Publications by authors named "E Kravitz"
Article Synopsis
- Sexually dimorphic behaviors, like courtship and aggression, are influenced by specific neural circuits unique to each sex in various species, including fruit flies.
- GABAergic neurotransmission is key to controlling these behaviors in fruit flies, highlighting the importance of GABAergic neurons in their modulation and execution.
- Understanding these GABAergic mechanisms in fruit flies can provide insights into sexual dimorphism in more complex organisms, including humans.
In this retrospective cohort study, we investigated the prognostic value of sarcopenia evaluated by Computed Tomography (CT)-based indices for adverse hospitalization outcomes in patients with acute infections. We analyzed data from 225 patients admitted to the hospital for acute infections between 2019 and 2020. Patients who had undergone an abdominal CT scan either up to 1 month before or within the first 3 days of hospitalization were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCOVID-19 pandemic exacerbation of disparities in access to public abortion services in Mexico.
BMJ Sex Reprod Health
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study looked at women in Mexico City who used a public abortion program during the COVID-19 pandemic to see if the pandemic made it harder for some women to get help.
- They found that fewer women from outside the city could access the service during the pandemic compared to before.
- The research showed that the pandemic made it even tougher for some groups, especially teenagers and women with less education, to get abortions, so more services are needed across Mexico to help everyone equally.
Objective: Analyze changes in abortion practices during the early coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Study Design: Sites recruited by Society of Family Planning participated in a longitudinal descriptive analysis comprising three surveys between February and October 2020. Average monthly total and medication abortion volume was analyzed by χ and linear regression.
Crustaceans played a primary role in establishing gamma-aminobutyric acid as a neurotransmitter.
Curr Opin Insect Sci
October 2024
Crustaceans played a major role in establishing that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) functioned as an inhibitory transmitter compound. In fact, it is now widely accepted that GABA is the major inhibitory transmitter compound in all animal species where it has been examined. The story of its acceptance as a neurotransmitter, however, is more interesting than that.
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