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Mashup Score: 12Postingestive reward acts through behavioral reinforcement and is conserved in obesity and after bariatric surgery - 5 day(s) ago
Obesity has been associated with altered reward-related eating behavior and brain changes that may be related to overeating. This behavioral and neuroimaging study shows that postingestive nutrient stimulation influences human food choices through behavioral reinforcement and is conserved in obesity and after bariatric surgery.
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Mashup Score: 20
Social interaction and solitude entail tradeoffs. Communicate Bond Belong (CBB) theory holds that social interaction can foster relatedness with others at the cost of social energy, whereas solitude can restore social energy at the cost of relatedness. The current study empirically tests this tradeoff of solitude and its implications for well-being by investigating different degrees of solitude. Less complete degrees of solitude (e.g., no interaction with others) were associated with more relatedness and restoration than more complete degrees of solitude (e.g., no interaction, no potential for it, and no engagement with media), speaking against a tradeoff. Solitude was less detrimental for well-being among individuals who perceived it to be associated with higher restoration and relatedness. Yet, this finding was independent of social energy expenditure, challenging CBB theory. Future work should consider motivations for solitude and longitudinal approaches.
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Moderate #Solitude, such as reading in a cafe, may boost energy and #SocialConnectedness more effectively than intense isolation, like hiking alone in a forest, according to recent findings. @oregonstateuniv @PLOSONE https://t.co/14ERRJEedn https://t.co/D85o7gxaiG
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Mashup Score: 12Postingestive reward acts through behavioral reinforcement and is conserved in obesity and after bariatric surgery - 8 day(s) ago
Obesity has been associated with altered reward-related eating behavior and brain changes that may be related to overeating. This behavioral and neuroimaging study shows that postingestive nutrient stimulation influences human food choices through behavioral reinforcement and is conserved in obesity and after bariatric surgery.
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Calorie content influences food choices regardless of #Obesity status. Individuals prefer higher calorie foods even when taste and texture are similar, highlighting the role of energy content in food preference. @plos @PLOSBiology https://t.co/gvWwXY63Xf https://t.co/Q2VJ5LGYkR
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Mashup Score: 2Costing the intergovernmental negotiating body (INB) process - 12 day(s) ago
The Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) was established to draft and negotiate a pandemic instrument to strengthen pandemic preparedness and response (PPR). This has been carried out under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO), and has to date involved 15 sessions in Geneva, plus countless hours both in informal working groups, and in capitals working on government positions on each substantive issue. This all comes at a cost, both in terms of human resource and travel costs associated with the development of an international treaty and its associated process. We begin to quantify the cost of this process as approximately US$ 201,343,032. If we also consider estimated costs for the parallel WGIHR process to be US$56,024,830, we estimate the total cost of this combined governance development to be US$257,367,862. We position this in the context of how much pandemic preparedness is thought to cost on an annual basis, and the opportunity costs of investing in this gover
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Mashup Score: 10
Author summary Lifestyle-related diseases, including diabetes, are mostly caused by poor lifestyle habits; therefore, modifying these habits is important. In Japan, although a system of specific health guidance (SHG) to modify diet and exercise for people at risk of lifestyle-related diseases has been introduced, the retention rates are low, and maintaining results is difficult. Digital technologies can support self-management and increase patient convenience, but evidence of the usefulness of this technology for SHG is limited. This study evaluated the usefulness of application (app)-supported nutritional intervention. We assigned 109 participants to “Intervention Group: Application-Supported Nutrition Therapy” or “Control Group: Human Nutrition Therapy” and categorized them by intervention period (short-term or long-term cohort). There was a significant improvement in non-HDL-C only in the short-term intervention group. There were significant body weight (BW) improvements in the shor
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#PLOSDigitalHealth: The usefulness of an application-supported nutritional intervention on non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in people with a risk of lifestyle-related diseases https://t.co/Oyk7vdwbWf
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Mashup Score: 7Psychosocial and pandemic-related circumstances of suicide deaths in 2020: Evidence from the National Violent Death Reporting System - 13 day(s) ago
