Background Although there is considerable evidence of an association between impulsivity
and cigarette smoking, the magnitude of this association varies across studies. Impulsivity …

Importance The use of high-field magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in multiple brain
regions of a large population of human participants facilitates in vivo study of localized or …

Increasing evidence suggests a role of neuroinflammation in substance use disorders
(SUDs). This Review presents findings from neuroimaging studies assessing brain markers …

Glutamatergic excitotoxicity is hypothesised to underlie synaptic loss in schizophrenia
pathogenesis, but it is unknown whether synaptic markers are related to glutamatergic …

Alcohol and nicotine intake result in neurological alterations at the circuit level. Resting state
functional connectivity has shown great potential in identifying these alterations. However …

Abnormalities in glutamate neurotransmission are linked to psychotic symptoms and
cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia. magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides …

The extent of age-related changes in glutamate and other neurometabolites in the anterior
cingulate cortex (ACC) in individuals with schizophrenia remain unclear. Magnetic …

Background: Cigarette smoking has been considered as a modifiable risk factor for coronary
artery disease (CAD). Changes of gut microbiota and microbe-derived metabolites have …

Recent work suggests that diet affects brain metabolism thereby impacting cognitive
function. Our objective was to determine if a western diet altered brain metabolism …

BackgroundThe relationship between smoking and suicide remains controversial. MethodA
total of 16 282 twin pairs born before 1958 in Finland and alive in 1974 were queried with …