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Towards Mechanism‐Informed Treatments for Mental Health
Neuropsychiatric disorders impose a major global health burden, and current treatments, which historically mostly targeted dopamine and serotonin dysfunctions, often provide only partial, symptomatic relief. This review highlights emerging evidence that additional neuromodulator systems, including acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and endocannabinoids ...
Iker Bengoetxea de Tena +27 more
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BackgroundIncreasing opioid and other substance use has led to a crisis of epidemic proportions, with substance use now recognized as a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States.
Haley Fitzgerald +4 more
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BU Medical Center press release [PDF]
Press release from the Boston University Medical ...
Boston University Medical Center, Office of Media Relations
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To assess the effect of prenatal marijuana exposure (PME) on the newborn, infant and early childhood development through review of current literature. A systematic literature review was conducted in the electronic database from 1996 to 2017 for the effects of PME and their fetal and early childhood outcomes.
Dhurga Krishnamoorthy, Yifrah Kaminer
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Demand for Illicit Drugs by Pregnant Women [PDF]
We use survey data that have been linked to medical records data and city-level drug prices to estimate the demand for illicit drugs among pregnant women.
Dhaval Dave +3 more
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What effects -- if any -- does marijuana use during pregnancy have on the fetus or child? [PDF]
Q: What effects -- if any -- does marijuana use during pregnancy have on the fetus or child? Evidence-based answer: The effects are unclear. Marijuana use during pregnancy is associated with clinically unimportant lower birth weights (growth differences ...
Kelsberg, Gary +4 more
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A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT STUDY OF THE implimentation of the VERMONT NEWBORN PLAN OF SAFE CARE AMONG NURSING STAFF AT VERMONT HOSPITALS [PDF]
PURPOSE: The purpose of this quality improvement needs assessment was to evaluate the implementation of the Vermont Newborn Plan of Safe Care (VNPSC) since its introduction 17 months ago. These plans were created in response to federal mandates to create
Buley, Annik
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Effects of adverse early-life events on aggression and anti-social behaviours in animals and humans [PDF]
We review the impact of early adversities on the development of violence and antisocial behaviour in humans, and present three aetiological animal models of escalated rodent aggression, each disentangling the consequences of one particular adverse early ...
Aisa +174 more
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The Impact of Prenatal Exposure to Cocaine on Newborn Costs and Length of Stay [PDF]
This paper determines newborn costs and lengths of stay attributable to prenatal exposure to cocaine and other illicit drugs, using as a data source all parturients who delivered at a large municipal hospital in New York City between November 18, 1991 ...
Andrew D. Racine +3 more
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Cognitive functioning, clinical profile and life events in young adults addicted to drugs. Does being a girl make a difference? [PDF]
Objective: Gender features play a fundamental role as risk factors in drug addiction, entailing differences in vulnerability, onset, drug use and clinical trajectories.
Alessandra Simonelli +5 more
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