The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. Phthalates are a class of chemicals used in the manufacturing of a variety of products (Crinnion 2010; Hauser and Calafat 2005; Romero-Franco et al. 2011). These chemicals are often used as plasticizers or solvents in food packaging, cosmetics, perfumes, nail polishes, fl...

5-HT) plays an important role in the central nervous system and that 5-HT participates in neurological disorders such as depression, anxiety or schizophrenia. Several drugs affecting serotonergic neurons are administered as therapy of these diseases. 5-HT is also a significant factor of regulation of food intake. A serotonin-releasing drug fenfluramine and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor...

To the Editor: Heart-hand syndromes (HHS) include the most common type – HHS I: Holt–Oram syndrome (congenital heart disease and radial ray anomalies) and several rare types – HHS II: Tabatznik syndrome (arrhythmias and brachytelephalangy), HHS III: Spanish type (arrhythmia and brachydactyly type C), and a potential HHS IV: Slovenian type [arrhythmia, dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), and brachydac...

Continued reduction in limited natural resources worldwide increasingly necessitates the incorporation of low-maintenance and low-input plant materials into urban landscapes. Some fine-leaved Festuca grass species have been used in formal gardens and native urban landscapes because of their inherent tolerance to abiotic stresses, but native, ornamental types (tall and non-spreading with multico...

(1)-3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; “ecstasy”; “X”; “E”) is a popular recreational amphetamine analog that produces a unique set of effects in humans and animals. MDMA use is often associated with dance parties called “raves”, but its use has increased in all segments of society and around the world. Like amphetamine, MDMA elicits hyperactivity when administered to rodents. Unlike amph...