Vincent Lai Staff Writer, Rice University Linkedin Envelope Facebook Twitter Writer Bio Vincent is a graduate student at Rice University in Houston, Texas, pursuing a Ph.D. in Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine and Industrial & Organizational Psychology. He previously graduated from Rice as a member of the Class of 2021, earning his Bachelor of Arts …
This page is a historical record of past and present ICJS writers and writing projects From the Fall of 2020 to the Spring of 2022, ICJS writing revolved around the work of individual staff writers writing solo articles. Each ICJS staff writer is listed below and a page with their individual work is linked. Since …
Figure: A person scrolling through news articles on their smartphone. FoMO has been largely studied in the context of social media and smartphone usage (Source: Wikimedia Commons, Japanexperterna.se). Fear of missing out, or FoMO, is a feeling of apprehension that others are having positive or rewarding experiences where one is not present (Przybylski et al., …
Mind Missing Out? Fear of Missing Out and the Brain Read More »
Cover Image: An image of a girl holding a stuffed animal bear. (Source: Pixabay, Skitterphoto) Introduction Early childhood adversity can involve a variety of negative exposures, ranging from physical and sexual abuse to chronic poverty (Anda et al., 2006; Burghy et al., 2012; Cohen et al., 2013). Evidence from population-based epidemiological studies have found that childhood …
Early Childhood Adversity Impacts Impulsive Decision-Making Read More »
Figure: A typical elementary school classroom in Japan (Cassidy, 2005). Source: Wikimedia Commons, Tony Cassidy The concept of mental health literacy (MHL) refers to knowledge and beliefs about mental health and mental health disorders (Kutcher et al., 2016). Helping children to develop MHL is critical because awareness of mental, behavioral, and developmental disorders is essential for …
A Novel Mental Health Literacy Education Program for Pre-Teens Read More »
Lead Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors (alphabetical order): Roxanna Attar2, Julia Gainski3, Vincent Lai4, Grace Lee5, Callie Moody1, Megan Nelson6 1Dartmouth College, 2University of Texas at Austin, 3University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4Rice University, 5Williams College, 6Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University Cover Image: A fluorescently-stained image of a three-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells. …
Considering the Microbiota-Gut-Brain-Axis in Cancer Research Read More »
Figure: A young girl sleeps with a teddy bear in her arms after receiving medical treatment at Gheskio Field Hospital (Joshua Lee Kelsey, Wikimedia Commons). For many children, stuffed animals are loyal and comforting companions. A fluffy friend can make a trip to the doctor or sleeping in the dark seem a little less daunting. …
The Positives of Plushies: Stuffed Animals Have Benefits for Children and Adults Read More »
First Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors [Alphabetical Order]: Roxanna Attar2, Caroline Conway1, Julia Gainski3, Allison Kifer4, Vincent Lai5, Grace Lee6, Callie Moody1, Melanie Prakash1, Julia Schwab7 1Dartmouth, 2University of Texas at Austin, 3University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 4University of California San Diego, 5Rice University, 6Williams College, 7Danube Private University, Austria Figure 1: Depression is a serious …
The Gut May Be The Door to Effective Depression Treatment Read More »
First Author: Jillian Troth1 Co-Authors [Alphabetical Order]: Caroline Conway1, Allison Kifer2, Vincent Lai4, Grace Lee3, Varun Lindagal1, Callie Moody1, and Melanie Prakash1 Dartmouth College1, University of California San Diego2, Williams College3, Rice University4 Figure 1: Fluorescent microscope imaging of neuroinflammation in wild-type mice, AD-model mice, and AD patient. Aggregation of amyloid precursor protein (red) indicates …
Exploring the Gut-Microbiota Hypothesis of Neurodegenerative Disease Pathogenesis Read More »
Figure 1: This figure describes some of the symptoms of stress, which can have negative consequences for many body systems Source: Wikimedia Commons Hospital workers perform valuable work in caring for the sick and injured, but as part of their work, these workers are exposed to a variety of stressors. In a review of an …
Fighting Hospital Hardships: An Intervention for Reducing Stress in Hospital Workers Read More »