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Neurosciences
Samantha N. Brosso, Paschal Sheeran, Allison J. Lazard, Keely A. Muscatell
Summary: Health disparities related to socioeconomic status persist, with lower-SES individuals facing greater risk of morbidity and mortality. A proposed framework, drawing on neuroscience research, suggests that health messaging emphasizing the benefits to close others (vs. the self) of behavior change may be more effective for lower-SES individuals.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucy Odling-Smee
Summary: Science is discovering the various mechanisms behind chronic pain, but finding effective treatments for individuals is still a challenge.
Editorial Material
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Hamad Ahmed, Ronnie B. Wilbur, Hari M. Bharadwaj, Jeffrey Mark Siskind
Summary: Neuroimaging experiments, especially EEG experiments, need to be cautious of avoiding confounds. A recent TPAMI paper utilizes data that has been reported to have a serious confound issue before. It is demonstrated that their new model and analysis methods do not solve this confound issue, resulting in their claims of high accuracy and neuroscience relevance being invalid.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON PATTERN ANALYSIS AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Matthias Christen, Rodrigo Gutierrez-Quintana, Matthew Green, Kiterie M. E. Faller, Mark Lowrie, Clare Rusbridge, Kenny Bossens, Cathryn Mellersh, Louise Pettitt, Tiina Heinonen, Hannes Lohi, Vidhya Jagannathan, Tosso Leeb
Summary: This study identified a genetic variant in Weimaraner dogs that causes a paroxysmal dystonia-ataxia syndrome, suggesting its potential relevance for diagnosing humans with similar movement disorders.
MOVEMENT DISORDERS
(2023)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Daniela Vecchio, Fabrizio Piras, Valentina Ciullo, Federica Piras, Federica Natalizi, Giuseppe Ducci, Sonia Ambrogi, Gianfranco Spalletta, Nerisa Banaj
Summary: This study compared the brain network topology features of deficit schizophrenia (SZD) and non-deficit schizophrenia (SZND) patients with a healthy control group using graph theory analysis for the first time. The results showed significant alterations in both local and global networks in SZD patients, while SZND patients exhibited differences in centrality and integration measures in specific brain regions. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the neurobiology of SZD.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Phoebe H. Lam, Jessica J. Chiang, Edith Chen, Gregory E. Miller
Summary: The study revealed that cardiovascular diseases are influenced by race and socioeconomic status, and disparities in inflammatory biomarkers widen across the lifecourse. Black individuals had higher levels of inflammation, while Asian individuals had lower levels, with adiposity playing a key role in these differences.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Grace Marion Power, Jonathan H. Tobias, Timothy M. Frayling, Jessica Tyrrell, April E. Hartley, Jon E. Heron, George Davey Smith, Tom G. Richardson
Summary: Using a lifecourse Mendelian randomisation approach, this study investigated the influence of body size on fracture risk. The results showed that larger body size in childhood reduces fracture risk, while larger body size in adulthood increases fracture risk.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dayna Pool, Catherine Elliott, Loren West
Summary: This study aims to support school readiness in preschool aged children with cerebral palsy and similar conditions through motor-based interventions and interdisciplinary support to optimize goal-driven outcomes. Forty children aged between 2 and 5 years with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) level of III-V or equivalent will participate in a 4-week program in Western Australia.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Angel Garcia de Lucas, Urpo Lamminmaki, Francisco R. Lopez-Picon
Summary: Immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) is a non-invasive in vivo imaging method that tracks and quantifies radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and related molecules for specific brain targeting. However, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) limits the success of immunoPET in neuroimaging. Strategies such as modifying antibody properties, utilizing physiological mechanisms in the BBB, and inducing BBB permeability changes have been developed to overcome this limitation and deliver antibodies to the brain. ImmunoPET shows promise as a new approach for developing specific PET probes for different brain targets.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Jeffrey B. Dennison, Daniel Sazhin, David Smith
Summary: This review provides an update on the advances in decision neuroscience and neuroeconomics in the past decade. It outlines the challenges faced by the field and summarizes the progress made in resolving these challenges. The review covers topics such as reward learning, decision making under uncertainty, intertemporal choice, and the impact of emotions and social context on decision making. It also discusses individual differences in decision making and the exciting developments in predicting future decisions using neuroforecasting. Overall, it reflects on the progress made in the field, identifies new applications, and highlights the new challenges faced by decision neuroscience.
WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-COGNITIVE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Magda Kaczmarska
Summary: There is a growing recognition of the positive impact of person-centered arts-based approaches, particularly dance, on the brain health of people living with dementia. However, there are still gaps in understanding the benefits of co-creative and improvisational dance practices. Collaborative research involving dancers, researchers, people with dementia, and care partners is necessary to design future studies and assess the relevance and usability of dance. Additionally, the diverse experiences and perspectives of researchers, dance artists, and people with dementia play a crucial role in understanding and valuing dance in the lives of those with dementia.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michael Kuehn, Joyce LaMori, Jessica K. K. DeMartino, Marco Mesa-Frias, Jason Doran, Lohit Korrapati, Rhea Bhojwani, Patrick Lefebvre, Noam Kirson
Summary: Healthcare stakeholders in the US identified limited vaccination sites in rural areas and technology-related barriers as the most prevalent and severe structural and logistical barriers; concerns over vaccine safety and politically motivated skepticism were noted as the most prevalent and severe attitudinal and informational barriers.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rebecca F. Townsend, Jayne V. Woodside, Federica Prinelli, Roisin F. O'Neill, Claire T. McEvoy
Summary: Dietary patterns may potentially influence cognitive aging and dementia risk through diet-related mechanisms. However, previous studies have shown mixed results, possibly due to limitations in cognitive testing methods. Neuroimaging techniques offer a sensitive approach to analyze brain changes and their relationship to dietary patterns.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Gawon Cho, Virginia W. Chang
Summary: The study found that compared to individuals with normal weight, obese adults are more likely to receive prescription analgesics for back pain. However, the likelihood of receiving pain prescriptions is associated with weight status, rather than indicating undertreatment based on weight.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jingjing Jiao, Jessica Sanchez, Erika J. Thompson, Xizeng Mao, Joseph B. McCormick, Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, P. Andrew Futreal, Jianhua Zhang, Laura Beretta
Summary: The study found somatic mutations in cfDNA of Hispanics with HCC and advanced liver fibrosis, which may be associated with disease progression and prognosis. Some genes overlap in mutations between HCC patients and those with advanced fibrosis, and higher cfDNA concentrations and mutation numbers are correlated with patient outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)