Publications by authors named "Priscilla Salcedo"

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  • The study focuses on the built environment of outpatient opioid treatment programs (OTPs) in Los Angeles County, highlighting the lack of research on how these facilities affect access, especially for people of color.
  • Researchers rated the attractiveness of the exteriors of 44 publicly-funded OTPs and examined if less appealing facilities were located in disadvantaged neighborhoods with high racial/ethnic minority populations.
  • Findings revealed that most OTPs were unattractive and poorly maintained, with a significant link between unattractiveness and neighborhood disadvantage, indicating a need for further research on the impact of physical conditions on treatment access in underrepresented communities.
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a mucin-degrading bacterium found in the human gut and is often associated with positive human health. However, despite being detected by as early as 1 month of age, little is known about the role of in the infant gut. Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are abundant components of human milk and are structurally similar to the oligosaccharides that comprise mucin, the preferred growth substrate of human-associated .

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