Browse the latest research summaries in the field of bioinformatics for spinal cord injury patients and caregivers.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study addresses the impact of missing data in SCI data sources on the results reported, focusing on the type of variable in which data is missing, the pattern in which the data is missing, and th...
KEY FINDING: Mean imputation can lead to results that strongly deviate from expected results.
Mediators of Inflammation, 2024 • January 5, 2024
The study aimed to identify key biomarkers related to immune infiltration and osteoclast differentiation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) using bioinformatic methods on publicly available microarray dat...
KEY FINDING: 125 DEGs were identified, consisting of 36 upregulated and 89 downregulated genes that are involved in the cell cycle and replication processes.
Global Spine Journal, 2024 • January 1, 2024
This study developed a predictive algorithm to aid in the decision-making process for treating thoracolumbar burst fractures without neurological deficits. The algorithm uses radiographic variables an...
KEY FINDING: The predictive algorithm demonstrated excellent accuracy at 82.4% in determining treatment recommendations for thoracolumbar burst fractures.
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2024 • February 7, 2024
This study combines LIMS and IHC to analyze lipid changes in a mouse model of spinal cord injury, identifying distinct lipid fingerprints in different lesion areas. The research reveals significant al...
KEY FINDING: The study identified distinct lipid fingerprints in the lesion core, peri-lesion (the lesion front rich in infiltrating cells), and uninvolved tissue, demonstrating a clear difference in lipid signature between the lesion front and the epicentre.
Scientific Reports, 2024 • February 4, 2024
This research introduces an AI-powered solution for non-invasive, real-time detection and monitoring of Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) in individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI). The proposed system u...
KEY FINDING: The proposed DNN model achieved an average classification accuracy of 93.9% ± 2.5% in detecting AD events.
Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, 2024 • February 20, 2024
This study implemented multiclass segmentation of the cervical regions (hard palate, basion, opisthion, C1–C7) using U-Net architectures with EfficientNet-B4, DenseNet201, and InceptionResNetV2 backbo...
KEY FINDING: The study achieved high average dice coefficient values for cervical spine segmentation (C1-C7), indicating accurate automated identification of these regions on X-rays.
J Cell Mol Med, 2024 • February 22, 2024
This research focused on identifying necroptosis-related differentially expressed genes (NRDEGs) in spinal cord injury (SCI) to find potential therapeutic and prognostic target genes. The study identi...
KEY FINDING: Combined analysis identified 15 co-expressed DEGs and NRGs, highlighting pathways associated with necroptosis and apoptosis.
Scientific Reports, 2024 • April 8, 2024
In this study, we employed enhanced division time attribute extraction and max- and min-rationalizing techniques for image analysis. Specifically, we applied these methods to identify glioblastoma, a ...
KEY FINDING: The accuracy of the proposed TAE-PIS system is 98.12% which is higher when compared to other methods like Genetic algorithm, Convolution neural network, fuzzy-based minimum and maximum neural network and kernel-based support vector machine respectively.
PLOS ONE, 2024 • May 10, 2024
This study investigated the relationship between excitotoxicity and autophagy in SCI, using machine learning to identify key genes involved in neuronal injury. The researchers induced excitotoxic neur...
KEY FINDING: Six genes—Anxa2, S100a10, Ccng1, Timp1, Hspb1, and Lgals3—were significantly upregulated in vitro in neurons subjected to excitotoxic injury and in rats with subacute SCI.
Heliyon, 2024 • April 27, 2024
This study employs a multi-omics approach, integrating gene expression data and immune cell analysis to identify key genes involved in macrophage polarization in osteoarthritis (OA). Machine learning ...
KEY FINDING: Machine learning identified CSF1R, CX3CR1, CEBPB, and TLR7 as hub genes in osteoarthritis.