Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is a precious treasure of the Chinese nation and has
unique advantages in the prevention and treatment of diseases. The holistic view of TCM …

Plants are constantly challenged by various abiotic stresses that negatively affect growth
and productivity worldwide. During the course of their evolution, plants have developed …

Throughout our lifespan, new sensory experiences and learning continually shape our
neuronal circuits to form new memories. Plasticity at the level of synapses has been recognized …

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurological disease with no effective
treatment. We report the results of a moderate-scale sequencing study aimed at increasing the …

Background and aims: Genetic variation in NOD2 has been associated with susceptibility to
Crohn’s disease (CD) and specifically with ileal involvement. The reason for the unique …

INTRODUCTION On 25 April 2015, the Gorkha earthquake [magnitude (M) 7.8] struck Nepal,
followed by five aftershocks of ≥M 6.0 until 10 June 2015. The earthquakes killed ~9000 …

The comparison of the protective effects of four components of ‘green tea polyphenols’ (GTP)
— (−)-epigallocatechin gallate, EGCG; (−)-epicatechin gallate, ECG; (−)epigallocatechin, …

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the free radical scavenging
activities and the chemical structures of tea catechins ((−)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), (…

… The putative promoter regions of both OsPT2 and OsPT6 contain P1BS-like and W-box
cis-elements (data not shown), supporting the fact that Pi deficiency enhanced the expression of …

OBJECTIVE: Since the discovery of mutations in the gene encoding Cu/Zn superoxide
dismutase (SOD1) ten years ago, testing for SOD1 gene mutations has become a part of the …