Publications by authors named "Nicholas A Brennan"

The recall of conditioned fear extinction exhibits a circadian rhythm in humans and rodents, with optimal extinction recall occurring during the early active phase. However, it remains unclear whether this rhythm depends on the circadian modulation of mechanisms supporting memory consolidation versus memory maintenance and retrieval. Here, adult male rats underwent conditioned fear extinction at one of four times throughout the day and then, starting 24 h after extinction, were repeatedly tested for extinction recall over the next 24 h.

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Skeletal muscle density, as determined by computed tomography (CT), has been shown to decline with age, resulting in increased frailty and morbidity. However, the mechanism underlying this decrease in muscle density remains elusive. We sought to investigate the role of intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) accumulation in the age-related decline in muscle density.

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Although a persistent inflammatory state has long been associated with aging and negative health outcomes, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Mitochondrial dysfunction has been proposed as a cause of inflammaging, but evidence of an association in humans is lacking. In this study, we analyzed the cross-sectional association between inflammatory biomarkers and mitochondrial oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle, assessed as post-exercise phosphocreatine recovery time constant by phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy, in a population of 669 adults (mean age 67 years) from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging.

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Total serum magnesium is a common clinical measurement for assessing magnesium status; however, magnesium in blood represents less than 1% of the body's total magnesium content. We measured intramuscular ionized magnesium by phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy (P-MRS) and tested the hypothesis that this measure better correlates with skeletal muscle function and captures more closely the effect of aging than the traditional measure of total serum magnesium. Data were collected from 441 participants (age 24-98 years) in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA), a study of normative aging that encompasses a broad age range.

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Background: Age-related decline in muscle oxidative capacity reduces muscle function and physical performance, leading to disability and frailty. Whether age-related decline in oxidative capacity is modified by exercise and other lifestyle practices is unclear. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that physical activity is associated with better oxidative capacity, independent of age.

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  • - Researchers developed new semiconducting heterostructures by attaching cadmium selenide (CdSe) quantum dots to porous, rare-earth-doped alkaline earth titanate microspheres (specifically Eu and Pr doped CaTiO3) using advanced synthetic techniques.
  • - Optical tests revealed that the charge transfer behavior in these structures varied based on factors like dopant type, reaction temperature, and particle size, with 2.7 nm CdSe QDs combined with CaTiO3 spheres showing significant photoluminescence (PL) emissions.
  • - Among the tested materials, CaTiO3 proved to be the best host for the QDs, with notable results showing effective charge transfer, evidenced by a
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