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Amihai L, Shahab S, Kligman T et al. · 2026 · Acta psychologica
Face-to-face conversations involve a rich array of social signals - facial expressions, gestures, vocal prosody, and gaze. While interpersonal mimicry of these signals has been extensively studied and shown to carry evaluative…
View details →Ishii T, Hagiwara Y, Matsuyama Y et al. · 2026 · BMC nephrology
Background In patients undergoing dialysis, increased salt intake is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, including a higher incidence of congestive heart failure. We calculated the estimated salt…
View details →Boutzoukas EM, Skop KM, Silva MA · 2025 · The Clinical neuropsychologist
Objective: Vestibular dysfunction is common following mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) and impacts quality of life. However, little is known regarding the persistence and stability of vestibular symptoms over time and their…
View details →Pavlacic JM, Walker JH, Andrews AR 3rd et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical psychology
Introduction Poor self-rated health (i.e., perceived health status relative to same-aged individuals) is associated with elevated all-cause mortality. Research examining post-disaster self-rated health is limited but could inform disaster…
View details →Ryu JH, Kim S, Jeong KH et al. · 2026 · Health care for women international
Using data on causes of death(suicide) among older Korean women using data from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA) from 2006 to 2020, we examined changes in depression levels among 405 women over a period of three years or more…
View details →Lambey LD, Moffat SD · 2026 · Neuropsychologia
Active navigation involves direct control over movement and decision-making, whereas passive observation entails viewing another individual's exploration. Although active engagement is often assumed to benefit spatial learning, findings in…
View details →Muir MT, Noll K, Patel R et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurosurgery
Objective For patients with language-eloquent brain tumors, surgeons must maximize the extent of resection while minimizing neurological morbidity. Despite the extensive use of noninvasive brain mapping techniques, it remains unclear how…
View details →Noroozi Gilandehi S, Shoubash L, Leyendecker J et al. · 2026 · Journal of neurosurgery. Spine
Objective Although patients often report improvements in pain and functional capacity after endoscopic lumbar spine surgery, objectively measured real-life physical activity may differ from that reported. This multicenter prospective study…
View details →Yoo SW, Ryu DW, Oh Y et al. · 2026 · Journal of movement disorders
Background The thyroid gland receives sympathetic innervation. 123I-meta-iodobenzylguanidine (123I-MIBG) is a noradrenaline analog taken up by adrenergic nerve terminals. Although thyroid uptake can be seen on 123I-MIBG scintigraphy, its…
View details →Sullivan AJ, Whalen M, Cooper SE et al. · 2026 · Biological psychology
Fear conditioning research can provide insight into how individuals with clinically relevant traits learn to distinguish between threatening and safe stimuli. Prior studies have found higher anxiety symptoms to be associated with increased…
View details →Korbmacher M, Myhr KM, Wergeland S et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in neurology
Objective To replicate and extend recent findings, suggesting that higher serum alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) levels are associated with reduced disease activity and progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods We reanalysed clinical trial…
View details →Tabullo ÁJ · 2026 · Trends in neuroscience and education
Background Neuromyths-misconceptions arising from misinterpretations of neuroscientific findings-are widely endorsed by educators and students, including those in psychology. Their persistence has been linked to contextual, cognitive, and…
View details →Munsch MA, Nguyen DM, Crowley S et al. · 2026 · Hand (New York, N.Y.)
