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Physical activity, weight, and cardiovascular risk factors after lifestyle behavioral weight loss treatment for binge-eating disorder
CONCLUSIONS: Lifestyle behavioral weight loss treatment for BED with obesity was associated with increased physical activity sustained through 12-month follow-up. Increased and moderate/active physical activity levels were associated with weight loss and improved eating-disorder psychopathology, but not cardiovascular disease risk factor outcomes/changes, which were associated with weight loss. →
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Selecting optimized behavioral interventions from an optimization randomized controlled trial on increasing COVID-19 testing for African American/Black and Latino frontline essential workers not up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccination
CONCLUSIONS: The optimized intervention we identified based on empirical data from the NCAP optimization RCT shows potential to effectively increase the COVID-19 testing rate among AABL frontline essential workers who are not up to date on COVID-19 vaccination. Our demonstration of missing data strategies under the DAIVE framework offers meaningful practical guidance for behavioral medicine… →
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When Compliance Workarounds Backfire
John Holcroft/Ikon Images In 2021, Barcelona-based delivery platform Glovo was faced with a law that threatened its business model. Spain had passed the Rider Law, which introduced a presumption of employment when a digital platform organizes, directs, or controls couriers’ work, including through algorithmic management. Glovo came up with what seemed like a clever fix… →
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Optogenetic Therapy for Restoring Aspects of Visual Function
CONCLUSIONS: Within the limits of this small study, intravitreal administration of a ChrimsonR-expressing AAV vector targeting retinal ganglion cells combined with use of light-stimulating goggles was safe. Additional research is needed to further assess safety and efficacy. (Funded by GenSight Biologics; PIONEER ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03326336.). →
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The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Vertigo Management in Older Adults. A Controlled Clinical Study in Italy
CONCLUSION: Despite these promising results, future research should delve deeper into the underlying mechanisms of vertigo in older persons, examining psychological factors and exploring potential correlations with other common comorbidities in this population, such as cardiovascular issues and cognitive decline. Understanding these interconnections will be crucial for developing more comprehensive and effective treatment strategies for… →
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The Acceptability and Experiences of Participating in a Preoperative Intentional Weight-Loss Programme From Diagnosis to Surgery for Colorectal Cancer
CONCLUSION: The weight-loss programme was mostly acceptable to people who had already joined the intervention. Addressing challenges with collective action may support more patients to adhere. →
