Biomedical sciences publications
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The complexities of the sleep-pain relationship in adolescents: A critical review
We will highlight current methodological challenges for both sleep and pain assessments, explore the recent evidence for directionality in the sleep-pain relationship, review potential mechanisms and factors underlying the relationship,…
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Accelerating space radiation countermeasure development through drug repurposing
The discovery of safe and effective radiation countermeasures for long-duration spaceflight is challenging due to the complexity of the space radiation biology and high safety requirements.
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Engineering-scale Demonstration of the Mixed-Salt Process (MSP) for CO2 Capture
This paper presents the MSP technology background and the activities relating to the preparation for the upcoming engineering-scale demonstration at a coal-fired power plant field site, based on extensive testing…
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Parental knowledge/monitoring and adolescent substance use: A causal relationship?
We attempted to produce more rigorous evidence for a causal relation using a longitudinal design that took advantage of within-family fluctuations in knowledge/monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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An international study of post-COVID sleep health
The aim of this study was to investigate sleep health in an international sample of individuals who reported previously testing positive for COVID-19.
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Moderate, Little, or No Improvements in Neurobehavioral Symptoms among Individuals with Long COVID: A 34-Country Retrospective Study
The results highlight the importance of evaluating and treating neurobehavioral symptoms after COVID-19, especially targeting the higher-risk groups identified.
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Sleep facilitates spatial memory but not navigation using the Minecraft Memory and Navigation task
We developed the Minecraft Memory and Navigation (MMN) task for the purpose of disentangling how spatial memory accuracy and navigation change over time, and to study sleep’s independent contributions to…
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Spatial Augmented Respiratory Cardiofeedback Design for Prosthetic Embodiment Training: a Pilot Study
We developed and preliminarily tested an embodiment training protocol based on a SARC implemented through a computer screen - visualizing a 3D model of a prosthetic hand - and a…
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Into the wild…the need for standardization and consensus recommendations to leverage consumer-facing sleep technologies
By considering sensor capability and contribution to sleep outcomes, most devices now incorporate photoplethysmography (PPG), an optical measure of variation in small vessel blood volume.
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Poor subjective sleep predicts compromised quality of life but not cognitive impairment in abstinent individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate subjective sleep in 90 individuals with AUD sober for an average of 3 months and in 50 healthy controls.
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Youth screen use in the ABCD® study
We describe methods by which the screen usage questionnaire was developed in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, demonstrate longitudinal changes in screen usage via child report and describe…
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Alcohol’s effects on the mouse brain are modulated by age and sex
To test the hypothesis that the effects of binge alcohol exposure on developmental brain growth trajectories are influenced by age of exposure and sex, adolescent and adult mice were exposed…