Nia Fogelman, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in PsychiatryCards
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Research
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2024
Stability and Reliability of Repeated Plasma Pregnenolone Levels After Oral Pregnenolone Dosing in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder: Pilot Findings
Gao H, Magin Z, Fogelman N, Sinha R, Angarita G, Milivojevic V. Stability and Reliability of Repeated Plasma Pregnenolone Levels After Oral Pregnenolone Dosing in Individuals with Cocaine Use Disorder: Pilot Findings. Life 2024, 14: 1483. PMID: 39598281, PMCID: PMC11595496, DOI: 10.3390/life14111483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCocaine use disorderSubstance use disordersUse disorderPregnenolone levelsTreatment of cocaine use disorderReduce alcohol cravingTreatment-seeking individualsAssociated across timeAdministration of pregnenoloneEight-week trialSignificant main effectAlcohol cravingPregnenolone administrationNegative health risksDouble-blind clinical trialMain effectPilot findingsLevels of pregnenoloneChronic dosingStudy medication doseMedication dosesDisordersCocainePilot studyStress biologySex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake
McGowan C, Krah M, Fogelman N, Seo D, Sinha R. Sex differences in binge drinking-related higher morning cortisol levels and in prospective association with future alcohol intake. Alcohol And Alcoholism 2024, 59: agae047. PMID: 39053499, DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agae047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMorning cortisol levelsCortisol levelsHigher morning cortisol levelsHypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axisSex differencesReports of alcohol consumptionProblematic drinking behaviorAlcohol consumptionAverage cortisol levelsBasal cortisol levelsAlcohol intakeHeavy alcohol useChronic alcohol consumptionHPA axisDrinking behaviorNeuroimaging scansPeripheral cortisolAlcohol useStress systemBinge drinkingMorning cortisolStress hormonesMorning plasma cortisolBingeNon-significant relationshipS143 Traumatic Events, Chronic Pain, and Multiple Substance Use in Women With Poly-Substance Use Disorder
Fogelman N, Tate M, Wemm S, Vacey E, Bera S, Hermes G, Swain J, Fox H, Sinha R. S143 Traumatic Events, Chronic Pain, and Multiple Substance Use in Women With Poly-Substance Use Disorder. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2024, 260: 110254. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParent Stress and Observed Parenting in a Parent-Child Interaction Task in a Predominantly Minority and Low-Income Sample.
Barreto S, Wang S, Guarnaccia U, Fogelman N, Sinha R, Chaplin T. Parent Stress and Observed Parenting in a Parent-Child Interaction Task in a Predominantly Minority and Low-Income Sample. Archives Of Pediatrics 2024, 9 PMID: 38939555, PMCID: PMC11209751, DOI: 10.29011/2575-825x.100308.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-income samplePerceived life stressLife stressParents of young childrenParenting behaviorsParenting stressParent-child interaction taskEffects of life stressYoung childrenInteraction tasksNegative parenting behaviorsParenting Stress InventoryParenting-related stressPositive parenting behaviorsParent-child interactionsPerceived Stress ScaleLife stress scoresPsychopathological riskLow-income parentsNegative affectNegative parentingObserved parentingStress InventoryBlinded ratersStressed parentsNeural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences
Radoman M, Fogelman N, Lacadie C, Seo D, Sinha R. Neural Correlates of Stress and Alcohol Cue-Induced Alcohol Craving and of Future Heavy Drinking: Evidence of Sex Differences. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2024, 181: 412-422. PMID: 38706332, PMCID: PMC11117176, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.20230849.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderPercentage of heavy drinking daysNeural correlates of stressCue-induced cravingHeavy drinking daysAlcohol cravingSex differencesCorrelates of stressDrinking daysAlcohol cue-induced cravingCue-induced alcohol cravingBed nucleus of the stria terminalisSubgenual anterior cingulate cortexAssessment of alcohol cravingHeavy drinkingAlcohol cue reactivityAssociated with poor treatment outcomesCue-induced responsesNeutral cue exposureAssociated with hypoactivationTreatment-seeking adultsHeavy drinking outcomesEvidence of sex differencesVoxel-based regression analysisAnterior cingulate cortexSubstance use patterns, quantities, and associated risk factors in women with polysubstance misuse
Fogelman N, Tate M, Wemm S, Sullivan L, Hart R, Vacey E, Fox H, Sinha R. Substance use patterns, quantities, and associated risk factors in women with polysubstance misuse. Addiction Biology 2024, 29: 10.1111/adb.13390. PMID: 38619491, PMCID: PMC11017971, DOI: 10.1111/adb.13390.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolysubstance useDepressive symptomsSubstance use patternsDrug cravingRisk factorsPatterns of polysubstance useSingle substance useAssociated with polysubstance usePlacebo-controlled studyHigher cravingGuanfacine treatmentCross-sectional observational studyPolysubstance use patternsCraving managementLife eventsCravingPolysubstance misuseSubstance useOpioid amountsPain ratingsStress/traumaObservational studyAnxietyPainPolysubstanceEffects of prazosin treatment on liver enzymes are moderated by alcohol withdrawal symptoms in individuals with alcohol use disorder
Martins B, Fogelman N, Tate M, Hermes G, Sinha R. Effects of prazosin treatment on liver enzymes are moderated by alcohol withdrawal symptoms in individuals with alcohol use disorder. Alcohol Clinical And Experimental Research 2024, 48: 507-515. PMID: 38258493, PMCID: PMC10939766, DOI: 10.1111/acer.15263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol withdrawal symptomsAlcohol use disorderEffect of prazosin treatmentWithdrawal symptomsPrazosin treatmentLiver enzyme levelsLiver enzymesAlanine transaminasePrazosin groupAlcohol drinking outcomesAspartate transaminaseGamma-glutamyltransferaseSeverity of AWSLiver enzymes alanine transaminaseWithdrawal severityDrinking outcomesElevated liver enzymesAUD treatmentTreatment effectsAmount of alcoholSignificant liver pathologyGamma-glutamyltransferase levelsEnzyme levelsRandomized controlled trialsDisordered background
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- March 22, 2023Source: New York Times
The Truth About the Internet’s Favorite Stress Hormone
- March 08, 2023Source: Journal of Psychiatric Research
Yale Study: Regular Cannabis Use is Associated With History of Childhood and Lifetime Trauma
- December 05, 2021
Stress makes life’s clock tick faster. Chilling out slows it down
- December 01, 2021Source: Translational Psychiatry
Psychological and Biological Resilience Modulates the Effects of Stress on Epigenetic Aging