Restrictive pulmonary function is more prevalent in patients with ankylosing spondylitis than in matched population controls and is associated with impaired spinal mobility: a comparative study

Reduced spinal mobility is associated with restrictive pulmonary function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis, emphasizing the importance of maintaining spinal flexibility in the management of the disease.

The role of copeptin as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for risk stratification in the emergency department

Morgenthaler and colleagues review the recent progress in determining the prognostic and diagnostic value of copeptin, which is released in response to stress, as a biomarker for risk stratification in the emergency department.

SWI/SNF-mediated chromatin remodeling induces Z-DNA formation on a nucleosome

Contrary to previous observations, Z-DNA, a higher energy, left-handed form of the double-helix, can form on nucleosomes as a result of chromatin remodeling, further suggesting a role for Z-DNA in regulating gene expression.

Basophil activation test compared to skin prick test and fluorescence enzyme immunoassay for aeroallergen-specific Immunoglobulin-E

Basophil Activation Testing may be a useful alternative to a skin prick test or fluorescent enzymoimmunoassay for distinguishing atopic from non-atopic persons, however it is less allergen-specific.

The association between active participation in a sports club, physical activity and social network on the development of lung cancer in smokers: a case-control study

Active participation in a sports club and size of social network aren't associated with lung cancer risk, however ex-smokers who are physically active are at lower cancer risk than those who don't exercise.