Background: Some research suggests that multilingualism confers a cognitive advantage, but this association may be confounded by linguistic and socioeconomic factors. Multilinguals can differ on their first language such that it could be a societal majority- or minority-language, resulting in distinct reasons for- and experiences with- becoming/being multilingual, along with different socioeconomic opportunities. We evaluated the association of multilingualism (Monolingual, Multilingual-Majority, Multilingual-Minority) and socioeconomic status (SES) on cognition among older adults.
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December 2024
Cisplatin (CP) is an antineoplastic drug associated with various cytotoxic adverse effects, including hepatotoxicity. Exercise training may offer hepatoprotection by improving redox status. This study compared the effects of light-intensity continuous training (LICT), moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT), and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on CP-induced hepatotoxicity in female Wistar rats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Lung cancer screening (LCS) offers a teachable moment for smoking cessation. This study assesses whether individual- or neighborhood-level SES is associated with tobacco abstinence and completion of a smoking cessation intervention in the LCS context.
Methods: Secondary analysis of a clinical trial (NCT03611881) that tested the effectiveness of smoking cessation treatment for smokers scheduled for LCS (N = 615) in eastern Massachusetts, USA from 2019 to 2024.
Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic created significant disruptions in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer (BC). Several public health measures were taken with limited evidence on their potential impact. In this observational study, we sought to compare the incidence of BC, treatment patterns, and mortality during 2020 versus 2018 and 2019.
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November 2024