Author(s): Baez A; Singh D; He S; Hajiaghayi M; Gholizadeh F; Darlington PJ; Helfield B;

While met with initial and ground-breaking success targeting blood borne cancers, cellular immunotherapy remains significantly hindered in the context of solid tumors by the tumor microenvironment. Focused ultrasound, in conjunction with microbubbles, has found tremendous potential as a targeted and local drug/gene delivery technique for cancer therapy. T ...

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Author(s): Garneau J; Savard J; Dang-Vu TT; Gouin JP;

Objective: This study examined whether high frequency heart-rate variability (HF-HRV) and HF-HRV reactivity to worry moderate response to cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) within both a standard and stepped-care framework among cancer patients with comorbid insomnia. Biomarkers such as HF-HRV may predict response to CBT-I, a finding which ...

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Author(s): Singh D; Memari E; He S; Yusefi H; Helfield B;

Over the past two decades, there has been tremendous and exciting progress toward extending the use of medical ultrasound beyond a traditional imaging tool. Ultrasound contrast agents, typically used for improved visualization of blood flow, have been explored as novel non-viral gene delivery vectors for cardiovascular therapy. Given this adaptation to ul ...

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Author(s): Chien WT; Chong YY; Bressington D; McMaster CW;

This study aimed to test the effectiveness of an acceptance-based medication adherence intervention for people with early-stage psychosis. An assessor-blind, three-arm randomized controlled trial design was used. One hundred and twenty-six participants who were adults with =3 years of psychosis were recruited from four district Integrated Community Center ...

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Author(s): Morris E; Fitzpatrick MR; Renaud J;

Objective: The present paper attempts to differentiate client involvement from other, similar process variables and presents a pan-theoretical conceptualization of client involvement. Method: A modified Delphi poll was conducted with 20 experienced clinicians and researchers. In two rounds of data collection, the experts completed a questionnaire designe ...

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Author(s): Gesselman AN; Kaufman EM; Weeks LYS; Moscovici Z; Bennett-Brown M; Adams OR; Campbell JT; Piazza M; Bhuyan L; Dubé S; Hille JJ; Garcia JR;

Objective: The objective of this study is to examine mental health treatment utilization and interest among the large and growing demographic of single adults in the United States, who face unique societal stressors and pressures that may contribute to their heightened need for mental healthcare. ...

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Author(s): McComb S; Arbabi-Ghahroudi M; Hay KA; Keller BA; Faulkes S; Rutherford M; Nguyen T; Shepherd A; Wu C; Marcil A; Aubry A; Hussack G; Pinto DM; Ryan S; Raphael S; van Faassen H; Zafer A; Zhu Q; Maclean S; Chattopadhyay A; Gurnani K; Gilber ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies targeting B cell-restricted antigens CD19, CD20, or CD22 can produce potent clinical responses for some B cell malignancies, but relapse remains common. Camelid single-domain antibodies (sdAbs or nanobodies) are smaller, simpler, and easier to reco ...

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Author(s): Ellenbogen MA; Cardoso C; Serravalle L; Vadaga K; Joober R;

Background: Although both pharmacotherapy and psychological treatments are considered to be efficacious in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), one third of patients do not respond to treatment and many experience residual symptoms post-treatment. In this double-blind placebo-controlled randomized control trial (RCT), we assessed whether intr ...

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Author(s): Leite ML; Comeau P; Aghakeshmiri S; Lange D; Rodrigues LKA; Branda N; Manso AP;

Background: Streptococcus mutans and Candida albicans are associated with caries recurrence. Therefore, this study evaluated the combination of a Ru(II)-loaded resin-based dental material (RDM) and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) against a dual-species biofilm of S. mutans and C. albicans. Methods: An aPDT protocol was established evaluating Ru ...

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Author(s): Nikzad S; Same S; Safiri S; Dolati S; Roushangar Zineh B; Meshgi S; Roshangar L; Sahin F;

Burn wounds are the most destructive and complicated type of skin or underlying soft tissue injury that are exacerbated by a prolonged inflammatory response. Several cell-based therapeutic systems through the culturing of potent stem cells on modified scaffolds have been developed to direct the burn healing challenges. In this context, a new regenerative ...

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Author(s): Memari E; Khan D; Alkins R; Helfield B;

Focused ultrasound (FUS) combined with intravascularly circulating microbubbles can transiently increase the permeability of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to enable targeted therapeutic delivery to the brain, the clinical testing of which is currently underway in both adult and pediatric patients. Aside from traditional cancer drugs, this technique is bei ...

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