Seungho Ryu

TL;DR: In a systematic review and meta-analysis, Giovanni Musso and colleagues examine the association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and chronic kidney disease and finds no clear link between the two.

TL;DR: Serum uric acid concentration was found to be independently correlated with hypertension, insulin resistance and the risk factors of metabolic syndrome, and even those with a serum uric Acid concentration in the normal range showed an increased risk of metabolic Syndrome as serum uri acid concentration increased.

TL;DR: The qFIT provides a higher sensitivity for detecting ACRN and cancer than the standard guaiac-based FOBT, and has an acceptable specificity that significantly reduces the need for colonoscopic evaluation in the screened population.

TL;DR: Age, TNM stage, and amplification of HER-2/neu were found to be independently related to survival by multivariate analysis, and patients exhibiting Herceptin therapy for gastric cancer patients might constitute potential candidates for new adjuvant therapies which involve the use of humanized monoclonal antibodies.

TL;DR: Results showed that the potentially excessive user group had a tendency to identify themselves with their cellular phones and to have difficulties in controlling usage, and expressed more depressive symptoms, higher interpersonal anxiety, and lower self-esteem.