It has been widely reported that prenatal exposure to ionizing radiation can interfere with
embryonic and fetal development, depending on dose and gestational age in which …

Physiological stress can be defined as any external or internal condition that challenges the
homeostasis of a cell or an organism. It can be divided into three different aspects …

Background and Purpose Whole‐brain irradiation (WBI) therapy produces learning and
memory deficits in patients with brain tumours. Although the pathological cascade of …

Radiation-induced optic neuropathy (RION) is a devastating complication following external
beam radiation therapy (EBRT) that leads to acute vision loss. To date, no efficient, available …

We present a disease-on-a-chip model in which cancer grows within phenotypically normal
breast luminal epithelium on semicircular acrylic support mimicking portions of mammary …

Despite widespread use of antidepressants, the factors underlying the behavioral response
to antidepressants are unknown. It has been shown that antidepressant treatment promotes …

The developing brain is particularly sensitive to exposures to environmental contaminants.
In contrast to the adult, the developing brain contains large numbers of dividing neuronal …

The developing brain is particularly sensitive to environmental teratogens, such as
methylmercury (MeHg), which may induce cell death. Although several mechanisms of …

Therapeutic cranial X‐irradiation causes cognitive deficits in adult and pediatric patients, in
particular, when the exposed area includes the medial temporal lobes. Effects on adult …

In the present work, potential protective effects of quercitrin (a phytoestrogen) on Aβ-induced
neurotoxicity in cultured rat hippocampal neurons were investigated in comparison with 17β …