Brain and Cognition

14 May 2020

A low caffeine dose improves maximal strength, but not relative muscular endurance in either heavier-or lighter-loads, or perceptions of effort or discomfort at task failure in females

Georgina Waller, Melissa Dolby, James Steele, James P. Fisher

Amador García-Ramos –– This article is important because it examined the effects of caffeine on a number of variables in a sample of women which is more rarely examined in the scientific literature.

14 April 2020

Agility-based exercise training compared to traditional strength and balance training in older adults: a pilot randomized trial

Eric Lichtenstein, Mareike Morat, Ralf Roth, Lars Donath, Oliver Faude

Justin Keogh –– Agility training has not normally been implemented with older adults, and these results appear promising for its potential for improving health and wellness in this age group.

9 April 2020

Temporal features of individual and collective self-referential processing: an event-related potential study

Cuihong Liu, Wenjie Li, Rong Wang, Yaohan Cai, Jie Chen

Feng Liu –– This study contributes to the field of self-related processing.

11 March 2020

Association of sleep among 30 antidepressants: a population-wide adverse drug reaction study, 2004–2019

Andy R. Eugene

Paul Tulkens –– A interesting study looking at drugs causing somnolence and ranking them for reporting odds of somnolence.It will definitely help the clinicians and show how other drugs could be examined and ranked. Thus, this becomes a normative study that can inspire other researchers.

4 March 2020

Let’s talk about pain catastrophizing measures: an item content analysis

Geert Crombez, Annick L. De Paepe, Elke Veirman, Christopher Eccleston, Gregory Verleysen, Dimitri M.L. Van Ryckeghem

Bob Patton –– This is a valuable addition to the broader body of knowledge on pain catastrophizing

21 February 2020

The practicality of different eGFR equations in centenarians and near-centenarians: which equation should we choose?

Qiuxia Han, Dong Zhang, Yali Zhao, Liang Liu, Jing Li, Fu Zhang, Fuxin Luan, Jiayu Duan, Zhangsuo Liu, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Hanyu Zhu

Paul Tulkens –– The authors nicely discuss the merits of different equations used to calculate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is an important point to take into consideration when dealing with patients with potential impairment of their renal function. While MDRD equation is probably to be used for elderly individuals >95 years old who have no risk factors for cardiovascular disease, other equations (BIS1 and CKD-EPI) could offer significant advantages in selected populations. Although further clinical studies are needed, the use of these alternative equations may prove beneficial to patients and should not be ignored. .

14 February 2020

Modelling the prognostic effect of glucose and lipid profiles on stroke recurrence in Malaysia: an event-history analysis

Xin Wee Chen, Mohd Nazri Shafei, Zariah Abdul Aziz, Norsima Nazifah Sidek, Kamarul Imran Musa

Gregory Gilbert –– The article is important because it fills a knowledge gap.

13 February 2020

The effects of single versus multiple training sessions on the motor learning of two Krav Maga strike techniques, in women

Vincenzo E. Di Bacco, Mehran Taherzadeh, Olivier Birot, William H. Gage

Bob Patton –– Useful research

7 February 2020

Cavity treatment in primary molars and malocclusion: quasi-randomised clinical trial

Rafael T. Gomide, Jo E. Frencken, Jorge Faber, Anne Marie Kuijpers-Jagtman, Soraya C. Leal

Abhiram Maddi –– This article is important for dentists.

28 January 2020

Teenage sleep and technology engagement across the week

Amy Orben, Andrew K. Przybylski

Bob Patton –– An interesting and timely report on engagement with technology that will be of interest to a wide audience.