Publications by authors named "K England"
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- Developed an expectancy measure for adolescent e-cigarette use to inform research and policy.
- Focus groups and expert reviews helped shape the measure, which was tested on 267 adolescents aged 14-17.
- Results showed four factors: Negative Consequences, Positive Reinforcement, Negative Affect Reduction, and Weight Control, correlating with vaping behavior and perceptions.
Valproic acid (VPA) is a common anti-epileptic drug and known neurodevelopmental toxicant. Although the exact mechanism of VPA toxicity remains unknown, recent findings show that VPA disrupts redox signaling in undifferentiated cells but has little effect on fully differentiated neurons. Redox imbalances often alter oxidative post-translational protein modifications and could affect embryogenesis if developmentally critical proteins are targeted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhole-body electromyostimulation has proven to be a highly effective alternative to conventional resistance-type exercise training. However, due to adverse effects in the past, very extensive contraindications have been put in place for the commercial, non-medical WB-EMS market. Considering recent positive innovations e.
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- The European Mortality Monitoring Network (EuroMOMO) noticed more people are dying than usual since late November 2023.
- In the early weeks of 2024, there were about 95 extra deaths for every 100,000 people in Europe, mostly affecting adults aged 45 and older.
- This rise in deaths seems to be happening because of a lot of illnesses like COVID-19, flu, and RSV during the winter season.