Publications by authors named "Paola Mattey-Mora"
Background: Risky decision-making deficits predict unsafe behaviors, but sex differences in decision-making are underexplored in high-risk youth with externalizing disorders. While boys with externalizing pathology are more likely to make risky decisions, it remains unclear how these patterns manifest in girls, whose brains may process risks differently. Our study investigates sex differences in risky decision-making neurobiological activation among at-risk adolescents to identify sex-specific vulnerabilities for risky behaviors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Growing evidence highlights the impact of e-cigarette use on cardiovascular health, prompting a crucial examination of its association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in both exclusive e-cigarette and dual use scenarios with combustible cigarettes. This meta-analysis assessed the association between e-cigarette use and CVD by synthesizing the existing literature.
Methods: Pertinent observational studies were identified using multiple electronic databases, from August 22nd, 2006, to April 10th, 2024.
Article Synopsis
- Exercise helps prevent chronic diseases and may relieve pain, potentially reducing opioid misuse.
- A review of studies found a general trend of lower prescription opioid misuse among individuals who exercise, but results varied, particularly for college athletes.
- Future research should focus on larger samples and standardized measures to better understand the connection between exercise and prescription opioid misuse.
This study aimed to systematically assess COVID-19 patient background characteristics and pre-existing comorbidities associated with hospitalisation status. The meta-analysis included cross-sectional, cohort, and case-series studies with information on hospitalisation versus outpatient status for COVID-19 patients, with background characteristics and pre-existing comorbidities. A total of 1,002,006 patients from 40 studies were identified.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Childhood cognitive development is influenced by biological and environmental factors. One such factor, obesity, impairs cognitive development and is associated with sleep disturbances.
Objectives: We aimed to examine the mediating role of sleep disturbances on the relation between BMI and cognitive function in children.