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Scholarly Articles for the week of December 8, 2025


Welcome to the weekly overview of research and scholarly highlights from members of our department.
Here are the articles that were published this week:
 

  1. HLA-DQB1*03:01 strongly affects age of onset of type 1 narcolepsy independently of DQA1 and ethnicity. Zhang L, Cai S, Teng A, Lin L, Han F, Yan H, Hong SC, Pizza F, Plazzi G, Morandi L, Stefani A, Högl B, Lecendreux M, Bourgin P, Arnulf I, Knudsen-Heier S, Kanbayashi T, Huang YS, Jennum P, Sonka K, Nevsimalova S, Honda M, Coelho FM, Pelin Z, Ferini-Strambi L, Miyagawa T, Khor SS, Tokunaga K, Liu W, Mignot EJ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Dec 16;122(50):e2513989122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2513989122. Epub 2025 Dec 9. PMID: 41364757     
  2. Self-injurious behaviors with increased likelihood of injury in autistic youth: The role of distress linked to a strong preference for sameness. Ferguson EF, Spackman E, Hardan AY, Uljarević M. Autism. 2025 Dec 8:13623613251396036. doi: 10.1177/13623613251396036.  PMID: 41361937     
  3. Mindbench.ai: an actionable platform to evaluate the profile and performance of large language models in a mental healthcare context. Dwyer B, Flathers M, Sano A, Dempsey A, Cipriani A, Gazi AH, Hill B, Gorban C, Rodriguez CI, Stromeyer C 4th, King D, Rozenblit E, Strudwick G, Linardon J, Cheong J, Firth J, Herpertz J, Schwarz J, Truong K, Emerson M, Paulus MP, Patriquin M, Hua Y, Choudhary S, Siddals S, Pinillos LO, Bantjes J, Scheuller S, Xu X, Duckworth K, Gillison DH, Wood M, Torous J. NPP Digit Psychiatry Neurosci. 2025 Nov 14;3(1):28. doi: 10.1038/s44277-025-00049-6. PMID: 41360938      
  4. Effects of Oveporexton, an Orexin Receptor 2-Selective Agonist, on Cognition in Narcolepsy Type 1: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Lammers GJ, Plazzi G, Mignot E, Pizza F, Dauvilliers Y, Barateau L, Maruff P, Scammell TE, Latzman RD, Naylor M, Olsson T, Stukalin E, Tanaka S, Volfson D, Khachadourian V, Harel BT. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Dec 8:e254825. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.4825.  PMID: 41359331      
  5. Early liver transplant for alcohol-associated liver disease: Current state and future directions. Jung J, Hasjim BJ, Chen A, Hussain F, Rohan V, Ladner DP, Cheung A. World J Transplant. 2025 Dec 18;15(4):104589. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v15.i4.104589. PMID: 41357372      
  6. Predicting future amyloid conversion: the role of baseline amyloid distribution, genetic and cognitive resilience. Vahid A, Zamani J, Hadi Hosseini SM. NPJ Dement. 2025;1(1):40. doi: 10.1038/s44400-025-00041-z. Epub 2025 Dec 4. PMID: 41356255      
  7. Information, collaboration, regulation: Physician and AI researcher views on ethical considerations in clinical AI integration. Ryan K, Kasun M, Roberts LW, Kim JP. Big Data Soc. 2025 Apr-Jun;12(2):10.1177/20539517251343853. doi: 10.1177/20539517251343853. Epub 2025 May 27. PMID: 41355848      
  8. Bifunctional modulation of NMDA and opioid receptors in ketamine reinforcement and misuse: implications for substance use disorder treatment. Levinstein MR, Schoenborn I, Manza P, Schatzberg AF, Zarate CA Jr, Bonaventura J, Michaelides M. Biol Psychiatry. 2025 Dec 4:S0006-3223(25)01669-5. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.11.021.  PMID: 41352750      
  9. Current and emerging tools for studying animal models of sleep and autism. Kyriakakis P, Gonzalez OC. J Psychiatr Res. 2025 Nov 27;193:283-301. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.11.031.  PMID: 41344229      
  10. Circadian Phase Estimation From Ambulatory Wearables With Particle Filtering: Accuracy Depends on Initialization, Recording Duration, and Light Exposure. Weed L, Jamgochian A, St Hilaire MA, Cheng P, Kochenderfer MJ, Zeitzer JM. J Biol Rhythms. 2025 Dec 4:7487304251392289. doi: 10.1177/07487304251392289.  PMID: 41342262     
  11. Design and rationale of the MIGHTEE study: Motivational interviewing and group heart transplant exercise and education. Edelson JB, Schneider L, O'Malley S, Somogie J, Huang J, Li ZN, Boyle C, O'Connor MJ, Paridon S, Lin KY, Rossano JW, Lane-Fall M, Cousino MK. JHLT Open. 2025 Nov 1;11:100421. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100421. eCollection 2026 Feb. PMID: 41342002      
  12. Investigating the Effectiveness of CBT-i Coach, a Free, Publicly Available mHealth App for Insomnia. Dolezal ML, Wielgosz J, Miller KE, Taylor K, Owen J, Kuhn E. J Technol Behav Sci. 2025 Sep;10(3):540-552. doi: 10.1007/s41347-024-00459-x. Epub 2024 Dec 4. PMID: 41340824      
  13. Association of Metformin Use on Postoperative Delirium Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.  Kajitani N, Yamanashi T, Yoshioka D, Komatsu K, Furuse H, Ikuta S, Matsuoka H, Nishiguchi T, Ushida C, Nakamoto M, Miyatani K, Kubouchi Y, Kitagawa Y, Okura T, Noma H, Shinozaki G, Iwata M. Delirium. 2025 Dec.


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