Publications by authors named "R E Cowan"

Background: Wheelchair users live predominantly sedentary lifestyles and have a substantially higher risk for cardiometabolic disease and mortality compared to people without disabilities. Exercise training has been found to be effective in improving cardiometabolic health (CMH) outcomes among people without disabilities, but research on wheelchair users is limited and of poor quality.

Objective: The primary aim of this study is to examine the immediate and sustained effects of a 24-week, telehealth, movement-to-music cardiovascular (M2M-C) exercise program on core indicators of CMH among adult wheelchair users compared to an active control group.

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Background: Racial and ethnic minorities remain underrepresented in the surgical workforce with well-documented barriers to diversity and inclusion, including financial support, lack of mentorship, and high attrition rates. Recent literature has documented race and sex discrimination in the training of surgical residents but little is known about the experience of discrimination at the surgical fellowship level. The goal of our study was to assess attitudes and perceptions of unconscious bias experienced during surgical oncology fellowship training at our institution.

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Article Synopsis
  • The amygdala, a key brain region for emotion and memory, shows enhanced memory encoding through electrical stimulation, particularly in its basolateral complex (BLA).
  • Direct stimulation using rhythmic theta-burst stimulation (TBS) has been found to improve both emotional and non-emotional declarative memory by promoting synaptic plasticity in areas like the hippocampus.
  • A study conducted during a memory task revealed that TBS modulates neuronal activity in the brain, with specific neuron characteristics influencing how they respond to stimulation, which is significant for future neuromodulation therapies.
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