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Carlsson KS, Brommels M, Ohrling M · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Background Decentralised and market-inspired health system reforms have increased organisational plurality and local autonomy but often intensify fragmentation and complicate system-wide coordination. This study explored how…
View details →Shida T, Hatanaka S, Ohta T et al. · 2026 · Geriatrics & gerontology international
Aim This study examined the association between plasma pentosidine concentrations-an advanced glycation end-product marker-and skeletal muscle morphometric indices, physical function, and sarcopenia among community-dwelling older adults…
View details →Liu P, Zhao S, Yao J et al. · 2026 · Acta parasitologica
Purpose Cultivation of Theileria annulata schizont-transformed cell lines typically relies on fetal bovine serum (FBS), limiting standardization. This study evaluated three serum-free media (SFMs) for the in-vitro cultivation of T.…
View details →Lagacé-Cusiac R, Grahn JA, Ansari D · 2026 · Preprint
Relative magnitudes, such as ratios and proportions, are crucial to everyday life. According to the ratio processing system (RPS) theory, ratios across different formats share a common neural code. Prior neuroimaging studies have shown…
View details →Pollet TV, Fitzpatrick B, Meziani S et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Birth order has long been argued to be an important individual difference variable for domains such as personality and achievement. However, after many decades of research, the evidence for a birth order effect is scarce at best. Less is…
View details →Kim HH, Cragun J, DeScioli P · 2026 · Disasters
Researchers have argued that preventing disasters is more efficient than providing relief. Yet, previous scholarship has found that voters in the United States reward politicians more for relief than for prevention policies. It is unclear,…
View details →Gray SL, Liberman M, Onukwufor E et al. · 2026 · American journal of pharmaceutical education
Objectives Ageism remains a pervasive barrier to delivering high-quality health care to older adults. The objective of this scoping review is to describe studies on educational interventions aimed at improving the empathy and attitudes of…
View details →DeStefano L, Kim H, Erickson C et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Background: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is characterized by sensory hypersensitivity and neural hyperexcitability linked to GABAergic dysfunction. BAER-101, formerly known as AZD7325, is a positive allosteric modulator of GABA A…
View details →Hogins J, Mekala S, Resendiz J et al. · 2025 · Preprint
At least half of all women will experience a urinary tract infection (UTI) in their lifetime. Age, sexual activity, hormonal status, and the urinary tract microbiome (urobiome) contribute to the probability of infection. While studies have…
View details →Pollet TV, Fitzpatrick B, Meziani S et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Birth order has long been argued to be an important individual difference variable for domains such as personality and achievement. However, after many decades of research, the evidence for a birth order effect is scarce at best. Less is…
View details →Ishiguro S, Guitard D, Saint-Aubin J · 2025 · Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006)
Semantic relatedness of items improves working memory performance. We targeted one type of semantic relatedness, semantic association. The beneficial effect of association is often explained by the spreading-activation process:…
View details →Kemp EC, Dontha M, Du Z et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background. Callous-unemotional (CU) traits (i.e., “Limited Prosocial Emotions”) characterize a particularly severe group of antisocial youth. “Secondary” CU traits, as opposed to “primary,” are distinguished by co-occurring anxiety and…
View details →Güneş M · 2025 · Medicine
Magnesium has numerous important functions in human metabolism. Low magnesium level is a common finding in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but the causes have not been sufficiently investigated. Smoking is associated with major health…
View details →Grant S, Goldberg E, Gadipudi A et al. · 2025 · Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Black transgender women report high levels of discrimination, which is associated with poor health outcomes. Some evidence suggests that intersectional discrimination-that is, interacting forms of marginalization related to one's real or…
View details →Bagby RM, Mortezaei A, McIntyre C et al. · 2026 · Journal of personality assessment
The Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire (PAQ) was developed to assess alexithymia as a multidimensional construct consistent with the attention-appraisal model. This study evaluated the hierarchical structure of the PAQ using Goldberg's…
