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Could cannabidiol be a treatment for coronavirus disease-19-related anxiety disorders? (2020)
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O'Sullivan, S. E., Stevenson, C. W., & Laviolette, S. R. (2021). Could cannabidiol be a treatment for coronavirus disease-19-related anxiety disorders?. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, 6(1), 7-18. https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2020.0102

© Copyright 2021, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers 2021. Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19)-related anxiety and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are likely to be a significant long-term issue emerging fr... Read More about Could cannabidiol be a treatment for coronavirus disease-19-related anxiety disorders?.

Polycystic ovary syndrome: A brain disorder characterized by eating problems originating during puberty and adolescence (2020)
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Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M., Wiegel, R. E., Jansen, P. W., Laven, J. S. E., & Sinclair, K. D. (2020). Polycystic ovary syndrome: A brain disorder characterized by eating problems originating during puberty and adolescence. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(21), Article 8211. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21218211

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine condition associated with reproductive and psychiatric disorders, and with obesity. Eating disorders, such as bulimia and recurrent dieting, ar... Read More about Polycystic ovary syndrome: A brain disorder characterized by eating problems originating during puberty and adolescence.

Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK (2020)
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Palmer, A., Greenhough, B., Hobson‐west, P., Message, R., Aegerter, J. N., Belshaw, Z., …Wolfensohn, S. (2020). Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK. Animals, 10(10), Article 1868. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101868

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of offic... Read More about Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK.

Managing Free-Range Laying Hens—Part B: Early Range Users Have More Pathology Findings at the End of Lay but Have a Significantly Higher Chance of Survival—An Indicative Study (2020)
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Sibanda, T. Z., O’Shea, C. J., de Souza Vilela, J., Kolakshyapati, M., Welch, M., Schneider, D., …Ruhnke, I. (2020). Managing Free-Range Laying Hens—Part B: Early Range Users Have More Pathology Findings at the End of Lay but Have a Significantly Higher Chance of Survival—An Indicative Study. Animals, 10(10), Article 1911. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10101911

While free-range laying hens frequently experience health and welfare challenges, the contribution of range use towards these risks are largely unknown. The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the survival, health and welfare of commercial fre... Read More about Managing Free-Range Laying Hens—Part B: Early Range Users Have More Pathology Findings at the End of Lay but Have a Significantly Higher Chance of Survival—An Indicative Study.

Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid sources on expression of lipid-related genes in bovine milk somatic cells (2020)
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Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E., Cancino-Padilla, N., Geldsetzer-Mendoza, C., Morales, M. S., Leskinen, H., Garnsworthy, P. C., …Romero, J. (2020). Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid sources on expression of lipid-related genes in bovine milk somatic cells. Scientific Reports, 10, Article 14850. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71930-x

© 2020, The Author(s). The objective of this study was to compare the effect of contrasting sources of dietary n-6 and n-3 PUFA on expression of genes related to lipid metabolism in dairy cows. During 63days, fifteen lactating cows were assigned to a... Read More about Effects of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acid sources on expression of lipid-related genes in bovine milk somatic cells.

Variation and Association of Hen Performance and Egg Quality Traits in Individual Early-Laying ISA Brown Hens (2020)
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Anene, D. O., Akter, Y., Thomson, P. C., Groves, P., & O’Shea, C. J. (2020). Variation and Association of Hen Performance and Egg Quality Traits in Individual Early-Laying ISA Brown Hens. Animals, 10(9), Article 1601. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani10091601

Uniformity in hen and egg traits is an important consideration in commercial layer flocks. There is little information on how individual hen feed consumption and body weight affect egg quality measurements. This study investigated the variation in pe... Read More about Variation and Association of Hen Performance and Egg Quality Traits in Individual Early-Laying ISA Brown Hens.

Structural, functional, and metabolic alterations in human cerebrovascular endothelial cells during toxoplasma gondii infection and amelioration by verapamil in vitro (2020)
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Al-Sandaqchi, A. T., Marsh, V., Williams, H. E. L., Stevenson, C. W., & Elsheikha, H. M. (2020). Structural, functional, and metabolic alterations in human cerebrovascular endothelial cells during toxoplasma gondii infection and amelioration by verapamil in vitro. Microorganisms, 8(9), Article 1386. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8091386

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii), the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, is a frequent cause of brain infection. Despite its known ability to invade the brain, there is still a dire need to better... Read More about Structural, functional, and metabolic alterations in human cerebrovascular endothelial cells during toxoplasma gondii infection and amelioration by verapamil in vitro.

