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Guan M, Yang Q, Carey P et al. · 2026 · Health communication
Despite its significant implications for public health and individual decision-making, research on information avoidance remains limited. In this study, we applied and extended the model of planned risk information avoidance (PRIA) to…
View details →Wai KM, Parajuli RP, Umezaki M · 2026 · Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology : organ of the Society for Minerals and Trace Elements (GMS)
Telomeres are repetitive non-coding DNA sequences at chromosome ends that progressively shorten with each cell division, serving as markers of cellular aging. Recent studies have suggested that prenatal and postnatal exposure to…
View details →Anderson C, Linardon J · 2026 · Body image
Previous research suggests that body appreciation and social anxiety are likely intertwined, such that a more accepting and respectful orientation toward one's body may attenuate fears of negative evaluation in socially salient contexts.…
View details →Moreau AL, Li LY, White J et al. · 2026 · Journal of anxiety disorders
Intolerance of uncertainty (IU) is an individual difference dimension reflecting difficulty in tolerating aversive responses triggered by uncertainty. IU is an important etiological and maintaining mechanism of social anxiety disorder…
View details →Berry DS, Cosentino S, Louis ED · 2026 · Neuro-degenerative diseases
Background Elders with essential tremor (ET) are at a heightened risk for incident dementia. Although the consequences of this diagnosis are formidable, we know little about what factors elevate the risk of ET-dementia. We analyzed data…
View details →Sun J, Lawrence A, King B et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Altered cerebral blood flow (CBF) is associated with first episode psychosis (FEP) and may relate to early treatment response. We investigated CBF using arterial spin labelling (ASL) MRI in 56 individuals experiencing FEP from two…
View details →Das AS, Mallela J, Kalkundrikar GU · 2026 · Annals of African medicine
Background Cardiac involvement in dengue ranges from transient, self-limited changes to life-threatening dysfunction. In children with severe dengue, early identification of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities may inform risk and…
View details →Ho D, Tan K, Li NP et al. · 2026 · Journal of personality
Objective "Simps" are individuals (primarily men) who engage in costly or extravagant gestures toward a romantic interest without receiving reciprocation. As its first empirical validation, the current study newly operationalizes simping…
View details →Smeets M, Hutten E, Verboon P et al. · 2026 · Journal of psychosomatic research
Objective Previous studies have shown a positive relation between retrospectively measured loneliness and somatic complaints. This study investigated the relation between state loneliness and state somatic complaints as well as the…
View details →Dikici O, Aslanci ME, Alkan İ · 2026 · Ear, nose, & throat journal
ObjectiveTo assess the relationship between nasal septal deviation characteristics, sinonasal variations, and nasolacrimal duct (NLD) obstruction in primary Acquired Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction (PANDO) and chronic dacryocystitis.MethodsA…
View details →Hare AM, Doo J, Pham TX et al. · 2026 · Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Importance Comparative studies of prolapse outcomes among various routes of sacrocolpopexy (SCP) are limited. Objectives The objective was to examine the relationship between surgical route of SCP and anterior or posterior compartment…
View details →Oud M, Snell C, Reudink M et al. · 2026 · Preprint
The bright yellow flanges of nestlings in cavity-nesting birds can serve as visual signals, communicating both nestling presence and individual condition to parents. The development of this colourful signal depends on parental provisioning…
View details →Yuan C, Zhou H, Wang A et al. · 2026 · International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie
Depression is frequently associated with problematic social media use (PSMU), yet evidence integrating day-to-day dynamics with longer-term temporal ordering remains limited. We conducted two studies to examine these associations. In Study…
View details →Bandura A, Mierzejewska M, Cytawa W et al. · 2026 · Cancers
Background: Oligometastatic non-small cell lung cancer (OMD NSCLC) represents a distinct clinical state with limited metastatic spread, where local ablative therapies (LAT) combined with systemic treatment may improve outcomes. Accurate…
View details →Ay L, Moik F, Füreder T et al. · 2026 · Hamostaseologie
Summary BACKGROUND: Patients with lung cancer are at high risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE). Although several risk assessment models (RAMs) for cancer-associated VTE exist, their performance in advanced lung cancer is…
View details →Nutor C, Dunlop AL, Brennan PA · 2026 · Journal of neurodevelopmental disorders
Background Maternal depression during pregnancy has been associated with increased risk of offspring autism spectrum disorder (ASD) - a highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorder. However, no study to date has taken into account maternal…
View details →Kunz V, Wald T, Gaenzle M et al. · 2026 · Cancer treatment and research communications
Introduction Frailty is a predictor of adverse outcomes in cancer patients, but its assessment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients is often limited due to time-consuming questionnaires being required for comprehensive…
View details →Basha MA, Elnaggar RK, Aloraini SM et al. · 2026 · Clinical rehabilitation
ObjectiveTo analyse physical fitness trajectories in paediatric burn survivors from discharge to 2 years post-injury, compare them with an age- and gender-matched control group, and identify baseline demographic and clinical…
View details →Welling J, Ehrtmann L, Malapally A et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Gendered interests are an important driver of gendered academic and vocational decisions and thus contribute to sustaining gender inequalities in the European labor market. Therefore, in order to counteract these inequalities, it is…
View details →Ikhurionan PE, Mbarie I, Omoregie AP · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Background: Adolescent academic performance is shaped by multiple factors, including cognitive abilities, and socio-educational context. Executive functions (EFs) are essential for learning, yet their role in academic outcomes…
View details →Youn C, Ford BN, Akeman E et al. · 2026 · Brain, behavior, and immunity
Behavioral activation therapy (BA) is an efficacious treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD). However, the neurobiological mechanism of action is unclear. The present study is a secondary, multimodal analysis of data from two BA…
View details →Boudouaia A, Mouas S, Mohamed AM et al. · 2026 · Acta psychologica
Understanding feedback is critical for students to cope with the complexities of multilingual development and transfer across languages. While it is crucial that students possess feedback literacy (FL) as a tool for engagement growth in…
View details →Scarlatescu E, Lisman T · 2026 · Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
Background Diagnosing disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) in patients with chronic liver disease is challenging because cirrhosis-related hemostatic abnormalities mimic DIC laboratory features, leading to frequent overdiagnosis…
View details →Karhadkar MA, Friedman NP, Reynolds CA et al. · 2026 · Behavior genetics
Processing speed (PS), the rate at which an individual can perform basic cognitive tasks, and executive functions (EFs), cognitive abilities regulating thoughts and action, are key cognitive abilities related to important life outcomes. We…
View details →Lopes CLS, Rezende RQ, Ricachinevsky C et al. · 2026 · Pediatric pulmonology
Objective This study aimed to evaluate the frequency and severity of diaphragmatic atrophy in pediatric patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the postoperative period of cardiac surgery. Methods A prospective cohort study was…
View details →Piccolo D, Vindigni M · 2026 · Preprint
Purpose Maas et al. recently showed that a microenvironment-determined risk continuum, driven by the shift from microglia-like to myeloid-derived macrophage-like tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), independently predicts meningioma…
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…
View details →Silkowski MK, Olson A, Asempah M et al. · 2026 · The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation
Background The Impella 5.5 is increasingly used as a bridge to durable left ventricular assist device (dLVAD) implantation or heart transplantation, yet its effects on right ventricular (RV) hemodynamics remain incompletely characterized.…
View details →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…
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