The association between social media use and eating disorders in young adults: a systematic review.
Social media has become an integral part of everyday life and has been suggested as a contributing factor in the development and maintenance of eating disorders (EDs). This systematic review aimed to summarise current evidence on the association between social media use and eating disorders in young…
Cost Analysis of an Outpatient MRI Pathway for Optic Disc Edema: A Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing Approach.
To compare the costs and efficiency of an outpatient STAT neuroimaging pathway against traditional emergency department (ED)-based neuroimaging for patients with optic disc edema. Retrospective cost analysis using time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) methodology. One-hundred twenty-nine patien…
Kinesiophobia, global health, pain, and bone mineral density in women with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: a prospective cohort study.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is associated with joint hyperflexibility, pain, and connective tissue frailty. Patients are at high risk for fracture due to poor proprioception. This study reports on the mental and physical health, pain, physical activity, and kinesiophobia in patients wi…
Gelatin-based materials with inverse structures: Porous hydrogels compared to hydrogel particles.
In this study, we synthesized two different gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogels with inverse macroscopic structures and similar hydrogel network structures, i.e. porous hydrogels and hydrogel particles. Inverse macroscopic structures means that the node size of the porous hydrogels equals the dia…
High-performance magnetic sorbent derived from silk floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) resin: A sustainable macromolecular approach for rapid petroleum removal.
This study explores the chemical characterization of the natural exudate resin from the silk floss tree, Ceiba speciosa, and the development of a novel magnetic bionanocomposite (R-MNP) designed for the environmental remediation of petroleum spills. The raw resin and the synthesized bionanocomposite…
Weight Suppression and Gender as Predictors of Eating Disorder Risk and Body Shape Concerns in DanceSport Undergraduates.
Introduction: DanceSport dancers face additional partnership-related pressures alongside aesthetic ideals and competitive performance demands, which may elevate body shape concerns and the risk of eating disorders (EDs). To our knowledge, this is the first study to test a gender-stratified, weight s…
Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders: A Mentored Review.
Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is a connective tissue disorder that is often diagnosed after diagnostic delays due to reliance on heightened clinical suspicion. Hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) bridge the gap between asymptomatic joint hypermobility and hEDS. Due to overlapping feat…
Surgical Management of Pediatric Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: A Single Institution Continued Experience.
Superior mesenteric artery syndrome (SMAS) is an uncommon cause of abdominal pain, emesis, and weight loss in children. While there are many surgical options, we previously reported a small series of laparoscopic duodenal lowering (DL), which became our standard first approach. Here, we report our e…