Lactate Ameliorates Kainic Acid-Induced Neuroinflammation and Cognitive Impairment via the Chemokine Signaling Pathway in Mice by Chu X, Ge Y, Geng C, Cao P, Wei P, Fu B, Deng Z, Li Y, Zhao G

“…In mice with acute epilepsy, lactate treatment mitigated neuronal damage, microglial activation, and inflammatory responses in the hippocampus and ameliorated anxiety-like behavior and cognitive impairment.Conclusion: Lactate exerts therapeutic effects on epilepsy through the chemokine signaling pathway. …”
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Evaluating the effects of time-restricted eating on overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. by Hui Liu, Fuliang Shangguan, Fen Liu, Yu Guo, Huixi Yu, Hanbing Li, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…Secondary outcomes, encompassing alterations in sex hormones, metabolic parameters, body composition, sleep quality, quality of life, anxiety, and depression, will be evaluated monthly. …”
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Supervised and Unsupervised Screen Time and Its Association With Physical, Mental, and Social Health of School-Going Children in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Cross-Sectional Study by Shahria Hafiz Kakon, Tanjir Rashid Soron, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Rashidul Haque, Fahmida Tofail

“…Data were collected through a semistructured questionnaire; anthropometry measurements; and the Bangla-validated Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Scale, and Spencer Children Anxiety Scale (SCAS). ResultsA total of 234 out of 420 students (56%) used digital screen devices without parental supervision. …”
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Factor structure and longitudinal measurement invariance of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale during the whole perinatal period: a multicenter cohort study in China by Jichun Yang, Yu Jiang, Yimin Qu, Yongle Zhan, Haihui Ma, Xiaoxiu Li, Dongmei Man, Hongguo Wu, Ping Huang

“…Results A three-factor model was optimal at all time points, showing the clearest factor structure and best model fit: Anhedonia (Items 1–2), Anxiety (Items 3–6), Depression (Items 7–10). Internal reliability of EPDS was good at all time points (e.g., Cronbach’s α > 0.80). …”
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Personality Differences of Brain Networks in Placebo Analgesia and Nocebo Hyperalgesia: A Psychophysiological Interaction (PPI) Approach in fMRI by Yu Shi, Shimin Huang, Hongrui Zhan, Yaping Wang, Yanyan Zeng, Guiyuan Cai, Jianming Yang, Wen Wu

“…We found that (1) deactivation differences of the pain-related network and limbic system play an important role in personality differences associated with placebo analgesia and (2) differences of control of anxiety and activation of dorsolateral prefrontal cortex may cause the personality differences observed in nocebo hyperalgesia.…”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…Thus, we selected a TMS protocol involving 10 sessions of bilateral high-frequency stimulation over 4 days, with each session delivering 3000 pulses on each side of the DLPFC.ResultsBefore treatment, the patient’s scores on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Young Mania Rating Scale were 40, 57, 40, and 6, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soygüt

“…Discussion: Early maladaptive schemas and inadaptive ways of behaviors that has been developed by patients to handle these schemas may underly the axis I disorder symptoms such as anxiety, depression, drug abuse and psychosomatic disorders. …”
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Effectiveness of a family customised online FOCUS programme aimed on building resiliency in dyad relationship to support dyadic illness management in persons with heart failure and... by Xin Zhang, Xiaonan Zhang, Yongjun Cao, Weiling Yang, Yanting Li, Xuedong Li, Sixuan Jiang, Qingyun LV, Mei Cheng, Xiaoying Zang

“…Dyadic coping, HF somatic perception, self-care, anxiety and depression for patients and family caregivers and all-cause mortality and hospital admission for patients will be measured at baseline, 4 weeks (after the discharge, T1), 12 weeks (after the discharge, T2) and 24 weeks (after the discharge, T3). …”
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CHALLENGES FOR UNIVERSITIES TO ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR IN UKRAINE by Yuliia Sytnykova, Tаtyana Petrenko, Oksana Bezkorovaina, Anastasiia Ptushka

“…The most common psychological difficulties with online learning were connected with external ones as constant shelling, and air alarms as with internal ones as stress, anxiety, worries, depression, burnout, sadness, and frustration. …”
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Techno-Economic Design Analysis of Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Powered by Photovoltaic Technology on the Highways of Saudi Arabia by Yassir Alhazmi

