Effect of Soaking, Cooking and Germination on Chemical Constituents and Bioactive Compounds as well as their Cytotoxic Activities of Black Bean Extracts

Eshraq BK, Mona AM, Sayed AF and Emam AA

Legumes are the basic diet in many populations, especially in Africa. They hold high nutritional value and they promote the human health. The aim of this invest..Ver más»

Refreshed Guidelines on Microhematuria by American Urological Association (AUA), BPH-Related LUTS

Prasanna Kattekola*

The American Urological Association (AUA), in organization with the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), discharged another clini..Ver más»

Purity Determination of Three Curcuminoids Found in Ten Commercially Available Turmeric Dietary Supplements Using a Reverse Phase HPLC Method

Shervington L, Ingham O and Shervington A

The main active component present in turmeric is curcumin and is subsequently responsible for some of its therapeuticeffects. Turmeric, however, contains two other active molecu..Ver más»

The Use of Immediate, Delayed-Immediate and Delayed Oncoplastic Reduction Mammaplasty Techniques following Breast Conserving Surgery

Stefano Bonomi, André Salval, Gaetano Musumarra and Fernanda Settembrini

Purpose: Oncoplastic surgical techniques are nowadays the gold standard in breast conservation therapy and following the right timing is mandatory in order to o..Ver más»

Effect of Administration Duration of Low Dose Methotrexate on Development of Acute Kidney Injury in Rats

Xiao Li, Erika Abe, Yukako Yamakawa, Go Yoneda, Rika Fujino, Mami Yamashita, Yuumi Iida, Hirofumi Jono and Hideyuki Saito

Methotrexate (MTX) is currently utilized as a key drug in treatment of both malignant tumors and rheumatoid arthritis. However, MTX treatment is often associated with various si..Ver más»

Adrenal Cortisol Hyper-Responsiveness as a Possible Cause of Obesity, Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk

Yadon Arad, Simcha Pollack, Marguerite Roth and Alan D Guerci

Introduction: Increased

cortisol

concentrations due to endogenous over-secretion or exogenous administration result in obesity, insulin resistance, and incre..Ver más»