Delaying Substance Use Until Age 21 Linked to 83% Lower Polysubstance Risk
A national survey of 92,233 adults shows that early initiation before age 18 significantly increases the risk of multiple concurrent addictions.
Sympathy Mediates Nursing Care Tendencies in Alcohol Use Disorder
A cross-sectional study of 348 nurses finds that sympathy, not fear or anger, drives helping behaviors despite perceived patient stigma.
Lithuanian Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Shows High Reliability in Young Adults
A validation study of the self-report version finds strong internal consistency but suggests total scores are most robust for assessment.
Chronic and Social Needs Linked to High School Absenteeism
A national study finds children with both chronic health conditions and social instability face a 9.4% risk of missing 11 or more school days.
Caregiver Strain Mediates Alpha Wave Activity in Children With ADHD
Subjective internalized caregiver stress links clinical attention deficits to posterior alpha power, suggesting environmental modulation.
Subliminal Threat Cues Trigger Sustained Social Avoidance in Women
Eye-tracking data reveals that unconscious perception of anger or disgust leads to reduced visual engagement with subsequent happy faces.
Automated MRI Segmentation Establishes Brain Volume Norms for Very Preterm Infants
Sex-stratified reference ranges for 26 brain regions provide a clinical baseline to identify developmental deviations at term-equivalent age.
Higher Daily Step Counts Linked to Reduced Bradykinesia and Increased Dyskinesia
Objective wearable data from 80 patients shows a correlation between physical activity and motor symptom trade-offs in Parkinson's disease.
Menopause Linked to Significant Lung Function Decline Regardless of HIV Status
Postmenopausal women aged 41 to 50 show a mean FEV1 reduction of 310 mL compared to premenopausal peers in a cross-sectional analysis.
Integrated DNA Drives Surface Antigen Production in HBeAg-Negative Hepatitis B
Liver tissue analysis reveals that integrated viral DNA, not replication-active reservoirs, sustains surface antigen in later disease stages.
Chronic Back Pain Linked to Sensory Cortex Hyperactivity During Walking
Patients with nonspecific low back pain show increased neural load in somatosensory regions and reduced gait velocity during dual tasks.
CT Vascular Pruning Markers Identify Chronic Vasculopathy in Sickle Cell Disease
Automated quantification of small pulmonary vessels correlates with impaired gas exchange and history of pulmonary hypertension.