Multiple serotonergic brainstem abnormalities in sudden infant death syndrome

Article Abstract:

Cellular defects associated with altered 5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) receptor binding in the 5-HT pathway of the medulla in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) are investigated. The results suggest that medullary 5-HT pathology in SIDS is very extensive, potentially including abnormal 5-HT neuron firing, synthesis, release, and clearance, providing preliminary evidence, which might help explain the increased vulnerability of boys to SIDS.

Author: Paterson, David S., Trachtenberg, Felicia L., Thompson, Eric G., Belliveau, Richard A., Beggs, Alan H., Darnall, Ryan, Chadwick, Amy E., Krous, Henry F., Kinney, Hannah C.
Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2006
Sudden infant death syndrome, Medulla oblongata

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HIV transmission among black college student and non-student men who have sex with men-North Carolina, 2003

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A case control study is conducted to identify behavioral factors for HIV infection in young African American men who have sex with men (MSM). The results of an investigation, which indicates that African American MSM college students and non-students in North California have high rates of HIV, risk behaviors, under scoring the need for enhanced HIV-preventation in the populations is presented.

Publisher: American Medical Association
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
Medical examination, Behavior, HIV patients, Behavioral assessment, Gay men, Behavioural assessment

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