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About Our Research
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Arkana is a learning, teaching, and innovating practice with one unifying passion – to actively work toward the day that our research yields breakthroughs that make our services unnecessary. Eradicating rare and common diseases is the end game of all of our efforts because patient health is foremost in our minds every day. Read about some of our latest publications below.
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Divergent Mechanisms For Trophic Actions Of Estrogens In The Brain And Peripheral Tissues
17-estradiol (E(2)) can enhance reproductive, cognitive, and affective functions; however, the mechanisms by which E(2) has these effects need to…
Read on PubMed• December 2010
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Progesterone Turnover To Its 5α-Reduced Metabolites In The Ventral Tegmental Area Of The Midbrain Is Essential For Initiating Social And Affective Behavior And Progesterone Metabolism In Female Rats
Among women and female rodents, progesterone (P) influences social affiliation and affect. These effects may be partly due to formation…
Read on PubMed• November 2010
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Salivary Alpha-Amylase And Cortisol Among Pentecostals On A Worship And Nonworship Day
This investigation used a biomarker of sympathetic nervous system activity novel to biocultural research to test the hypothesis that engaging…
Read on PubMed• November 2010
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II. Cognitive Performance Of Middle-Aged Female Rats Is Influenced By Capacity To Metabolize Progesterone In The Prefrontal Cortex And Hippocampus
Cognitive decline can occur with aging; however, some individuals experience less cognitive decline than do others.
Read on PubMed• October 2010
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Atypical Presentation Of Atypical Amyloid
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases categorized by precipitation of a group of protein aggregates (amyloid) in tissues, including the…
Read on PubMed• October 2010
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Glossolalia Is Associated With Differences In Biomarkers Of Stress And Arousal Among Apostolic Pentecostals
The influence of glossolalia or speaking in tongues on biological stress and arousal is examined in a sample of Apostolic…
Read on Research Gate• October 2010
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Effects Of Neurosteroid Actions At N-Methyl-D-Aspartate And Gaba A Receptors In The Midbrain Ventral Tegmental Area For Anxiety-Like And Mating Behavior Of Female Rats
In the midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA), actions of neurosteroids, such as the progesterone metabolite, 5-pregnan-3-ol-20-one (3,5-THP), can facilitate mating…
Read on PubMed• September 2010
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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Are Associated With Increased Neuritic Plaques
Observational and experimental studies suggest that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may protect against Alzheimer disease (AD); however, clinical trials and…
Read on PubMed• September 2010
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A Novel Mutation In FHL1 In A Family With X-Linked Scapuloperoneal Myopathy: Phenotypic Spectrum And Structural Study Of FHL1 Mutations
An X-linked myopathy was recently associated with mutations in the four-and-a-half-LIM domains 1 (FHL1) gene. We identified a family with…
Read on PubMed• September 2010
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Conjugated Equine Estrogen, With Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Enhances Formation Of 5alpha-Reduced Progestogens And Reduces Anxiety-Like Behavior Of Middle-Aged Rats
The mechanisms by which progestogens influence affective behaviors in females are poorly understood despite clear changes in mood/affect that are…
Read on PubMed• September 2010
