Previous research has revealed profound effects of prenatal interactions among littermates on the subsequent fecundity and behaviour of female Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus. Here, we determined whether interlitter competition for maternal resources similarly affects female phenotypes. We found that, when adult, female Mongolian gerbils whose dams were both nursing while gestating the...

Future of Postgraduate Medical Centres J. Lister, F.R.C.P.,and D. Ferriman, F.R.C.P. 589 Epidemic Ataxia in Western Nigeria B. 0. Osuntokun, M.D ................... 589 Value of Thermography K. L. Williams, F.R.C.S., and Barbara M. Phillips, M.B.; Jane B. Davey, M.B., D.M.R.T., and others. ............................ 589 Legal Detention of Psychiatric Patients J. T. R. Bavin, D.P.M., and Mary ...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasmosis is a common cause of foodborne, gastrointestinal and congenital syndrome with particularly severe or unknown health consequences. There is no safe and effective preventive or therapeutic modality against congenital toxoplasmosis or to eliminate the persistent chronic infection. HYPOTHESIS Diclazuril to be safe in pregnancy and effective against gastrointestinal toxopl...

Exposure of rat dams to hypergravity during pregnancy is associated with increased pup mortality, reduced food intake, and decreased rates of glucose oxidation and lipogenesis in mammary tissue. We hypothesized that increased pup mortality is due to changes in maternal metabolism and not to reduced food intake of dams. Effects of hypergravity on rate of glucose oxidation and lipogenesis in mamm...

One in five incarcerated people in the United States are in jail awaiting trial, and many are detained due to an inability to pay relatively small amounts of money. This paper uses a natural experiment to analyze whether incarceration during the pretrial period affects case outcomes. In Philadelphia, defendants randomly receive bail magistrates who differ widely in their propensity to set bail ...