Slovenian National COVID-19 Prevalence Study

The investigators are conducting a national COVID-19 prevalence survey on a sample of 3,000 inhabitants that were randomly selected from the Slovenian population. The sample is representative in age, gender, and geographical distribution. The main objective is to assess how many people in Slovenia have COVID-19 in April/May 2020 and …

Iodine Impact on Thyroid Function and Psychomotor Development Observational Study in the Portuguese Minho Region

Full intellectual capabilities are achieved only if crucial nutrients are present during development. Iodine deficiency is the most common cause of preventable brain harm in infants. Because of its critical need during pregnancy, several countries implemented programs of iodine supplementation in preconception and pregnancy. In 2013, the prevalence of iodine …

Neurodegenerative Diseases Registry

With the increase in life expectancy of our population due to advancement of medical diagnosis and treatments, the incidence of age dependent neurodegenerative diseases increased, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), parkinsonian syndromes (PS), small vessel disease (SVD) and motor neuron disease (MND). In spite of the progress of knowing the pathogenesis …

Prospective Cohort Study of Disease and Outcomes in Cirrhosis

A population based incidence cohort will enroll patients newly diagnosed with cirrhosis to investigate disease characteristics and outcomes, explore mechanisms predicting early death and hospital admission, and assess new monitoring tools in treatment and prevention of cirrhosis.

Women's Access to Mobile Phones and Willingness to Utilize mHealth Interventions for Oral Health Promotion in Egypt

In 2019, it was reported that there were 27.9 million smart phone users and 93.7 million phone subscribers in Egypt. This means that mHealth (which is the use of mobile phones in delivering health-care and public health services) could be a major asset to delivering oral health education to the …

Oxaliplatin Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Curative Resection of Primary Colon Cancer

According to general medical guidelines, adjuvant chemotherapy is used after curative resection of high-risk stage II or III primary colon cancer. However, there exist limitations using clinical trial data acquired from highly selected subjects in a controlled environment. For example, patients aged over 70 years old were in many cases …

Different Susceptibility to SARS CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Workers Highly Exposed to COVID-19.

The primary objective of this study is to establish differences in susceptibility to SARS CoV-2 infection among health care workers (HCW) highly exposed to patients with COVID-19 diagnosis. To ascertain this issue, we evaluated:

Understanding the Transition from Normal Melanocytes to Nevus to Melanoma (NevustoMel)  

Detection of Metabolite Biomarkers for the Early Diagnosis and Prognosis of Cow's Milk Allergy in Children

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The samples will be analyzed using a technique called metabolomics to identify biomarker candidates with diagnostic and/or prognostic potential.

7T Anatomo-functional Characterization of Structures in the Action Observation Network (7T-ATHENA)

Participants will perform a 7 Tesla MRI scan, with a functional and anatomical dedicated protocol and will have a comprehensive clinical assessment before the MRI exam.