Pollution with pesticides is a widespread global problem and biomonitoring of the environment
and human populations is necessary to assess potential harmful biological effects. One …

The growth of global population continuously increases the demands for agroforestry-derived
products, underpinning a sustainable growth of energy matrix in the sectors of food security…

Excessive sucrose consumption elicits addiction-like craving that may underpin the obesity
epidemic. Opioids and dopamine mediate the rewarding effects of drugs of abuse, and of …

Thousands of owls and other predators die each year globally after eating rodents that have
been poisoned with anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs)(1–3). In Andean Patagonia, where …

Brain cholinergic function has been previously studied with PET but little effort has been
devoted to imaging peripheral organs. Many disorders, including diabetes and Parkinson …

The aim of this study was to compare 111 In-labeled leukocyte single-photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) and 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18 F-FDG) positron emission …

Background Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) emerged as an anti-epileptic therapy, and more
recently as a potential antidepressant intervention. Objective/hypothesis We hypothesized …

Excretion of conjugated bile acids into bile is an essential function of the liver, and impairment
of canalicular bile acid secretion leads to cholestatic liver injury. However, hepatic …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the
substantia nigra leading to slowness and stiffness of limb movement with rest tremor. Using …

Cell lines are essential in biomedical research due to their adaptability and precise simulation
of physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Cell culture techniques have greatly …