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Cognition, behavior, emotion, mental health, perception, and decision-making.
A mixed-methods study found that only task completion time differed clearly from zero after correction for multiple testing. Interviews suggested different strategies across exploratory performance profiles, but the findings are descriptive and cannot establish causes.
Frontiers in psychology4 min read
The study also found distinct cerebrospinal-fluid biomarker patterns and a clinical prediction model that performed well within the same cohort, but its observational design does not establish cause.
Frontiers in medicine4 min read
Participants reported higher scores for performance and satisfaction on personally prioritized activities, while broader measures of recovery and care experience did not show statistically significant change.
Frontiers in public health4 min read
Among students in Grades 7 to 9, higher loneliness scores were associated with lower self-efficacy and higher internet-addiction scores; internet addiction accounted for 7.84% of the total association, while sleep quality moderated some paths.
Frontiers in psychiatry4 min read
A survey of 510 people in university biomedical laboratories found that stronger perceived management support was associated with more trust, self-efficacy and compliance with laboratory safety policies. The cross-sectional self-report design cannot show that management support caused the behavior.
Frontiers in public health4 min read
The research produced an 18-item measure of Health Qigong engagement and found that more engagement was associated with higher reported wellbeing. Resilience and social support were also part of the pattern, but the findings do not show that practice caused the differences.
Frontiers in public health4 min read
Among adult English learners in Henan, higher emotional intelligence was associated with greater academic well-being and motivation, but the survey could not show cause and effect.
Frontiers in psychology4 min read
Long-term unpredictable stress was linked to broad signs of accelerated ageing in mice, while Bazi Bushen formula improved several measures and shifted immune cells toward a less inflammatory pattern.
Exploration (Beijing, China)4 min read
A six-country survey found that health consciousness was associated with treatment adherence through several reported relationships, although subgroup differences and the survey design limit causal conclusions.
Public health challenges3 min read
The Brazilian MADRS performed consistently in a clinical sample, but the study found that a lower score may suit screening while a higher score better balances sensitivity and specificity. The findings need testing in other settings.
International journal of methods in psychiatric research4 min read
Professionals who reported greater cost consciousness also tended to report higher resource efficiency. Perceived organizational justice was associated with part of that relationship, although the one-time self-report survey cannot establish causation.
Frontiers in psychology4 min read
An analysis of 173 mother-child pairs found associations between RSA synchrony and higher positive affect, more internalizing symptoms, and fewer externalizing symptoms.
Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry4 min read
A small, single-center study found lower pain and state-anxiety scores after medical termination, while average post-procedural comfort was classified as moderate.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)3 min read
In free-ranging aggregations off Baja California Sur, mahi-mahi stayed closer to prey schools and took more school prey, while striped marlin made more isolated captures.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences4 min read
In Drosophila larvae, DAN-d1 and DAN-f1 showed different patterns of aversive-memory retrieval under blue-light and dark testing, in a study that also examined whether individual dopamine neurons relate to movement.
eLife3 min read
A study of artificial recurrent neural networks suggests that a compact representation can map location, while higher-rank connectivity is associated with precise performance when movement speeds change.
Scientific publication5 min read
A study of the nucleus accumbens core reports strong facilitation from thalamic inputs and marked depression from cortical inputs, with both AMPA and NMDA receptors contributing to the responses.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience3 min read
The study found reports of blurrier, more saturated and more dynamic vision after low-dose LSD, but no measurable change in its behavioral test of surround suppression.
Neuroscience of consciousness5 min read
In antigen-specific mouse T cells, loss of Hs1bp3 was associated with fewer memory-like cells, weaker energy production and poorer recall potential.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)4 min read
A randomized colonoscopy trial reported lower anxiety with pink noise and lower pain with both noise types than with control, but it did not give numerical effect sizes.
Surgical endoscopy4 min read
A comparison of four Sub-Saharan African cases argues that evidence-informed policy depends on who helps shape, interpret and carry evidence into government, and on whether institutions create room for outside input.
Evidence & policy : a journal of research, debate and practice4 min read
The study found that physical-somatic complaints shaped depressive symptom scores after spinal cord injury, while changes in clinically relevant symptoms showed no apparent association with neurological or functional recovery.
Scientific reports4 min read
Adolescents who reported more parental communication also reported fewer anxiety and depression symptoms, while paternal neglect was linked to more symptoms. The study also identified cognitive flexibility as the most consistent possible statistical pathway.
Depression and anxiety4 min read
A Chongqing survey of 10,112 workers found wide industry differences in reported depressive, anxiety and combined symptoms, with physical pain and occupational stress showing the strongest adjusted associations.
JMIR public health and surveillance4 min read
Parents and caregivers in and around York described local mental-health support as insufficient, difficult to navigate and sometimes harmful, while calling for joined-up help for parents and children.
PLOS mental health3 min read
The study reports an intraspinal feedback circuit associated with zebrafish swimming synchronization and cohesive schooling, while simulations and a robot reproduced the pattern when feedback was enabled.
Scientific publication5 min read