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Dog ownership may promote cardiometabolic health in U.S. military veterans by Woodward, Steven H., Baldassarri, Stephen R., Pietrzak, Robert H.

“…Dog ownership has been associated with reduced cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in civilian epidemiological samples. Associations between dog ownership…”
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Cholinergic system adaptations are associated with cognitive function in people recently abstinent from smoking: a (-)-[ 18 F]flubatine PET study by Calakos, Katina C, Hillmer, Ansel T, Anderson, Jon Mikael, LeVasseur, Brittany, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Angarita, Gustavo A, Matuskey, David, Kapinos, Michael, Zheng, Ming-Qiang, Huang, Yiyun, Cosgrove, Kelly P

“…The cholinergic system is a critical mediator of cognition in animals. People who smoke cigarettes exhibit cognitive deficits, especially during quit attempts…”
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Nicotine flux as a powerful tool for regulating nicotine delivery from e-cigarettes: Protocol of two complimentary randomized crossover clinical trials by El-Hellani, Ahmad, Hanna, Elyana, Sharma, Mehak, Blohowiak, Reagan, Joseph, Phillip, Eid, Tore, Nadim, Haleh, El-Hage, Rachel, Salman, Rola, Karaoghlanian, Nareg, Adeniji, Ayomipo, Salam, Sally, Talih, Farid, Elbejjani, Martine, Breland, Alison, Eissenberg, Thomas, Shihadeh, Alan, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Talih, Soha

“…Introduction Electronic cigarette (EC) use has increased rapidly in the last decade, especially among youth. Regulating nicotine delivery from ECs could help…”
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Nicotine Use and Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 in Individuals With Major Depressive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders by Baldassarri, Stephen R., Asch, Ruth H., Hillmer, Ansel T., Pietrzak, Robert H., DellaGioia, Nicole, Esterlis, Irina, Davis, Margaret T.

“…Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 (mGluR5) dysregulation has been implicated in the pathophysiology of many psychiatric disorders, as well as nicotine use and…”
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Use and perceptions of electronic nicotine delivery systems among patients attending lung cancer screening who smoke by Fucito, Lisa M., Bold, Krysten W., Baldassarri, Stephen R., LaVigne, John P., Ford, Bennie, Sather, Polly, O'Malley, Stephanie S., Toll, Benjamin A.

“…•Ever use and interest in using ENDS is common among LCS patients who smoke.•Smoking cessation and harm reduction are more popular reasons for ENDS…”
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Electronic Cigarettes: Past, Present, and Future: What Clinicians Need to Know by Baldassarri, Stephen R

“…Electronic cigarettes (EC) are battery-operated devices that heat and aerosolize a liquid solution that typically contains nicotine. ECs have become commonly…”
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A new perspective on mitigating lung cancer risks through smoking cessation and reduction by Fucito, Lisa M, Palmer, Amanda M, Baldassarri, Stephen R

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A Comprehensive Approach to Tobacco Dependence Interventions by Baldassarri, Stephen R., MD, Toll, Benjamin A., PhD, Leone, Frank T., MD, MS

“…Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and illness in the United States. Smoking cessation is particularly relevant for individuals…”
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Expansion Thoracoplasty Improves Respiratory Function in a Rabbit Model of Postnatal Pulmonary Hypoplasia: A Pilot Study by MEHTA, Hemal P, SNYDER, Brian D, BALDASSARRI, Stephen R, HAYWARD, Melissa J, GIUFFRIDA, Michael J, ENTEZARI, Vahid, JACKSON, Andrew C

“…Using a rabbit model of postnatal pulmonary hypoplasia, we investigated how expansion thoracoplasty affected growth of the spine and lungs. By constricting the…”
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Vaping—Seeking Clarity in a Time of Uncertainty by Baldassarri, Stephen R, Fiellin, David A, Friedman, Abigail S

“…This Viewpoint attempts to provide public health context to the 2019 emergence of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI),…”
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Marijuana Vaping in U.S. Adults: Evidence From the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System by Baldassarri, Stephen R., Camenga, Deepa R., Fiellin, David A., Friedman, Abigail S.

“…As of February 18, 2020, states have reported 2,807 cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury to the Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Varenicline for E-Cigarette Cessation in Adults: A Preliminary Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial by Fucito, Lisa M., Baldassarri, Stephen R., Baker, Nathaniel L., Palmer, Amanda M., O'Malley, Stephanie S., Carpenter, Matthew J., Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra, Gray, Kevin M., Toll, Benjamin A.

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Nicotine Dependence: Future Opportunities and Emerging Clinical Challenges by Leone, Frank T, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Galiatsatos, Panagis, Schnoll, Robert

“…Most recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) played a significant part in unsettling the status quo by announcing an approach to tobacco and…”
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Morning Chronotype Is Associated with Improved Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure among Individuals with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Knauert, Melissa P, Adekolu, Olurotimi, Xu, Zhichao, Deng, Annan, Chu, Jen-Hwa, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Kushida, Clete, Yaggi, H Klar, Zinchuk, Andrey

“…Poor adherence limits the effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). A better understanding of CPAP…”
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Lower synaptic density is associated with psychiatric and cognitive alterations in obesity by Asch, Ruth H, Holmes, Sophie E, Jastreboff, Ania M, Potenza, Marc N, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Carson, Richard E, Pietrzak, Robert H, Esterlis, Irina

“…Obesity is a serious medical condition that often co-occurs with stress-related psychiatric disorders. It is recognized that the brain plays a key role in the…”
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Clearing the Haze: What Do We Still Need to Learn about Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems? by Fucito, Lisa M, Malinosky, Hannah, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Herbst, Roy S

“…Electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS; i.e., electronic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping devices, vape pens) were introduced to the U.S. market in 2007 as…”
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Nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine use among individuals with untreated obstructive sleep apnea by Baldassarri, Stephen R., Chu, Jen-hwa, Deng, Annan, Xu, Zhichao, Blohowiak, Reagan F., Byrne, Sean, Kushida, Clete, Yaggi, H. Klar, Zinchuk, Andrey

“…Background Psychoactive substance use (i.e., nicotine, alcohol, and caffeine) has substantial effects on sleep architecture in healthy individuals, but their…”
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Inverse changes in raphe and cortical 5‐HT1B receptor availability after acute tryptophan depletion in healthy human subjects by Baldassarri, Stephen R., Park, Eunkyung, Finnema, Sjoerd J., Planeta, Beata, Nabulsi, Nabeel, Najafzadeh, Soheila, Ropchan, Jim, Huang, Yiyun, Hannestad, Jonas, Maloney, Kathleen, Bhagwagar, Zubin, Carson, Richard E.

“…Serotonergic neurotransmission plays a key role in the pathophysiology and treatment of various neuropsychiatric diseases. The purpose of this study was to…”
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Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders by Buonora, Michele J., Sharma, Mehak, Falker, Caroline G., Baldassarri, Stephen R.

“…Purpose of Review Sleep deficiency and pain are two common conditions with the potential to complicate the care of persons with substance use disorders…”
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PET Imaging Estimates of Regional Acetylcholine Concentration Variation in Living Human Brain by Smart, Kelly, Naganawa, Mika, Baldassarri, Stephen R, Nabulsi, Nabeel, Ropchan, Jim, Najafzadeh, Soheila, Gao, Hong, Navarro, Antonio, Barth, Vanessa, Esterlis, Irina, Cosgrove, Kelly P, Huang, Yiyun, Carson, Richard E, Hillmer, Ansel T

“…Acetylcholine (ACh) has distinct functional roles in striatum compared with cortex, and imbalance between these systems may contribute to neuropsychiatric…”
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