Traditional preparations of kava (Piper methysticum) inhibit the growth of human colon cancer cells in vitro
Conclusion: Our results show that traditional kava, alone or combined with sea hibiscus, displays activity against human cancer cells and indicate it will be worthwhile to develop and further analyze these preparations to prevent and treat colon and other cancers. Our findings suggest it is important to examine the activity of plants in the form that people consume them. Graphical abstract (Source: Phytomedicine)
Source: Phytomedicine - November 26, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: research
Herbal Highs: Review on psychoactive effects and neuropharmacology.
CONCLUSION: Some "herbal highs" should be classified as harmful drugs since chronic administration has been linked with addiction and cognitive impairment; for some others taking into consideration only the recent trends of abuse, studies investigating these aspects are lacking.
PMID: 27799032 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Current Neuropharmacology)
Source: Current Neuropharmacology - October 30, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Graziano S, Orsolini L, Rotolo MC, Tittarellie R, Schifano F, Pichini S Tags: Curr Neuropharmacol Source Type: research
Predictive models and risk of biopsy progression in active surveillance patients
To analyze the performance of different radical prostatectomy –based prognostic tools in predicting the biopsy progression in our active surveillance cohort. (Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations)
Source: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations - September 26, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Viacheslav Iremashvili, Murugesan Manoharan, Bruce R. Kava, Dipen J. Parekh, Sanoj Punnen Tags: Original article Source Type: research
Communication Skills Assessment Using Human Avatars: Piloting a Virtual World Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Conclusions A virtual world objective structured clinical examination is a feasible, acceptable and applicable method of communication skills assessment. Improving nonverbal cues, focusing on individual skill sets and providing immediate feedback are measures to be adopted in future iterations of this platform. (Source: Urology Practice)
Source: Urology Practice - September 17, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Reproductive outcomes in recipients are not associated with oocyte donor body mass index (BMI): a cohort study of 2927 cycles
Increased BMI is associated with negative impact on reproductive outcomes in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART), implying a role of defective endometrial receptivity. Recently, it has been suggested that the oocyte quality contributes to a reduction in clinical pregnancy rates with increasing donor BMI, since the odds of clinical pregnancy and live birth declined with increasing single units of BMI( 1 kg/m2). The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of donor BMI in live birth rates (LBR) in a large cohort of recipients of donated oocytes. (Source: Fertility and Sterility)
Source: Fertility and Sterility - August 31, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: F. Martinez, E. Clua, A. Kava, I. Rodriguez, D. Rodriguez, B. Coroleu Tags: Poster session Source Type: research
