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• Quantifying effects of aging across structures of the mouse auditory system, with in-vitro brain slice preparations 

  Stebbings, Kevin A. (2018-08-15)

  Aging is a process fundamentally different from those studied by most scientists. Whereas in the course of most scientific inquiry, engineers or scientists attempt to create order or elucidate how its complexity arises, ...

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• Effects of perinatal exposure to a mixture of phthalates and a maternal high-fat diet on the neurodevelopment of male and female rats 

  Kougias, Daniel G. (2018-06-25)

  Humans are ubiquitously exposed to many phthalates, a class of endocrine-disrupting chemicals commonly used as plasticizers in a variety of consumer products. Since diet is the predominant source of exposure to many ...

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• The impact of lifestyle factors and development on relational memory 

  Hassevoort, Kelsey Meredith (2018-04-09)

  At a time when children in the U.S. and other developed nations are increasingly sedentary and often fail to meet dietary guidelines, the cognitive ramifications of these health choices continue to be elucidated. One brain ...

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• Assessment of early-life choline and iron deficiencies on neurodevelopment in the young pig 

  Mudd, Austin Tyler (2018-04-02)

  Optimal nutrition early in life is critical to ensure proper structural and functional development of infant organ systems and efforts have increasingly focused on how nutrition influences neurodevelopment. Choline and ...

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• Epigenetic regulation of neuroinflammation in the aged mouse brain 

  Matt, Stephanie Marie (2018-03-16)

  As the average lifespan continues to rise, there is a significant increase in the number of people suffering from age-related chronic inflammatory diseases such as autoimmune disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. ...

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