animal models

Comparison of Responses of Human Melanoma Cell Lines to MEK and BRAF Inhibitors.

Published May 11, 2013

Comparison of responses of human melanoma cell lines to MEK and BRAF inhibitors.

Front Genet. 2013; 4: 66
Stones CJ, Kim JE, Joseph WR, Leung E, Marshall ES, Finlay GJ, Shelling AN, Baguley BC

The NRAS and BRAF genes… Continue reading →

Secondary Bacterial Infections of Buruli Ulcer Lesions Before and After Chemotherapy With Streptomycin and Rifampicin.

Published May 10, 2013

Secondary bacterial infections of buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with streptomycin and rifampicin.

PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2013 May; 7(5): e2191
Yeboah-Manu D, Kpeli GS, Ruf MT, Asan-Ampah K, Quenin-Fosu K, Owusu-Mireku E, Paintsil A, Lamptey I,… Continue reading →

The Orbitofrontal Cortex Regulates Outcome-Based Decision-Making via the Lateral Striatum.

Published May 9, 2013

The orbitofrontal cortex regulates outcome-based decision-making via the lateral striatum.

Eur J Neurosci. 2013 May 8;
Gourley SL, Olevska A, Zimmermann KS, Ressler KJ, Dileone RJ, Taylor JR

The orbitofrontal cortex (oPFC) sends substantial projections to the ventrolateral striatum… Continue reading →

Dynamic Vaccine Blocks Relapse to Compulsive Intake of Heroin.

Published May 8, 2013

Dynamic vaccine blocks relapse to compulsive intake of heroin.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 6;
Schlosburg JE, Vendruscolo LF, Bremer PT, Lockner JW, Wade CL, Nunes AA, Stowe GN, Edwards S, Janda KD, Koob GF… Continue reading →

The Long Arm of Parental Addictions: The Association With Adult Children’s Depression in a Population-Based Study.

Published May 8, 2013

The long arm of parental addictions: The association with adult children’s depression in a population-based study.

Psychiatry Res. 2013 May 1;
Fuller-Thomson E, B Katz R, T Phan V, P M Liddycoat J, Brennenstuhl S

Parental addictions have been… Continue reading →

Brain Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Rats Preselected for Nicotine Preference and Intake.

Published May 7, 2013

Brain Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Rats Preselected for Nicotine Preference and Intake.

Neurosci Lett. 2013 Apr 30;
Keser A, Nesil T, Kanit L, Pogun S

Nicotine addiction is a serious health problem resulting in millions of preventable deaths worldwide.… Continue reading →

John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012

Published May 4, 2013

John B Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka Win Nobel Prize for Medicine 2012 –

Researchers reveal more effective way of testing therapies to treat depression
Research using animal models is key to developing new treatments for depression as well… Continue reading →

Treatment-Enhanced Paired Action Contributes Substantially to Change Across Multiple Health Behaviors: Secondary Analyses of Five Randomized Trials.

Published May 1, 2013

Treatment-enhanced paired action contributes substantially to change across multiple health behaviors: secondary analyses of five randomized trials.

Transl Behav Med. 2013 Mar 1; 3(1): 62-71
Yin HQ, Prochaska JO, Rossi JS, Redding CA, Paiva AL, Blissmer B, Velicer WF,… Continue reading →

THE SERTRALINE VERSUS ELECTRICAL CURRENT THERAPY for TREATING DEPRESSION CLINICAL STUDY (SELECT-TDCS): RESULTS of the CROSSOVER and FOLLOW-UP PHASES.

Published May 1, 2013

THE SERTRALINE VERSUS ELECTRICAL CURRENT THERAPY FOR TREATING DEPRESSION CLINICAL STUDY (SELECT-TDCS): RESULTS OF THE CROSSOVER AND FOLLOW-UP PHASES.

Depress Anxiety. 2013 Apr 26;
Valiengo L, Benseñor IM, Goulart AC, de Oliveira JF, Zanao TA, Boggio PS, Lotufo PA,… Continue reading →

Evaluation of Functional Relationship Between Mouse Hippocampal Cholinergic and Nitrergic Systems in Anxiogenic-Like Behavior.

Published April 30, 2013

Evaluation of functional relationship between mouse hippocampal cholinergic and nitrergic systems in anxiogenic-like behavior.

Behav Pharmacol. 2013 Jun; 24(3): 229-236
Zarrindast MR, Piri M, Bananej M, Shahab Z, Zahmatkesh M

Although a body of evidence shows the crucial role… Continue reading →