The CCMD-3 Task Force has prepared and completed field trials for the Chinese Classification
of Mental Disorders Version 3 (CCMD-3). It has also worked on the Treatment and …

AIM: To study the antitumor effects of curcin from Jatropha curcas. METHODS: Antitumor
activity of curcin was tested by MTT assay. The N-glycosidase activity of curcin was determined …

Accumulating evidence from animal and human research indicate that adult hippocampal
neurogenesis plays a key role in cognition. Meanwhile, cognitive decline is well known to …

Endothelial progenitor cells ( EPC s), which can be cultured in vitro from mononuclear cells
in peripheral blood or bone marrow, express both hematopoietic stem cell and endothelial …

Background Triterpenoids are multifunctional secondary metabolites in plants. But little
information is available concerning the actual yield, optimal extraction method and …

Aim: Microvesicles (MVs) are nanoscale membrane fragments released from virtually all cell
types upon activation or apoptosis, and may contribute to the beneficial effects of stem cell …

Room temperature flexible heat harvesters based on conducting polymers are ideally suited
to cover the energy demands of the modern nomadic society. The optimization of their …

Organic thermoelectricity is a blooming field of research that employs organic (semi)conductors
to recycle waste heat through its partial conversion to electrical power. Such a …

Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are primarily explored to produce biomedical implants owing to
their improved mechanical stability, corrosion resistance, low density, and good …

The titanium (Ti) and its alloys have been widely used for dental and orthopedic implants.
However, the Ti-based implants may suffer from bacterial infection, which would result in …