The impact of spillover and crossover effects of job stressors on pregnancy rates in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization treatments.

Purpose: Studies have shown mixed findings regarding the impact of stress on the success of fertility treatments. To the best of our knowledge, stress in the context of the workplace has not been investigated to date in relation to the success of fertility treatments. This research investigates the impact of work-related stress and emotional exhaustion experienced by both partners on in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment outcomes.

Generalized cue reactivity in rat dopamine neurons after opioids.

Cue reactivity is the maladaptive neurobiological and behavioral response upon exposure to drug cues and is a major driver of relapse. A widely accepted assumption is that drugs of abuse result in disparate dopamine responses to cues that predict drug vs. natural rewards.

The effect of biological treatment on female fertility: A cohort study of women with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.

Objectives: To investigate female fertility in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) exposed to biological drugs.

Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, based on an electronic health record database, 4517 women with RA were compared to 1415 patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Patients were 18-40 years-of-age at diagnosis.

Quantitative pupillometry as a potential biomarker in early concussion assessment.

Background: There are limited objective methods when it comes to identifying and diagnosing concussion. Pupil assessment is performed routinely as a standard-of-care following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Unlike the highly subjective and limited reliability of pupil assessment using penlights and flashlights, Quantitative pupillometry (QP) is an established, valid, and reliable method of pupillary assessment.