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BackgroundAdolescent depression is linked to daily activities like screen use, physical activity, and sleep. Most studies examine these factors separately. This study investigates the relationship between screen time, ph...

Excessive screen time in adolescents has become a growing concern, with parents seeking effective strategies to manage its impact.

Cristina Lumia, Simona Fumagalli, Marianna Martinelli, Davide Ausili, Antonella Nespoli School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, ItalyCorrespondence: Cristina Lumia, School of Medicine and Sur...

Background: The rapid expansion of digital platforms has given rise to new linguistic practices, including algospeak, a creative strategy used by users to circumvent algorithmic moderation. Purpose: This study examine...

Abstract Background Research on digital behaviour has largely centred on aggregated screen-time metrics, which offer limited insight into how distinct patterns of engagement within social media environments relate to psy...

Background: Community health workers (CHWs) play a crucial role in health promotion, particularly in rural areas. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a complication that can be prevented through timely screening. CHWs could as...

Abstract Patient navigation is a promising intervention that could improve follow-up of abnormal fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening. We describe changes in navigation activities ...

Introduction and ObjectivesAccurate diagnosis of IgE-mediated diseases requires identifying relevant allergens to guide appropriate clinical management and reduce healthcare costs (1). The ImmunoCAP Phadiatop (Thermo Fis...

Abstract Objectives To evaluate the relationship between age at onset of cannabis use and cannabis abuse in a sample of Portuguese cannabis users, testing the mediating role of the number of friends using cannabis and ...

OBJECTIVE: Measurement of carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT) is directly associated with cardiovascular (CV) outcomes. We retrospectively investigated the impact of CA-IMT progression on new CV events in pati...

Aim: This study examines the relation between problematic media use and sleep disturbances in school age children. Method: The descriptive study was conducted between January and June 2024, with participation from 326 ...

This research note addresses the gap in the household’s intention to recycle clothes in the Malaysian context. It examines the intention of recycling clothes by integrating lack of facilities and social media usage int...

Abstract Objectives Determine the proportion of patients with Lynch syndrome who received guideline-concordant care according to NCCN guidelines during the study period (2015–2018). Methods A retrospective cohort study...

INTRODUCTION. The purpose of the paper is to study the rhetorical strategies and techniques that use social media in Telegram as a means to combat disinformation, and their comparative analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Th...

Introduction: The identification of chemical compounds that interfere with SARS-CoV-2 replication continues to be a priority in several academic and pharmaceutical laboratories. Computational tools and approaches have th...

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening represents an important advancement in neonatal ophthalmology, particularly in settings facing specialist shortages and scre...

BackgroundThe association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and metabolic syndrome (MetS) remains controversial, particularly in large-scale health-screening populations where early metabolic abnormalities can ...

BackgroundDepressive symptoms are common in gastroenterology practice but often missed due to patient stigma and the limitations of self-report questionnaires. This detection gap limits patient access to necessary mental...

Abstract Background The impact of undernutrition in dogs with protein‐losing enteropathy (PLE) caused by inflammatory enteritis, intestinal lymphangiectasia, or both and which variables are most predictive of outcome a...

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium smegmatis is nonpathogenic and fast-growing and is usually used as a model species of Mycobacterium. Studying basic metabolic mechanisms is crucial for accelerating mycobacterial research. Although...

Abstract Introduction Oral health is critical for overall health and well-being, especially in older people. However, the frequency of dental visits tends to decrease as individuals age. In contrast, frail older people w...

Background Patients who suffer comorbidity of major depressive disorder (MDD) and chronic pain (CP) maintain a complex interplay between maladaptive prospective memory (PM) and retrospective memory (RM) with physical pai...

Introduction: The prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children is high and is associated with negative health impact. The aim of this study was to characterize the nutritional status of hospitalized children as we...

IntroductionThis study aimed to rigorously evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) for use with early adolescents aged 10–14 years within Turkish culture. Given developmental diffe...