: Drinking prototypes (i.e., images of the type of individual who engages in specific alcohol use behaviors) are associated with alcohol use, with self-identified similarity to the prototype possibly driving this connection more than one's favorability of the prototype.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Despite protective behavioral strategies (PBS) being an important part of alcohol prevention programs, utilization of PBS is sub-optimal, and research is needed to determine factors associated with use and non-use of PBS. The present study examined daily-level associations between situational familiarity (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResearch indicates general willingness to drink (i.e., "How willing are you to drink tonight?") fluctuates day-to-day and is associated with daily-level drinking.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Although there is growing evidence that alcohol use at the daily level is associated with positive but not negative affect, results are mixed when examining marijuana use and simultaneous alcohol and marijuana (SAM) use (i.e., use with overlapping effects).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Our goal in the present study was to use longitudinal data to assess how normative (i.e., consensually motivated) and instrumental (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRelapse rates for substance use disorders (SUDs) after treatment are as high as 50%. Evidence suggests that social and structural determinants of recovery influence these outcomes. Important domains to consider include economic stability, educational access and quality, healthcare access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, and social and community context are the major domains of social determinants of health.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTriple-Negative Breast Cancers (TNBCs) constitute roughly 10-20% of breast cancers and are associated with poor clinical outcomes. Previous work from our laboratory and others has determined that the cytoplasmic adaptor protein Breast Cancer Antiestrogen Resistance 3 (BCAR3) is an important promoter of cell motility and invasion of breast cancer cells. In this study, we use both and approaches to extend our understanding of BCAR3 function in TNBC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe primary oncogenic event in ∼85% of Ewing sarcomas is a chromosomal translocation that generates a fusion oncogene encoding an aberrant transcription factor. The exact genomic breakpoints within the translocated genes, and vary; however, in breakpoints typically occur within introns 7 or 8. We previously found that in Ewing sarcoma cells harboring intron 8 breakpoints, the RNA-binding protein HNRNPH1 facilitates a splicing event that excludes exon 8 from the - pre-mRNA to generate an in-frame mRNA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Midwifery Womens Health
January 2019
Introduction: A growing body of research has addressed adolescent use of mobile devices to exchange sexually explicit images and messages (sexting). Although there are legal consequences in some states for sexting among adolescents, research findings have also demonstrated associations between sexting and sexual activity. The purpose of this systematic review was to synthesize research examining the association between adolescent sexting and sexual activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEwing sarcoma (EWS) is a soft tissue and bone tumor that occurs primarily in adolescents and young adults. In most cases of EWS, the chimeric transcription factor, EWS-FLI1 is the primary oncogenic driver. The epigenome of EWS cells reflects EWS-FLI1 binding and activation or repression of transcription.
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