Heliyon
February 2025
Gwanju Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Gwanju, 61715, South Korea.
Throughout millennia, medicinal plants have been crucial in preserving human well-being and enhancing the whole human experience. , sometimes referred to as the "sensitive plant," possesses considerable promise in the discovery of innovative herbal remedies. The objective of our research is to examine the various pharmacological uses of this mysterious plant by undertaking a thorough investigation of its methanolic extract.
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February 2025
School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, China.
Auxin is a core phytohormone regulating plant elongation growth. While auxin typically promotes hypocotyl elongation, excessive amounts of auxin inhibit elongation. Moreover, auxin usually promotes light-grown, but inhibits dark-grown hypocotyl elongation.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine IV, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, PRT.
Vitamin K is essential to produce functional vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors (prothrombin, factors VII, IX, and X). Vitamin K antagonists inhibit the normal activation of these factors, leading to bleeding manifestations of variable severity. Long-acting vitamin K antagonists or superwarfarins were developed as rodenticides and have a significantly longer half-life and greater potency when compared to warfarin.
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January 2025
Fundación Oriéntame, Bogotá, Colombia.
Objectives: While Colombians gained broad legal access to abortion in 2022, people still lack knowledge about its availability and face variable quality of care at health facilities. This study sought to understand whether online sellers provide the instructions and medication dosages necessary for effective medication abortions.
Design: The study design involved mystery clients contacting sellers identified across websites and social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok) to purchase abortion pills.
BMC Endocr Disord
December 2024
National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Background: Reninoma is a rare cause of secondary hypertension, which can be cured with surgery if identified early before any target organ damage occurs. It leads to hypokalaemia and hypertension and typically responds well to treatment with renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system blockers. However, confirmation of the diagnosis and the localisation of this rare culprit lesion can be challenging.
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