Background: This study investigates the relationship between bite force and grip strength as indicators of frailty in older adults.Frailty syndrome, characterized by increased vulnerability to adverse health outcomes, poses significant challenges in geriatric care.Objectives: This research builds on previous findings linking oral health to frailty

Owing to their pleiotropic metabolic benefits, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists have been successfully utilized for treating metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and obesity.As part of our efforts in developing long-acting peptide therapeutics, we have previously reported a peptide engineering strategy that combines peptide

Continental collision zones are structurally one of the most heterogeneous areas intermixing various different units within a relatively small space.A good example of this is the Dinarides, a mountain chain situated in the central Mediterranean, where thick carbonates cover older crystalline basement units and remnants of subducted oceanic crust.Th

Left ventricular (LV) thrombosis is a common complication of heart failure with reduced LV ejection fraction and can be a source of systemic embolism.The material presents the case of a Garden 76-year-old woman with a history of myocardial infarction, LV aneurysm, coronary bypass surgery, who was admitted to the hospital with ischemic vertebrobasil