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Implementation Plans and Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in Diabetics.
(2009)
Background: Self-management strategies are effective in diabetes management yet studies reveal a lack of patient adherence. This study examined a volitional strategy to increase rates of self-monitoring of blood glucose ...
Neural Circuits and Synapses for Early Stage Visual Processing.
(2009)
Ganglion cells are the output neurons of the retina and send visual information through the optic nerve to various targets in the brain. There are ~20 types of ganglion cell, and most types encode contrast, the variance ...
The Oxidative Modification of Mitochondrial Proteins in 1,3-Dinitrobenzene Induced Neurotoxicity.
(2009)
1,3-DNB has widespread use in industry and the military as a chemical intermediate in the development of various plastics, dyes, and explosives. As a result, the production and improper disposal of various DNB-containing ...
Role of Central Amygdala Opioids in Incentive Motivation: Translating Learning into Focused and Amplified 'Wanting'.
(2009)
Wanting a reward like food is different from liking it, and the brain processes these sensations separately. Components of the limbic system mediate both, and here I examined how different neurochemical signals (opioids ...
Age Differences in the Control of Posture and Movement During Standing Reach.
(2009)
The performance of standing reach requires the maintenance of postural stability and the coordination of multiple joints. Although aging is associated with declines in postural stability, the impact of workspace target ...
Epidemiology of Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya: Determinants, Interactions and Health Effects of Plasmodium Species and Schistosoma Haematoubium Infections
(2009)
Concurrent infections with multiple parasites are common in human populations inhabiting tropical regions of the world. Although morbidities associated with single parasite infections are well-established, much less is ...
Characterization of Amyloid-B Interactions at the Membrane Interface: Implications for Pathogenesis. Implications for Pathogenesis.
(2009)
The 40 and 42 residue amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides are major components of the proteinaceous plaques prevalent in the Alzheimer’s disease afflicted brain and have been shown to play an important role in instigating neuronal ...
The Effects of Cortisol on Emotion
(2009)
Release of the hormone cortisol is normally tightly regulated. However, when regulation fails and cortisol is hypersecreted (as in Cushing’s disease), significant emotional changes occur, including depression, raising the ...
Mutliple Loci of Intra- and Extra-Hypothalamic Leptin Receptor Expression and Action in the Mouse.
(2009)
The increasing incidence of obesity in developed nations represents an ever-growing challenge to health care by augmenting the collateral occurrences of diabetes, and other chronic conditions. The discovery of the satiety ...
Targeting Growth and Atrophy Pathways to Ameliorate Muscle Atrophy and Weakness during Disuse.
(2009)
With unloading, muscle atrophy and weakness occur due to changes in both protein synthesis and degradation. The long term goal is to increase understanding of mechanisms underlying the losses in mass and force generation ...