Abstract Background Rapid-acting antidepressants (RAADs), including dissociative
anesthetics, psychedelics, and empathogens, elicit rapid and sustained therapeutic …

Preclinical and clinical studies indicate that synthetic psychoactive substances, in addition to
having abuse potential, may elicit toxic effects of varying severity at the peripheral and …

The use of recreational drugs like ephedrine, norephedrine, 3, 4-
methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and mescaline can lead to intoxication and, at …

Compared to low doses of gamma irradiation (γ-IR), high-charge-and-energy (HZE) particle
IR may have different biological response thresholds in cardiac tissue at lower doses, and …

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a ubiquitous industrial chemical that has been identified as an
endocrine disrupting compound (EDC). There is growing concern that early life exposures to …

It is recognized that stress can induce cardiac dysfunction, but the underlying mechanisms
are not well understood. The present study aimed to test the hypothesis that chronic …

Premature ventricular contractions (PVC) are a type of ventricular arrhythmias, occurring as
a result of formation or reentry of an abnormal impulse in the ventricular myocardium or in …

Abstract MDMA (3, 4-methylendioxymethamphetamine), also known as Ecstasy, is a
stimulant drug recreationally used by young adults usually in dance clubs and raves. Acute …

Cardiomyopathy (CM) is an intrinsic weakening of myocardium with contractile dysfunction
and congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF has been postulated to result from decreased …

Traditional testis histopathology endpoints remain the gold standard for evaluating testicular
insult and injury in a non-clinical setting, but are invasive and unfeasible for monitoring …