Assessing the Potential Benefits of Stem Cell Therapy in Cardiac Regeneration for Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease.

Myocardial infarction, commonly known as a heart attack, or ischemic heart disease (IHD), remains one of the most fatal health conditions worldwide due to the limited regenerative capacity of the heart muscle after infarction. Conventional medical treatments primarily focus on symptom control and tissue preservation but fail to address the loss of cardiomyocytes, the cells responsible for heart contraction. This systematic review explores the hypothesis that stem cell therapies can enhance cardiac regeneration by replacing or repairing damaged myocardium, with a focus on mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), and embryonic stem cells (ESCs).

Public views of different sources of health advice: pharmacists, social media and mobile health applications.

Objectives: Investigating public perceptions of community pharmacists (CP) in public health and their use of social media (SM) and mobile health applications (MH apps) in that regard.

Methods: Two surveys were created. One sought public perceptions of SM and the other of MH apps for health advice.

Effect of Metformin on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Comparison with Donepezil and Links to Cognition.

Recent studies have uncovered evidence suggesting that interference with hippocampal adult neurogenesis contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Evidence supporting that AD is a metabolic disease with derangements in brain glucose utilization implies the use of anti-diabetics as an alternate therapeutic strategy. The present study drew comparison between the pro-neurogenic potential of metformin and donepezil in AlCl-induced mouse model of neurodegeneration.

Linking insulin with Alzheimer's disease: emergence as type III diabetes.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) has characteristic neuropathological abnormalities including regionalized neurodegeneration, neurofibrillary tangles, amyloid beta (Aβ) deposition, activation of pro-apoptotic genes, and oxidative stress. As the brain functions continue to disintegrate, there is a decline in person's cognitive abilities, memory, mood, spontaneity, and socializing behavior. A framework that sequentially interlinks all these phenomenons under one event is lacking.

Antiviral activity of natural products extracted from marine organisms.

Many epidemics have broken out over the centuries. Hundreds and thousands of humans have died over a disease. Available treatments for infectious diseases have always been limited.