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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Qian Xiao, Gerardo Heiss, Anna Kucharska-Newton, Ganga Bey, Shelly-Ann M. Love, Eric A. Whitsel
Summary: Residents with low socioeconomic status are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly when they experience lower socioeconomic status in their younger, middle, and older adulthood. The impact of neighborhood socioeconomic status is particularly significant among Black women.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Noemie Letellier, Sindana D. Ilango, Marion Mortamais, Christophe Tzourio, Audrey Gabelle, Jean-Philippe Empana, Cecilia Samieri, Claudine Berr, Tarik Benmarhnia
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the role of cardiovascular health (CVH) and vascular events in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in dementia risk, finding that the CVH score partially mediated the relationship between education or income and dementia. However, the indirect effects generated by considering vascular events as mediators were smaller and less precise.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria Magdalena Quetglas-Llabres, Margalida Monserrat-Mesquida, Cristina Bouzas, Cristina Gomez, David Mateos, Tomas Ripoll-Vera, Josep A. Tur, Antoni Sureda
Summary: Studies have found that MetS patients with low adherence to MDP have higher levels of glycated haemoglobin A1c and triglycerides, as well as lower levels of HDL cholesterol. Those with low adherence to MDP also have higher plasma levels of pro-inflammatory markers, lower antioxidant enzyme activity, and more severe cellular oxidative stress responses. Patients with higher adherence to MDP showed less altered anthropometric parameters, blood biochemical profile, and better oxidative and inflammatory status.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Kacper Los, Napoleon Waszkiewicz
Summary: Anxiety disorders are commonly reported in psychiatry and there is increasing interest in the biological basis of these disorders. Researchers are exploring potential biomarkers in saliva, blood, CSF, and neuroimaging studies for better diagnosis and treatment monitoring of anxiety disorders. However, challenges such as insufficient knowledge about the etiopathogenesis and low specificity of biomarkers hinder the progress in this field.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bethany Wolf, Calvin R. K. Blaschke, Sandy Mungaray, Bryan T. Weselman, Mariia Stefanenko, Mykhailo Fedoriuk, Hongxia Bai, Jessalyn Rodgers, Oleg Palygin, Richard R. Drake, Tamara K. Nowling
Summary: Lupus nephritis (LN) is a serious complication primarily affecting women with systemic lupus erythematosus. Our study found significant differences in lactosylceramide (LacCer) and N-linked glycosylated proteins (N-glycans) in the urine of LN patients, with more pronounced differences in males. Female-derived primary human renal mesangial cells (hRMCs) showed higher levels of calcium ion (Ca2+) flux, cytokine secretion, and glycosphingolipids compared to male-derived hRMCs when stimulated with LN sera. These findings suggest that urine LacCers and N-glycan profiles could serve as definitive biomarkers for LN, and the differences in males may indicate worse disease progression.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Rashida Callender, Joally M. Canales, Carolina Avendano, Elena Craft, Katherine B. Ensor, Marie Lynn Miranda
Summary: This study examines the economic and mental health impacts of COVID-19 in relation to previous exposure to flooding events. The results show that individuals who experienced flood-related home damage or income loss during Hurricane Harvey are more likely to experience anxiety and income loss during the pandemic.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Regina Prigge, Sarah H. Wild, Caroline A. Jackson
Summary: This large prospective cohort study aimed to investigate the associations between depression, low socioeconomic status (SES), and the risk of major cardiovascular events (MCVE). The study found that depression, low education, high deprivation, and low income were individually associated with increased risks of MCVE. Depression was associated with increased risks of MCVE in individuals with both high and low SES, with particularly high risks among those living in areas of high deprivation.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC RESEARCH
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sara Soares, Ana Cristina Santos, Silvia Fraga
Summary: Exposure to adversity during the first years of life might be biologically embedded and have long-term effects. This study found a link between childhood victimization (adverse childhood experiences-ACEs and bullying) and high levels of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) in children, and it suggests that this association might be partially explained by its influence on the child's body mass index (BMI). Further research is needed to better understand the mechanisms behind the emergence and persistence of poor health outcomes in victims of abuse.
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Rui Zhou, Hao-Wen Chen, Fu-Rong Li, Qi Zhong, Yi-Ning Huang, Xian-Bo Wu
Summary: The Life's Essential 8 (LE8) score is associated with the risk of dementia, cognitive abilities, and neuroimaging outcomes, and this association differs based on the APOE-ε4 genotype.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lewis R. Anderson, Christiaan W. S. Monden, Erzsebet Bukodi
Summary: Prior research suggests that women and less educated individuals are more likely to experience increases in depressive symptoms in response to stressful life events. However, using a new approach, it was found that these apparent differences were due to confounding and in reality, there is no significant difference between men and women in terms of vulnerability to depressive symptoms after stressful events, except for a tentative stronger association among women for events occurring in the household.
JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kendra D. Sims, Ellen Smit, G. David Batty, Perry W. Hystad, Michelle C. Odden
Summary: Associations between multiple forms of discrimination and blood pressure control in older populations remain unestablished.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
DeAnnah R. Byrd, Yanping Jiang, Samuele Zilioli, Roland J. Thorpe, Peter A. Lichtenberg, Keith E. Whitfield
Summary: This study found that overall social support did not have a significant effect on blood pressure, but education level moderated the relationship between social support and diastolic blood pressure. These findings underscore the importance of considering psychosocial factors in the cardiovascular health outcomes of African Americans.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ahmad Mehri, Vali Baigi, Danial Rahimi, Saharnaz Nedjat
Summary: The study found an association between childhood socioeconomic status and mental health in adulthood, with individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds being at higher risk for depression, stress and anxiety. Strategies need to be implemented to improve the mental health of this high-risk group.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rosana Carvalho Silva, Elisabetta Maffioletti, Massimo Gennarelli, Bernhard T. Baune, Alessandra Minelli
Summary: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the most common psychiatric disorder with important psychosocial consequences, influenced by stressful life events especially early life stress (ELS) which may lead to severe and chronic manifestation. Biological dysregulations at genetic, epigenetic, expression, and protein levels are linked to the association between ELS and MDD. Studies suggest involvement of systems like the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, serotonergic, dopaminergic, neurotrophin, and oxytocin in mediating the relationship between ELS and MDD.
PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Pil-Sung Yang, Eunsun Jang, Hee Tae Yu, Tae-Hoon Kim, Hui-Nam Pak, Moon-Hyoung Lee, Boyoung Joung
Summary: This study shows that in elderly and very elderly Asian populations, improvements in cardiovascular health status are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, but body mass index and total cholesterol are not sufficiently predictive of all-cause mortality.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Marissa A. Kobayashi, Tae K. Lee, Sara M. St George, Cynthia Lebron, David Dorcius, Guillermo Prado, Sarah E. Messiah
Summary: The study found significant associations between parental obesity and high blood pressure with corresponding indicators in Hispanic families, highlighting the importance of family interventions.
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Pediatrics
Marissa A. Kobayashi, Roberto M. Benzo, Tae Kyoung Lee, Sara M. St. George
Summary: The findings of the study indicate that factors such as low socioeconomic status, minority ethnicity, and male gender of parents are associated with overweight/obesity (OW/OB) dyadic BMI. Moreover, emotional eating in parents and adolescents is significantly linked to OW/OB concordance, while physical activity self-efficacy in parents and adolescents is associated with a Healthy Weight dyadic BMI.
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Health Policy & Services
Karl Peltzer, John M. Abbamonte, Manasi Soni, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Tae K. Lee, Stephen M. Weiss, Deborah L. Jones
Summary: This study found that male IPV victimization is associated with sexual behavior safety, while female IPV victimization does not have a significant impact. Female HIV disclosure is related to protected sexual intercourse between male and female partners.
AIDS CARE-PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIO-MEDICAL ASPECTS OF AIDS/HIV
(2022)
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Communication
Seonhwa Lee, Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Tae Kyoung Lee, Eric T. Klopack
Summary: Conflictual marital and parental relationships mutually reinforce each other, generating family-level stress. This study found heterogeneous groups of couples with different conflictual circumstances trajectories, influenced by personal and contextual factors. The trajectory patterns have differential impacts on later health and relational outcomes of the spouses.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
(2022)
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Psychology, Clinical
Saskia R. Vos, Christopher P. Salas-Wright, Gustavo Espinosa, Carolina Scaramutti, Tae Kyoung Lee, Maria Duque, Seth J. Schwartz
Summary: This study examined the association between perceived discrimination and PTSD outcomes among recently arrived Venezuelan parents in Florida and Colombia. The results showed a significant positive association between discrimination and PTSD, with the relationship being moderated by gender. The findings suggest the importance of considering perceived discrimination when addressing the mental health of Venezuelan immigrants.
