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• TCM Herbs and Acupuncture for Dry, Flaky Skin

  29 octobre 2025 ( #TCM, #traditional chinese medicine, #Chinese herbology, #acupuncture, #Skin, #Eczema, #Psoriasis )

  In TCM the basic strategy for dry, flaky skin is to replenish body fluids and yin, nourish the blood that feeds the skin, and relieve any mild heat or obstruction that prevents those fluids from reaching the surface; that usually leads practitioners to...

• Tracing the History of CBD: Discovery, Science, and Therapeutic Use

  08 novembre 2025 ( #CBD, #Cannabidiol, #molecule, #Herbal medicine, #Herbs, #History, #Cannabis )

  Cannabidiol’s history stretches from ancient folk medicine to contemporary, tightly regulated clinical trials. Cannabis was used medicinally in many cultures for millennia — it appears in classical Chinese pharmacopoeia attributed to Emperor Shén Nóng...

• Restoring Epidermal Homeostasis: The Role of Cannabinoids in Keratinocyte Cell Cycle Control.

  23 novembre 2025 ( #CBD, #Cannabis, #Cannabidiol, #Skin, #Psoriasis, #Health, #Science )

  Based on the article provided, here is a plain language explanation of the biological mechanism: To understand how CBD affects psoriasis, it is helpful to first understand that the human skin possesses its own built-in regulatory network known as the...

• Ashwagandha and Cancer: What the Science Actually Shows

  23 novembre 2025 ( #Ashwagandha, #Herbal medicine, #Herbs, #Cancer, #Study, #Science, #Health )

  Prompt : Here (x) you said that Ashwagandha had anticancer properties, but in this article it says it doesn't (x) according to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Integrative Medicine Service Pharmacist Jason Hou. If it have anticancer properties please...

• Methylene Blue in Modern Medicine: Established Uses and Investigational Benefits

  10 décembre 2025 ( #therapeutic compound, #Methylene Blue, #mitochondrial modulator, #MAOI, #redox agent, #pharmacological agent, #Molecule )

  Methylene blue is a small synthetic dye with a long medical history that also behaves as a biologically active drug. Chemically it is a redox-active thiazine dye that can accept and donate electrons; in cells this property lets it act as an alternate...

• Cellular Conversations: A Simple Guide to Purinergic Signalling

  21 décembre 2025 ( #purinergic signalling, #ATP, #cellular communication, #Molecular Biology, #neuroscience, #Immunology, #cell signalling pathways )

  Here is a plain-language, didactical explanation of purinergic signalling. Imagine your body is a vast, intricate city. For it to function, millions of messages need to be sent every second between cells—the individual citizens of this city. While we...

• Could Suramin Treat Eczema? The Promising Theory vs. the Dangerous Reality

  23 décembre 2025 ( #Suramin, #Eczema, #side effect, #side effects, #non selective drugs, #Drug, #Medication )

  Could Suramin Treat Eczema? Yes — in theory it could help, but in practice it is not a safe or established treatment, and the reasons matter. Eczema (atopic dermatitis) and psoriasis are inflammatory skin diseases in which purinergic signalling plays...

• The Role of Corticosteroids in Eczema and Psoriasis Management

  29 décembre 2025 ( #Corticosteroid, #Eczema, #Psoriasis, #Dermatology, #Cream, #Skin, #Health )

  Yes — corticosteroids can help common skin problems like eczema and psoriasis. Applied to the skin as creams or ointments, or given as pills or injections in more severe cases, they reduce the immune-driven inflammation that causes redness, swelling,...

• High vs Low Frequencies: Understanding Their Influence on Water

  03 janvier 2025 ( #Information Medicine, #Water Memory, #physics, #Science, #Spooky2, #PEMF, #Technology )

  Lower frequencies are generally slower at imprinting water compared to higher frequencies, but they can offer unique advantages depending on the desired outcome. Higher frequencies, due to their shorter wavelengths, create more rapid oscillations within...

• Magnet Therapy: Scarring

  18 novembre 2020 ( #magnet, #magnet therapy, #scarring, #Magnetotherapy, #Ghanshyam Singh Birla, #Colette Hemlin, #health )

  by Ghanshyam Singh Birla (Author), Colette Hemlin (Contributor) Magnetism acts not only on the blood, nerves, and glands, but also on the cells. In one of his patients, Holger Hanneman observed that collagen formation was symmetrical and at a right angle...

• Manger du saumon nous intoxique aux métaux lourds et aux microplastiques

  29 janvier 2026 ( #Pollution, #Métaux Lourds, #Plomb, #Écologie, #Microplastique, #Poisson, #Saumon )

  Longtemps conseillée pour son apport en oméga-3, en vitamines et en protéine, la consommation de saumon fait désormais l’objet d’une mise en garde auprès des autorités sanitaires. En cause : la contamination de sa chair par des polluants organiques, des...

• Retinoic acid in the development, regeneration and maintenance of the nervous system

  14 mars 2026 ( #Retinoic Acid, #Metabolite, #Nervous System, #Health, #Biology, #Therapeutic Molecule, #Molecule )

  Key Points : Retinoic acid (RA) is involved in the induction of neural differentiation, motor neuron axon outgrowth and neural patterning during development, but there is growing evidence that RA could be used as a therapeutic molecule for the induction...

• Mitophagy: Repair, Recycle, Rebuild

  17 mars 2026 ( #Mitophagy, #Mitochondria, #Mitochondrial Biology, #Cell Metabolism, #Cells, #Cell Biology, #Health )

  When cells do mitophagy they don’t literally “throw away” whole mitochondria — they send the worn, broken parts into the cell’s recycling center (the autophagosome/lysosome) where those parts are chemically broken down into simple building blocks. Proteins...

