Background: Medication adherence and lifestyle modification remain key in the management of hypertension. Leveraging mobile technologies to improve patient adherence has been found to be effective in chronic disease management. Given the high mobile penetration and the opportunities it provides for encouraging lifestyle modification, an app such as WhatsApp, which is a free-to-u...

Background: Mental health disorders (MHDs) remain a leading cause of the global burden of diseases. Early identification of neurobiological mechanisms mediating a risk for MHDs is key to reducing a lifetime burden. Recent findings emphasize the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine (LC-NE) system as a neuromodulator of arousal translating acute stress responses into neuronal excitabili...

Background: Research on dementia has primarily focused on adults, leaving a gap in understanding related to children’s attitudes toward dementia. This gap is relevant given the growing societal impact of dementia and the potential role of early education in shaping attitudes. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to assess attitudes toward dementia in a sample of Spa...

Background: Cancer inequities among vulnerable populations in rural areas remain a public health challenge in Canada. Rural populations are defined as vulnerable due to geographic isolation, limited access to specialized oncology care, and socioeconomic barriers such as transportation and financial toxicity. Professional navigation offers a potential solution to bridge these gap...

Background: Technology-enabled tasks to conduct financial transactions are ubiquitous around the world. In a recent survey, about 75% of the respondents endorsed the use of technology to perform financial activities such as reviewing bank statements and keeping track of money spent. However, assessment of financial decision-making (FDM) is limited by tasks that use traditional p...