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Kim SH, Heo JH, Cunanan K et al. · 2026 · Journal of the Endocrine Society
Context While popular weight-loss medications have raised concerns about lean mass loss, the normative effects of nonpharmacologic weight loss on body composition remain unclear. Objective We assessed how the extent of weight loss from…
View details →Seetahul Y, Greitemeyer T · 2025 · Preprint
Objective: With two experiments (N = 1,576), we examine the causal effect of frustration on the immediate inclination to play violent video games (VVGs) and the moderating role of long-term VVG exposure. Method: Frustration was…
View details →Ogawa M, Matsumoto K, Aoyama K et al. · 2025 · IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Virtual reality (VR) enables beyond-real interactions (BRI) that transcend physical constraints, offering effective user experiences like extending a hand to grasp distant objects. However, adapting to novel mappings of BRI often reduces…
View details →Cong YQ, Yurdum L, Fischer A et al. · 2025 · Journal of nonverbal behavior
The ingroup advantage refers to the phenomenon of emotions being more accurately recognised when expressors and perceivers share the same cultural background. Though well-documented in studies using posed facial expressions, whether the…
View details →Sabino-Carvalho JL, Guerrero RV, Teixeira AL et al. · 2025 · Autonomic neuroscience : basic & clinical
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a common neurodegenerative disorder characterized by non-motor symptoms and marked altered sympathetic and parasympathetic activity. However, it is currently unclear if inappropriate autonomic adjustments are…
View details →Parsowith EJ, Herring E, Cohen B et al. · 2025 · Experimental gerontology
Background Over 25% of U.S. older adults experience chronic knee pain, which worsens with inactivity, creating a cycle of pain, disability, and sedentary behavior. However, a limited understanding of the underlying mechanisms hinders the…
View details →Rubino M, Fan R', Kulesz PA et al. · 2026 · The Laryngoscope
Objectives Complete or relative voice rest is recommended following phonomicrosurgery. Primarily, adherence to rest has been measured using patient reports, but their validity is unknown. Instrumental measures of rest adherence are…
View details →Bertram AM, Lalot F, van der Werff L et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in psychology
Introduction Many daily situations require rapid judgments about whether information is true or false based on limited information. Prior research has predominantly examined how statement and source characteristics influence these…
View details →Alharbi BM, Williams HE, Parr T et al. · 2025 · Mathematical biosciences
We propose a mathematical model based on coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) for metabolite concentrations with the aim of investigating how modifications to the rates affects outputs from a regulatory network. Our aim is to…
View details →Poller A, Jha S, Molander L et al. · 2025 · International journal of cardiology
Background It is incompletely understood why patients with takotsubo syndrome (TS) have milder symptoms and a better hemodynamic profile than patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) despite similar or more extensive…
View details →López-Moraga A, De Ceuninck M, Van der Heyden Y et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Although avoidance can serve an adaptive function in daily life, excessive or persistent avoidance can form a debilitating symptom of anxiety-related disorders. The transition from adaptive to maladaptive avoidance remains poorly…
View details →Maier LE, Vanden Berg ER, Simpson L et al. · 2026 · Physiological reports
This study examined how sex influences blood flow during exercise at altitude and relative contributions of adrenergic mechanisms. Thirteen participants (8 M/5F) were tested at low and high altitude (days 3-11). Participants performed…
View details →Rikken RM, Yaqub M, Coomans EM et al. · 2025 · Alzheimer's research & therapy
Background Neuroinflammation plays a key role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathophysiology, but it is not clear how neuroinflammation contributes to disease progression. We aim to investigate the role of neuroinflammation on longitudinal…
View details →Chamoux M, Rakobowchuk M, Gaston AF et al. · 2025 · Journal of sport and health science
Background Interest in clothing that reflects far infrared (FIR) radiation naturally emitted by the body during and after exercise has increased based on the assumption that this can increase arterial and venous blood flow. Indeed, in…
View details →DiSilvestro AN, Wesolowski LT, Williams BD et al. · 2025 · Journal of equine veterinary science
In humans, intestinal microbiota are recognized to play key regulatory roles in inflammation. In horses, addition of dietary starch is known to alter the intestinal microbiome, but the relationship between diet and inflammation in horses…
