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ObjectiveParenting styles are crucial to adolescent development, yet how they affect subjective well-being (SWB) remains unclear. Grounded in ecological systems theory, this study examines the effects of parenting styles…
BackgroundPositive childhood experiences (PCEs) constitute foundational environmental protective factors associated with long-term psychological well-being; however, the mechanisms linking early relational environments…
ObjectiveRecovery in patients with substance use disorder (SUD) involves improvement across addictive craving, negative affect, and cognitive function, with differential responses across neuropharmacological subgroups…
BackgroundInternet addiction (IA) has emerged as a pervasive public health issue among young adults, frequently accompanied by severe emotion regulation difficulties. However, the precise static and dynamic functional…
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a chronic, severe mental illness frequently complicated by metabolic disturbances such as obesity, insulin resistance and dyslipidaemia. We report the case of a 57-year-old man with Bipolar I…
The Short Dark Tetrad scale (SD4) is a brief self-report instrument designed to assess four socially aversive or antagonistic personality traits: subclinical Machiavellianism, narcissism, psychopathy, and sadism. The…
Background Hospital admissions for eating disorders are increasing, yet adult inpatient nutritional restoration often relies on conservative low-calorie refeeding to avoid refeeding syndrome (RFS). Evidence from younger…
(MedPage Today) -- Antihistamines hold only a slight benefit for atopic dermatitis (eczema) and shouldn't be routinely used in management, a network meta-analysis concluded. For moderate to severe atopic dermatitis…
(MedPage Today) -- An FDA panel said that trial data did not provide substantial evidence showing that investigational deramiocel was effective in treating cardiomyopathy among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy…
(MedPage Today) -- Periurethral application of a smaller amount of estradiol cream with a finger was noninferior to standard intravaginal application with an applicator among postmenopausal patients with recurrent…
(MedPage Today) -- A Senate committee plans to vote next week on whether to recommend holding Anthony Fauci, MD, in contempt following a hearing on Wednesday that centered on how the infectious disease expert handled the…
(MedPage Today) -- The sodium channel blocker LTG-001, an investigational selective Nav1.8 inhibitor, reduced pain scores more than placebo for 2 days after abdominoplasty, a phase IIb trial showed. The primary endpoint…
(MedPage Today) -- So far, pregnancies among the first women treated with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for autoimmune rheumatologic diseases have proceeded without any concerns, researchers reported…
(MedPage Today) -- Four Democratic lawmakers have questioned whether HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s family will profit from a sizeable settlement involving Merck's human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil). In…
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA licensed Ezplaz, the first freeze-dried plasma product available to adults in need of transfusion, on Wednesday. Ezplaz is intended for patients who need plasma -- such as those who are…
(MedPage Today) -- A first-of-its-kind U.S. study suggests invasive mold infections may be an underappreciated -- and potentially deadly -- threat. The researchers detected about 450 cases in Atlanta-area hospitals over…
(MedPage Today) -- People who consumed less sugar in utero and before age 2 had a lower risk of developing dementia later in life, data from 65,000 U.K. Biobank participants suggested. The study used the abrupt end of…
(MedPage Today) -- Only a small fraction of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)-associated end-organ damage underwent surgical treatment, a large national cohort study found. Among over 43,000 adults with…
(MedPage Today) -- Amid the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the CDC has relieved the two top leaders of its Ebola response team of their positions. Incident manager Satish Pillai, MD, MPH, and…
(MedPage Today) -- Florida health officials released new guidance discouraging the use of psychiatric medications for children with anxiety, depression, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and behavioral…
(MedPage Today) -- Before I write a prescription for chronic insomnia, I want to know what molecule I am handing the patient, at what dose, and on what basis. Those are ordinary requirements. Yet, last week, a federal…
(MedPage Today) -- At the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO), it was reported that personalized treatment guided by deep molecular profiling produced encouraging survival outcomes in a subset of…
We’ve been waiting on this one for three years. If you’ve frequented this blog, you know three years is basically an eternity in Food and ...
A first-in-vivo PET study finds M1 receptor availability reduced 13% to 19% across brain regions in schizophrenia, strengthening the case for muscarinic-targeted treatment.
(MedPage Today) -- CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, reportedly passed up an opportunity to step into the HHS Secretary's shoes amid a White House overhaul of the agency earlier this year. Here's how Oz gained the trust…
(MedPage Today) -- Authorities in Uganda declared the East Africa nation free of Ebola on Tuesday following the discharge of the country's last patient in mid-June, a delicate milestone as the virus continues to plague…
(MedPage Today) -- A two-drug regimen was noninferior to a three-drug regimen as initial antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults with HIV, a phase IIIb trial showed. At week 48, an HIV-1 RNA level of less than 50…
(MedPage Today) -- Note that some links may require registration or subscription. Anthony Fauci, MD, on Wednesday invoked the 5th Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee…
Community pharmacies can provide cognitive screenings and potentially coordinate ongoing dementia care, according to a study presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.“Early detection needs a new…
Cognitive behavioral therapy rests on a simple insight: The way we think shapes how we feel and act. When thinking becomes distorted (when we see the world in black and white, assume the worst about others’ intentions or…
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