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Tae Kyoung Lee, Alan Meca, Seth J. Schwartz, Cory L. Cobb, Hana Song, Maria Duque, Jaimee Stuart, Elma Lorenzo-Blanco
Summary: This study examines the co-occurrence patterns of acculturation and perceived context of reception among Hispanic college students in Miami on weekdays and weekends, and their influence on psychosocial maladaptation. The results show that both stable and changing patterns of acculturation and context of reception between weekdays and weekends predict psychosocial maladaptation.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Roberto M. Benzo, Sara M. St George, Sarah E. Messiah, Padideh Lovan, Rafael Leite, Anmol Patel, Tae K. Lee, Guillermo J. Prado
Summary: The purpose of this study was to examine the fitness outcomes of cardiorespiratory, strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility in Hispanic adolescents aged 11 to 15 years with overweight or obesity, stratified by age and sex. The results showed that the sample of adolescents in southern Florida had poor fitness levels compared to healthy weight adolescents, indicating a lack of cardiorespiratory fitness, strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL THERAPY
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Tae Kyoung Lee, Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O'Neal, Tricia K. K. Neppl, Ben T. T. Reeb
Summary: This study used a sample of 446 White adolescents to identify the longitudinal joint processes between sequential life transition events and turning points of depressive symptom trajectories. Negative family economic events, hostile relationships with parents, and impulsive sensation seeking in adolescence influenced these processes. Hostile relationships with parents uniquely influenced turning points in depressive symptoms during young adulthood while impulsive sensation seeking uniquely influenced sequential patterns of life transition events. Clinical implications are discussed.
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lourdes M. Rojas, Ahnalee Brincks, Eric C. Brown, Monica Bahamon, Yannine Estrada, Tae Kyoung Lee, Guillermo Prado, Hilda Pantin
Summary: This study aimed to examine the impact of family functioning on family-based interventions and explore the differences and mechanisms of intervention effectiveness among different subgroups based on family functioning. The study found significant differences among subgroups and showed that the low family functioning subgroup experienced improvements after the intervention. These findings have significant implications for screening, targeting, and adapting interventions.
PREVENTION SCIENCE
(2023)
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Psychology, Developmental
Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Thulitha Wickrama, Tara E. Sutton, Tae Kyoung Lee
Summary: This study examines the mediating role of adolescent chronic pain in the connection between adolescent parental rejection and psychosocial and physical health outcomes in young adulthood. The findings suggest that adolescent chronic pain, influenced by parental rejection, is associated with depressive symptoms and economic hardship in young adulthood. Furthermore, parental rejection directly influences depressive symptoms, education level, and economic hardship, which in turn contribute to greater physical health risk.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Einat Elizarov, Tatiana Konshina, Maya Benish-Weisman, Tae Kyoung Lee, Mark Van Ryzin, Saskia R. Vos, Seth J. Schwartz
Summary: This study aimed to identify latent profiles of adolescent and parent reported family functioning among recent immigrants from the Former Soviet Union to Israel, and investigate their associations with adolescent and parent well-being and mental health. Results showed four latent profiles, including Low Family Functioning, Moderate Family Functioning, High Family Functioning, and High Parent/Low Adolescent Family Functioning. The discrepant profile had the highest levels of adolescent depressive symptoms and anxiety, while the High Family Function profile had the lowest. Parental self-esteem and optimism did not differ significantly across profiles. These findings highlight the importance of considering cultural and developmental contexts and the need for clinical services for families with discrepant reports of family functioning.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Tae Kyoung Lee, Kandauda A. S. Wickrama, Catherine Walker O'Neal
Summary: Grounded in the family systems theory and life course systems perspective, this study examined the long-term transmission of hostility from interparental relationships to parent-young adult relationships. The study also investigated the differences in this transmission process between father-young adult and mother-young adult relationships, and the mediating roles of psychopathology.
JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Padideh Lovan, Alyssa Lozano, Yannine Estrada, Cynthia Lebron, Tae Kyoung Lee, Sarah E. Messiah, Guillermo Prado
Summary: This study aimed to assess the impact of fidelity, acculturation, and socio-demographic characteristics on family processes and health outcomes in Hispanic adolescents with overweight or obesity. Results showed that fidelity was associated with changes in family processes, while parents' education and Hispanicism were associated with changes in parenting strategies. Additionally, improved communication and higher parent control were associated with better health outcomes in adolescents.
PREVENTION SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Alejandra Fernandez, Alyssa Lozano, Tae Kyoung Lee, Guillermo Prado
Summary: This study found that family functioning is associated with adolescent substance use and sexual risk behaviors. Assessing adolescents for family functioning may help identify those at risk for adverse health outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Psychology, Clinical
Ruth G. St Fleur, Sara M. St George, Daniel J. Feaster, Tae Kyoung Lee, Michael H. Antoni
Summary: The study examined the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based group interventions on the quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer patients. It found that the intervention improved emotional and functional QoL by increasing benefit finding. This effect was particularly significant among patients with low optimism levels before surgery.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE
(2023)
