• Deep Learning Model Approach to Predict Diabetes Type 2 Based on Clinical, Biochemical, and Gut Microbiota Profiles 

  Caballero-María, Pablo; Caballero-Villarraso, Javier; Arenas-Montes, Javier; Díaz-Cáceres, Alberto; Castañeda Nieto, Sofía; Alcalá Díaz, Juan Francisco; Delgado-Lista, Javier; Rodríguez-Cantalejo, Fernando; Pérez Martínez, Pablo; López-Miranda, José; Camargo, Antonio (MDPI, 2025)

  Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic metabolic disease. Gut microbiota plays a key role in metabolic homeostasis and the development of T2DM and its complications. With the advance of artificial intelligence (AI), ...

• Open-Access Publishing and the Reviewer Crisis: Rethinking Incentives for Quality Peer Review 

  Allam, Mohamed F. (Qeios, 2025)

  Open-access journals often charge article publication fees, typically amounting to thousands of USD or Euros. Fee waivers are generally limited to manuscripts from low-income countries. The quality of published manuscripts, ...

• Finasteride in Young Men: Effects on Semen and Hormones? 

  Allam, Mohamed F. (Qeios, 2025)

  Finasteride is widely used to treat male androgenetic alopecia (AGA) and has been shown to significantly improve hair count and appearance compared to placebo. Despite its effectiveness, concerns remain about its potential ...

• Is There a Benefit of Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children and Adolescents Suffering from Obesity? A Meta-Analysis 

  Nassar, May Fouad; Emam, Ehab Khairy; Allam, Mohamed F. (Sage, 2021)

  This systematic review/meta-analysis aims to highlight the effect of vitamin D supplementation in deficient children suffering from obesity. Published clinical studies on vitamin D supplementation in obese children and ...

• Effect of COVID-19 Lockdown on Young Egyptian Soccer Players 

  Nassar, May Fouad; Allam, Mohamed F.; Shata, Mennatallah Osama (Sage, 2021)

  The present study was designed to highlight the physical and psychological health hazards that a young Egyptian soccer team faced during the first COVID-19 wave lockdown. The study included 37 young Egyptian male soccer ...

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