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Slow breathing impacts inter-organ dynamics modulating brain function and risk behavior
Huang et al. show that prolonged exhalation increases risky decisions by enhancing reward sensitivity and cardiac parasympathetic activity. Individuals with… Read More
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The Quiet Storm: Unlocking the Hidden Rhythms of Sleep to Treat Insomnia
Ananya Dwivedi Physiology, Volume 41, Issue 5, Page 000-000, September 2026. Introduction Despite being a universal human experience, sleep remains one… Read More
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A novel 3D visualization method in mice identifies the periportal lamellar complex (PLC) as a key regulator of hepatic ductal and neuronal branching morphogenesis
The liver is a complex organ responsible for multiple functions, including metabolism, energy storage, detoxification, bile secretion, and immune regulation.… Read More
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Preterm Children in Iceland: Neonatal Morbidities and Motor Development in the First Two Years, and Later Disability Diagnosis
Hildur Bjork Adolfsdottir, Edda Thorvaldsdottir, Helga Bogadottir, Bjorg Gudjonsdottir Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView. Aim Icelandic data on outcomes after preterm birth are limited. The… Read More
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Neonatal Seizures Were Associated With Higher Mortality, Epilepsy and Cerebral Palsy in Term‐Born Children up to 5 Years of Age
Jostein Lappegård, Ulrik Båtstrand Lyeng, Ragnhild Støen, Dag Moster, Anlaug Vatne, Tone Nordvik, Beate Horsberg Eriksen, Ingebjørg Fagerli, Arild Erland Rønnestad, Claus Klingenberg Acta Paediatrica, Volume 115, Issue 6,… Read More
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Physical Activity Profile of School‐Aged Children Born Very Preterm and Its Association With Sleep
Maham Hassan, Saskia Koller, Annkathrin Gies, Axel R. Franz, Johanna Catharina Brückner, Vadim Förster, Christian F. Poets, Christoph Randler, Cornelia Wiechers, Mirja Quante Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView. Aim To describe… Read More
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When the gatekeeper falls: developmental vulnerability of the thalamic reticular nucleus in neonatal and pediatric hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
The thalamic reticular nucleus orchestrates thalamocortical oscillations and sensory gating. Its early development features a unique confluence of depolarizing GABA… Read More
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Eicosapentaenoic acid reprograms cerebrovascular metabolism and impairs repair after brain injury, with relevance to chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Karakaya et al. demonstrate that sustained dietary EPA exposure unmasks a latent metabolic vulnerability in the brain after TBI, driving… Read More
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A motor thalamic site in humans that suppresses involuntary breathing without awareness
Sukhbinder Kumar, Ariane E. Rhone, Christopher K. Kovach, Md Rakibul Mowla, Aubrey C. Chan, Christopher M. Garcia, Hiroto Kawasaki, Rashmi N. Mueller, Justin D. Kuhn, Ryan T. Frede, Michael A. Ciliberto, Theresa M. Czech, Sreenath Thati Ganganna, James W. M. Owens, Ania K. Dabrowski, Brittany N. Sprigg, Matthew A. Howard, 3rd, Kai Hwang, José L. Herrero, Kyle T. S. Pattinson, George… Read More
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A Longitudinal Study of Children's Hippocampal Development: Investigating Maternal Physical Activity, Depression, and Education
Arash Aghamohammadi-Sereshki, Jess E. Reynolds, Merv Singh, Jamie Roeske, Rhonda C. Bell, Laura Forbes, Gerald F. Giesbrecht, Nicole Letourneau, Deborah Dewey, Catherine Lebel Developmental Neurobiology, Volume 86, Issue 2,… Read More