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Fatt SJ, Hay P, George E et al. · 2025 · Sports medicine - open
Background Disordered eating is common in elite athletes and may be motivated by perceived performance advantages associated with becoming leaner. However, few studies have examined the performance outcomes associated with disordered…
View details →Nielsen FE, Abdullah OB, Chafranska L et al. · 2026 · The American journal of emergency medicine
Background Temperature abnormalities are established prognostic markers in sepsis, but their predictive value in older adults with infection without sepsis remains unclear. Objective To examine the association between arrival temperature…
View details →Wolfer P, Tselekidou F, Baumeister F et al. · 2026 · Journal of communication disorders
This study adopts a twofold approach to examine how bilingual exposure and (socio-)cognitive factors influence narrative macrostructure in children. First, it investigated the impact of Exposure to Additional Languages (EtAL) on the…
View details →Murray-Watson RE, Guaracha X, Bilinski A et al. · 2026 · Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making
IntroductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many communities across the United States experienced surges in hospitalizations, which strained the local hospital capacity. Some risk metrics, such as the Center for Disease Control and…
View details →Kaneva AM, Bojko ER · 2026 · Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association
Uric acid-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) is a novel and promising marker for metabolic abnormalities. Recent studies have demonstrated that UHR is related to a number of diseases that are caused by insulin resistance.…
View details →van Alebeek H, D'Errico L, Delgadillo J et al. · 2026 · Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
Objective The mechanisms underlying psychotherapy's effects remain debated, with some emphasizing theory-specific therapeutic techniques and others highlighting common factors like therapeutic alliance. Evidence is inconclusive partially…
View details →Gao Y, Yang J · 2026 · Psychology, health & medicine
Numerous studies have examined the association between fear of COVID-19 (FoC-19) and depressive symptoms using cross-sectional designs. However, the directional nature of this relationship remains unclear. The present study addressed this…
View details →Dai H, Liu J, Chen Y et al. · 2026 · Journal of robotic surgery
Background Despite the rapid rise of short-video platforms as health information sources, the informational quality of robotic-surgery videos-an area requiring precise clinical explanation-remains insufficiently studied. Objective To…
View details →Kelley AT, Boger R · 2025 · EcoHealth
Community gardens in urban Brooklyn, New York are social spaces that provide food sovereignty to many New Yorkers, but the arrival of the mosquito Aedes albopictus and longtime presence of Culex pipiens makes socializing in these spaces…
View details →Dababneh SF, Parker J, Ahmed R et al. · 2026 · JACC. Clinical electrophysiology
Background Polygenic risk scores for atrial fibrillation (AF) can predict lifetime and incident AF in healthy populations and patients with cardiovascular disease. Their clinical utility in predicting new onset atrial fibrillation (NOAF)…
View details →Cramer RJ, Cain SM, Zabelski S et al. · 2025 · Death studies
The Suicide Competency Assessment Form-Revised (SCAF-R) has only been used in English-speaking samples. The present study tested psychometric properties of the Finnish Version (SCAF-FV), a translated version of the original instrument.…
View details →Avidor S, Shenkman G, Shrira A et al. · 2026 · The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences
Objectives For aging combat veterans, experiencing renewed war in old age can exacerbate coping with age-related challenges. The present study sought to examine how past and current war-related stressors affect long-term trajectories of…
View details →Kumari A, Hasan K, Mirza AZ et al. · 2026 · Annals of neurosciences
Background Digital political campaigning in India has expanded rapidly, increasing the likelihood that young voters encounter election-related content routinely across social platforms and messaging groups. The Neurocognitive and mental…
View details →Ng MK, Mathew J, Dalton J et al. · 2026 · European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society
PURPOSE: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an uncommon but potentially devastating complication following spine surgery. Although early mobilization is encouraged as a preventive measure, the influence of inpatient physical therapy on VTE…
View details →Videman K, Leppänen JM, Hallamaa L et al. · 2026 · Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)
Aim Growth faltering and loss of development potential are common in low- and middle-income countries. We aimed to study whether linear growth before and after 2 years, height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) from 1 month until 13 years and morbidity…
