Antioxidant Activities of Ethanolic Extracts Obtained from α-Pinene-Containing Plants and Their Use in Cosmetic Emulsions.

α-Pinene is the bicyclic, unsaturated terpene hydrocarbon present in many plants. Due to its beneficial chemical properties, this compound is of great interest and has found numerous applications as a raw material in many chemical industries as well as in medicine and cosmetics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant activities of ethanolic extracts obtained from plants containing α-pinene and to test the properties of cosmetic emulsions prepared with these extracts.

Can Asiatic Acid from Be a Potential Remedy in Cancer Therapy?-A Review.

has been recognized for centuries in Eastern medicine for its pharmacological properties. Due to the increasing prevalence of oncological diseases worldwide, natural substances that could qualify as anticancer therapeutics are becoming increasingly important subjects of research. This review aims to find an innovative use for asiatic acid (AA) in the treatment or support of cancer therapy.

Vitamin D Supplementation and Its Impact on Different Types of Bone Fractures.

Vitamin D helps to balance the levels of calcium and phosphorus to maintain proper bone structure. It is also involved in essential biological roles and displays a wide spectrum of potential benefits in the human body. Since there are many types of fractures that occur at specific ages and due to different circumstances, the influence of vitamin D on the frequency of a particular fracture may differ.

Habenulo-interpeduncular lesions: the effects on pain sensitivity, morphine analgesia and open-field behavior in rats.

The lesions of medial habenular nuclei increased the pain sensitivity, enhanced the analgesic activity of morphine and slightly activated the behavior. The lesion of fasciculus retroflexus, a pathway connecting habenular nuclei with interpeduncular nucleus enhanced the pain sensitivity less markedly, did not change the efficacy of morphine analgesia, but significantly increased the activity of animals. The lesion of interpeduncular nucleus influenced the pain sensitivity to a smallest degree, did not change the analgesic activity of morphine, but dramatically increased the activity of animals.