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Cocaine Tolerance in Honey Bees.

Cocaine tolerance in honey bees.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e64920
Søvik E, Cornish JL, Barron AB

Increasingly invertebrates are being used to investigate the molecular and cellular effects of drugs of abuse to explore basic mechanisms of addiction. However,… Continue reading

Early Versus Delayed Mobilisation for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage.

Early versus delayed mobilisation for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 5: CD008346
Ma Z, Wang Q, Liu M

BACKGROUND: Rebleeding is an important cause of death and disability in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). In… Continue reading

Cross-Facial Nerve Graft and Masseteric Nerve Cooptation for One-Stage Facial Reanimation: Principles, Indications, and Surgical Procedure.

Cross-facial nerve graft and masseteric nerve cooptation for one-stage facial reanimation: Principles, indications, and surgical procedure.

Head Neck. 2013 Jun 1;
Bianchi B, Ferri A, Ferrari S, Copelli C, Magri A, Ferri T, Sesenna E

BACKGROUND: The use of… Continue reading

Testing Jessor’s Problem Behavior Theory and Syndrome: A Nationally Representative Comparative Sample of Latino and African American Adolescents.

Testing Jessor’s problem behavior theory and syndrome: A nationally representative comparative sample of Latino and African American adolescents.

Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2013 Apr; 19(2): 190-9
Mobley M, Chun H

Based on Jessor’s problem behavior theory (PBT; R.… Continue reading

Preventing Acute Exacerbations and Hospital Admissions in COPD.

Preventing Acute Exacerbations and Hospital Admissions in COPD.

Chest. 2013 May; 143(5): 1444-54
Marchetti N, Criner GJ, Albert RK

COPD is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and is now the third leading cause of death in… Continue reading

Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Oxidative Stress, and Major Depressive Disorder.

Mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and major depressive disorder.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 567-73
Tobe EH

There is controversy about depression being a physical illness, in part because a reproducible, sensitive, and specific biologic marker is not available. However,… Continue reading

Normal Kinematics of the Neck: The Interplay Between the Cervical and Thoracic Spines.

Normal kinematics of the neck: The interplay between the cervical and thoracic spines.

Man Ther. 2013 Apr 27;
Tsang SM, Szeto GP, Lee RY

The movement coordination between the cervical and thoracic spine was examined in 34 asymptomatic participants… Continue reading

School-Based Programmes for Preventing Smoking.

School-based programmes for preventing smoking.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 4: CD001293
Thomas RE, McLellan J, Perera R

Helping young people to avoid starting smoking is a widely endorsed public health goal, and schools provide a route to communicate… Continue reading

Predicting Criminality From Child Maltreatment Typologies and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms.

Predicting criminality from child maltreatment typologies and posttraumatic stress symptoms.

Eur J Psychotraumatol. 2013; 4:
Elklit A, Karstoft KI, Armour C, Feddern D, Christoffersen M

The associations between childhood abuse and subsequent criminality and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are… Continue reading

Efficacy of Tai Chi on Pain, Stiffness and Function in Patients With Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis.

Efficacy of tai chi on pain, stiffness and function in patients with osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(4): e61672
Yan JH, Gu WJ, Sun J, Zhang WX, Li BW, Pan L

Whether Tai Chi benefits patients with osteoarthritis… Continue reading