The continued value of disk diffusion for assessing antimicrobial susceptibility in clinical laboratories: Report from the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Methods Development and Standardization Working Group [PDF]
Expedited pathways to antimicrobial agent approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have led to increased delays between drug approval and the availability of FDA-cleared antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) devices.
Burnham, Carey-Ann D +6 more
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Cocaine self-administration in the mouse: A low-cost, chronic catheter preparation [PDF]
Intravenous drug self-administration is the most valid animal model of human addiction because it allows volitional titration of the drug in the blood based on an individual’s motivational state together with the pharmacokinetic properties of the ...
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Antimicrobials in animal agriculture: Parables and policy [PDF]
In addition to the scientific, economic, regulatory and other policy factors that impact on antimicrobial decision-making in different jurisdictions around the world, there exist ethical, social and cultural bases for the contemporary use of these ...
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Health Disparities in Calorie Knowledge and Confidence Among the U.S. Adult Population
Purpose Obesity prevalence has reached an all-time high in the US, affecting >40% of the population. This study’s objective was to evaluate associations between demographics and self-reported calorie knowledge and self-perceived confidence in calorie ...
Amy M. Lando +6 more
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Recent updates on incubation of drug craving: a mini-review [PDF]
Cue-induced drug craving progressively increases after prolonged withdrawal from drug self-administration in laboratory animals, a behavioral phenomenon termed 'incubation of drug craving.' Studies over the years have revealed several important neural ...
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Immune check point inhibitors targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) have shown clinical success in treatment of human malignancies.
Nishant Mohan +7 more
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No licensed human vaccines are currently available against any parasitic disease including leishmaniasis. Several anti-leishmanial vaccine formulations have been tested in various animal models including genetically modified live attenuated parasite ...
Sreenivas eGannavaram +5 more
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Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Food Safety [PDF]
Food-borne illness remains a major public health challenge in the United States, causing an estimated 48 million illness episodes and 3000 deaths annually.
Gostin, Lawrence O., Stewart, Katie F.
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Cronobacter species cause infections in all age groups; however neonates are at highest risk and remain the most susceptible age group for life-threatening invasive disease. The genus contains seven species: C. sakazakii, C. malonaticus, C. turicensis C.
Ben Davies Tall +22 more
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Oral Administration of Levo-Tetrahydropalmatine Attenuates Reinstatement of Extinguished Cocaine Seeking by Cocaine, Stress or Drug-Associated Cues in Rats [PDF]
Cocaine addiction is characterized by a persistently heightened susceptibility to drug relapse. For this reason, the identification of medications that prevent drug relapse is a critical goal of drug abuse research.
Baker, David A. +9 more
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