Background: Imbalances in dopamine levels result in neurological and psychological disorders such as elevated dopamine in Parkinson's disease.
Objective: Despite a considerable number of advertisements claiming Aloe-vera's effectiveness in PD treatment, it has hidden long-term disadvantages for healthy people and PD patients.
Methods: In the present investigation, the impacts of Aloe-vera on dopaminergic cells were evaluated.
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a debilitating condition for which no definitive treatment has yet been identified. Notably, it influences other tissues through inflammatory reactions and metabolic disturbances. Therefore, fingolimod (FTY-720), as an FDA-approved inflammatory modulator, would be promising.
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Nanomachines hold promise for the next generation of emerging technology; however, nanomachines are not a new concept. Viruses, nature's nanomachines, have already existed for thousands of years. In 2019, the whole world had to come together to confront a life-threatening nanomachine named "SARS-CoV-2", which causes COVID-19 illness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDemineralized bone matrix (DBM) is a bone substitute biomaterial used as an excellent grafting material. Some factors such as carrier type might affect the healing potential of this material. The background data discuss the present status of the field: Albumin as a main protein in blood and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) were applied frequently in the DBM gels.
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