View details →Lineweaver TT, Terwillegar S, Aardsma NJ et al. · 2026 · Experimental aging research
This study examined the role of memory-specific self-regulatory focus in guiding young and older adults' usage of everyday memory strategies Participants included 164 young (ages 18-23) and 204 older (ages 68-75) adults. Structural…
View details →Hathaway DB, Sato T, Szpak V et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Background Buprenorphine is an effective treatment for opioid use disorder but may be difficult to initiate among hospitalized patients due to concerns about acute pain and withdrawal risks. Objective We sought to evaluate the safety and…
View details →Pexa BS, Giuliani-Dewig HK, Myers JB et al. · 2025 · Journal of athletic training
Context Baseball pitching load is linked to injury in adolescent baseball athletes; however, it is unclear if pitch counts are a good indicator of total upper extremity load during baseball pitching. Objectives The purpose of this study is…
View details →Pérez Pisón E, Llàcer P, Croset F et al. · 2026 · Medicina clinica
Introduction Pleural effusion (PE) is a frequent complication in acute heart failure (AHF), driven by hydrostatic pressure, impaired lymphatic drainage, and systemic inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate the association between…
View details →Dani C, Remaschi G, Benelli E et al. · 2026 · Early human development
Background Glucose-to-lactate ratio and abnormal values of glucose and lactate blood values, as well as neuroimaging, have been reported to predict neurodevelopmental outcome in infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) treated…
View details →Taherkhani A, Yeganegi H, Tavasol A et al. · 2026 · Turk Kardiyoloji Dernegi arsivi : Turk Kardiyoloji Derneginin yayin organidir
Objective The objective of this study is to investigate the prognostic significance of QTc dispersion (QTcd) in patients with acute methadone poisoning and its association with critical clinical outcomes, including mortality, Intensive…
View details →Enomoto M, Fukami A, Adachi H et al. · 2026 · Clinical and experimental nephrology
Background Zinc-α2-glycoprotein (ZAG) is an adipokine, which may act locally to regulate adipocyte metabolism. Downregulation of ZAG expression in obesity has been reported in obesity in both mice and humans. In contrast, other studies…
View details →Kim M, Mun J, Kim G et al. · 2026 · Developmental psychology
Early language input to infants varies in lexical composition across languages and contexts. For instance, American-English input emphasizes nouns more than verbs, while Mandarin Chinese and Korean inputs provide more verbs than nouns, the…
View details →Calandruccio L, Weidman D, Leatherwood A et al. · 2025 · Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR
Purpose Characterizing speech-in-noise recognition is fundamental to both clinical audiology and hearing research. Current methods rely on human speech recordings and human testers. However, modern artificial intelligence tools could…
View details →Jørgensen TM, Abrahamsen FE, Gjesdal S · 2026 · Journal of sports sciences
While the social aspect of sports is considered crucial for participation, the influence of social goals in motivating young athletes remains relatively unexplored. This study examined social goal profiles and their stability during…
View details →Romein C, Colyer-Patel K, Kroon E et al. · 2026 · Addictive behaviors
Background Alcohol use typically peaks during adolescence and early adulthood, when its social reinforcement value is high, and then decreases as individuals take on more adult-like responsibilities. The present study investigates whether…
View details →Vittengl JR, Ro E, Jarrett RB et al. · 2026 · Journal of anxiety disorders
Background Section-III of DSM-5 introduced an alternative model of personality disorder (AMPD) including both personality dysfunction and maladaptive-range traits. This study clarified relations of social anxiety symptoms, social anxiety…
View details →Gregoire N, Klukas E, Kaseweter K et al. · 2025 · Psychopharmacology
Rationale Ketamine-assisted therapy is emerging as a fast-acting intervention for treatment-resistant depression and anxiety. However, individual response to treatment varies, and little is known about how personality traits and trauma…
View details →Gul L, Ullah S, Yousuf SB et al. · 2025 · JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Objectives To determine the role of guy's stone score in predicting the complications rate for percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Methods The descriptive study was conducted at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, from…
View details →Jones N, Humm K, Tinson EW · 2026 · Journal of veterinary emergency and critical care (San Antonio, Tex. : 2001)
Objective To determine the cardiovascular and respiratory effects of bolus IV isotonic crystalloid fluid therapy before pericardiocentesis in dogs with pericardial effusion. Design Prospective, randomized, nonblinded clinical trial…
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