I am a professor of clinical immunology at the Division of Immunology, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet. I was trained as a medical doctor and graduated from Sun Yat-Sen Medical University in China in…
Activities at the Division of Biomolecular and Cellular Medicine (BCM) focus on the application of modified biomolecules, cells and cell products as novel therapy agents as well as the identification and study of appropriate biomolecular…
High level of homocysteine (hyperhomocysteinemia, HHcy) is associated with increased risk for vascular disease. Evidence for this emerges from epidemiological studies which show that HHcy is associated with premature peripheral, coronary…
Tento koncept umožnil popsat a definovat obtížně uchopitelnou narůstající vulnerabilitu seniora způsobenou multisystémovou dysfunkcí a akumulací deficitů v průběhu života [1–3]. I když má křehkost nepochybně velmi významnou psychosociální a…
Host–microbiome interactions constitute key determinants of host physiology, while their dysregulation is implicated in a wide range of human diseases. The microbiome undergoes diurnal variation in composition and function, and this in turn…
Cellular senescence, a process that imposes permanent proliferative arrest on cells in response to various stressors, has emerged as a potentially important contributor to aging and age-related disease, and it is an attractive target for…
As the public policy arm of the nation’s largest representative Orthodox Jewish organization‚ representing nearly 1,000 congregations nationwide‚ OU Advocacy works to promote Jewish values and protect Jewish interests in the public square.
Tianeptine (1) is an unusual antidepressant in that its mechanism of action appears to be independent from any activity at serotonin receptors or monoamine transporters. In fact, tianeptine has been shown to be a moderately potent agonist…
Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) is a bioactive compound of propolis extract. The literature search elaborates that CAPE possesses antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and cytotoxic properties.