Publications by authors named "A S Ash"
Chronic Inflammatory Pain Alters Expression of Limbic MAPK Phosphatases.
Chronic Pain Manag
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Chronic pain and depression are linked, but the brain mechanisms behind this link are not well understood.
- This study found that chronic pain increases the expression of a gene called MKP-1 in areas of the brain related to emotions in both male and female rats, although patterns of expression varied between sexes.
- Low-dose ketamine treatment was able to block the pain-induced increase in MKP-1, suggesting that targeting this gene may help address mood disorders related to chronic pain.
In this study, we use an integrative taxonomic approach to redescribe (Malhotra, 1983) (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae), based on newly collected specimens from the type-host (Hamilton, 1822) (Cypriniformes: Danionidae) in Fulbari, Siliguri, West Bengal, India. The detailed morphological assessment, from whole mounts, histology and scanning electron microscopy, offers additional insights into the scolex structure, vitelline follicles, and egg morphology. Molecular data from this and previous studies corroborate the identity and systematics of as a bothriocephalid closely related to the Asian Fish Tapeworm, (Yamaguti, 1934).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: The diagnostic challenges associated with T. solium continue to hamper control efforts of the world's most significant foodborne parasite and leading cause of epilepsy in low and middle-income countries. This study aimed to validate two conventional PCRs for taeniasis and estimate the diagnostic performance of microscopic and molecular tools.
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- - Nearly 6 million children in the US have asthma, with over a third covered by Medicaid; despite experiments with accountable care organizations (ACOs) in 23 state Medicaid programs, their impact on asthma care and outcomes is not well understood.
- - The study aimed to evaluate the effects of Massachusetts Medicaid ACO implementation in March 2018 on the quality of asthma care and healthcare use among children aged 2 to 17, using data from 2014 to 2020.
- - Results showed no significant change in routine asthma visit rates for Medicaid-insured children compared to privately insured ones after ACO implementation, though an increase in the proportion of Medicaid-insured children with a favorable asthma medication ratio was noted. *
Article Synopsis
- Tapeworms called Caryophyllidea are found in certain types of fish and include about 130 known species, with more being discovered, especially in India.
- Some species were combined into one, Lytocestus indicus, to see if there were too many names for similar organisms.
- Researchers looked at new specimens and found that while they looked different based on how they were preserved, their DNA showed they were actually the same species, leading to most new names being grouped under L. indicus.