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The Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2 (SARS-CoV-2), has impacted human lives in the most profound ways with millions of infections and deaths. Scientists and pharmaceutical companies have been in race to produce vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Vaccine generation usually demands years of developing and testing for efficacy and safety. However, it only took less than one year to generate two mRNA vaccines from their development to d

Curcumin has been used in traditional Indian medicine for many centuries for its anti-inflammatory and anti-carcinogenic properties. There has been some promising research concerning curcumin as a safe therapeutic agent for many cancers, colorectal cancer being among them. This has been shown through research in cell cultures, animal models, and humans. At this time, it appears that curcumin's anti-carcinogenic properties are most likely due to its effects on multiple molecular targets, such as

Abstract Throughout an individual’s lifetime, genomic alterations accumulate in somatic cells 1–11 . However, the mutational landscape induced by retrotransposition of long interspersed nuclear element-1 (L1), a widespread mobile element in the human genome 12–14 , is poorly understood in normal cells. Here we explored the whole-genome sequences of 899 single-cell clones established from three different cell types collected from 28 individuals. We identified 1,708 somatic L1 retrotransposition e

Paired box protein 6 (PAX6) is a master regulator of the eye development. Over the last past two decades, our understanding of eye development, especially the molecular function of PAX6, has focused on transcriptional control of the Pax6 expression. However, other regulatory mechanisms for gene expression, including alternative splicing (AS), have been understudied in the eye development. Recent findings suggest that two PAX6 isoforms generated by AS of Pax6 pre-mRNA may play previously underapp

Abstract The role of oxygen‐limitation on lipid oxidation and moisture content were tested in corn oil heated to 60, 100, and 140 °C. The degree of oxidation was determined by analyzing headspace oxygen content, conjugated dienoic acids (CDA), and p ‐anisidine value ( p ‐AV). The moisture content in bulk oil was analyzed by the Karl Fischer method. Oxygen‐limited samples heated to 100 and 140 °C had significantly more lipid oxidation than oxygen‐unlimited samples at early timepoints ( p < 0.0

BACKGROUND: 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 (5-HT3) receptor antagonists are effective and safe on postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV). Palonosetron, the newest 5-HT3 antagonist, has potent antiemetic property. We hypothesized that a combination of palonosetron and dexamethasone could more decrease PONV than palonosetron alone. METHODS: Among the patients scheduled to undergo laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, mastoidectomy with tympanoplasty or thyroidectomy under general anesthesia, eighty four

COVID-19 is hopefully approaching its end in many countries as herd immunity develops and weaker strains of SARS-CoV-2 dominate. However, a new concern occurs over the long-term effects of COVID-19, collectively called "Long COVID", as some symptoms of the nervous system last even after patients recover from COVID-19. This review focuses on studies of anosmia, i.e., impairment of smell, which is the most common sensory defect during the disease course and is caused by olfactory dysfunctions. It

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate e-health literacy and self-care agency of nursing students and non-health department female college students. Methods: This study was used a descriptive comparative design. The Participants were 67 nursing students and 67 non-health department female college students between 18 and 25 years old from a university located in Seoul. Data were collected from September 2nd to October 5th, 2016 using a list of structured questionnaires. They were analyzed using

Systematic modification of the 4A loop region of the Rb gene with (Py)A fluorophore units allows discrimination of the fluorescence signals corresponding to structural dynamics from single-stranded to i-motif structures.

Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in <i>FBN1</i> gene, which encodes a key extracellular matrix protein FIBRILLIN-1. The haplosufficiency of FBN1 has been implicated in pathogenesis of MFS with manifestations primarily in cardiovascular, muscular, and ocular tissues. Due to limitations in animal models to study the late-onset diseases, human pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) offer a homogeneic tool for dissection of cellular and molecular pathogenic mechanism