Divine struggles and whole person functioning: a 9-year longitudinal study of middle-aged U.S. adults.

OBJECTIVE: This longitudinal study examined the associations of divine struggles with 25 psychological distress, psychological well-being, social well-being, prosociality, physical health, and health …

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Cowden, R. G., Pargament, K. I., & Wilkinson, R. (2025). Divine struggles and whole person functioning: a 9-year longitudinal study of middle-aged U.S. adults.. Psychol Health, 40(7), 1225-1242. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2024.2309162

Demography of brain stem death and factors leading to successful consent for organ donation.

BACKGROUND: There is a widening gap between the patients requiring transplants in proportion to the availability of organs donated. After brain stem death (BSD), counselling for consent is mandatory a…

Neurosciences des Croyances
Jha, A. A., Singh, A., Nair, S., Manrai, M., Jha, A. A., Thareja, S., Rao, P. P., Sood, A. K., Sharma, P. K., & Shukla, R. (2025). Demography of brain stem death and factors leading to successful consent for organ donation.. Med J Armed Forces India, 81(Suppl 1), S70-S75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mjafi.2024.05.007

Comprehensive characterization of the RNA editing landscape in the human aging brains with Alzheimer's disease.

INTRODUCTION: While RNA editing has been linked to Alzheimer's disease (AD), its specific impact on the transcriptomic landscape in human AD brains remains under explored.METHODS: We conducted a compr…

Neurosciences des Croyances
Gupta, A. K., Martin, W., Pieper, A. A., Wang, Y., Saykin, A. J., & Cheng, F. (2025). Comprehensive characterization of the RNA editing landscape in the human aging brains with Alzheimer's disease.. Alzheimers Dement, 21(7), e70452. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.70452

Bimodal centromeres in pentaploid dogroses shed light on their unique meiosis.

Sexual reproduction relies on meiotic chromosome pairing to form bivalents, a process that is complicated in polyploids owing to the presence of multiple subgenomes. Uneven ploidy mostly results in st…

Neurosciences des Croyances
Herklotz, V., Zhang, M., Nascimento, T., Kalfusová, R., Lunerová, J., Fuchs, J., Harpke, D., Huettel, B., Pfordt, U., Wissemann, V., Kovařík, A., Marques, A., & Ritz, C. M. (2025). Bimodal centromeres in pentaploid dogroses shed light on their unique meiosis.. Nature, 643(8070), 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09171-z

Should Nurses Talk to Brain-Dead Patients?

Speaking to the deceased is a sign of respect in Middle Eastern countries. However, talking to the brain-dead can create false hope for families and undermine medical authority. While examining moral …

Neurosciences des Croyances
Clinton, M. (2025). Should Nurses Talk to Brain-Dead Patients?. Nurs Crit Care, 30(4), e70077. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.70077

Exploring the impact of Flash technique on test anxiety among adolescents.

This study aims to investigate the specific effects of Flash Technique (FT) on adolescents with test anxiety. This follow-up study consists of 38 adolescents, 14-17 years of age ( = 15.39, = 1.13). P…

Psychothérapies et Approches Cliniques
Akyol, C. Ă. ‡., & Inci, I. z. m. i. r. . S. B. (2025). Exploring the impact of Flash technique on test anxiety among adolescents.. Clin Child Psychol Psychiatry, 30(3), 735-751. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045251329437

Toward a person-centered return of research results of dementia risk: A pluralistic, constructive expansion.

Graham et al.'s article offers a thoughtful account of why disclosing modifiable dementia risk factors to cognitively unimpaired research participants may be ethically defensible. In this Ethics Respo…

Neurosciences des Croyances
Irfan, B., Wiseman, E., Boyd, J. W., Reader, J., & Rahman-Filipiak, A. (2025). Toward a person-centered return of research results of dementia risk: A pluralistic, constructive expansion.. J Alzheimers Dis, 106(2), 540-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/13872877251343319

On Religious Influence in Bioethics: The Limits of Pluriversalism.

The World Congress of Bioethics held in Qatar in 2024 (WCB 2024) sparked controversy around the role of religion in bioethics, highlighting the need for critical discussions. During the congress, ther…

Abus Spirituels et Emprise Religieuse
Spitale, G., Germani, F., Earp, B. D., Mann, S. P., Barış, M., Annoni, M., Aramesh, K., Lederman, Z., Ho, C. W. L., Caals, K., D'Imperio, A., Ienca, M., Singh, S., Spagnolo, D., & Biller-Andorno, N. (2025). On Religious Influence in Bioethics: The Limits of Pluriversalism.. Bioethics, 39(6), 620-629. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.13419

The Effect of Tibetan Singing Bowls on Stress Reduction: A Heart Rate Variability Study.

Music therapy, especially Tibetan Singing Bowls (TSB) rooted in ancient practices, holds promise for enhancing mental well-being and autonomic regulation through their unique acoustic properties and t…

Spiritualité Saine et Résilience
Nasrat, S. A., Alskafi, F. A., Ahmad, D. Y., Alameri, R. O., Albadawna, H. A., Aldosari, A. J., Alkhanbouli, A. M., Alkindi, M. S., Alzaabi, S. S., & Jelinek, H. F. (2025). The Effect of Tibetan Singing Bowls on Stress Reduction: A Heart Rate Variability Study.. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2025, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC58623.2025.11253160

Relationship between Quality of Life and Suicide Risk in Iranian Cancer Patients: The Mediating Role of Religious Coping.

OBJECTIVE: Cancer patients often experience significant declines in quality of life (QoL), which can elevate suicide risk. In culturally religious societies like Iran, religious coping may serve as a …

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Karimi, A., Mazhari, S. A., Malek, M. o. h. a. m. m. a. d. i. . E., Güngör, S., Kalantari, S., Taebi, M., Hamidi, F., & Farhadi, B. (2025). Relationship between Quality of Life and Suicide Risk in Iranian Cancer Patients: The Mediating Role of Religious Coping.. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev, 26(7), 2601-2606. https://doi.org/10.31557/APJCP.2025.26.7.2601

The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in the Maintenance and Recovery of Psychosis: A Systematic Review.

OBJECTIVE: Many individuals with psychosis consider themselves religious or spiritual and report using religion as a means of coping with their illness. However, research exploring the impact of relig…

Psychopathologie de la Religion et de la Spiritualité Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Westhead, M., & Georgiades, A. (2025). The Role of Spirituality and Religiosity in the Maintenance and Recovery of Psychosis: A Systematic Review.. Early Interv Psychiatry, 19(7), e70061. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.70061

Religiosity, spirituality, and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress: A systematic review.

Cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress may be an underlying mechanism that links religiosity and spirituality to better cardiovascular health. However, studies examining religiosity, …

Trauma Psychologique Religieux
Dempsey, A., Larkin, E., Howard, S., & Gallagher, S. (2025). Religiosity, spirituality, and cardiovascular reactivity to acute psychological stress: A systematic review.. Int J Psychophysiol, 213, 112596. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112596