Consciousness tends to be viewed either as subjective experience of sensations and feelings, or as perception and internal representation of objects. This paper argues that neither view sufficiently acknowledges that consciousness may refer to the brain's most adaptive property: its capacity to produce states of objectivity. It is proposed that this capacity relies on multiple sensorimotor netw...

It is well known that the renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the control of blood pressure. Recently, all or part of the components concerning the RAS have been reported to be synthesized and secreted outside of classical organs or tissues, at sites including the brain, pituitary and pineal glands, eye, heart, adrenal gland, testes, ovary, placenta, and coagulating glands. The functi...

Prolonged and poor control of diabetes has detrimental effects on the immune system by reducing both B and T cell function, causing neutrophilic dysfunction and less production of inflammatory cytokines. This makes people with diabetes vulnerable to various bacterial, viral and fungal infections in all body organs. The commonest cause of chronic renal disease is uncontrolled diabetes, placing p...