J. Clin. Virol.
Community viral load and hepatitis C virus infection: Community viral load measures to aid public health treatment efforts and program evaluation.
Jordan AE, Perlman DC, Cleland CM, Wyka K, Schackman BR, Nash D
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most prevalent blood-borne infection and causes more deaths than any other infectious disease in the US. Inci ...
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Addict Behav
Craving mediates the effect of impulsivity on lapse-risk during alcohol use disorder treatment.
Coates JM, Gullo MJ, Feeney GFX, McD Young R, Dingle GA, Clark PJ, Connor JP
Rash impulsiveness, the propensity for approach behaviour despite potential negative consequences, is associated with stronger alcohol craving in pati ...
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Neuropharmacology
Adolescent cannabis exposure increases heroin reinforcement in rats genetically vulnerable to addiction.
Lecca D, Scifo A, Pisanu A, Valentini V, Piras G, Sil A, Cadoni C, Di Chiara G
On the basis of epidemiological studies it has been proposed that cannabis use plays a causal role in the abuse of highly addictive drugs (Gateway Hyp ...
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Cell 2020 Jan 28
Cryo-EM Structure of the Human Cannabinoid Receptor CB2-Gi Signaling Complex.
Xing C, Zhuang Y, Xu TH, Feng Z, Zhou XE, Chen M, Wang L, Meng X, Xue Y, Wang J, Liu H, McGuire TF, Zhao G, Melcher K, Zhang C, Xu HE, Xie XQ
Drugs selectively targeting CB2 hold promise for treating neurodegenerative disorders, inflammation, and pain while avoiding psychotropic side effects ...
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J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2020 Jan 31
Sex Differences, Cocaine Use, and Liver Fibrosis Among African Americans in the Miami Adult Studies on HIV Cohort.
Zarini G, Sales Martinez S, Campa A, Sherman K, Tamargo J, Hernandez Boyer J, Teeman C, Johnson A, Degarege A, Greer P, Liu Q, Huang Y, Mandler R, Choi D, Baum MK
Background: HIV infection disproportionally affects African Americans. Liver disease is a major cause of non-HIV morbidity and mortality in this popul ...
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