CHRONIC NON-DISCRIMINATORY SOCIAL DEFEAT STRESS REDUCES EFFORT-RELATED MOTIVATED BEHAVIORS IN MALE AND FEMALE MICE

Chronic non-discriminatory social defeat stress reduces effort-related motivated behaviors in male and female mice

Abstract Reward and motivation deficits are prominent symptoms in many mood disorders, including depression.Similar reward and effort-related choice behavioral tasks can be used to study aspects of motivation in both rodents and humans.Chronic stress can precipitate mood disorders in humans and maladaptive reward and motivation behaviors in male ro

read more


Malaria transmission in landscapes with varying deforestation levels and timelines in the Amazon: a longitudinal spatiotemporal study

Abstract The relationship between deforestation and malaria is a spatiotemporal process of variation in Plasmodium incidence in human-dominated Amazonian rural environments.The present study aimed to assess the underlying mechanisms of malarial exposure risk Firewire at a fine scale in 5-km2 sites across the Brazilian Amazon, using field-collected

read more

Disability and its association with sociodemographic factors among elderly persons residing in an urban resettlement colony, New Delhi, India.

Disability prevents an individual from performing to the fullest Firewire potential.It is multidimensional.Disability may be physical, mental, social, personal, and environmental or a combination of these.The elderly experience an increased burden of disability, especially in areas where there are limited resources and rapid urbanization.Comparison

read more

Effectiveness of long-term (twelve months) nonsurgical weight loss interventions for obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review

Fiona Nicholson1, Catherine Rolland1, John Broom1, John Love21Centre for Obesity Research and Epidemiology, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland; 2School of Applied Social Studies, Faculty of Health and Social Care, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, ScotlandAbstract: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 2%–26% of women o

read more