Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) is used to study white-matter fibre organisation, orientation
and structural connectivity by means of fibre reconstruction algorithms and tractography. …

The Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic is associated with fetal brain lesions and other serious birth
defects classified as congenital ZIKV syndrome. Postnatal ZIKV infection in infants and …

Zika virus (ZIKV) infection has a profound impact on the fetal nervous system. The postnatal
period is also a time of rapid brain growth, and it is important to understand the potential …

Cholinergic and dopaminergic projections to the rat medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) are
both involved in cognitive functions including attention. These neuronal systems modulate …

Alcohol abuse causes 79,000 deaths stemming from severe organ damage in the United
States every year. Clinical manifestations of long-term alcohol abuse on the cardiac muscle …

Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) show behavioral and intellectual
impairments that indicate frontal lobe dysfunction, but the extent of damage to this region has not …

Activation of multiple pathways is associated with cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. We
previously published that CXCR4 negatively regulates β-adrenergic receptor (β-AR) …

Prenatal exposure to beverage alcohol is a major cause of mild mental retardation and
developmental delay. In nonendangered alcohol-preferring vervet monkeys, we modeled the …

Background: The DC Center for AIDS Research Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Pathway
Initiative (CDEIPI) is designed to increase the number of underrepresented minority (URM) …

Unbiased stereology is a method for accurately and efficiently estimating the total neuron
number (or other cell type) in a given area of interest1. To achieve this goal 6-10 systematic …