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The effects of acute exercise and a nap on heart rate variability and memory in young sedentary adults

Author(s): Mograss M; Frimpong E; Vilcourt F; Chouchou F; Zvionow T; Dang-Vu TT;

Recent evidence suggests that the autonomic nervous system can contribute to memory consolidation during sleep. Whether fluctuations in cardiac autonomic activity during sleep following physical exercise contribute to the process of memory consolidation has ...

Article GUID: 37855092


Compensatory health motivations and behaviors scale: Development, evaluation, psychometric properties and a preliminary validation

Author(s): Sedemedes K; Knäuper B; Sadikaj G; Yuan TY; Wrosch C; Santosa S; Alberga AS; Kakinami L;

The "Compensatory Health Beliefs" scale assesses the degree to which one believes that unhealthy behaviours can be compensated through healthier ones. However, no validated scale to assess compensatory weight-related behaviors exists. The study ...

Article GUID: 37804879


Improvements in cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength and body composition to modest weight loss are similar in those with adult- versus childhood-onset obesity

Author(s): Almeida LG; Dera A; Murphy J; Santosa S;

Adults who have had obesity from childhood are at greater risk of obesity-related comorbidities compared to those who only develop obesity in adulthood. The main way of mitigating these risks in obesity is with weight loss, which has been shown to positivel ...

Article GUID: 37794721


The Effects of Combined Motor Control and Isolated Extensor Strengthening versus General Exercise on Paraspinal Muscle Morphology, Composition, and Function in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Author(s): Fortin M; Rye M; Roussac A; Montpetit C; Burdick J; Naghdi N; Rosenstein B; Bertrand C; Macedo LG; Elliott JM; Dover G; DeMont R; Weber MH; ...

Low back pain (LBP), a globally widespread and persistent musculoskeletal disorder, benefits from exercise therapy. However, it remains unclear which type leads to greater changes in paraspinal mus ...

Article GUID: 37762861


Targeted density electrode placement achieves high concordance with traditional high-density EEG for electrical source imaging in epilepsy

Author(s): Horrillo-Maysonnial A; Avigdor T; Abdallah C; Mansilla D; Thomas J; von Ellenrieder N; Royer J; Bernhardt B; Grova C; Gotman J; Frauscher B; ...

Objective: High-density (HD) electroencephalography (EEG) is increasingly used in presurgical epilepsy evaluation, but it is demanding in time and resources. To overcome these issu ...

Article GUID: 37704552


A Qualitative Evaluation of a Plate-Method Dietary Self-Monitoring Tool in a Sample of Adults Over 50

Author(s): Bouchaud CC; Chriqui JR; Slim M; Gouin JP; Plourde H; Cohen TR;

Background: Self-monitoring is an important behavioral change technique to help users initiate and maintain dietary changes. Diet self-monitoring tools often involve the itemization of foods and recording of serving sizes. However, this tra ...

Article GUID: 37600934


The Effect of Transcutaneous Electrotherapy on Lumbar Range of Motion and Paraspinal Muscle Characteristics in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Author(s): Wolfe D; Rosenstein B; Fortin M;

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) affects paraspinal muscle size, quality (e.g., fatty infiltration), range of motion (ROM), and strength. Although transcutaneous electrotherapies are used to treat CLBP, their effects on paraspinal-related outcomes are not fully ...

Article GUID: 37510796


Modeling venous bias in resting state functional MRI metrics

Author(s): Huck J; Jäger AT; Schneider U; Grahl S; Fan AP; Tardif C; Villringer A; Bazin PL; Steele CJ; Gauthier CJ; ...

Resting-state (rs) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is used to detect low-frequency fluctuations in the blood oxygen-level dependent (BOLD) signal across brain regions. Correlations bet ...

Article GUID: 37498014


Effects of Exercise Alone or Combined With Cognitive Training and Vitamin D Supplementation to Improve Cognition in Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Author(s): Montero-Odasso M; Zou G; Speechley M; Almeida QJ; Liu-Ambrose T; Middleton LE; Camicioli R; Bray NW; Li KZH; Fraser S; Pieruccini-Faria F; B ...

Importance: Exercise, cognitive training, and vitamin D may enhance cognition in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Objective: To determine wh ...

Article GUID: 37471089


The β2-adrenergic receptor agonist terbutaline upregulates T helper-17 cells in a protein kinase A-dependent manner

Author(s): Carvajal Gonczi CM; Hajiaghayi M; Gholizadeh F; Xavier Soares MA; Touma F; Lopez Naranjo C; Rios AJ; Pozzebon C; Daigneault T; Burchell-Reye ...

Background: T helper 17 (Th17) cells produce IL-17A cytokine and can exacerbate autoimmune diseases and asthma. The ß2 adrenergic receptor is a g protein-coupled receptor that indu ...

Article GUID: 37438188


Infrared Thermography-A Novel Tool for Monitoring Fracture Healing: A Critically Appraised Topic With Evidence-Based Recommendations for Clinical Practice

Author(s): Castonguay T; Dover G;

Clinical scenario: Stress fractures are one of the most common injuries in athletes. Unfortunately, they are hard to diagnose, require multiple radiology exams and follow-up which leads to more exposure to radiation and an increase in cost. ...

Article GUID: 37433522


The longitudinal effects of maternal parenting practices on children's body mass index z-scores are lagged and differential

Author(s): Kakinami L; Danieles PK; Hosseininasabnajar F; Barnett TA; Henderson M; Van Hulst A; Serbin LA; Stack DM; Paradis G; ...

Background: The longitudinal relation between parenting practices and styles with children's body mass index z-scores (zBMI) is poorly understood. Previous studies suggest the ...

Article GUID: 37248489


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