The human brain maintains billions of neurons functional across the lifespan of the
individual. The glial, supportive cells of the brain are indispensable to neuron elasticity. They …

Glucocorticoids exert pleiotropic effects either by a relatively slow mechanism involving
binding to cytosolic/nuclear receptors and regulation of gene expression or by rapid …

The relationship between activation of the sympathetic nervous system and cardiac
hypertrophy has long been known. However, the molecular genetic basis of this association …

Chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH) is a model for obstructive sleep apnea. The
paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus has been suggested to contribute to CIH …

Background: Dyslipidemia is a common characteristic in both diabetes and obesity, due in
part to elevated triglyceride (TG)-rich very-low density lipoprotein (VLDL-TG) secretion from …