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This study underlines how much knowledge of a territory's medicinal plant heritage is a harbinger of promising discoveries in the health field.PMID:37631991 | DOI:10.3390/v15081648 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - August 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Annalisa Chianese Claudia Gravina Maria Vittoria Morone Annalisa Ambrosino Marialuisa Formato Francesca Palma Francesco Foglia Bianca Maria Nastri Carla Zannella Assunta Esposito Anna De Filippis Simona Piccolella Massimiliano Galdiero Severina Pacifico Source Type: research
< em > Lavandula austroapennina < /em > : Assessment of the Antiviral Activity of Lipophilic Extracts from Its Organs
This study underlines how much knowledge of a territory's medicinal plant heritage is a harbinger of promising discoveries in the health field.PMID:37631991 | PMC:PMC10457779 | DOI:10.3390/v15081648 (Source: Herpes)
Source: Herpes - August 26, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Annalisa Chianese Claudia Gravina Maria Vittoria Morone Annalisa Ambrosino Marialuisa Formato Francesca Palma Francesco Foglia Bianca Maria Nastri Carla Zannella Assunta Esposito Anna De Filippis Simona Piccolella Massimiliano Galdiero Severina Pacifico Source Type: research
Cannabinol (CBN; 30 and 300 mg) effects on sleep and next-day function in insomnia disorder ('CUPID study): protocol for a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over, three-arm, proof-of-concept trial
Objective
Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder, with few effective pharmacotherapies. Anecdotal reports and recent preclinical research suggest that cannabinol (CBN), a constituent of Cannabis sativa derived from delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, could be an effective treatment. Despite this, the isolated effects of CBN on sleep have yet to be systematically studied in humans.
Methods
The present protocol paper describes a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-dose, three-arm, cross-over, proof-of-concept study which investigates the effects of CBN on sleep and next-day function in 20 participants with...
Source: BMJ Open - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lavender, I., McCartney, D., Marshall, N., Suraev, A., Irwin, C., D'Rozario, A. L., Gordon, C. J., Saini, B., Grunstein, R. R., Yee, B., McGregor, I., Hoyos, C. M. Tags: Open access, Research methods Source Type: research
Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant efficacy of lavender oil in experimentally induced thrombosis
Lavender oil (LO) possesses anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial, sedative, cardio-protective, and antinociceptive properties. Thrombosis and inflammation are interplayed processes that in... (Source: Thrombosis Journal)
Source: Thrombosis Journal - August 9, 2023 Category: Hematology Authors: Valeriu Mihai But, Adriana Elena Bulboac ă, Vasile Rus, Tamás Ilyés, Mădălina Luciana Gherman and Sorana D. Bolboacă Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evaluation of radioactivity levels and radiological hazards of some endemic plants used as medicine in Ankara, Turkey
In this study, natural radioactivity levels (226Ra, 232Th, and 4 K) of some medicinal plant samples with known anti-oxidative properties, which are frequently consumed by animals and humans, were obtained from Ankara province and its surroundings (Mamak, Kızılcahamam, Beypazarı, Kahramankazan, and Polatlı districts) were determined using a thallium-doped sodium iodide NaI(Tl) gamma spectrometry. By using the determined natural radioactivity concentrations in the collected plant samples, the number of radiological doses that people could be exposed by consuming these plants was calculated. As a result of the study, 226R...
Source: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - August 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Aysel G üven G ülçin Bilgici Cengiz İlyas Çağlar Simge Ate ş Source Type: research
Evaluation of radioactivity levels and radiological hazards of some endemic plants used as medicine in Ankara, Turkey
In this study, natural radioactivity levels (226Ra, 232Th, and 4 K) of some medicinal plant samples with known anti-oxidative properties, which are frequently consumed by animals and humans, were obtained from Ankara province and its surroundings (Mamak, Kızılcahamam, Beypazarı, Kahramankazan, and Polatlı districts) were determined using a thallium-doped sodium iodide NaI(Tl) gamma spectrometry. By using the determined natural radioactivity concentrations in the collected plant samples, the number of radiological doses that people could be exposed by consuming these plants was calculated. As a result of the study, 226R...
Source: Applied Radiation and Isotopes - August 3, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Aysel G üven G ülçin Bilgici Cengiz İlyas Çağlar Simge Ate ş Source Type: research
Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 5781: Evaluation of the Antibacterial Activity of Gentamicin in Combination with Essential Oils Isolated from Different Cultivars and Morphological Parts of Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) against Selected Bacterial Strains
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The aim of the study was to investigate the antibacterial effects of essential oils isolated from different cultivars and morphological parts of lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.) in combination with the aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin. This in vitro study analyzed the effectiveness of the combinations of gentamicin and lavender essential oils against the following strains: Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923, Staphylococcus aureus MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027. The effect of the combination of lavender oils with gentamicin was tested using the checkerboard method. A synergistic effect against...
Source: Molecules - July 31, 2023 Category: Chemistry Authors: Michalina Adaszy ńska-Skwirzyńska S ławomir Zych Mateusz Buc ław Danuta Majewska Ma łgorzata Dzięcioł Danuta Szczerbi ńska Tags: Article Source Type: research
Robust immunogenicity of a third BNT162b2 vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a na ïve New Zealand cohort
This study found a third vaccine significantly increased the mean SARS-CoV-2 anti-S IgG titres, for every demographic subgroup, by a minimum of 1.5-fold compared to titres after two doses. Diabetic participants experienced a greater increase (∼4-fold) in antibody titres after their third vaccination, compared to non-diabetics (increase of ∼ 2-fold). This corrected for the deficiency in antibody titres within diabetic participants which was observed following two doses. A third dose also induced a neutralising response against Omicron variant BA.1, which was absent after two doses. This neutralising response improved re...
Source: Vaccine - July 29, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Brittany Lavender Caitlin Hooker Chris Frampton Michael Williams Simon Carson Aimee Paterson Reuben McGregor Nicole J Moreland Katie Gell Frances H Priddy Kjesten Wiig Graham Le Gros James E Ussher Maia Brewerton Source Type: research
