Jibran Khokhar
Neuropsychopharmacology; co-occurring addiction/mental illness. @queensu/@UofT/@Dartmouth product. Assistant Professor @UofG @OntVetCollege. PI: @JKhokharLab
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A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder
Variation in liability to cannabis use disorder has a strong genetic component (estimated twin and family heritability about 50–70%) and is associated…
Jibran Khokhar
A large-scale genome-wide association study meta-analysis of cannabis use disorder in @TheLancetPsych
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Almost two months into the school year, here’s what we know — and don’t — about school safety in the pandemic
What data and experiences from Ontario, Israel and Denmark can tell us about COVID-19 in kids and school transmission, and what we still need to learn...
Intravenous self-administration of delta-9-THC in adolescent rats produces long-lasting alterations in behavior and receptor protein expression
Initial exposure to cannabinoids, including Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), often occurs during adolescence. Considerable neurodevelopmental alterations occur throughout adolescence, and the environmental insult posed by exogenous cannabinoid...
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Jibran Khokhar
Beautiful work from @SierraString and @mtorregrossa1: Intravenous self-administration of delta-9-THC in adolescent rats produces long-lasting alterations in behavior and receptor protein expression
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Equality and diversity efforts do not ‘burden’ research — no matter what the UK government says
Plans to downgrade equality initiatives in universities risk being divisive and must be challenged.
Nicotine Dependence in Dual Users of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes: Common and Distinct Elements
AbstractIntroduction. In a sample of dual users of cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; e-cigarettes), we evaluated psychometric properti
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Three new professors share their experiences with careers columnist Elizabeth Stivison.
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Western University Department of Psychology The Science of Being Human
Mitochondrial gene signature in the prefrontal cortex for differential susceptibility to chronic stress
Mitochondrial dysfunction was highlighted as a crucial vulnerability factor for the development of depression. However, systemic studies assessing stress-induced changes in mitochondria-associated genes in brain regions relevant to depression...
Addressing Structural Racism Town Hall
Join APA leadership and distinguished speakers for an evening webinar on Monday, June 15, at 8:00 p.m. EDT to discuss longstanding racial inequalities experienced by Blacks in America.
Covid-19 expert Akiko Iwasaki fights a different virus: sexism in science
To know virologist Akiko Iwasaki is to know that she is passionate about combatting sexism, power imbalance, and toxic behavior in academia.
Cortico-subcortical functional connectivity profiles of resting-state networks in marmosets and humans
Understanding the similarity of cortico-subcortical networks topologies between humans and nonhuman primate species is critical to study the origin of network alternations underlying human neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases. The New World...
Combined vapor exposure to THC and alcohol in pregnant rats: Maternal outcomes and pharmacokinetic effects
Cannabis is the most frequently used illicit drug among pregnant women, yet the potential consequences of prenatal cannabis exposure on development ar…
A near-infrared genetically encoded calcium indicator for in vivo imaging
A near-infrared fluorescent calcium indicator can be combined with other optogenetic tools in vivo without spectral crosstalk.
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The effects of inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) by JNJ-42165279 in social anxiety disorder: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled proof-of-concept study
JNJ-42165279 is a selective inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), the enzyme responsible for the degradation of fatty acid amides (FAA) including anandamide (AEA), palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), and N-oleoylethanolamide (OEA). We assessed...