Yesterday, October the 2th, The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for their discoveries concerning nucleoside base …
Health
The bowhead whales show interesting DNA repair and anti-cancer mechanisms
Bowhead whale, or balaena mysticetus, “live two human lifetimes”. Scientific studies proved this old saying, dating a maximum lifespan exceeding over 200 years. But an increased number of cells and cell divisions in larger organisms …
What is Phytotherapy?
To speak about phytotherapy, two distinction are necessary: traditional phytotherapy and rational phytotherapy. Traditional phytotherapy is based exclusively on many years of experience and traditions as a remedy (traditional and folklore medicinal uses). Rational phytotherapy …
Gender medicine
I like to start with a story…In the first years of the past century, a young woman, whose name was Yentl, disguised herself as a boy, to have the opportunity to study. In 1991, this …
New developments in Essential Oils Research: Lavandin Essential Oil effect on leukaemia cells
It is well known that natural compounds are a source of new molecules of potential pharmaceutical interest. The chemical characteristics and biological activities of Essential Oils (EOs) are gaining interest thanks to their wide applications, …
Neuroimaging of mindfulness meditation highlights the positive effects on the brain plasticity
As stated by the World Health Organization mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute …