A survey of substance use for cognitive enhancement by university students in the Netherlands [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Pharmacological cognitive enhancement, using chemicals to change cellular processes in the brain in order to enhance one's cognitive capacities, is an often discussed phenomenon.
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Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy: Stimulating Results? [PDF]
Epilepsy Currents, 2006 Long-Term Follow-Up of Patients with Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy Andrade DM, Zumsteg D, Hamani C, Hodaie M, Sarkissian S, Lozano AM, Wennberg RA Neurology 2006;66:1571–1573 The authors describe long-term follow-up (mean, 5 years) in patients with anterior (AN) (n = 6) or centromedian (n = 2) thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS ...
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Polyuria after discontinuation of methylphenidate treatment in a child with ADHD
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 2023 Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by impairing inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Stimulants, including methylphenidate (MPH) are commonly used for its management.MPH has been reported to improve nocturnal ...
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Water saving through international trade of agricultural products [PDF]
, 2005 Many nations save domestic water resources by importing water-intensive products and exporting commodities that are less water intensive. National water saving through the import of a product can imply saving water at a global level if the flow is from ...
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Trends in use of prescription stimulants in the United States and Territories, 2006 to 2016
PLoS ONE, 2018 Background Stimulants are considered the first-line treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the US and they are used in other indications. Stimulants are also diverted for non-medical purposes.
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SDF-1 and PDGF enhance [alpha]v[beta]5-mediated ERK activation and adhesion-independent growth of human pre-B cell lines [PDF]
, 2009 CD23 acts through the [alpha]v[beta]5 integrin to promote growth of human pre-B cell lines in an adhesion-independent manner. [alpha]v[beta]5 is expressed on normal B-cell precursors in the bone marrow.
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To stimulate the phagocytes [PDF]
Blood, 2015 “There is at bottom only one genuinely scientific treatment for all diseases, and that is to stimulate the phagocytes.” We have come a long way since this declamation by Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington in George Bernard Shaw’s 1906 play, The Doctor’s Dilemma.
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Characteristics of drug and dietary supplement inquiries by college athletes. [PDF]
, 2010 BackgroundIn the United States, the National Center for Drug Free Sport manages the drug-testing programs for athletes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
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Effects of a growth promoter on bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crops in Sancti Spíritus province, Cuba
Acta Agronómica, 2017 In order to evaluate the effect of a growth promoter on the productivity performance and seed-quality in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) crops, two experiments were carried out, one in the field and under controlled conditions.
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Amphetamine, but not methylphenidate, increases ethanol intake in adolescent male, but not in female, rats [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: There has been an increasing interest in analyzing the interactions between stimulants and ethanol during childhood and adolescence. Stimulants are used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in these developmental stages,
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