Month: <span>August 2024</span>
Month: August 2024

Intermittent mechanical loading on mouse tibia accelerates longitudinal bone growth by inducing PTHrP expression in the female tibial growth plate

Physiol Rep. 2024 Aug;12(15):e16168. doi: 10.14814/phy2.16168. ABSTRACT It is not clear as to whether weight bearing and ambulation may affect bone growth. Our goal was …

Assay for interferon gamma release as a novel marker in pediatric patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2024 Aug 1;22(1):70. doi: 10.1186/s12969-024-01008-9. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) release assay (IGRA) is an important laboratory diagnosis for latent Mycobacterium …

The Influence of Stakeholder Interests on Safety Outcome Reporting in Psychedelic Research and Implications for Science Communication

Trends Psychiatry Psychother. 2024 Aug 1. doi: 10.47626/2237-6089-2024-0866. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Psychedelics are a group of psychoactive substances which produce complex and subjective …

Intentional physical self-injury in Auckland: patterns, associations and clinical implications in a single-centre cross-sectional study

N Z Med J. 2024 Aug 2;137(1600):40-51. doi: 10.26635/6965.6344. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Intentional physical self-injury (IPSI) is a pressing health challenge and there is little awareness …

Protocol for a cluster randomized study to compare the effectiveness of a self-report distress tool and a mental health referral service to usual case management on program completion among vulnerable youth enrolled in a vocational training program

PLoS One. 2024 Aug 1;19(8):e0294806. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0294806. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: 1) To compare the effect of the self-report distress tool (DT) and rapid mental …

Exploring the Relationship Between Instagram Use and Self-Criticism, Self-Compassion, and Body Dissatisfaction in the Spanish Population: Observational Study

J Med Internet Res. 2024 Aug 1;26:e51957. doi: 10.2196/51957. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The widespread use of online social networks, particularly among the younger demographic, has catalyzed …

A rapid and easy-to-use spinal muscular atrophy screening tool based on primers with high specificity and amplification efficiency for SMN1 combined with single-stranded tag hybridization assay

PLoS One. 2024 Aug 1;19(8):e0308179. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0308179. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an intractable neuromuscular disorder primarily caused by homozygous deletions in …