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BMC Geriatr
January 2025
Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, 250014, China.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the influence of social determinants of health (SDoH) on cognitive performance.
Methods: This study surveyed a sample of older adults aged 60 years and older from the 2011-2014 cohort of participants in the U.S.
J Psychoactive Drugs
January 2025
Interdisciplinary Cooperation for Ayahuasca Research and Outreach (ICARO), School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil.
This study is a survey-type, cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil ( = 517), with online data collection taking place from April to June 2022. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the death anxiety in users and non-users of psychedelics. To this end, we also assessed the validity and reliability of the Death Anxiety Scale in Brazil.
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January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Background: Improving functioning in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD) is a priority therapeutic objective.
Methods: This retrospective post hoc secondary analysis evaluated 108 patients with MDD or BD receiving the antidepressants vortioxetine, ketamine, or infliximab. The analysis aimed to determine if changes in objective or subjective cognitive function mediated the relationship between depression symptom severity and workplace outcomes.
J Hist Dent
January 2025
Founding member of "Arbeitskreis für die Geschichte der Zahnheilkunde" - Chapter of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Zahn-Mund und Kieferheilkunde - DGZMK (German Society of the History of Dentistry).
In historical illustrations and caricatures, the extraction of a tooth served as a powerful metaphor and threatening gesture that extended far beyond the medical context. This article examines the symbolic significance of this dental procedure and the extracted tooth as an expression of loss, disempowerment, and territorial dispossession. The comparison covers a wide range of visual representations from the French Revolution (1789-1799), the French July Revolution (1830), the Crimean War (1853-1856), the Austro-Prussian War (1866), the Franco-Prussian War (1870/71), to the First (1914-1918) and Second (1939-1945) World Wars and places them in their respective historical contexts.
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January 2025
Computer Science Institute, DISIT, University of Eastern Piedmont, Alessandria, Italy.
In traditional medical education, learners are mostly trained to diagnose and treat patients through supervised practice. Artificial Intelligence and simulation techniques can complement such an educational practice. In this paper, we present GLARE-Edu, an innovative system in which AI knowledge-based methodologies and simulation are exploited to train learners "how to act" on patients based on the evidence-based best practices provided by clinical practice guidelines.
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