• Mediterranean diet may boost mitochondrial signals linked to heart and brain health

  27 mars 2026 ( #Food, #Food-Science, #Mediterranean Diet, #Diet, #Mitochondria, #Mitochondrial Biology, #Health )

  A study led by researchers at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that the benefits of the Mediterranean diet may be driven, in part, by tiny proteins hidden within our mitochondria, opening a new window into how diet shapes aging and...

• Why Most Retinoids Worsen Eczema – But a Few Targeted Uses Can Help

  13 mars 2026 ( #Retinol, #Eczema, #Hydroxyasiaticoside, #Skin Condition, #Alitretinoin, #Retinoids, #Retinoid )

  While vitamin A derivatives like retinol and retinoic acid are powerful tools for skin, their role in treating eczema is complex and depends heavily on the specific type of retinoid, how it's used, and what aspect of eczema you're trying to address. Think...

• What is Rapamycin ? — NewScientist Article

  06 avril 2026 ( #Rapamycin, #anti aging, #Medication, #Drug, #NewScientist, #Molecule, #Organic Molecule )

  If you like the idea of living as long as possible, rapamycin may be the drug for you. Originally developed as an immunosuppressant for organ transplant patients, it has found a new lease on life as a potential anti-ageing drug. Rapamycin has not been...

• Rapamycin and the Immune System: A Complete Overview

  06 avril 2026 ( #Rapamycin, #Immunomodulation, #Immunotherapy, #Immunomodulator, #Immunosuppressant, #Drug, #Medication )

  The effects of rapamycin on the immune system Rapamycin, also called sirolimus, is an immunosuppressive medicine. In plain language, that means it lowers or reshapes the immune response. It is best known for helping prevent organ rejection after kidney...

• Low-Dose Rapamycin and Immune Aging: Rebalancing, Restoring Memory, and Reducing Noise — Not Rejuvenation

  08 avril 2026 ( #Rapamycin, #Immunomodulation, #Immune System, #Immunomodulator, #Immunology, #Drug, #Medication )

  Why low or intermittent rapamycin can sometimes “rejuvenate” immunity Rapamycin is usually known as an immunosuppressant because, at transplant-level doses, it can strongly dampen immune activity. The confusing part is that aging does not just make the...

• Mandukaparni and Ji Xue Cao: Exploring the Heritage of Gotu Kola

  10 avril 2026 ( #Gotu kola, #Ayurveda, #traditional chinese medicine, #TCM, #Traditional Medicine, #Chinese herbology, #Herbal medicine )

  Introduction Gotu Kola, scientifically known as Centella asiatica, is a small, creeping herb from the parsley family that has been a cornerstone of traditional medicine across Asia for thousands of years. Its fan-shaped leaves and slender stems are a...

• Scientists have identified the neurons that turn stress into eczema flare-ups

  13 avril 2026 ( #Eczema, #Dermatology, #eosinophils, #Autoimmune Disease, #Immune System, #emotional stress, #peripheral sympathetic nerves )

  The link between stress and eczema is widely recognized in skin studies, even as the biology remains poorly understood. Doctors have long acknowledged the pattern, and new research now traces specific biological pathways connecting emotional stress to...

• Zinc and the Skin: A Quiet Architect of Repair and Resilience

  16 avril 2026 ( #Zinc, #Skin, #Skin Biology, #Skin Condition, #Dermatology, #Eczema, #Psoriasis )

  The skin is the largest organ of the human body and the most visible boundary between the internal world and the external environment. It endures daily assaults from sunlight, pollution, friction, and microbes, yet it also possesses a remarkable capacity...

• The Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective on Cordyceps: Uses, Theory, and Clinical Role

  19 avril 2026 ( #traditional chinese medicine, #Cordyceps, #TCM, #Fungus, #medicinal mushroom, #mushrooms, #mushroom )

  Cordyceps in Traditional Medicine: History, Meaning, and Use Cordyceps has long occupied a distinctive place in traditional medicine, especially in systems influenced by Chinese, Tibetan, and Himalayan healing practices. Unlike many medicinal substances...

• The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde story of Akkermansia muciniphila

  24 avril 2026 ( #Akkermansia Muciniphila, #side effect, #side effects, #Gut Microbiota, #Intestinal Microbiota, #Microbiota, #Microbiology )

  The Two Faces of Akkermansia muciniphila: How a Gut Bacterium Can Both Protect and Harm Akkermansia muciniphila has become something of a celebrity in the world of gut health. This bacterium, which naturally lives in the mucus layer lining the human intestine,...

• Beyond Immune Boosting: Maitake’s Targeted Effect on Excessive Th2 Activity

  24 avril 2026 ( #Maitake, #medicinal mushroom, #Eczema, #Immunomodulator, #Immunomodulation, #Grifola Frondosa, #Autoimmune Disease )

  The idea that a mushroom could instruct the immune system to calm a specific, overactive branch of its defenses might sound far-fetched, yet this is precisely the question researchers have been asking about the Maitake mushroom. The brief statement “Maitake...

• Quercetin’s Subtle Role in Immune Regulation and Inflammation

  30 avril 2026 ( #Quercetin, #bioactive plant compound, #Flavonoids, #Flavonoid, #Immune System, #Immunomodulation, #Immunomodulator )

  Quercetin is a plant compound found in foods such as onions, apples, berries, tea, and grapes. When people talk about quercetin and the immune system, it is better to think of it as an immune modulator rather than a simple “immune booster.” Reviews describe...