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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 →Howard MM, Bolin LG, Bogar GD et al. · 2026 · Preprint
ABSTRACT Microbial communities can shift under drought in ways that enhance plant performance during drought (“microbe-mediated acclimation”). However, it is also possible for microbial communities to shift in ways that worsen the effects…
View details →Bading KC, Béna J, Barth M et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Evaluative conditioning (EC) refers to a change in the evaluation of a conditioned stimulus (CS) following its pairing with a positive or negative unconditioned stimulus (US). Theories of EC commonly assume that such effects depend 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…
View details →Cronblad IA, Warvik CE, Bjerkli IH et al. · 2026 · Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology
Background Oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC) frequently metastasise via lymphatic vessels, thus lymphangiogenesis may enhance tumour cell dissemination by increasing tumour-lymphatic interactions. The prognostic significance of…
View details →Chen YA, Lind MN, Ram N et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Concerns about adolescent screen time have fueled debates about the role of mobile phone use in adolescent development, yet most research has relied on cross-sectional self-reports and global measures of use. The present study advances the…
View details →Pfeiffer JP, Pinquart M, Neubauer BA · 2026 · Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
Objective Using strategies for achieving age-specific goals is essential for developmental regulation. In a previous study, we demonstrated that adolescents with epilepsy have difficulty achieving some of their goals, which necessitates…
View details →Balousis P, Abood SK, Brazeau L et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in veterinary science
Introduction Raw meat-based diets (RMBD) are increasingly popular among dog guardians, yet the role of personal nutrition habits and pet-guardian relationships in their adoption remains unclear. This study examines how these factors,…
View details →Voorhorst A, Pouzot-Nevoret C, Vernooij JC et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Intravenous lipid therapy (ILE) is used to treat neurotoxicosis in companion animals, but clinical evidence for in vivo xenobiotic partitioning and benefit remains limited. This study evaluated associations between the log n-octanol/water…
View details →Wong BWL, Samuel AG, Kapnoula EC · 2026 · Preprint
Speech perception consistency refers to the extent to which listeners provide similar responses to repeated presentations of the same speech sound (e.g., along a /ba/–/pa/ continuum). Although recent research has demonstrated multiple…
View details →Najjar E, Khan S, Quraishi NA 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
Background Cage subsidence is a common radiographic finding following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), but its clinical relevance remains uncertain. Hounsfield Unit (HU) values from preoperative CT scans have emerged as…
View details →Ballinger TJ, Zhao F, Jiang G et al. · 2026 · Cancer
Background Black patients with breast cancer experience higher rates of taxane-induced peripheral neuropathy (TIPN), which may compromise chemotherapy dose delivery and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Using the prospective…
View details →Fosstveit SH, Feron J, Lohne-Seiler H et al. · 2026 · BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation
Background High-intensity interval training (HIIT) was originally designed to improve athletic performance, but a growing body of research over the past decade has highlighted its positive impact on various other health outcomes. However,…
View details →Lemos C, Vargas F, Donald EM et al. · 2026 · Journal of cardiac failure
Background Women, racial and ethnic minority groups, and patients of low socioeconomic status (SES) face barriers linked to adverse outcomes after heart transplantation (HT). Data are lacking regarding the association of these demographics…
View details →de Witte A, Matthijs A, Nettekoven C et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Aging affects cerebellar structure, yet the regional specificity of this decline and its relationship to sensorimotor function remain unclear. In this study, we quantified age-related gray matter differences in 50 young and 80 older adults…
View details →Kula O, Machluf Ruttner R, Shahar B et al. · 2026 · Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)
The primary proposed change process in emotion-focused therapy models for couples involves partners accessing and revealing vulnerable emotions and responding to such disclosures with empathy and compassion. Therapists often use enactments…
View details →Munns A, Feron J, Duda J et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Purpose:Motivation and self-efficacy are established predictors of engagement and persistence within structured exercise programmes; however, it remains unclear whether these psychological factors predict objective adherence metrics and…
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