Biomedical sciences publications
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Location matters: Regional variation in association of community burden of COVID-19 with caregiver and youth worry
Our study characterized associations between three indicators of COVID-19's community-level impact in 20 geographically diverse metropolitan regions and how worried youth and their caregivers in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠…
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Earlier Bedtime and Effective Coping Skills Predict a Return to Low-Risk of Depression in Young Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
To determine the persistent effects of the pandemic on mental health in young adults, we categorized depressive symptom trajectories and sought factors that promoted a reduction in depressive symptoms in…
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A dataset reflecting the multidimensionality of insomnia symptomatology in adolescence using standardized questionnaires
Psychological and behavioral questionnaire data are provided for 95 adolescents (age range between 16-19 years, 62% female) with and without clinical or subclinical insomnia symptoms, determined from the Diagnostic and…
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Contemporary screen time modalities and disruptive behavior disorders in children: a prospective cohort study
This study's objective was to determine the prospective associations of contemporary screen time modalities with conduct and oppositional defiant disorder in a national cohort of 9–11-year-old children.
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Cell-Based Platform for Antigen Testing and Its Application for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
We have engineered a cell that can be used for diagnosing active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.
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Social epidemiology of early adolescent problematic screen use in the United States
Objective: To determine sociodemographic correlates of problematic screen use (social media, video games, mobile phones) among a racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population-based sample of 10–14-year-old early adolescents.
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Antiviral T-cell Biofactory platform for SARS-CoV-2
We engineered a T cell to synthesize interferons (IFNs) as antiviral proteins upon recognizing the virus envelop protein of SARS-CoV-2, i.e., anti-SARS T-cell Biofactory.
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Family Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Risks of Financial Insecurity and Coping
We studied the impact of preexisting psychosocial factors and pandemic-related financial and social disruptions in relation to family well-being among adolescents and parents during early summer 2020, participating in the…
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Detecting negative valence symptoms in adolescents based on longitudinal self-reports and behavioral assessments
A longitudinal deep learning framework is presented, identifying self-reported and behavioral measurements that detect the depressive symptoms associated with the Negative Valence System domain of the NIMH Research Domain Criteria…
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Alcohol use disorder: Neuroimaging evidence for accelerated aging of brain morphology and hypothesized contribution to age-related dementia
Knowledge of the potential influence of the AUD-associated co-factors on the condition of brain structure may lead to identifying modifiable risk factors to avert physical declines and may reverse or…
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Antiviral T-cell Biofactory platform for SARS-CoV-2
We engineered a T cell to synthesize interferons (IFNs) as antiviral proteins upon recognizing the virus envelop protein of SARS-CoV-2, i.e., anti-SARS T-cell Biofactory.
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Heavy-Ion-Induced Lung Tumors: Dose- & LET-Dependence
The goal of this study is to reduce uncertainties in estimating particle-radiation-induced risk of lung tumorigenesis for manned travel into deep space by improving our understanding of the high-LET-dependent dose-response…