Visceral Afferent Pathways and Functional Brain Imaging

The application of functional imaging to study painful sensations has generated considerable interest regarding insight into brain dysfunction that may be responsible for functional pain such as that suffered in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).This review provides a prints brief introduction to the development of brain science as it re

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Drug Repurposing: Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV (DPP4) Inhibitors as Potential Agents to Treat SARS-CoV-2 (2019-nCoV) Infection

The current outbreak of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (SARS) or nCOVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus-2 (CoV-2), continues to wreak havoc globally.As novel vaccines are being discovered and developed, small molecule drugs still constitute a viable treatment option for SARS-CoV-2 infections due to their advantages such as superi

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Probing penile hemodynamics by using photoplethysmography as objective indicators for male erection quality and sexual function

Abstract Erectile dysfunction (ED) is mostly due to the lack of blood flow into the penis.In the past 20 years, near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) was used in measuring the concentrations and T-Shirt temporal dynamics of different hemoglobin types.However, the dynamics of the light absorption (photoplethysmography; PPG) have not been applied to surv

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