Treatment with antidepressant results in lower rate of mental sress-induced...
Among patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a...
View ArticleEarly use of tracheostomy for mechanically ventilated patients not associated...
For critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, early tracheostomy (within the first 4 days after admission) was not associated with an improvement in the risk of death within 30 days...
View ArticleLipid molecules linked to childhood asthma
Molecules called sphingolipids may play a role in childhood asthma, a new study reports. Most asthma therapies target inflammation and other symptoms, but none get to the crux of the condition, the...
View ArticleUsefulness of IVUS to predict functional significance of intermediate...
Cui et al enrolled 141 patients with 165 intermediate coronary lesions. The mean FFR value was 0.84±0.09. There was a moderate correlation between IVUS parameters and FFR. The best cutoff value of MLA...
View ArticleBody temperature control in patients with refractory septic shock: too much...
Sixty-five refractory septic shock patients were randomly assigned and controlled to a group achieving a low or high temperature range (36.0−37.5 °C vs. 37.5−38.3 °C) for 72 hours by physical methods....
View ArticleImprovement of microenvironment in cell transplantation for spinal cord injury
Chemical barriers exert a major role in axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury. Prof. Xijing He and his team from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, injected chondroitinase ABC first into the edge...
View ArticleGastrodia elata Blume is effective in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
The degree of cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease patients significantly correlates with a decline in choline acetyltransferase activity and the loss of cholinergic neurons.
View ArticleGoshinjo therapy is effective in cognitive impairment after traumatic brain...
Patients with traumatic brain injury are not only often physically impaired, but commonly have impairment of higher cortical functions, exhibiting cognitive dysfunction and abnormal behavior.
View ArticleComputer-driven automated weaning reduces weaning duration in...
The researchers from Department of Critical Care Medicine, Nanjing Zhong-da hospital, Southeast University report that the computer-driven automated weaning system can reduce weaning duration in...
View ArticleGetting to the root of an itch
Researchers have discovered a key molecule that all itch receptor cells need to communicate with both the brain and the neural circuit required for itch-signaling. The molecule is a small neuropeptide...
View ArticleTailored cytomegalovirus helps T cells see more SIV
An engineered cytomegalovirus (CMV) fundamentally alters the activity of T cells to protect rhesus macaques from SIV -- the simian equivalent of HIV -- according to a new study.
View ArticleCloser than we thought
A star system is closer than we thought, new research shows, which means that one aspect of accretion theory once thought misguided is actually on target. In star systems called dwarf novae, a white...
View ArticleCockroaches outsmart sugary traps
Cockroaches like sweets but the sugar-coated traps designed to lure and kill them haven’t been as effective as they once were, and a new study explains why. Insects navigate their environment --...
View ArticleEfficacy of suspended moxibustion in rats is associated with a change in tail...
In traditional Chinese channel theory, Dazhui and the tail are both on the DU channel (Governor Vessel) and stimulating Dazhui could provide heat for the tail through the channel.
View ArticleReduction in nerve root compression after Feng’s Spinal Manipulation
Although clinical studies have shown that Feng’s Spinal Manipulation is effective for the treatment of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation, there is currently no direct evidence that Feng’s Spinal...
View ArticleEleutheroside B or E enhances aging-induced learning and memory disorders
Eleutheroside B or E, the main component of Acanthopanax, can relieve fatigue, enhance memory, and improve human cognition.
View ArticleMechanism of Luteolin underlying treatment of diabetic encephalopathy
The pathogenesis of diabetic encephalopathy may be associated with oxidative stress and apoptosis. Luteolin (3’,4’,5,7-tetrahydroxyflavone) has powerful anti-apoptotic and antioxidant properties. The...
View ArticleScutellaria baicalensis stem-leaf total flavonoid for Alzheimer’s disease
Herbal medicines have been shown to be used for health care, disease prevention, anti-aging in many studies. Scutellaria baicalensis as a classic herbal medicine plays an important role in the...
View ArticleA biological agent for local anesthetic-induced spinal neurotoxicity
The pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy is due to many factors, both metabolic and vascular. Among them, the oxidative stress theory is thought to be highly involved, which integrates with...
View ArticleJiaweisinisan has an antidepressant potential?
Stress-induced hypercortisolism may be the most direct biochemical evidence that induces depression. This biochemical change can lead to morphological changes in the hippocampus and other brain...
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