BMC MedicineOctober 30, 2026Jiayi Lin, Fei Cheng, Lei Guo et al.
Abstract Background Impaired inhibitory control under negative affect is a core mechanism sustaining alcohol use disorder (AUD), but receives limited attention in treatment development. Mindfulness meditation has shown efficacy in improving this function, but outcomes differ across individuals. Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) is a noninvasive neuromodulation approach...
EJNMMI ResearchJuly 11, 2025Chun-Qing Zhou, Xueying Wang, Mei-Chao Men et al.
This study delineates brain metabolic signatures underlying neuroendocrine-psychosocial interactions in Kallmann syndrome (KS), a rare genetic disorder characterized by congenital hypogonadism and anosmia. In this prospective case-control study, 30 KS patients and 30 matched healthy controls (HCs) underwent brain [18F]FDG PET scans, sex hormone assays, and standardized neuropsychological...