Publications by authors named "K R Winston"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between social behaviors and SARS-CoV-2 test positivity in children under 18 years old during 2020-2022, using data from emergency departments.
- It found that attending social gatherings increased the chances of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 in children aged 5-<12 years while in-person daycare/school attendance was linked to a lower risk of positivity across all age groups.
- Key findings indicated that children's risk of infection was influenced by factors like mask-wearing and exposure to infected contacts, with settings like schools promoting better public health practices, thus lowering risk.
Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0 and Long-term Mental Health Outcomes in Childhood Cancer.
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol
October 2024
To identify childhood cancer patients and their families at the greatest risk for psychosocial difficulties, this study examined the predictive validity of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool 2.0 (PAT2.0) on caregiver and patient-reported mental health outcomes at 1-year follow-up.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To assess the association between Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and long-term quality of life (QoL).
Methods: Prospective cohort study with 6- and 12-months follow-up conducted in 14 Canadian institutions. Children tested for SARS-CoV-2 between August 2020 and February 2022 were eligible.
Corticostriatal projection neurons from prelimbic medial prefrontal cortex to the nucleus accumbens core critically regulate drug-seeking behaviors, yet the underlying encoding dynamics whereby these neurons contribute to drug seeking remain elusive. Here we use two-photon calcium imaging to visualize the activity of corticostriatal neurons in mice from the onset of heroin use to relapse. We find that the activity of these neurons is highly heterogeneous during heroin self-administration and seeking, with at least 8 distinct neuronal ensembles that display both excitatory and inhibitory encoding dynamics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSleep duration has been proposed as a potential and important modifiable risk factor, yet its precise relationship with hypertension among Asian adults remains unclear. This meta-analysis aims to elucidate the impact of short sleep duration on hypertension risk within the adult Asian population. A systematic search of databases, including PubMed, Scopus, and ScienceDirect, was conducted to identify relevant studies published up to January 4, 2024.
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