Extracontractual referrals: the story so far.

Curcumin: the story so far.

Curcumin is a polyphenol derived from the herbal remedy and dietary spice turmeric. It possesses diverse anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties following oral or topical administration. Apart from curcumin's potent antioxidant capacity at neutral and acidic pH, its mechanisms of action include inhibition of several cell signalling pathways at multiple levels, effects on cellular enzymes s...

MetateM: The Story so Far

METATEM is a simple programming language based on the direct execution of temporal logic statements. It was introduced through a number of papers [35,2,3] culminating in a book collecting together work on the basic temporal language [5]. However, since that time, there has been a programme of research, carried out over a number of years, extending, adapting and applying the basic approach. In p...

Dealing with extracontractual referrals.

OBJECTIVE To describe the mechanism established by Richmond, Twickenham, and Roehampton Health Authority to manage extracontractual referral requests made on behalf of its resident population and to examine its working in the first three months of the new arrangements. DESIGN Description of the procedures for managing extracontractual referrals and the decisions made on requests submitted to ...

Estrogen and cognition: the story so far.

ESTROGEN is a complex gonadal hormone that reportedly exhibits numerous neurobehavioral effects in both human volunteers and animals. Evidence from basic science and clinical research demonstrates that estrogen can enhance cognitive function of healthy older women as well asthose with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) (1–3). Although the biology of estrogen strongly supports its neuromodulatory and neur...

Milestones in Transplantation : the Story so Far