Background This study evaluated the results of minimally invasive headless compression screw (HCS) fixation for treatment of scaphoid delayed union or nonunion. A minimally invasive approach has several potential benefits, including…
View details →Joffe AR, Humber A, Bates A et al. · 2026 · Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Achieving antibiotic pharmacodynamic targets is critical to surviving sepsis. The purpose of this study was to determine the achievement of pharmacodynamic target-free minimum plasma concentration (fCmin)-during the first 2 days of…
View details →Sammani N, Radosevich JJ, Martinez S et al. · 2026 · Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) accounts for about 10% of strokes in the United States and is linked to high mortality and morbidity. Hematoma expansion independently predicts poor outcomes. Thromboelastography with platelet…
View details →Güner Gültekin D, Siniksaran E · 2025 · Acta psychologica
Authority bias and overconfidence are two common cognitive tendencies that influence how individuals react to expert advice when faced with uncertainty. This study explores the interaction between these biases in decision-making,…
View details →Crowe ML, Halverson TF, Kimbrel NA et al. · 2026 · Journal of affective disorders
Suicide remains a critical concern within the United States, particularly among U.S. veterans. Anger is a known correlate of suicidal ideation (SI) but little is understood about their moment-to-moment relationship. This short…
View details →Taber JL, Stults CB · 2025 · Transgender health
Purpose Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) people are at an elevated risk for depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and family behaviors may contribute to or protect from these negative outcomes. The current study,…
View details →Vila-Dieguez O, Cazorla-Rey A, Michener LA · 2026 · Shoulder & elbow
Objective To assess interrater reliability of the visual scapular dyskinesis test among physical therapists and examine how clinician beliefs influence classifications of healthy shoulders. Methods 104 physical therapists (≥3 years of…
View details →Molina-Sanchez M, Dowdall L, Dominijanni G et al. · 2026 · Current biology : CB
Our ability to transfer motor skills across tools and contexts is central to how we adapt to an increasingly technological world. From smartphones to wearable robotics, modern technologies demand flexible motor control that generalizes…
View details →Vaccariello ED, Van Dyne A, Sutherland A et al. · 2026 · Journal of affective disorders
Bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with cognitive impairments, which can worsen with age. This study aimed to investigate longitudinal changes in processing speed among individuals with BD and the influence of peripheral inflammation on…
View details →Gomez-Suarez R, Lin E, Gershon E et al. · 2026 · Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Objectives To evaluate the clinical utility of the simplified colon transit protocol of radiopaque markers (SROM) in pediatric functional constipation (FC). Methods Retrospective study of children meeting Rome IV criteria for FC undergoing…
View details →Jang M, Lee KH, Shin J et al. · 2026 · Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Adolescent depression differs from adult depression in neurobiology and treatment response. Although resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) of the default mode network (DMN) has been linked to treatment response in adults, its value…
View details →Perkins ER, Flum MW, Plate RC et al. · 2026 · Journal of personality disorders
Psychopathy involves disruptions in affiliation and threat sensitivity, but these are hard to disentangle behaviorally. This preregistered study (independent sample N s = 175 and 173) used clinical-forensic and transdiagnostic measures…
View details →Grossmann T, Miller H, Allison O · 2026 · Developmental science
Positive affect (PA) is integral to health and development, yet its early origins remain largely unexplored. In this pre-registered study (N = 78), we investigated whether infant-specific biological and social-behavioral factors predict PA…
View details →Zournatzidis P, Vorria P, Krana E et al. · 2026 · Personality and mental health
Mentalizing is a socio-cognitive capacity that develops within early attachment relationships, but institutional care may disrupt this process. Although adoption significantly improves developmental outcomes, it remains unclear whether…
View details →Kumar AA, Lim HL, Saffari SE et al. · 2025 · Journal of neurotrauma
Acute traumatic central cord syndrome (ATCCS) is the most common form of incomplete spinal cord injury. Treatment recommendations for ATCCS patients are largely from North America, and their applicability to Asian populations remains…
View details →Cakici O, Aykac K, Seyrek BE et al. · 2026 · The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
Tularemia is a rare zoonotic infection with marked geographic clustering and long interepidemic periods. Pediatric data, particularly those on host immune responses during active disease and treatment, remain scarce. The authors aimed to…
View details →Dunn CB, Farrell AD · 2026 · Research on child and adolescent psychopathology
Prior research has identified externalizing and internalizing pathways to adolescent-onset substance use, but few studies have considered how psychopathology is associated with the development of polysubstance use during early adolescence.…
View details →Anderson AJ, Rodriguez CM, Henson JM · 2026 · Child psychiatry and human development
Parental psychological distress is a commonly examined risk factor for the emergence of child problem behaviors, but the factors that contribute to that relationship-such as limited parental resources like greater social support and coping…
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