Biomedical sciences publications
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Poor subjective sleep predicts compromised quality of life but not cognitive impairment in abstinent individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to evaluate subjective sleep in 90 individuals with AUD sober for an average of 3 months and in 50 healthy controls.
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Youth screen use in the ABCD® study
We describe methods by which the screen usage questionnaire was developed in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, demonstrate longitudinal changes in screen usage via child report and describe…
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Alcohol’s effects on the mouse brain are modulated by age and sex
To test the hypothesis that the effects of binge alcohol exposure on developmental brain growth trajectories are influenced by age of exposure and sex, adolescent and adult mice were exposed…
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Location matters: Regional variation in association of community burden of COVID-19 with caregiver and youth worry
Our study characterized associations between three indicators of COVID-19's community-level impact in 20 geographically diverse metropolitan regions and how worried youth and their caregivers in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠…
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Earlier Bedtime and Effective Coping Skills Predict a Return to Low-Risk of Depression in Young Adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic
To determine the persistent effects of the pandemic on mental health in young adults, we categorized depressive symptom trajectories and sought factors that promoted a reduction in depressive symptoms in…
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A dataset reflecting the multidimensionality of insomnia symptomatology in adolescence using standardized questionnaires
Psychological and behavioral questionnaire data are provided for 95 adolescents (age range between 16-19 years, 62% female) with and without clinical or subclinical insomnia symptoms, determined from the Diagnostic and…
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Contemporary screen time modalities and disruptive behavior disorders in children: a prospective cohort study
This study's objective was to determine the prospective associations of contemporary screen time modalities with conduct and oppositional defiant disorder in a national cohort of 9–11-year-old children.
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Cell-Based Platform for Antigen Testing and Its Application for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
We have engineered a cell that can be used for diagnosing active severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections.
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Social epidemiology of early adolescent problematic screen use in the United States
Objective: To determine sociodemographic correlates of problematic screen use (social media, video games, mobile phones) among a racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse population-based sample of 10–14-year-old early adolescents.
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Antiviral T-cell Biofactory platform for SARS-CoV-2
We engineered a T cell to synthesize interferons (IFNs) as antiviral proteins upon recognizing the virus envelop protein of SARS-CoV-2, i.e., anti-SARS T-cell Biofactory.
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Family Well-Being During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Risks of Financial Insecurity and Coping
We studied the impact of preexisting psychosocial factors and pandemic-related financial and social disruptions in relation to family well-being among adolescents and parents during early summer 2020, participating in the…
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Detecting negative valence symptoms in adolescents based on longitudinal self-reports and behavioral assessments
A longitudinal deep learning framework is presented, identifying self-reported and behavioral measurements that detect the depressive symptoms associated with the Negative Valence System domain of the NIMH Research Domain Criteria…