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Mammary Tumors Induce Central Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Expression, but Not Behavioral Deficits in Balb/C Mice by Walker II, William H., Borniger, Jeremy C., Surbhi, Zalenski, Abigail A., Muscarella, Stevie L., Fitzgerald, Julie A., Zhang, Ning, Gaudier-Diaz, Monica M., DeVries, A. Courtney

“…Breast cancer survivors are more likely to develop mood disorders and cognitive deficits than women in the general population. Previous studies suggest that…”
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Social enrichment alters the response of brain leukocytes to chemotherapy and tumor development in aged mice by Walker II, William H., Liu, Jennifer A., Meléndez-Fernández, O. Hecmarie, May, Laura E., Kisamore, Claire O., Brundage, Kathleen M., Nelson, Randy J., DeVries, A. Courtney

“…Aging is a risk factor for the development of breast cancer. Foundational science studies have supported associations among neuroinflammation, breast cancer,…”
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A Role for Hypocretin/Orexin in Metabolic and Sleep Abnormalities in a Mouse Model of Non-metastatic Breast Cancer by Borniger, Jeremy C., Walker II, William H., Surbhi, Emmer, Kathryn M., Zhang, Ning, Zalenski, Abigail A., Muscarella, Stevie L., Fitzgerald, Julie A., Smith, Alexandra N., Braam, Cornelius J., TinKai, Tial, Magalang, Ulysses J., Lustberg, Maryam B., Nelson, Randy J., DeVries, A. Courtney

“…We investigated relationships among immune, metabolic, and sleep abnormalities in mice with non-metastatic mammary cancer. Tumor-bearing mice displayed…”
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Time-of-Day Dictates Transcriptional Inflammatory Responses to Cytotoxic Chemotherapy by Borniger, Jeremy C., Walker II, William H., Gaudier-Diaz, Monica M., Stegman, Curtis J., Zhang, Ning, Hollyfield, Jennifer L., Nelson, Randy J., DeVries, A. Courtney

“…Many cytotoxic chemotherapeutics elicit a proinflammatory response which is often associated with chemotherapy-induced behavioral alterations. The immune…”
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Commentary: Anxiety- and Depression-like States Lead to Pronounced Olfactory Deficits and Impaired Adult Neurogenesis in Mice by Borniger, Jeremy C, Cissé, Yasmine M, Gaudier-Diaz, Monica M, Walker Ii, William H

“…The hippocampus has become central in affective disorder research because blocking hippocampal neurogenesis eliminates some beneficial effects of monoaminergic…”
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Acute exposure to low-level light at night is sufficient to induce neurological changes and depressive-like behavior by Walker, William H., Borniger, Jeremy C., Gaudier-Diaz, Monica M., Hecmarie Meléndez-Fernández, O., Pascoe, Jordan L., Courtney DeVries, A., Nelson, Randy J.

“…The advent and wide-spread adoption of electric lighting over the past century has profoundly affected the circadian organization of physiology and behavior…”
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Global climate change and invariable photoperiods: A mismatch that jeopardizes animal fitness by Walker, William H., Meléndez‐Fernández, Olga Hecmarie, Nelson, Randy J., Reiter, Russel J.

“…The Earth's surface temperature is rising, and precipitation patterns throughout the Earth are changing; the source of these shifts is likely anthropogenic in…”
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Circadian Rhythm Disruption in Cancer Survivors: From Oncogenesis to Quality of Life by Kisamore, Claire O., Kisamore, Caleb A., Walker, William H.

“…ABSTRACT Background Circadian rhythms are approximately 24‐hour cycles in physiological and behavioral processes. They are entrained to the external solar day…”
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Acute exposure to artificial light at night alters hippocampal vascular structure in mice by Bumgarner, Jacob R., Walker, William H., Quintana, Dominic D., White, Rhett C., Richmond, Alexandra A., Meléndez-Fernández, O. Hecmarie, Liu, Jennifer A., Becker-Krail, Darius D., Walton, James C., Simpkins, James W., DeVries, A. Courtney, Nelson, Randy J.

“…The structure and function of the cardiovascular system are modulated across the day by circadian rhythms, making this system susceptible to circadian rhythm…”
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Dim light at night shifts microglia to a pro-inflammatory state after cerebral ischemia, altering stroke outcome in mice by Liu, Jennifer A., Walker, William H., Meléndez-Fernández, O. Hecmarie, Bumgarner, Jacob R., Zhang, Ning, Walton, James C., Meares, Gordon P., DeVries, A. Courtney, Nelson, Randy J.

“…Circadian rhythms are endogenous biological cycles that regulate physiology and behavior and are set to precisely 24-h by light exposure. Light at night (LAN)…”
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The Ventral Tegmental Area and Nucleus Accumbens as Circadian Oscillators: Implications for Drug Abuse and Substance Use Disorders by Becker-Krail, Darius D, Walker, 2nd, William H, Nelson, Randy J

“…Circadian rhythms convergently evolved to allow for optimal synchronization of individuals' physiological and behavioral processes with the Earth's 24-h…”
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Chronic phase advances reduces recognition memory and increases vascular cognitive dementia-like impairments in aged mice by Liu, Jennifer A., Bumgarner, Jacob R., Walker, William H., Meléndez-Fernández, O. Hecmarie, Walton, James C., DeVries, A. Courtney, Nelson, Randy J.

“…Disrupted or atypical light–dark cycles disrupts synchronization of endogenous circadian clocks to the external environment; extensive circadian rhythm…”
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Chronotherapeutics for Solid Tumors by Kisamore, Claire O, Elliott, Brittany D, DeVries, A Courtney, Nelson, Randy J, Walker, 2nd, William H

“…Circadian rhythms are internal manifestations of the 24-h solar day that allow for synchronization of biological and behavioral processes to the external solar…”
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