Monkeypox is a rare viral infection, endemic in many central and western African countries.
The last international outbreak of monkeypox reported outside Africa occurred back in 2003 …

Liver fibrosis is a wound-healing response generated against an insult to the liver that
causes liver injury. It has the potential to progress into cirrhosis, and if not prevented, it may …

Recent research on bilirubin, a historically well-known waste product of heme catabolism,
suggests an entirely new function as a metabolic hormone that drives gene transcription by …

Dietary interventions are potentially effective therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases
(IBDs). We tested the effect of 4-day fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) cycles on a chronic …

Hepatic fibrosis is a wound healing response to insults and as such affects the entire world
population. In industrialized countries, the main causes of liver fibrosis include alcohol …

Cancer is a condition characterized by remarkably enhanced rates of cell proliferation
paired with evasion of cell death. These deregulated cellular processes take place following …

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one of the main biological systems that regulates
the body's physiology. Autonomic nervous system regulatory capacity begins before birth as …

Obesity leads to multiple health problems, including diabetes, fatty liver, and even cancer.
Here, we report that urolithin A (UA), a gut-microflora–derived metabolite of pomegranate …

Regulation of emotions is generally associated exclusively with the brain. However, there is
evidence that peripheral systems are also involved in mood, stress vulnerability vs …

Shortwave infrared radiation (SWIR) is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum from
approximately 900 nm to 2500 nm. Recent advances in imaging systems have expanded …