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Edelweiss Journal of Biomedical Research and Review (ISSN 2690-2613)

Volume 3 Issue 1

Case Report

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2690-2613.116

Improved Hypertension by Investigating Circadian Rhythm of Blood Pressure

Tadao Shimamura, Hiroshi Bando, Shinji Nagahiro, Miwako Nakanishi and Osami Watanabe

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Introduction   Concerning the standard guideline of hypertension, there was practice guidelines for the management of hypertension for adults by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) in 2020. The 2020 ISH guidelines have been closer to the 2018 2018 European Society of Cardiology/European Society of Hypertension (ESC/E View more

Research Article

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2690-2613.117

Masking Tape Art-Work May Provide Beneficial Positive Effects

Shinji Nagahiro, Kei Tanaka, Hiroshi Bando, Masahiro Bando, Maki Nishizaki, Satoko Goto

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Introduction   Historically speaking, medicine and practice of medicine has developed with art and religion. One of the supreme physicians has been Sir William Osler, who was an eminent physician in Canada. He became one of the big four great doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He emphasized the importance of bed side teaching and View more

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a major health problem worldwide [1]. Furthermore, the increase in obesity has brought a crucial issue of fatty liver or Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). NAFLD has been the most common chronic liver disease in the world [2]. In fact, T2DM has high incidence of the complication of NAFLD, and View more

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As to the development of treatment for diabetes, Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) has been prevalent rapidly, including both of real-time CGM (rtCGM) and intermittently scanned CGM (isCGM). Lots of studies demonstrated remarkable benefits of CGM for diabetes patients [1]. However, absence of clarified glycemic targets was observed from both View more

Research Article

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2690-2613.121

Mitochondrial DNA Diversity of the Nangan Islanders Living in the Mazu Archipelago of the Taiwan Strait

Zong-Sian Chen, Jean Trejaut, Jun-Hun Loo, Ying-Hui Lai, Jin-Yuan Huang and Marie Lin

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Introduction NanGan island, in the Taiwan Strait of the China Sea, is part of a 36 island and islets archipelago. The main islands are not all inhabited and comprise Hsijiu, Tungjiu, Nangan, Beigan, Gaudeng, Dachiu, Hsiaochiu, Liangdau, Shiyin, and Tungyin. Along with Penghu and Kinmen islands further south in the Taiwan Strait, the Mazu View more

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IntroductionBacterial biofilms can be identified as microbial communities adhering to abiotic and biotic surfaces and forming a secure mode of growth of the extracellular matrix [1-3]. The matrix of biofilm typically guards microbes against external conditions, such as pH variations, high salinity, pressure, depletion of nutrients, oxygen r View more

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For decades, various problems have been continued for diet and nutrition worldwide. Furthermore, lifestyle-related diseases and Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have been important for adequate management. Recent international trend includes declining birthrate and increasing elderly population especially in developed countries. Proper discuss View more

DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.33805/2690-2613.123

Failure To Rescue, What Can Be Done To Prevent It?

Tiago Marçal Pedro Duarte de Brito , Maria Pacheco Pereira  and Humberto S Machado 

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Introduction Failure to Rescue (FTR) was first described in 1992 by Silber et al as the failure to prevent death after a complication in the surgical patients. According to Silber et al, there were only 2 formal attempts to develop a medical FTR metric before their own in 2018 [1-4]. It measures the ability of a hospital to prevent the de View more

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Currently, the importance of sustainability has been emphasized internationally [1]. Furthermore, aging societies have been observed worldwide [2,3]. In September 2021, the number of elderly people aged 65 and over in Japan was revealed to be 36.4 million, which is 29.1% of the total population (Table 1) [4]. According to estimates by the Nati View more