Aggression is a feature of many clinical disorders including autism, Alzheimer’s disease, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. The available treatment options act to prevent impulsive aggression through modulation of GABAergic and dopaminergic pathways which come with metabolic …
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This randomized, placebo-controlled trial investigated the use of biofield healing (termed energy healing), compared to mock healing, for the alleviation of fatigue and inflammation after adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer. Thirty-three women breast cancer survivo…
Release of the hormone cortisol is normally tightly regulated. However, when regulation fails and cortisol is hypersecreted (as in Cushing's disease), significant emotional changes occur, including depression, raising the question of whether cortisol effects on the brain could b…
The placebo-controlled zinc supplementation (20 mg zinc daily) study investigated the changes in plasma zinc levels, as well as other health and stress parameters at baseline and endpoint of the 17 day trial. In addition, a novel method quantifying changes in zinc transporter Zi…
Theoretical and empirical work suggest that reactivity to stress and responsivity to reward are correlated domains of functioning, and that dysfunction in the stress and reward systems may underlie Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). The goals of the current study are to examine: (…
This dissertation is based on evolutionary medicine and applied anthropological research where the narratives and biology of modern women are used to inform evolutionary theory, specifically obligate midwifery, and modern birth practices. Improvements to the US maternity care sy…
Understanding the physiology of baleen whales is critical for their effective management and conservation but sampling free-living whales is exceedingly difficult. To overcome this issue, baleen was used to analyze hormone and mercury patterns, allowing for multi-year retrospect…
Variation in the schedule of key life events such as the age of first reproduction and the timing of dispersal arises via differential investment of resources into key functions such as maintenance, reproductive output, and growth. Individual differences scale up to affect the p…