Internationalisation of the curriculum in health programs.

Internationalisation is a broad term that has been used to encompass a range of activities including international student recruitment, student mobility and exchange, international teaching and research collaborations, institutional partnerships, and embedding international and/or intercultural perspectives within curricula.There are numerous drivers for institutions to develop an internationalisation strategy including building global reputation and influence, having a positive influence on communities, income generation, and helping their students gain a global perspective or develop intercultural competencies. Health students benefit from internationalisation activities as they will enter a workforce that increasingly engages with global diseases and works within multicultural societies.

SIRT1 and SIRT2 Modulators: Potential Anti-Inflammatory Treatment for Depression?

Depression is a psychiatric disorder that has a significant health burden on patients and their families. Unfortunately, the current antidepressant medications that mainly target monoamine neurotransmitters have limited efficacy. Recent evidence has indicated that neuroinflammation participates in the genesis and development of depression, and interacts with other factors involved in depression.

High-performance liquid chromatography spectrometric analysis of trans-resveratrol in rat plasma.

A HPLC method for determination of trans-resveratrol concentrations in rat plasma was developed. Plasma samples were treated with acetonitrile to deposit proteins. The analysis used a Hypersil ODS(2) C(18) column (5 microm, 4.

Decrease in hepatic drug-metabolizing enzyme activities after removal of rats from pine bedding.

Wood is often used as a contact bedding material for laboratory animals. It has been established that wood, particularly softwood, has the potential to induce hepatic drug-metabolizing enzymes. However, to the authors' knowledge, changes in enzyme activity after removal of animals from bedding have not been characterized.