Sasang constitutional medicine (SCM) is a unique Korean traditional medicine that classifies human beings as four distinct types named Sasang constitutional types (SCTs), based on physiologic, physical, and psychological traits. Accumulating evidence has demonstrated that specific constitutional types are associated with chronic diseases, but no study has investigated the relationship between S...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenous small RNAs which play important negative regulatory roles at both the transcriptional and post-transcriptional levels in plants. Wheat is the most commonly cultivated plant species worldwide. In this study, RNA-seq analysis was used to examine the expression profiles of miRNA in the spikelets of photo-thermosenisitive genic male sterile (PTGMS) wheat line BS366...

n modern society people are very concerned about the ealthy diet. Is there any food or mixture of food for mainaining sound health and slim body shape without worrying bout calories? This question does not have a simple answer. ee et al., in this issue (pp. 39) searched many literatures nd pointed out very interesting aspect of digestive funcion among specific types of Sasang Constitutional Med...

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BACKGROUND Biobanks are more important in medical area because they can give researchers data for demonstrating and validating their research. In this study, we developed a biobank called the Korea Constitutional Multicenter Bank (KCMB) based on Sasang Constitutional Medicine (SCM). The aim of the KCMB was a foundation to providing the scientific basis of SCM. METHODS The KCMB has been constr...

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is prevalent and associated with several kinds of chronic diseases. There has been evidence that a specific type of Sasang constitution is a risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases that can be found in patients with OSA, but there are no studies that address the association between the Sasang constitution type (SCT) and OSA. The purpose of this study ...

Ji Hyun Kwon ([email protected]) Yu Jung Kim ([email protected]) Keun-Wook Lee ([email protected]) Do-Youn Oh ([email protected]) So Yeon Park ([email protected]) Jee Hyun Kim ([email protected]) Eui Kyu Chie ([email protected]) Sung-Won Kim ([email protected]) Seock-Ah Im ([email protected]) In-Ah Kim ([email protected]) Tae-You Kim ([email protected]) In Ae Park ([email protected]) Dong...

We tested the predictive validity of the recently validated three-dimensional model of performance anxiety (Chang, Hardy, & Markland, 2009) with elite tae-kwon-do competitors (N = 99). This conceptual framework emphasized the adaptive potential of anxiety by including a regulatory dimension (reflected by perceived control) along with the intensity-oriented dimensions of cognitive and physiologi...