Background. Food insecurity is associated with increased adiposity, obesity-related comorbidities, and lower socioeconomic status. Body composition is commonly measured by bioelectrical impedance; however, artificial intelligence now allows for...
Background
Short-term nutritional ketosis may be associated with prolonged latency to central nervous system oxygen toxicity (CNSOT). Ketone food product administration may raise ketone levels more quickly and predictably than dietary...
Background: Distress is common among cancer patients, and impacts morbidity and mortality. Head and neck cancer (HNC) is considered one of the most emotionally distressing of all cancers, and given the stark racial disparities in HNC outcomes, we...
Traumatic etiology is implicated in up to 12% of the cases of osteoarthritis in the United States. This type of arthritis, termed post traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), has been proposed to be mediated in part through an imbalance in inflammatory...
Background: Parents of neonates with seizures report persistent symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress. We aimed to characterize the parent experience of caring for children impacted by neonatal seizures, including longitudinal...
Background: Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is a known contributor to health inequities, though its impact on the care of people with diabetes is not well characterized. Understanding the contribution of systemic forces that drive disparate...
INTRODUCTION
The 5-factor modified Frailty Index (mFI-5) is a concise and effective tool for predicting adverse events after orthopedic operations. However, no studies have assessed its utility in patients undergoing open reduction and internal...
Background: While caregiver coaching can teach caregivers early intervention strategies that they can use with their young autistic child during everyday activities, there is limited access to caregiver coaching in low-resource, culturally and...
Background: Outcomes research in cleft palate care is limited by small sample size, longitudinal care, numerous phenotypic variations, and the lack of a well-established learning health system. The objective of this study is to conduct a critical...
Cochlear and middle ear efferents modulate sensory information in the hearing system, shaping auditory waveforms and refining sound perception. These efferent pathways innervate the middle ear muscles and cochlear outer hair cells; eardrum...