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Alcohol consumption in the contemporary UK Armed Forces: prevalence of "at risk" drinking and associated factors

A cross-sectional study of contemporary UK Armed Forces personnel reveals that at-risk drinking remains prevalent, particularly among males, single individuals, and those with prior combat deployment, with the majority of risk occurring at lower consumption levels and a notable tendency for heavier drinkers to decline further study participation.

Kate King, Daniel Leightley, Neil Greenberg, Nicola Fear2026-07-27
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Compartment Mismatch Produces Near-Perfect Apparent Discrimination in Blood-Referenced DNA-Methylation Classifiers: A Public-Cohort Reanalysis of Hematologic-Malignancy Series

This study demonstrates that blood-based DNA-methylation classifiers often achieve near-perfect apparent discrimination in hematologic malignancy cohorts not due to disease detection, but because of unaccounted mismatches between the cellular compartments of the healthy reference and the diseased samples, rendering such uncorrected validations uninterpretable.

Frederic Scheer2026-07-27
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Biases, blind spots and signals in public One Health genome data for carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales

An analysis of nearly 140,000 public genomic records reveals that while carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales data exhibits distinct source-specific patterns, the overwhelming dominance of clinical samples highlights a significant surveillance blind spot in environmental, animal, and food sectors, indicating that repository composition rather than true prevalence drives current visibility.

Georgios Miliotis2026-07-27
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The Game Changer: The Role of Persuasive Socially Assistive Robots in the Sustained Engagement and Motivation of Older Adults in a Cognitive Activity

This paper presents a month-long longitudinal study demonstrating that while both persuasive and instructional robot behaviors sustain older adults' engagement in cognitive activities, a persuasive interaction style is more effective at fostering positive responses and emotional connection, suggesting that a hybrid approach may best support long-term motivation.

Cristina Getson, Goldie Nejat2026-07-27
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Exploring a pharmacist-led, opioid medicines use review post-surgery: A prospective multicentre non-randomised, proof-of-concept study

This prospective multicentre feasibility study demonstrates that pharmacist-led medicines use reviews are an acceptable and cost-effective strategy for successfully deprescribing opioids in post-surgical patients within primary care, though challenges in patient identification, variable discharge prescribing, and workforce constraints currently limit the approach's scalability.

Melanie Rees-Roberts, Ellie Santer, Rachel Borthwick, Julie H Hedayioglu, Sabina Hulbert, Bevan Kehoe, Vanessa Short, Jo (…)2026-07-27