• Exploration of Medicine

    eISSN: 2692-3106
    EiC: Lindsay A. Farrer, PhD
    Frequency: Bimonthly
    APC: No Article Processing Charge before January 31, 2025
    Publishing Model: Open Access
    Peer Review Model: Single Blind
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    Effects of dietary imbalances of micro- and macronutrients on the ocular microbiome and its implications in dry eye disease
    Dry eye disease (DED) is a complex and multifactorial ocular surface disease affecting a large proportion of the population. There is emerging evidence of the impact of the microbiomes of the ocular [...] Read more.
    Madeline Pilkington ... Kenneth Gek-Jin Ooi
    Published: February 29, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:127–147
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00211
    This article belongs to the special issue Role of Microbiome in Ocular Diseases
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    Role of chest radiographs and electrocardiograms in predicting the hemodynamics of congenital heart disease
    Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the role of chest radiographs and electrocardiograms in predicting the hemodynamics of congenital heart disease (CHD). Methods: This retrospective study in [...] Read more.
    Romila Chimoriya ... Neeraj Awasthy
    Published: February 29, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:112–126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00210
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    The severity of chronic heart failure and the parameters of daily blood pressure profile in patients with coronary heart disease
    Aim: Although the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and hypertension which are the most common causes of the development and progression of chronic heart failure (CHF) is high, 24-hour a [...] Read more.
    Natalia S. Akimova ... Oksana V. Bugaeva
    Published: February 28, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:101–111
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00209
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    Insights on aspects of apoptosis in neurodegenerative disorders: a comprehensive review
    Nerve cell death is the central aspect of human neurodegenerative disorders. Neuronal death in results leads to the onset of various human neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parki [...] Read more.
    Rajat Goyal ... Mohammad Amjad Kamal
    Published: February 28, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:89–100
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00208
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    Prevalence of specific human papillomavirus genotypes among Moroccan women with invasive cervical cancer
    Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in Moroccan women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and to assess the association between [...] Read more.
    Kaoutar Anouar Tadlaoui ... Moulay Mustapha Ennaji
    Published: February 28, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:76–88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00207
    This article belongs to the special issue Spotlight on Cervical Cancer: Prevention, Early-Diagnosis, and Treatments
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    Cell culture models for epilepsy research and treatment
    Acquired or hereditary epilepsy affects millions of people. Today, the disease is pharmacoresistant in about 30 percent of cases, meaning that the seizures do not come under acceptable control in re [...] Read more.
    Ilya Oblasov ... Evgeny Nikitin
    Published: February 25, 2024 Explor Med. 2024;5:65–75
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2024.00206
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    The potential anti-cancer effects of melatonin on breast cancer
    Melatonin is the primary hormone of the pineal gland that is secreted at night. It regulates many physiological functions, including the sleep-wake cycle, gonadal activity, free radical scavenging,  [...] Read more.
    Naba Kumar Das, Saptadip Samanta
    Published: February 25, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:112–127
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00078
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    Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite extensive studies, the heterogeneity of the risk factors as well as different disease mechanisms complicate the goals towa [...] Read more.
    Noel C. Salvoza ... Natalia Rosso
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:51–74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00005
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Cannabis use in cancer patients: acute and sustained associations with pain, cognition, and quality of life
    Aim: Given the myriad of negative sequalae associated with cancer and its treatment, the palliative use of cannabis by cancer patients is increasingly of special interest. This research sought to e [...] Read more.
    Gregory Giordano ... Angela D. Bryan
    Published: April 26, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:254–271
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00138
    This article belongs to the special issue Beyond Weed: Clinical Applications of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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    A large-scale survey of cannabis use for sleep: preferred products and perceived effects in comparison to over-the-counter and prescription sleep aids
    Aim: Cannabis use for sleep-related problems is on the rise; however, little is known about the cannabis products people are using for sleep or the perceived effects of cannabis in comparison to  [...] Read more.
    Amanda Stueber, Carrie Cuttler
    Published: October 25, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:709–719
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00171
    This article belongs to the special issue Beyond Weed: Clinical Applications of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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    Type 2 diabetes and cancer: problems and suggestions for best patient management
    Diabetes and cancer are widespread worldwide and the number of subjects presenting both diseases increased over the years. The management of cancer patients having diabetes represents a challenge not only because of the complexity [...] Read more.
    Agostino Milluzzo ... Laura Sciacca
    Published: August 31, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:184–204
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00013
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin
    The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was [...] Read more.
