Disease Treatment

This abstract is written byBeata Nadolska , Marcin Frączek, Tomasz Kręcicki, Maja Kocięba, Michał ZimeckiAffiliations expand PMID: 19388520   Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of lactoferrin (LF) on the growth of fibroblasts derived from nasal polyps. We showed that the proliferation of fibroblasts was inhibited in a dose-dependent manner by both native and recombinant LF. The greatest inhibition of […]

TOPLINE: Metformin significantly improved symptoms and resulted in hair regrowth in Black women with treatment-refractory central centrifugal cicatricial alopecia (CCCA), in a retrospective case series. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a case series involving 12 Black women in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, with biopsy-confirmed, treatment-refractory CCCA, a chronic inflammatory hair disorder characterized by permanent hair loss,

The following abstract is written by Paul E Marik 1, Vikramjit Khangoora 2, Racquel Rivera 3, Michael H Hooper 2, John Catravas 4 References: PMID: 27940189 DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.036 Abstract The global burden of sepsis is estimated as 15 to 19 million cases annually, with a mortality rate approaching 60% in low-income countries. Methods:  In this retrospective before-after clinical study, we compared the outcome and clinical

The following abstract is written by Ali Akbar Hajiaghamohammadi 1, Amir Ziaee, Sonia Oveisi, Homa Masroor  References: PMID: 23087748     PMCID: PMC3475019    DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.6099 Abstract Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common reasons of enzyme increase in liver. In About 10 percent of patients with NAFLD, the disease progresses toward Non Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) and about one