Light at night (LAN) has been associated with negative health consequences and metabolic risk factors. Little is known about the prevalence of LAN in older adults in the U.S. and its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. We tested the hypothesis that LAN in older age is associated with higher prevalence of individual CVD… Continue reading Light at night in older age is associated with obesity, diabetes, and hypertension
Intramyocardial Inflammation after COVID-19 Vaccination: An Endomyocardial Biopsy-Proven Case Series
Myocarditis in response to COVID-19 vaccination has been reported since early 2021. In particular, young male individuals have been identified to exhibit an increased risk of myocardial inflammation following the administration of mRNA-based vaccines. Even though the first epidemiological analyses and numerous case reports investigated potential relationships, endomyocardial biopsy (EMB)-proven cases are limited. Here, we… Continue reading Intramyocardial Inflammation after COVID-19 Vaccination: An Endomyocardial Biopsy-Proven Case Series
Passage of exogeneous fine particles from the lung into the brain in humans and animals
There are still significant knowledge gaps in understanding the intrusion and retention of exogeneous particles into the central nervous system (CNS). Here, we uncovered various exogeneous fine particles in human cerebrospinal fluids (CSFs) and identified the ambient environmental or occupational exposure sources of these particles, including commonly found particles (e.g., Fe- and Ca-containing ones) and… Continue reading Passage of exogeneous fine particles from the lung into the brain in humans and animals
Age and sex-specific risks of myocarditis and pericarditis following Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines
Cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported following the receipt of Covid-19 mRNA vaccines. As vaccination campaigns are still to be extended, we aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the association, by vaccine and across sex and age groups. Using nationwide hospital discharge and vaccine data, we analysed all 1612 cases of myocarditis… Continue reading Age and sex-specific risks of myocarditis and pericarditis following Covid-19 messenger RNA vaccines
Prenatal antibiotic exposure, asthma and the atopic march: A systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundAntibiotic use during pregnancy may increase the risk for asthma in children. We performed a meta-analysis assessing prenatal antibiotic exposure and the risk for childhood wheeze or asthma, as well as for diseases associated with the atopic march. MethodsA systematic literature search protocol (PROSPERO-ID: CRD42020191940) was registered and searches were completed using Medline, Proquest, Embase,… Continue reading Prenatal antibiotic exposure, asthma and the atopic march: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Psychiatric Patients Who Do Not Believe They Deserve to Get Better
Seven years ago, our clinical research group began towork in our hospital’s partial hospital program. Patientsare most commonly referred to the partial hospital becausethey are in crisis, are being transferred from a more intensivelevel of care (ie, inpatient services), or are referred fromoutpatient settings because they have not responded totreatment. While the average length of… Continue reading Psychiatric Patients Who Do Not Believe They Deserve to Get Better
Distressing dreams and risk of Parkinson’s disease: A population-based cohort study
BackgroundParkinson's disease (PD) is associated with alterations to the phenomenology of dreaming - including an increased frequency of distressing dreams. Whether distressing dreams may precede the development of PD is unknown. This study investigated the association between frequent distressing dreams and the risk of incident PD.Methods3818 men aged 67 years or older from the Osteoporotic… Continue reading Distressing dreams and risk of Parkinson’s disease: A population-based cohort study
Antibody–Invertase Fusion Protein Enables Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Using Widely Available Glucometers
Rapid diagnostics that can accurately inform patients of disease risk and protection are critical to mitigating the spread of the current COVID-19 pandemic and future infectious disease outbreaks. To be effective, such diagnostics must rely on simple, cost-effective, and widely available equipment and should be compatible with existing telehealth infrastructure to facilitate data access and… Continue reading Antibody–Invertase Fusion Protein Enables Quantitative Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies Using Widely Available Glucometers
The Impostor Phenomenon and causal attributions of positive feedback on intelligence tests
Highlights•The Impostor Phenomenon (IP) is characterized by attributional styles. •Participants completed numerical and verbal intelligence tasks. •Participants received positive feedback on their performance. •IP does not relate to actual performance in intelligence tests. •IP relates to attributing positive feedback to external-instable-specific causes. AbstractThe Impostor Phenomenon (IP) is characterized by an external-instable-specific attributional style (i.e., Impostors… Continue reading The Impostor Phenomenon and causal attributions of positive feedback on intelligence tests
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