Publications by authors named "T L Willoughby"
Introduction: There is widespread concern that contemporary global issues (e.g., climate change, technology use) are exacerbating a "youth wellbeing crisis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Epidemiological studies report associations of drinking water disinfection byproducts (DBPs) with adverse health outcomes, including birth defects. Here, we used a rat model susceptible to pregnancy loss (full-litter resorption; FLR) and eye malformations (anophthalmia, microphthalmia) to test 11 DBPs, including trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids (HAAs), and nitrogen-containing DBPs (N-DBPs).
Methods: Timed-pregnant F344 rats received gavage doses of chloroform, chlorodibromomethane, iodoform, chloroacetic acid, bromoacetic acid, dibromoacetic acid (DBA), diiodoacetic acid (DIA), trichloroacetic acid (TCA), dibromonitromethane, and iodoacetonitrile on gestation days (GD) 6-10.
Generational Shifts in Adolescent Mental Health: A Longitudinal Time-Lag Study.
J Youth Adolesc
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- There is a growing concern that today's adolescents are facing a "mental health crisis" compared to past generations, as indicated by recent research.
- A study compared two groups of adolescents from different generations, revealing that current adolescents reported higher and increasing levels of mental health issues over their high school years.
- While most adolescents from both generations showed low levels of mental health problems, a larger portion of today's youth are consistently at risk, suggesting a small but significant group may be facing serious mental health challenges.
Article Synopsis
- - The case study examines the management and safety concerns for a pacemaker-dependent breast cancer patient requiring radiotherapy, highlighting the challenges posed by the conventional pacemaker being within the treatment field.
- - To reduce the risk of device malfunction from radiation exposure, the team opted to replace the conventional pacemaker with a leadless Micra device, and the patient underwent proton therapy successfully without complications.
- - The study emphasizes the importance of strategic decision-making and risk assessment while navigating the use of advanced cancer treatments in patients with cardiac devices, specifically addressing the potential risks associated with proton therapy.
Shyness and risk-taking during peer observation in children and adolescents.
J Exp Child Psychol
October 2024
Although temperamental shyness is conceptualized as a trait marked by cautiousness, we know relatively little about its relation to risk-taking. We examined how shyness was related to opportunities for risk-taking while considering how social context (i.e.
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