Atopic dermatitis (AD) usually develops in patients with an individual or family history of
allergic diseases, and is characterized by chronic relapsing inflammation seen especially in …

Neuroimaging studies of autism have shown abnormalities in the limbic system and
cerebellar circuits and additional sites. These findings are not, however, specific or consistent …

The aim of this SPECT study was to determine the initial abnormality and longitudinal changes
in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in early Alzheimer's disease (AD) using statistical …

Four full-thickness skin wounds made in normal mice led to the significant increase in levels
of nerve growth factor (NGF) in sera and in wounded skin tissues. Since sialoadenectomy …

Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotropic polypeptide necessary for the survival and growth
of some central neurons, as well as sensory afferent and sympathetic neurons. Much is …

Because awareness of emotional states in the self is a prerequisite to recognizing such states
in others, alexithymia (ALEX), difficulty in identifying and expressing one's own emotional …

Structural MRI and functional imaging by SPECT as well as 18 F-FDG PET are widely used
in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Metabolic and perfusion reductions in the …

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common pruritic disease that occurs primarily in infancy and
childhood. AD is characterized by itching and the patient having an individual or family history of …

Alexithymic individuals have difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions in themselves.
We investigated the neuronal basis of mentalizing in alexithymia to determine whether …

The present study used functional magnetic resonance to examine the cerebral activity pattern
associated with musical perception in musicians and non-musicians. Musicians showed …