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Psychotic-Like Experiences and White Matter Microstructure: A Fixel-Based Analysis Approach With Robust Replication Across Two Cohorts.

Goodwin I, Larsen KM, Sangchooli A et al. · 2025 · Human brain mapping

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.…

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Breath-Holding Maneuvers and Airway Closure in Healthy Adults and Parkinson's Disease: Effects of Maneuver Type, Health Status, and Vocal Fold Bowing.

Curtis JA, Beam AB, Nam J et al. · 2025 · Folia phoniatrica et logopaedica : official organ of the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics (IALP)

Introduction Breath-holding maneuvers are frequently used to improve airway closure and swallowing safety in people with dysphagia. While their effects on airway closure have been studied in healthy adults, little is known about their…

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Influence of Immobilization, Stretching, and Activity on the Morphological Properties of Spastic Gastrocnemius Muscles.

Habersack A, Kruse A, Guggenberger B et al. · 2026 · Children (Basel, Switzerland)

Background/Objectives: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often develop altered muscle architecture and calf muscle contractures. Orthotic immobilization aims to provide prolonged stretch to lengthen the muscle belly and muscle-tendon unit…

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Effects of Time of Arrival on Trauma Patient Outcomes.

LaRosa SK, Stone XA, Fenninger AA et al. · 2024 · The American surgeon

Background Arriving during "off hours" to the hospital can put patients at greater risk of complications or mortality given lesser staff. Our goal was to investigate this in trauma patients with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) of >15. We…

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Climatic resilience: Marine heatwaves do not influence the variations of green crab (Carcinus maenas) megalopae supply patterns to a Western Iberian estuary.

Monteiro M, Azeiteiro UM, Queiroga H · 2024 · Marine environmental research

Extreme climatic events like marine heatwaves (MHWs) are becoming more frequent, intense, and longer lasting all around the world. The consequences of these anomalously warm periods are devastating for marine ecosystems. Still, little is…

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An acute social stressor decreases reinforcing value of both high and low energy-dense food in college students in a randomized controlled trial.

McKay NJ, Horvatits EJ, Jean M et al. · 2024 · Physiology & behavior

It is well known that a large portion of the population elevates their intake of high energy-dense foods during times of stress; however, it is understudied whether stress affects the reinforcing value of a food reward. Further knowledge…

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Oxytocin administration during labor does not affect maternal serum oxytocin levels, early postpartum breastfeeding attitude and maternal attachment.

Özdemir M, Çeber Turfan E, Keskin HL · 2025 · PloS one

The goal was to investigate the effects of synthetic oxytocin administration during labor on maternal and neonatal serum oxytocin levels, early breastfeeding attitudes, and postpartum maternal attachment immediately after birth. This…

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Greater Emotional and Psychological Well-being Are Associated With Reduced Employee Self-report Illness-Related Absenteeism: A Multi-Industry, Cross-sectional Study Conducted During COVID-19 Pandemic.

Fannin A, Hooley C, Nelson EJ · 2024 · Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

Objective The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship that emotional, psychological, and social well-being has with self-reported illness-related absenteeism. Methods This study examines the relationship between three…

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Impact of Blood Group on Contralateral Suppression of Otoacoustic Emissions, Speech Perception in Noise, and Binaural Integration.

Ponnana S A P, Tauro JP, S NP et al. · 2026 · International archives of otorhinolaryngology

Introduction Understanding the relationship between blood groups (A, B, AB, and O) and auditory functioning can provide valuable insights into individual differences in hearing ability and potential risks for hearing loss. Objective To…

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Neurocognitive Profile of Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Cognitive Flexibility, Delay Discounting, and Detail Orientation.

McPherson IK, Dalton AG, Armstrong K et al. · 2026 · The International journal of eating disorders

Objective Neurocognitive deficits are well-documented across psychiatric disorders and may indicate novel treatment targets. However, empirical data on the neurocognitive profile of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) are…

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A shift to a standard diet after exposure to a high-fat, high-sucrose diet from gestation to weaning restores brain metabolism and behavioral flexibility in adult rats.

Sal-Sarria S, López-Taboada I, González-Pardo H et al. · 2024 · Behavioural brain research

Prolonged consumption of diets high in saturated fat and sugar has been related to obesity and overweight, which in turn are linked to cognitive impairment in both humans and rodents. This has become a current issue, especially in children…

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Neither the number of feature dimensions nor their task relevance necessarily affect interocular grouping in binocular rivalry.

Pedziwiatr MA, Derda M, Bator W et al. · 2026 · Attention, perception & psychophysics

When one eye views half of stimulus A and half of stimulus B, and the other eye views the respective other halves, perception fluctuates. Among percepts reflecting monocular inputs (indicating typical binocular rivalry), percepts of…

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Is employment status associated with baseline symptoms, engagement, and outcomes in naturalistic psychotherapy? Evaluation in a large community mental health agency.

Jiwani Z, Xie Q, Curtin JJ et al. · 2025 · Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)

Employment status, an essential socioeconomic factor, may be an important driver of disparities in mental health and access to treatment. However, prior research has been inconclusive and utilized broad employment categories. The present…

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Social isolation during adolescence alters novel object recognition memory, brain and gut gene expression, and microbiota composition in a sex-specific manner.

Ahmad R, Zobel G, Hannaford R et al. · 2026 · Brain, behavior, & immunity - health

Adolescent social isolation is a known risk factor for anxiety and depression related disorders, yet its effects on brain-gut communication and potential sex differences remain unclear. We hypothesised that isolation would heighten…

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Diverse social environments and 10-year all-cause mortality in a cohort of historically excluded racial/ethnic older adults: A latent class analysis of social integration.

Flores M, Boyd SM, O'Neill RM et al. · 2025 · Annals of epidemiology

Purpose The association between social integration and mortality in older adults from historically excluded groups may not align with the patterns observed in predominately white samples. We modeled latent groups of social integration and…

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