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Co-activation of the amygdala, hippocampus and inferior frontal gyrus during autobiographical memory retrieval.
(Neuropsychologia, 2005)
Functional MRI was used to investigate the role of medial temporal lobe and inferior
frontal lobe regions in autobiographical recall. Prior to scanning, participants generated
cue words for 50 autobiographical memories and ...
Plasma antibodies against heat shock protein 70 correlate with the incidence and severity of asthma in a Chinese population.
(Respiratory research, 2005-01)
BACKGROUND: The heat shock proteins (Hsps) are induced by stresses such as allergic
factors and inflammatory responses in bronchi epithelial cells and therefore may be
detectable in patients with asthma. However, the etiologic ...
High prevalence of substance use disorders among adolescents who use marijuana and inhalants.
(Drug and alcohol dependence, 2005-04)
BACKGROUND: We examined the association between the use of inhalants, marijuana, and
other drugs and recent DSM-IV substance use disorders among adolescents aged 12-17
years. METHODS: Data were drawn from 2000 to 2001 National ...
Use of nitrite inhalants ("poppers") among American youth.
(The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent
Medicine, 2005-07)
PURPOSE: We examined the patterns and correlates of nitrite inhalant use among adolescents
aged 12 to 17 years. METHODS: Study data were drawn from the 2000 and 2001 National
Household Surveys on Drug Abuse. Logistic regression ...
Cocaine use and the occurrence of panic attacks in the community: a case-crossover approach.
(Substance use & misuse, 2005-01)
The epidemiologic case-crossover method is a powerful tool for research on suspected
hazards of illegal drug use, the advantage being a subject-as-own-control approach
that constrains stable individual-level susceptibility ...
Use of substance abuse services by young uninsured american adults.
(Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.), 2005-08)
OBJECTIVES:This study examined the prevalence and correlates of substance abuse service
use among uninsured young adults aged 18 to 34 years (N=24,282). METHODS:Data were
drawn from the 1999 National Household Survey on ...
Can prospect theory explain risk-seeking behavior by terminally ill patients?
(Med Decis Making, 2005-11)
Patients with life-threatening conditions sometimes appear to make risky treatment
decisions as their condition declines, contradicting the risk-averse behavior predicted
by expected utility theory. Prospect theory accommodates ...
Tocopherol-associated protein suppresses prostate cancer cell growth by inhibition of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway.
(Cancer research, 2005-11)
Epidemiologic studies suggested that vitamin E has a protective effect against prostate
cancer. We showed here that tocopherol-associated protein (TAP), a vitamin E-binding
protein, promoted vitamin E uptake and facilitated ...