Ocular light exposure has important influences on human health and well-being through modulation of circadian rhythms and sleep, as well as neuroendocrine and cognitive functions.Prevailing patterns of light exposure do not optimally engage these actions for many individuals, but advances in our understanding of the underpinning mechanisms and emer
Abstract Background We examined whether impaired renal function causes thickening of the aortic valve leaflets in hyperlipidemic apoE-knockout (apoE-/-) mice, and whether the putative effect on the aortic valves Cup could be prevented by inhibiting the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) with enalapril.Methods Thickening of the aortic valve leaflet
Scrub typhus, a zoonotic disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers, predominantly affects the Asia-Pacific region.Complications of Scrub Typhus involve multiple systems, including cardiovascular (pericarditis, arrhythmia, myocarditis), Cilantro respiratory (acute respiratory distress syndrome), hepatic (hepatitis), and re
AbstractThe recent racial attacks that took the lives of several African-Americans in the USA have unleashed a whole social movement in defence of the rights of minorities who face discrimination.What began as a plea in favour of the black population has become a convulsive current throughout America, seeking to cleanse its history by disassociatin