1 Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, National Institute for Nutrition and Food Safety, China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China 2Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ethnic Medicine, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China 3National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing 100050, China 4Department of Obstetrics & Gy...

At present, there are many neuroinfectious diseases and many disease are new emerging infection. To manage those diseases, it is usually difficult and the drug and vaccine finding are the urgent and important work to combat with those diseases [1]. For finding of new active subjects to fight the infections, seeking for the source of chemicals is the big step. As a rule, many drugs are available...

Arnau de Vilanova, one of the most important physicians of the Latin Middle Ages, was familiar with the vast majority of Aristotle's works that had been translated into Latin. He used a wide range of them, such as the Organon--the introductory books on logic - and the natural philosophical books, which cover a different branches of knowledge. He used Aristotle as an authority, trying to reconci...

WooKiEum (WKE) has been used for the purpose of the development of increased immune-system strength in Korea. In the present study, we examined the anti-immobility effect of WKE on the forced swimming test (FST), and then measured blood biochemical parameters related to fatigue: glucose (Glc), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), creatinine, and total protein (TP). WKE (0.1, 1...

Collagen is a naturally occurring matrix polymer which is highly conserved across species. It is the predominant extra-cellular matrix component of most connective tissues within the mammalian body, comprising one third of all protein found within tissues. Collagens are extracellular and have a mainly structural role. Critical parameters including density, packing and orientation (or direction)...

When invited to present this lecture I was assured that this subject would provide a unique opportunity for perspectives. Not only was this correct, but this subject has been a unique trial for decisions on which products to exclude and include; I have excluded antibiotics, but pay tribute to their vast importance in medicine. As a policy, contributions directly or indirectly from the chemistry...

Myrrh has been used as a medicinal herb for thousands of years. It is mentioned several times in the Bible, in writings as old as Psalms and the Song of Solomon, and of course it is well known as one of the three gifts that the Magi brought to Jesus Christ.' Despite this ancient record of use, clinical trials on mjTrh were lacking until recently when a group of Egyptian scientists examined its ...

the molecular specificity of NK cells, including studies of their receptors and receptor signaling. Other reviews discussed NK cell interactions with other immune cells and their responses to infections. In Part 2 (this issue), we publish reviews related to the life span of NK cells, as well as their development, differentiation and senescence. Furthermore, a series of reviews on NK cell intera...

Broadly conceptualized, the term “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM) refers to treatments not considered to be standard to the current practice of Western medicine. “Complementary” refers to the use of these techniques in combination with conventional approaches, whereas “alternative” refers to their use in lieu of conventional practices. Of course, many treatments and techniques (e....

The natural therapies are generally referred to as these complementary and alternative therapies that have specific biological activity to human, including aromatherapy, diet-based therapies, folk medicine, megavitamin therapy, neural therapy, phytotherapy, and herbal medicine. In recent years, the potential benefit of natural therapy in improving chronic diseases prognosis has drawn more and m...