Publications by authors named "N Van Bruggen"
Introduction: Mobile phones, contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, have the potential to act as "trojan horses". The microbial signatures present on their surfaces most probably vary across different geographical regions. As a result, mobile phones belonging to international conference attendees may serve as a model for global microbial dissemination, posing potential risks to public health and biosecurity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Mental health problems are common among people with diabetes. However, evidence-based strategies for the prevention and early intervention of emotional problems in people with diabetes are lacking. Our aim is to assess the real-world effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and implementation of a Low-Intensity mental health Support via a Telehealth Enabled Network (LISTEN), facilitated by diabetes health professionals (HPs).
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- Researchers studied brown fat tissue (BAT) in a diverse group of 163 mice to learn how it affects metabolism, unlike past studies which focused on just one type of mouse.
- They found over 10,000 proteins in BAT and figured out how some work together, identifying 2,578 proteins that help regulate BAT.
- The team also discovered specific proteins like SFXN5, LETMD1, and ATP1A2 that can help control fat burning and body fat, helping us understand more about how BAT works in metabolism.
Gender dysphoria (GD) is characterized by distress due to an incongruence between experienced gender and sex assigned at birth. Brain functional connectivity in adolescents who experience GD may be associated with experienced gender (vs. assigned sex) and/or brain networks implicated in own-body perception.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCardiometabolic diseases are an increasing global health burden. While socioeconomic, environmental, behavioural, and genetic risk factors have been identified, a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms is required to develop more effective interventions. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been used to assess organ health, but biobank-scale studies are still in their infancy.
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