    Carlo Acierno ... Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
    Published: October 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:287–306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00019
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Perspective
    Reactive oxygen species may influence on the crossroads of stemness, senescence, and carcinogenesis in a cell via the roles of APRO family proteins
    Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) may cause oxidative stress which is involved in aging and in the pathogenesis of various human diseases. Whereas unregulated levels of the ROS may be harmful, regulated basal level of ROS is [...] Read more.
    Yuka Ikeda ... Satoru Matsuda
    Published: October 31, 2021 Explor Med. 2021;2:443–454
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2021.00062
    This article belongs to the special issue Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) in Pathophysiological Conditions
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    A budding concept with certain microbiota, anti-proliferative family proteins, and engram theory for the innovative treatment of colon cancer
    Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a multifactorial chronic disease. Patients with IBD have an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer which has become a major health concern. IBD might exer [...] Read more.
    Yuka Ikeda ... Satoru Matsuda
    Published: October 27, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:468–478
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00108
    This article belongs to the special issue The Role of Gut Microbiota and its Metabolites in Gastrointestinal Diseases
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    Roles of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 and mitophagy in progeroid syndromes as well as physiological ageing
    Progeroid syndromes are characterized by clinical signs of premature ageing, which may contain several diseases such as Werner syndrome, Bloom syndrome, Rothmund-Thomson syndrome, Hutchinson-Gilford [...] Read more.
    Naoko Suga ... Satoru Matsuda
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:822–838
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00180
    This article belongs to the special issue Determinants of Exceptional Longevity
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    Perspective
    A U.S. Food and Drug Administration perspective on cannabis research and drug development
    Since the early 1970s, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received over 800 investigational new drug applications (INDs) for, and pre-INDs pertaining to, research of cannabis or cannabi [...] Read more.
    Cassandra L. Taylor, Schuyler A. Pruyn
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:813–821
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00179
    This article belongs to the special issue Beyond Weed: Clinical Applications of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
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    Review
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin
    The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was [...] Read more.
    Carlo Acierno ... Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
    Published: October 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:287–306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00019
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
    View:5789
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    Original Article
    Cannabis use in cancer patients: acute and sustained associations with pain, cognition, and quality of life
    Aim: Given the myriad of negative sequalae associated with cancer and its treatment, the palliative use of cannabis by cancer patients is increasingly of special interest. This research sought to e [...] Read more.
    Gregory Giordano ... Angela D. Bryan
    Published: April 26, 2023 Explor Med. 2023;4:254–271
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2023.00138
    This article belongs to the special issue Beyond Weed: Clinical Applications of Cannabis and Cannabinoids
    View:7016
    Download:230
    Times Cited: 0
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    Review
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes: pathophysiological mechanisms shared between the two faces of the same coin
    The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying the close relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are multiple, complex and only partially known. The purpose of this paper was [...] Read more.
    Carlo Acierno ... Ferdinando Carlo Sasso
    Published: October 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:287–306
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00019
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    PNPLA3 gene and kidney disease
    Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a disease regularly seen in clinical practice. At present, CKD is described as a change of kidney structure and/or function and it is classified in relation to cause, values of glomerular filtration [...] Read more.
    Alessandro Mantovani, Chiara Zusi
    Published: February 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:42–50
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00004
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    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and portal hypertension
    Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a substantial and growing problem worldwide and has become the second most common indication for liver transplantation as it may progress to cirrhosis and develop complications from port [...] Read more.
    Marvin Ryou ... Gyorgy Baffy
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:149–169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00011
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Perspectives of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease research: a personal point of view
    Rational government of patient fluxes from primary care to hepatology clinic is a priority of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) research. Estimating pre-test probability of disease, risk of fibrosis progression, and exclusi [...] Read more.
    Amedeo Lonardo, Stefano Ballestri
    Published: June 29, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:85–107
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00007
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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    Meta-Analysis
    Hyperuricemia—a serious complication among patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Aim: Hyperuricemia as a putative risk factor for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression remains controversial and debatable. This systematic review aims to explore the prevalence of hyperuricem [...] Read more.
    Ishfaq Rashid ... Gautam Sahu
    Published: June 23, 2022 Explor Med. 2022;3:249–259
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2022.00089
    This article belongs to the special issue Disease Diagnosis, Molecular Mechanism and Therapeutic Strategies in Kidney Injury and Fibrosis
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    Sex differences in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: hints for future management of the disease
    Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) remains a major cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Despite extensive studies, the heterogeneity of the risk factors as well as different disease mechanisms complicate the goals towa [...] Read more.
    Noel C. Salvoza ... Natalia Rosso
    Published: April 30, 2020 Explor Med. 2020;1:51–74
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/emed.2020.00005
    This article belongs to the special issue Exploring NAFLD/NASH
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