Birds Could Help Scientists Better Understand Human Mental Disorders
Researchers are increasingly exploring alternatives to traditional laboratory animals to gain deeper insights into the human brain. According to a recent scientific review, birds may offer valuable insights into human mental disorders, particularly those related to stress, mood, and cognition. For decades, neuroscience research has relied heavily on rats and mice. However, these animals are […]
Perceptions of User-Generated Content as a Source of Health Messages in Smoking Cessation Mobile Interventions: Focus Group Study
JMIR Hum Factors. 2025 Dec 17;12:e76804. doi: 10.2196/76804. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Health messages are integral to smoking cessation interventions. Common approaches to health message development include expert-crafted messages and audience-generated messages, which produce messages that can be monotonic, didactic, and limited in number. We introduce an alternative approach to health message development that relies on user-generated […]
Enhancing Parenting Using AI: Exploratory Hackathon
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 17;9:e68780. doi: 10.2196/68780. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Parenting skills programs are the primary intervention for conduct disorders in children. The Pause app enhances these programs by providing digital microinterventions that reinforce learning between sessions and after program completion. The potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in this context remains untapped. Hackathons have proven […]
ROOM to Grow, a Mobile Well-Being Intervention for University Students: Overview of the Design Process and Outcomes
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Dec 17;9:e63325. doi: 10.2196/63325. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: University students are facing a multitude of challenges and an increase in mental health issues that affect their academic performance and overall well-being. In response, Erasmus University Rotterdam launched the Student Wellbeing Programme in 2019, offering comprehensive, tailored support through a stepped-care framework to enhance […]
Workplace sexual harassment and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in nurses: a cross-sectional study in southeast Iran
BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 17;15(12):e101722. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101722. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To examine the association between workplace sexual harassment and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among nurses in southeast Iran. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Four teaching hospitals affiliated with Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 283 female nurses with at least 1 year […]
From Ethics to Application: Integrating Generative AI into Health Informatics Graduate Training
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as one of the most transformative technologies shaping contemporary society, specifically in education and healthcare. Although AI has been discussed for decades, its widespread adoption in the 2020s has intensified both enthusiasm and concern regarding its ethical, educational, and professional implications. Generative AI is already influencing clinical practice, research, […]
The Role of Competitive Intelligence in Medical Licensing Strategy for Healthcare Professionals
Medical licensing is seen as a routine administrative requirement. For today’s physician, nurse practitioner, and physician assistants, licensing is a strategic career tool. Competitive intelligence (CI), the practice of analyzing market trends, competitor behavior, and regulatory data, gives clinicians the insight they need to make informed licensing decisions. Whether planning multi-state expansion, exploring the locum […]
RyR1 Structural Alterations Explain Statin-Associated Muscle Dysfunction
Statins are cornerstone therapies to decrease cholesterol and prevent cardiovascular disease. Their clinical utility is limited by statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS), whose molecular origins have remained poorly defined. Statins act by inhibiting the HMG-CoA reductase. This mechanism does not fully explain the muscle toxicity, specifically because inactive statin forms and decreased drug concentrations can provoke […]
Transforming Care for Functional Seizures: Key Takeaways from the New Practice Guideline
Functional seizures are brief episodes that resemble epileptic seizures or fainting but are not caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Instead, they are thought to arise from dissociation or other cognitive and emotional processes. These events are also called dissociative seizures, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, or conversion disorder with seizures. Importantly, functional seizures are […]
Study on a 28-day prognostic model for ICU patients with AB infection based on machine learning
Medicine (Baltimore). 2025 Dec 12;104(50):e46459. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000046459. ABSTRACT This study aims to establish 28-day prognostic model for intensive care unit (ICU) patients with Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) infection based on machine learning. This retrospective study collected clinical data of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Medicine Department (ICU) of the Second Hospital of Nanjing from March […]
