Association of Opioid Use With Cardiometabolic Disease Risk Factors: Evidence From the 2009-2018 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.

Objective To investigate the association between opioid drug use and cardiometabolic risk factors in an adult sample data acquired from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Methods A retrospective cross-sectional analysis was performed using the data from the NHANES for the period 2009-2018 provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), amounting to a total of N = 10,032 eligible participants. The data were analyzed to study the relationship between opioid drug use (dividing into four dichotomy groups: drug use (DU) group, illicit drug use (IDU) group, repeated drug use (RDU) group, and current drug use (CDU) group) and cardiometabolic disease risk factors (CDRF) (i.

Mysterious Mechanisms of Memory Formation: Are the Answers Hidden in Synapses?

After decades of research on memory formation and retention, we are still searching for the definite concept and process behind neuroplasticity. This review article will address the relationship between synapses, memory formation, and memory retention and their genetic correlations. In the last six decades, there have been enormous improvements in the neurochemistry domain, especially in the area of neural plasticity.

A Strange Case of Dissociative Identity Disorder: Are There Any Triggers?

We discuss a strange case of dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder. This article describes the case of a 55-year-old Caucasian woman with a history of substance use disorder with seven personalities. The patient describes a couple of triggers for her condition.

L. leaf extract alleviates doxorubicin induced cardiac stress.

Aim: The study was undertaken to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of the alcoholic leaf extract of L. against cardiac stress caused by doxorubicin (DOX).

Materials And Methods: Rats were treated with 100 mg/kg of leaf extract (MILE) in alone and interactive groups for 21 days.

Mangiferin protects rat myocardial tissue against cyclophosphamide induced cardiotoxicity.

Background: Mangiferin is a highly potent antioxidant present in mango leaves which is utilized for therapeutic purposes.

Objective: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the cardioprotective effect of mangiferin against cyclophosphamide induced cardiotoxicity.

Materials And Methods: Rats were treated with 100 mg/kg of mangiferin in alone and interactive groups for 10 days.