View details →Ferreira-Correia A, Mnisi N, Harwood K et al. · 2025 · Applied neuropsychology. Adult
The Working Memory Questionnaire (WMQ) was developed to assess everyday difficulties associated with working memory (WM) impairments. This study evaluated the psychometric properties of the WMQ within a South African context. A…
View details →Baysari M, Stanceski K, Bamgboje-Ayodele A et al. · 2026 · BMC medical informatics and decision making
Background Single sign-on (SSO), tap-on-tap-off (TOTO) and virtual desktops (VD) are increasingly being used in hospitals to reduce the burden and risks of password management, but we know little about how these systems are used in…
View details →Han M, Qu Y, Zeng M et al. · 2026 · Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Background To investigate the associations of physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) with the risk of mortality using observational and Mendelian randomization (MR) designs. Methods In a prospective cohort study based on UK…
View details →Jepsen K, Jepsen S, Hämmerle CHF et al. · 2026 · Clinical oral implants research
Aim To assess 3-year changes of peri-implant tissues following previous soft tissue (volume) augmentation (STA) with a volume-stable collagen matrix (VCMX) or connective tissue (SCTG) at single-implant restorations. Material and methods In…
View details →Eggert AK, Prang MA, Capodeanu-Nägler A et al. · 2026 · Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
Effects on juvenile growth have long been considered an important benefit of parental care, but they have rarely been tested empirically. Protection and feeding by parents might accelerate offspring growth by allowing offspring to allocate…
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What is hodgkin lymphoma? • Hodgkin lymphoma is a B-cell lymphoid malignancy generally associated with a favourable prognosis (high cure rate and 5-year overall survival [OS] rates exceeding 90%), but it often comes with a high risk of…
View details →Kent T, Lewis G, Lewis G · 2025 · Preprint
Purpose: Sexual minority and trans individuals are at increased risk of suicidal behaviour comparedwith their heterosexual and cisgender counterparts. A potential explanation for this disparity is theconcept of minority stress. The present…
View details →Zeng J, Huang D, Zhu M et al. · 2025 · Medicine
Weekend catch-up sleep (WCS) is a behavioral strategy employed to compensate for weekday sleep loss and has been reported to be associated with various metabolic outcomes. However, its association with obesity remains controversial. This…
View details →Subramanian G, Zelano C, Paller KA et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Reactivation of recently acquired memories during sleep supports their longevity. Reactivation can be altered during sleep using odors or sounds through a technique termed targeted memory reactivation (TMR). Here, we attempted to…
View details →Danböck SK, Hettegger S, Franke LK et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Background: Peritraumatic dissociation is thought to contribute to posttraumatic symptoms like intrusions and memory disturbances. However, trauma-analogue studies that examined effects of experimental dissociation-induction on intrusions…
View details →Ilkovska B, Trifunova BK, Ilkovski F et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Background: Breast cancer (BC) is one of the most common malignancies among women worldwide, with approximately 2.3 million new cases and 685,000 deaths reported in 2020. Inflammation-related hematologic parameters—such as the…
View details →Achilles S, Tomczak JN, Baumann FS et al. · 2025 · American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology
DRA (Downregulated in adenoma, SLC26A3) is a major apical intestinal Cl - /HCO 3 - exchanger, which is expressed in complex and hybrid N -glycosylated forms. Although the importance of N -glycosylation is evident from the significantly…
View details →Kostrna J, Astudillo A, Perez E · 2025 · Research quarterly for exercise and sport
Extensive research supports the positive effects of stretching on joint flexibility. During stretching, an individual's perceptions of stretch-related discomfort and pain negatively influence affective response. This study examined the…
View details →Tian P, Fan M, Huang C · 2026 · Frontiers in medicine
Background Piperacillin-tazobactam is a widely used antibiotic. Although rare, thrombocytopenia related to piperacillin-tazobactam can be clinically significant. Drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia (DIIT) is difficult to distinguish from…
View details →Erdoğan Ş, Tavat BC · 2025 · Physiology & behavior
Previous studies have suggested that time perception fluctuates throughout the day in relation to daily fluctuations of body temperature, and that there is a negative relationship between body temperature and time perception. The aim of…
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