Purpose To describe and explore variation in ‘pandemic-related circumstances’ among suicide decedents during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods We identified pandemic-related circumstances using decedents’ text narratives in the 2020 National Violent Death Reporting System. We use time-series analysis to compare other psychosocial characteristics (e.g., mental health history, interpersonal difficulties, financial strain) of decedents pre-pandemic (2017/2018: n = 56,968 suicide and n = 7,551 undetermined deaths) to those in 2020 (n = 31,887 suicide and n = 4,100 undetermined). We characterize common themes in the narratives with pandemic-related circumstances using topic modeling, and explore variation in topics by age and other psychosocial circumstances. Results In 2020, n = 2,502 (6.98%) narratives described pandemic-related circumstances. Compared to other deaths in 2020 and to the pre-pandemic period, decedents with pandemic-related circumstances were older and more h
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A comprehensive analysis of COVID-19-era suicides highlights the complexity of factors involved, challenging assumptions that link these deaths solely to the #Pandemic's timing. Insights aim to inform future public health responses. @umich @PLOSONE https://t.co/QVAAWweQLi… https://t.co/DZQM56ZuKv
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Mashup Score: 1Humans and great apes visually track event roles in similar ways - 14 day(s) ago
Are only humans capable of tracking agent/patient roles during events, a cognitive foundation of syntax? This study shows that great apes, like human adults but unlike infants, differentiate agents from patients in event roles, suggesting that event role apprehension predates language, emerging under ontogenetic processes.
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Did you know that apes and human adults have similar eye movement patterns when tracking activities? Researchers at @UniNeuchatel (Switzerland) suggest that apes may understand cause-and-effect similarly to humans. @PLOSBiology: https://t.co/ZQOzWa1E3z https://t.co/MCGzmlA7IM
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Mashup Score: 4Protecting the most vulnerable: The urgent need to include HIV-exposed children in malaria chemoprevention strategies - 14 day(s) ago
Raquel González and colleagues discuss the drugs available to HIV-exposed children to prevent malaria infection and the urgent need to evaluate alternative agents.
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Who are the children most vulnerable to malaria? In this Policy Forum, Raquel González and colleagues discuss the drugs available to HIV-exposed children to prevent malaria infection and the urgent need to evaluate alternative agents. 🔎: https://t.co/0WylXTfVCk https://t.co/iKrBNoWYpn
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Mashup Score: 5I struggle with your fidgeting: A qualitative study of the personal and social impacts of misokinesia - 18 day(s) ago
Misokinesia, the reduced tolerance to others’ repetitive bodily movements, impacts individuals’ personal, social, and professional lives. The present study aimed to elucidate the factors contributing to Misokinesia Sensitivity (MKS) by exploring the subjective experiences of affected individuals, thereby guiding future empirical research and informing clinical awareness. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 21 participants from an online support group on Facebook. Data were analyzed through thematic analysis to uncover patterns and themes in their lived experiences. The thematic analysis revealed three main themes: internal cognitive and affective impacts, external social impacts, and pragmatic factors related to MKS triggers and responses. These findings provide a foundational understanding of MKS, highlighting its significant personal and social consequences and suggesting areas for targeted interventions. The insights gained aim to enhance clini
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“I struggle with your fidgeting: A qualitative study of the personal and social impacts of misokinesia” by Sumeet M. Jaswal et al. PLOS ONE https://t.co/q6OSnRvatp
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Mashup Score: 3Rare but elevated incidence of hematological malignancy after clozapine use in schizophrenia: A population cohort study - 19 day(s) ago
Yuqi Hu, Le Gao and colleagues compare the incidence of haematological malignancies between clozapine and olanzapine users using territory-wide electronic health records from Hong Kong public health facilities.
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Yuqi Hu, Le Gao and team compare the incidence of haematological malignancies between clozapine and olanzapine users using electronic health records from Hong Kong public health facilities. @FranciscoTTLai1 @legao0513 @YuqiHu_ @Yi_Chai18 @HkuPharm @HKUMed https://t.co/i89QKfIAJq https://t.co/q2U41PId8W
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Calorie content influences food choices regardless of #Obesity status. Individuals prefer higher calorie foods even when taste and texture are similar, highlighting the role of energy content in food preference. @plos @PLOSBiology https://t.co/gvWwXY63Xf https://t.co/Q2VJ5LGYkR