Unravelling the role of epigenetics in reproductive adaptations to early-life environment (2020)
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Bar-Sadeh, B., Rudnizky, S., Pnueli, L., Bentley, G. R., Stöger, R., Kaplan, A., & Melamed, P. (2020). Unravelling the role of epigenetics in reproductive adaptations to early-life environment. Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 16, 519-533. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41574-020-0370-8

© 2020, Springer Nature Limited. Reproductive function adjusts in response to environmental conditions in order to optimize success. In humans, this plasticity includes age of pubertal onset, hormone levels and age at menopause. These reproductive ch... Read More about Unravelling the role of epigenetics in reproductive adaptations to early-life environment.

In vitro activity of Camellia sinensis (green tea) against trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii (2020)
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Fakae, L. B., Stevenson, C. W., Zhu, X. Q., & Elsheikha, H. M. (2020). In vitro activity of Camellia sinensis (green tea) against trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 13, 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpddr.2020.05.001

© 2020 The Author(s) The effect of Camellia sinensis (green tea) on the growth of Acanthamoeba castellanii trophozoites was examined using a microplate based-Sulforhodamine B (SRB) assay. C. sinensis hot and cold brews at 75% and 100% concentrations... Read More about In vitro activity of Camellia sinensis (green tea) against trophozoites and cysts of Acanthamoeba castellanii.

Understanding obesity among companion dogs: New measures of owner's beliefs and behaviour and associations with body condition scores (2020)
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Webb, T. L., du Plessis, H., Christian, H., Raffan, E., Rohlf, V., & White, G. A. (2020). Understanding obesity among companion dogs: New measures of owner's beliefs and behaviour and associations with body condition scores. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 180, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105029

© 2020 Elsevier B.V. This research aimed to improve our understanding of how owners’ beliefs and behaviour are associated with obesity in companion dogs. To do this, we employed new theoretical frameworks and integrated previously reported measures t... Read More about Understanding obesity among companion dogs: New measures of owner's beliefs and behaviour and associations with body condition scores.

Dopamine regulation of contextual fear and associated neural circuit function (2020)
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Stevenson, C. W., & Stubbendorff, C. (2021). Dopamine regulation of contextual fear and associated neural circuit function. European Journal of Neuroscience, 54(8), 6933-6947. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14772

© 2020 The Authors. European Journal of Neuroscience published by Federation of European Neuroscience Societies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd Learning to associate certain contexts with threat and adapting to changing environmental contingencies by lea... Read More about Dopamine regulation of contextual fear and associated neural circuit function.

Fatty acid transport in plasma from cows treated with ruminal pulses of fish oil and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil (2020)
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Vargas-Bello-Pérez, E., Loor, J. J., & Garnsworthy, P. C. (2020). Fatty acid transport in plasma from cows treated with ruminal pulses of fish oil and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Livestock Science, 236, Article 104018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104018

© 2020 This study evaluated which lipoprotein fractions are involved in C18:1 trans fatty acid (tFA) transport and whether there is a difference in transport between naturally occurring C18:1 tFA isomers [produced during rumen biohydrogenation of soy... Read More about Fatty acid transport in plasma from cows treated with ruminal pulses of fish oil and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Is it just about grazing? UK citizens have diverse preferences for how dairy cows should be managed (2020)
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Jackson, A., Green, M., Millar, K., & Kaler, J. (2020). Is it just about grazing? UK citizens have diverse preferences for how dairy cows should be managed. Journal of Dairy Science, 103(4), 3250-3263. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2019-17111

© 2020 American Dairy Science Association Conflicting views between the dairy industry and the public about how dairy cows should be managed, together with an increase in the availability of alternatives to dairy foods, challenge future markets for m... Read More about Is it just about grazing? UK citizens have diverse preferences for how dairy cows should be managed.

Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply (2020)
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Coneyworth, L. J., Welham, S. J., Coulthard, L. C., Bailey, E. H., Young, S. D., Stubberfield, J., …Homer, E. M. (2020). Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 59, Article 126453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126453

Background. Dairy products provide a crucial source of dietary iodine for the majority of the UK population, contributing approximately 30-40 % of daily intake. Fluctuations in the iodine content of purchased milk both seasonally and annually implies... Read More about Geographical and seasonal variation in Iodine content of cow’s milk in the UK and consequences for the consumer´s supply.