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HIV education in a Siberian prison colony for drug dependent males

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2004
Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of an HIV peer training program conducted in a colony for drug dependent male prisoners in Siberia, Russia. Method Questionnaires were used to collect data pre and post peer training sessions.
White Bethany, Bijl Murdo, Dolan Kate A
doaj   +1 more source

Single high-dose buprenorphine for opioid craving during withdrawal. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BackgroundOpioid use disorder is one of the most prevalent addiction problems worldwide. Buprenorphine is used as a medication to treat this disorder, but in countries where buprenorphine is unavailable in combination with naloxone, diversion can be a ...
Ahmadi, Jamshid   +3 more
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Nanoplastics and Neurodegeneration: A Roadmap From Mechanism to Causation

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanoplastics are pervasive environmental contaminants with potentially profound implications for human health. Emerging evidence suggests a possible link between nanoplastic exposure and neurodegeneration, a key driver of ageing and dementia, yet causality remains unresolved.
Yuhuan Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

AIDS incidence and mortality in injecting drug users: the AjUDE-Brasil II Project

open access: yesCadernos de Saúde Pública, 2006
This paper presents AIDS incidence and mortality among injecting drug users (IDUs) reached by the AjUDE-Brasil II Project. From a cross-sectional survey, 478 IDUs were interviewed in three Brazilian cities: Porto Alegre, São José do Rio Preto, and Itajaí.
Cardoso Mauro Nogueira   +2 more
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The Public Health Impact of Needle Exchange Programs in the United States and Abroad: Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
The goal of the project was: "To assess the public health impact of needle exchange programs." Fourteen research questions were identified; Chapters 5 through 18 of Volume I of the report each address one of these research questions.
Arthur L. Reingold, Peter Lurie
core  

Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study: Overview of substance use assessment methods. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
One of the objectives of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study (https://abcdstudy.org/) is to establish a national longitudinal cohort of 9 and 10 year olds that will be followed for 10 years in order to prospectively study the risk and
Bartsch, Hauke   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

A Biomimetic Nanoparticle System Intercepts and Degrades Thrombospondin‐1 to Restore Vascular Homeostasis After Ischemic Injury

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
TAX2‐NPs capture extracellular TSP‐1 in the injured liver and promote its macrophage‐mediated autophagic degradation. This process blocks TSP‐1/CD47 signaling, restores VEGFR2‐AKT activity, preserves endothelial function, and mitigates hepatic ischemia‐reperfusion injury.
Haorui Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C among injecting drug users: A 5-year follow-up [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2013
Background/Aim. Hepatitic C infection (HCV) is a systemic, generalised disease with the prevalence of inflammation in the liver. The aim of this study was to determine the success of treatment for chronic hepatitis C with pegilated interferon alfa 2a ...
Ruzić Maja   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Swallowing and Communication in Cockayne Syndrome: Clinical Characteristics and Management

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Cockayne syndrome (CS) is an ultrarare genetic disorder associated with genes encoding proteins involved in DNA repair. The clinical course of CS involves neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative features, including swallowing and communication impairments.
Abigail M. Spoden   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Animal models of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Current animal models of CTEPH. Created using BioRender.com. Abstract Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a rare, yet life‐threatening disorder characterized by persistent pulmonary vascular obstruction and elevated pulmonary artery pressure, with progressive remodeling and subsequent right heart failure.
Yong‐Jian Zhu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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