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Endogenous cortisol levels are associated with an imbalanced striatal sensitivity to monetary versus non-monetary cues in pathological gamblers
Pathological gambling is a behavioral addiction characterized by a chronic failure to resist the urge to gamble.It shares many similarities with drug addiction.Glucocorticoid hormones including cortisol are thought to play a key role in the vulnerability to addictive behaviors, by Grommet acting on the mesolimbic reward pathway.Based on our previou
Physical Fitness Characteristics of High-level Youth Football Players: Influence of Playing Position
The aim of this study was to determine whether the speed, agility, aerobic and anaerobic capacities of football players varied by playing positions.Elite youth football players (n = 123, age = 15.7 ± 0.5 years) who played in six different positions, as goalkeepers (GK), full backs (FB), central defenders (CD), wide midfielders (WM), central mi
Small Molecule Inhibitors of the Response Regulator ArsR Exhibit Bactericidal Activity against Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori is considered the most prevalent bacterial pathogen in humans.The increasing antibiotic resistance evolved by this microorganism has raised alarm bells worldwide due to the significant reduction in the eradication rates of traditional standard therapies.A major challenge in this antibiotic resistance crisis is the identification