Publications by authors named "R Pitman"
Cognition and Ventral Attention Network Connectivity: Associations With Treatment Response in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci
October 2024
Objective: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder, which makes it difficult to link clinical phenotypes with biomarkers to improve treatment outcomes. Findings from previous studies suggest that cognitive measures such as verbal memory or attention paired with within-ventral attention network (VAN) or salience network resting-state functional connectivity may predict treatment response among individuals with PTSD.
Methods: In a sample comprising 20 individuals with PTSD and 10 healthy control group individuals, the investigators subtyped individuals by using both discriminant function analysis and standardized norms for a single measure of memory and neuropsychological batteries of memory, attention, and executive functioning; attempted to replicate previous findings of lower within-VAN connectivity among individuals with cognitive impairment; and explored whether within-VAN connectivity paired with cognitive impairment predicted treatment outcomes.
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- This study looked at how much money varicella (chickenpox) costs families and society in France, especially for kids under 17.
- They found that many kids had to visit doctors and some even went to the hospital because of it.
- The total economic impact of varicella on French society was estimated to be over €450 million a year, mostly because parents had to miss work to take care of their sick children.
We present a genome assembly from an individual (the European chub; Chordata; Actinopteri; Cypriniformes; Cyprinidae). The genome sequence is 1,101.9 megabases in span.
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- Prior research was limited in understanding how cardiometabolic risk factors (CVDRFs), like hypertension and diabetes, mediate the link between anxiety/depression and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- The study followed over 71,000 participants for a decade to assess the impact of anxiety/depression on the development of CVDRFs and the role of neuro-immune mechanisms, with findings showing a clear association and effect differences based on age and sex.
- Results indicated that anxiety/depression significantly increases the risk of developing CVDRFs, especially in younger women, and this relationship may be influenced by neuro-immune pathways.
Here we present our preliminary studies into the inorganic pigments Han blue (BaCuSiO) and Han purple (BaCuSiO) as near-infrared luminescent fingerprint dusting powders. These pigments were developed in ancient China around 800 BCE and both show luminescence in the NIR region. There remains, however, ambiguity in the literature concerning their photophysical properties.
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