“…The first challenge is choosing optimal locations on highways to address the range of anxiety of EV drivers. The second challenge is to fuel these FCSs using renewable resources, such as photovoltaic (PV) panels, to make FCSs sustainable. …”
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Perceptions and Motivations of Japanese Medical Students Regarding Course Evaluations: A Cultural Perspective by Suzuki S, Imafuku R, Kawakami C, Abe Y, Jego EH, Hidai C, Saiki T

“…Gratitude positively influenced their decision to participate in course evaluations, whereas anger, anxiety about presumptuousness, fear and indifference had a negative impact. …”
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The effectiveness of dyadic interventions for health outcomes of prostate cancer patients and informal caregivers: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuan Xiao, Jiao Sun, Min Liu, Haifeng Wang, Jingjing Guan

“…A meta-analysis of pooled data revealed that for prostate cancer patients, the intervention improved dyadic coping (SMD95% CI [95% CI] = 0.22 [0.01;0.42], p = 0.04), and for informal caregivers the dyadic care intervention reduced anxiety (SMD95% CI [95% CI] = -0.35 [-0.65;-0.06], p = 0.02), enhanced self-efficacy (SMD [95% CI] = 0.22 [0.01;0.43], p = 0.04), and improved sexual functioning (SMD [95% CI] = 0.29 [0.05;0.54], p = 0.02). …”
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Factors Affecting Performance in Clinical Practice among Preservice Diploma Nursing Students in Northern Tanzania by Helena Marco Gemuhay, Albino Kalolo, Robert Mirisho, Beatrice Chipwaza, Elijah Nyangena

“…More male nursing students (62.1%) significantly reported unsupportive environment as a barrier and anxiety was more common in female nursing students (48.9%) (p=0.020). …”
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Assessment of stigmatization in people with epilepsy by G. Pociuvienė, D. Streckytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Stigma level is higher when PWE feel anxiety (R=0.5, p=0.000), shame (R=0.55, p=0.000), fear (R=0.6, p=0.000), sadness (R=0.62, p=0.000) and consider to be depended on other individuals (R=0.68, p=0.000). …”
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Validation of the shortest version of the eating attitude test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…Finally, EAT-7 scores positively correlated with scores of depression and anxiety, supporting concurrent validity of the scale. …”
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Association of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide with cognitive function and depression in elderly people with type 2 diabetes. by Insa Feinkohl, Naveed Sattar, Paul Welsh, Rebecca M Reynolds, Ian J Deary, Mark W J Strachan, Jackie F Price, Edinburgh Type 2 Diabetes Study-ET2DS Investigators

“…A vocabulary-based test estimated pre-morbid cognitive ability. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) assessed possible depression. …”
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Plain Language Summary of Publication: The ProLOGUE study investigating brodalumab in people with plaque psoriasis by Shinichi Imafuku, Chika Ohata, Masaru Honma, Hidehisa Saeki, Yoko Mizutani, Takuya Miyagi, Kenta Murotani, Yasumasa Kanai

“…Doctors reported the effects of brodalumab on the extent and severity of psoriasis, while study participants reported its effects on health-related quality of life, overall health status, psoriasis severity, itch, skin pain, anxiety and depressive symptoms, sleep, general activity, work productivity and income loss, and how satisfied they were with brodalumab as a treatment. …”
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Protective effects of wogonin in the treatment of central nervous system and degenerative diseases by Qingan Fu, Qingyun Yu, Hongdan Luo, Zhekang Liu, Xiaowei Ma, Huijian Wang, Zhijuan Cheng

“…This review elucidates the pharmacological mechanisms underlying the protective effects of wogonin in CNS diseases, including ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, anxiety, neurodegenerative diseases, and CNS infections. …”
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Impact of multimorbidity and complex multimorbidity on mortality among older Australians aged 45 years and over: a large population-based record linkage study by Alamgir Kabir, An Tran, Sameera Ansari, Damian P Conway, Margo Barr

“…Eleven self-reported chronic conditions (cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, depression/anxiety, asthma, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, thrombosis and musculoskeletal conditions) from the baseline survey were included in the MM and CMM classifications. …”
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BreathCarer: Informal carers of patients with chronic breathlessness: a mixed-methods systematic review of burden, needs, coping, and support interventions by Saskia Blütgen, Anne Pralong, Carolin Wilharm, Yvonne Eisenmann, Raymond Voltz, Steffen T. Simon

“…A major challenge is the sense of being trapped in a state of constant alertness and anxiety, centred around managing the patient's breathlessness. …”
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