

A Andre Kiyoshi Miyahara

Identification of novel plasma proteomic biomarkers of Dupuytren disease

PLoS One. 2026 Mar 18;21(3):e0343733. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0343733. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTDupuytren Disease (DD) is a chronic progressive disease that can cause disabling hand deformities. The most common treatments have either high complication rates or high early recurrence rates. Dupuytre

B Blake Hummer

Ulcerative colitis, frailty, and beyond

Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1080/17474124.2026.2645570. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Frailty is a geriatric construct that is increasingly pertinent to patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Understanding how frailty and UC interact will be imperative to inc

Y Yushan Pan