Subburaj K, Kumar D, Souza RB, Alizai H, Li X, Link TM, Majumdar S.Am J Sports Med. 2012 Jun 22. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractBACKGROUND: Understanding the acute response of healthy knee cartilage to running may provide valuable insight into functional properties. In recent years, quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques (T1 and T2 relaxation […]
Wong V, Cheuk DK, Lee S, Chu V.Eur J Phys Rehabil Med. 2012 Mar;48(1):71-86. AbstractBACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be life threatening depending on the severity of the insult to the brain. It can also cause a range of debilitating sequelae which require cognitive, motor, communication, emotional, or behavioral rehabilitation of varying intensity and […]
Skonnord T, Skjeie H, Brekke M, Grotle M, Lund I, Fetveit A.BMJ Open. 2012 Jun 25;2(3). pii: e001164. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001164. Print 2012. AbstractINTRODUCTION: Some general practitioners (GPs) treat acute low back pain (LBP) with acupuncture, despite lacking evidence of its effectiveness for this condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a single […]
Philbert J, Pichat P, Palme R, Belzung C, Griebel G.Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2012 May 31. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. The selective antagonist at the CRF(1) receptor, SSR125543, has been shown to produce anxiolytic-like effects in a number of animal models. The aim of the present study was to verify whether these effects are mediated […]
Holdorff B.Hist Psychiatry. 2011 Dec;22(88 Pt 4):465-76. Abstract. The concept of traumatic neurosis conceived by Hermann Oppenheim (1858-1919) located post-traumatic nervous symptoms between hysteria and neurasthenia, considering them a consequence of physical reactions to fright and a cause of molecular tissue changes. As early as 1890, his concept was criticized at an international congress in […]
Andero R, Ressler KJ.Genes Brain Behav. 2012 Apr 24. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-183X.2012.00801.x. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is the most studied neurotrophin involved in synaptic plasticity processes that are required for long-term learning and memory. Specifically, BDNF gene expression and activation of its high-affinity TrkB receptor are necessary in the amygdala, hippocampus […]
Boscarino JA, Erlich PM, Hoffman SN, Zhang X.Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2012;8:131-9. AbstractOBJECTIVE: The study aim was to assess the cumulative burden of polymorphisms located within four genetic loci previously associated with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among outpatients at risk for PTSD. METHODS: Diagnostic interviews were completed and DNA samples collected among 412 pain patients to […]
Maguen S, Metzler TJ, Bosch J, Marmar CR, Knight SJ, Neylan TC.Depress Anxiety. 2012 Apr 13. doi: 10.1002/da.21954. [Epub ahead of print] BACKGROUND: The United States military has lost more troops to suicide than to combat for the second year in a row and better understanding combat-related risk factors for suicide is critical. We examined […]
Richter SH, Schick A, Hoyer C, Lankisch K, Gass P, Vollmayr B.Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci. 2012 May 29. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractInvestigations of cognitive biases in animals are conceptually and translationally valuable because they contribute to animal welfare research and help to extend and refine our understanding of human emotional disorders, where biased information […]
Innamorati M, Pompili M, Martinotti G, Serafini G, Amore M, Lester D, Girardi P, Janiri L.Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2012 Apr 16. [Epub ahead of print] AbstractAIMS: To explore temporal trends since 1980 in alcohol-related death for people resident in the European Union (EU) and to examine differences between EU members admitted prior to 2004 […]
