Traumatic brain injury disrupts state-dependent functional cortical connectivity in a mouse model.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death in young people and can cause cognitive and motor dysfunction and disruptions in functional connectivity between brain regions. In human TBI patients and rodent models of TBI, functional connectivity is decreased after injury. Recovery of connectivity after TBI is associated with improved cognition and memory, suggesting an important link between connectivity and functional outcome.

Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Among Chinese American Women: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.

Physical inactivity is a modifiable behavioral risk factor for breast cancer. Chinese American women have an increased breast cancer incidence and a low prevalence of meeting physical activity (PA) recommendations, yet little is known about their knowledge and experience regarding PA and breast cancer prevention. Given the significant cultural differences between Eastern and Western societies, effective interventions to promote PA among Chinese American women require understanding their knowledge levels regarding PA in breast cancer prevention and their PA experiences through a cultural lens.

Losing a part of life: experiences of cancer survivors accessing treatment and sheltering in place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To explore experiences of sheltering in place and accessing treatment during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic among survivors with cancer receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy.

Methods: Participants from two pilot studies evaluating TKI therapy use in the Southeastern United States during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020) were interviewed. Identical interview guides were used across both studies to assess participants' experiences accessing cancer treatment, sheltering in place, and coping during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sociodemographic, health-related, and acculturation determinants of physical activity participation among Asian American women.

The purpose of this study was to assess Asian American (AsAm) women's physical activity (PA) and identify predictors (sociodemographic, health-related, and acculturation) of leisure, transportation, and work PA (LPA, TPA, and WPA; respectively). We used data from 1605 AsAm women in the 2011-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. PA was self-reported as minutes of weekly LPA, TPA, and WPA.