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Sep 6, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | Anatoliy Shmygol |Gilles Mercier |Ahmed Sultan |Frank Howarth
AbstractObesity is a significant health concern worldwide, increasing the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiovascular disease. Studies have found various vascular anomalies, abnormal heart rhythm, and impaired electro-mechanical coupling in patients with diabetes. Research on non-diabetic obese individuals has shown that besides diabetes-related complications, obesity itself raises the risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
futureuae.com | Ahmed Sultan
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
futureuae.com | Ahmed Sultan
Critical minerals are pivotal to clean energy and are a cornerstone in the transition to a green economy. The global shift towards clean energy technologies is fueling the growing demand for these essential minerals. They are integral to the production of rechargeable batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines, making them crucial for the clean energy transition.
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May 14, 2024 | 
biorxiv.org | Areej Alfaifi |Tristan W. Wang |Paola Pérez |Ahmed Sultan
AbstractSARS-CoV-2 targets salivary glands potentially impacting oral health. We show that presence of replicating viruses in the acinar cells of salivary glands compromises production and secretion of histatin-5, a key host-produced antifungal peptide. The salivary levels of histatin-5 were significantly reduced in SARS-CoV-2 infected subjects, concomitant with enhanced prevalence of the fungal opportunistic pathogen Candida albicans.
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
worldcrunch.com | Ahmed Sultan
-Analysis-CAIRO — Before Hamas’s unprecedented Oct. 7 attack (called "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood"), the demise of political Islam was considered imminent and certain, following a decade of failed attempts in power. For the latest news & views from every corner of the world, Worldcrunch Today is the only truly international newsletter. Sign up here.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ivan Stojanov |Ibrahim S Akeel |Ahmed Sultan |Joud Omari
Introduction Oral epithelial dysplasia (OED) has reported malignant transformation rates of 12.1–15.3% across all grades, with rates of malignant transformation increasing with grade of dysplasia.1-4 Accurate diagnosis is fundamental to implementing efficacious management strategies, such as surgical intervention, which has been shown to reduce the risk of malignant transformation approximately threefold.1, 5 In this regard, early diagnosis of OED holds promise for improving patient outcomes,...
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
dailytimes.com.pk | Ahmed Sultan
The visuals from Gaza are peremptorily gruesome, petrifying and ghastly. Every single day, infants are left incinerated, geriatrics annihilated and women obliterated. Israel has unleashed this brutal assault on the Palestinians and has made their already miserable life more calamitous. The hopes of Palestinians and those of Gaza’s people especially are pulverised. The atrocious onslaught by the Israeli military has left millions chagrined.
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Nov 1, 2023 | 
htsyndication.com | Ahmed Sultan
Pakistan, Nov. 1 -- The visuals from Gaza are peremptorily gruesome, petrifying and ghastly. Every single day, infants are left incinerated, geriatrics annihilated and women obliterated. Israel has unleashed this brutal assault on the Palestinians and has made their already miserable life more calamitous. The hopes of Palestinians and those of Gaza's people especially are pulverised. The atrocious onslaught by the Israeli military has left millions chagrined.
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Oct 5, 2023 | 
htsyndication.com | Ahmed Sultan
Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- The world was never free of variance or disputation. Difference exists in the very rudiments of human beings. X and Y chromosomes and the paradigm they adopt to annex, ascertains the orientation of body parts one shall have at birth. Despite the presence of disagreement in the very fundamental essence of nature; bearing the weight of it sometimes seems excruciating to some humans.
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Aug 14, 2023 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | John Brooks |Ali Fahimi |Ahmed Sultan |Colin J. Stanhope
Objectives This report describes an unusual case of a multilocular idiopathic bone cavity (IBC) that presented as a botryoid odontogenic cyst situated between the mandibular lateral incisor and canine in an older adult. Background The IBC represents an intraosseous concavity that appears radiographically as a unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesion found in various skeletal sites, including the jaw.
