Unmet needs in treating itch: reaching beyond eczema

Purpose Pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that creates the urge to scratch.In many chronic conditions, relentless pruritus and scratching perpetuates a vicious itch-scratch cycle.Uncontrolled itch can detrimentally affect quality of life and may lead to sleep disturbance, impaired concentration, financial burden, and psychological suffering.Recen

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A semi-automatic approach for doline mapping in Brazilian covered karst: the way forward to vulnerability assessment

Doline mapping is paramount in the vulnerability and risk assessment of the underground karst environment by identifying cave-ground connectivity points at the surface.However, manual mapping is labour-intensive, slow and subjective, especially on a large scale.Therefore, the present study adopted a GIS-based semi-automatic approach for mapping lar

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Parenthood in a Swedish prospective cohort of 1,378 adolescents and young adults banking semen for fertility preservation at time of cancer diagnosis

BackgroundThe possibility of future parenthood is a highly relevant issue for patients of reproductive age facing oncologic treatment.This study aimed to investigate how fatherhood was achieved in a patient cohort of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) banking semen at time of cancer diagnosis and to determine the effectiveness of cryopreservation

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