View details →Nelson TB, Stutts KJ, Nair SS et al. · 2025 · Journal of equine veterinary science
Repetitive concussive forces on joints during exercise may lead to increased inflammation and gait asymmetry. While used to reduce inflammation and symptoms related to joint disease, intra-articular corticosteroids have not been…
View details →Liu Z, Chitoran I, Turco G · 2025 · Language and speech
The present study examines the perceptual salience of tonal speech errors compared with segmental errors (consonant and vowel). Tonal errors are observed less often than segmental errors. We thus hypothesize that tone errors are more…
View details →Munroe S, O'Mara K, Kenyon R et al. · 2025 · Marine environmental research
Wet season freshwater flows deliver catchment nutrients (terrestrial and freshwater) to tropical estuaries that stimulate productivity and support consumers. However, the impact of flows on species in the adjacent nearshore is unclear. We…
View details →Skau S, Karlsson J, Åsberg Johnels J et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in psychology
This study investigates whether visual aids increase or decrease cognitive load during arithmetic tasks in 9-year-old children, using behavioral measures and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Previous research suggests mixed…
View details →Goodwin I, Larsen KM, Sangchooli A et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Structural deficits in white matter fibre have been linked to psychosis. However, it remains unclear whether these aberrations are present in individuals that experience non-clinical psychotic-like experiences, predating illness onset.…
View details →Moore TM, Walker K, Tung E et al. · 2025 · Journal of affective disorders
Depression and PTSD are prevalent psychiatric conditions that often co-occur and significantly impact quality of life. Ketamine has emerged as a promising rapid-acting treatment for both conditions, while traditional treatments like…
View details →Sencan A, Dundar N, Gunel B et al. · 2025 · Medeniyet medical journal
Objective To compare mechanical power (MP) levels among flow-controlled ventilation (FCV), volume-controlled ventilation (VCV), and pressure-controlled volume-guaranteed ventilation (PCV-VG) during laparoscopic surgery and to test the…
View details →Wesolowski LT, DiSilvestro AN, Williams BD et al. · 2025 · Journal of equine veterinary science
Disruption of circadian rhythms contributes to a myriad of health issues. Rhythms can be strengthened using artificial light but whether optimal light patterns support health parameters in horses is unknown. To test the hypothesis that…
View details →Rau J, Joseph R, Weise L et al. · 2025 · Journal of neurotrauma
Previous studies have shown that administration of high doses of morphine in the acute phase of spinal cord injury (SCI) significantly undermines locomotor recovery and increases symptoms of chronic pain in a rat spinal contusion model.…
View details →Pleau J, Tanguay N, Courtemanche Y et al. · 2025 · Maternal and child health journal
Objectives The objectives of this study are to describe cannabis use during pregnancy, identify associated factors, examine the associations between prenatal cannabis use and the cognitive, motor and language development of 2-year-old…
View details →Quaedflieg CWEM, Ashton SM, Beckers T et al. · 2025 · Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry
Fear is a universal experience and fuels our response to cope with threat. Persistent fear, after the threat is no longer present, is a central symptom seen in a number of clinical conditions. Exposure therapy, the most common treatment to…
View details →van Berlo E · 2024 · Preprint
In this study, we investigated how spatial, temporal, and effort dimensions collectively influence reward discounting across different age groups. Using a 3D simulated environment, participants aged 7 to 77 chose between a nearby tree with…
View details →Lazar R, Fazlali F, Dourte M et al. · 2024 · Preprint
Whether light exposure during the day reduces non-visual light effects later in the evening has not been studied in adolescents. We investigate whether afternoon-early evening (AEE) light interventions (130 lx, 2500 lx, 4.5 hours, compared…
View details →Vidal V, Pretel MR, Capurro L et al. · 2024 · Preprint
Abstract The application of neuroscience findings in educational settings offers promising opportunities to enhance academic performance. Adolescents, particularly affected by delayed sleep patterns due to early school start times, often…
View details →Molloy M, McLennan E, Fox S et al. · 2024 · Preprint
The gut microbiome is an important component of host health and function and is influenced by internal and external factors such as host phylogeny, age, diet, and environment. Monitoring the gut microbiome has become an increasingly…
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