Elimination of the Causes of Poor Sleep Underlying Delirium is a Basic Strategy to Prevent Delirium.

Delirium is a very common but annoying clinical state that interferes with the treatment of background disease and delays recovery. Delirium is a troublesome condition that exhausts not only the patient but also his/her family and healthcare professionals. Since aging is a risk factor for delirium, how to control delirium is an extremely important issue in an aging society.

Influence of particle size on the in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic activities of a curcumin lipid nanoemulsion.

The polyphenolic compound, curcumin, is a natural yellow pigment component of turmeric. It exerts various biological effects, such as anti-inflammatory effects, and we have previously demonstrated that curcumin is a specific inhibitor of DNA polymerase λ. Curcumin is characterized by poor bioavailability as it is water-insoluble, is poorly absorbed and is systemically eliminated.