Month: <span>June 2025</span>
Month: June 2025

Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) among adolescents

BMC Psychol. 2025 Jun 4;13(1):602. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02955-y. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Adolescents’ body image concerns are related to their mental and physical health. Reliable instruments are fundamental …

Study of first-trimester serum levels of β-hCG and PAPP-A as a screening test for fetal development of intrauterine growth restriction

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Jun 4;25(1):655. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07787-7. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between first-trimester serum levels of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and free …

Maternal inflammation during the second trimester of pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study

World J Pediatr. 2025 Jun 4. doi: 10.1007/s12519-025-00909-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Distinct characteristics of maternal inflammation at midgestation related to fetal and …

Role of the upper airway microbiota in respiratory virus and bacterial pathobiont dynamics in the first year of life

Nat Commun. 2025 Jun 4;16(1):5195. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-60552-4. ABSTRACT The mechanisms by which respiratory viruses predispose to secondary bacterial infections remain poorly characterized. Using 2,409 nasopharyngeal …