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View article: Neurocognitive consequences of adolescent sleep disruptions and their relationship to psychosis vulnerability: a longitudinal cohort study
Neurocognitive consequences of adolescent sleep disruptions and their relationship to psychosis vulnerability: a longitudinal cohort study Open
Adolescence is a key period for neurocognitive maturation where deviation from normal developmental trajectories may be tied to adverse mental health outcomes. Cognitive disruptions have been noted in populations at risk for psychosis and …
Sleep as a Mediator Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis Vulnerability: A Longitudinal Cohort Study Open
Objectives Increasing evidence implicates cannabis consumption as a key risk factor in the development of psychosis, but the mechanisms underpinning this relationship remain understudied. This study proposes to determine whether sleep disr…
Weight change-related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study using social cognitive theory Open
Background Published studies during the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic have focused on eating and exercise behaviors and failed to portray a comprehensive understanding of the factors associated with weight change in a setting of a beh…
Peer Review #2 of "Weight change-related factors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cross-sectional study using social cognitive theory (v0.1)" Open
Background.Published studies during the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) pandemic have focused on eating and exercise behaviors and failed to portray a comprehensive understanding of the factors associated with weight change in a setting of a beh…
Review of Obesity Paradox Open
Introduction: Obesity is a risk factor for many health conditions and complications but may be regarded as a prognostic factor in other conditions. This has been described as the "obesity paradox." The debate whether this paradox exists ac…
Peripheral Endogenous Cannabinoid Levels Are Increased in Schizophrenia Patients Evaluated in a Psychiatric Emergency Setting Open
The current results add to the growing body of evidence of endocannabinoid alterations in schizophrenia. The strong elevation of plasma anandamide levels in schizophrenia patients assessed in the psychiatric emergency setting suggests that…
Porcupine-dependent Wnt signaling in endometriosis development and maintenance Open
Endometriosis is a debilitating condition that affects over 10% of women and is characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, most often in the pelvic cavity. It is thought to arise through retrograde menstruation…