Special Issue on "Immunomodulatory and therapeutic approaches against infectious diseases"

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Lavkush Dwivedi
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Immune Stimulation ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Major Constraint ◽  
The World ◽  
Insight Into

Infectious diseases and consequent immune imbalancesare major constraint in human health managementthroughout the world. However, in recentdecades enormous efforts have been made to elucidatethe immunomodulatory approaches againstinfectious diseases. Immunomodulation is a therapeuticapproach in which we try to intervene inauto regulating processes of the defense system toadjust the immune response at a desired level.The present special issue on cutting edge issues inImmunomodulation like Immune stimulation, Immunesuppression, Immune potentiating and immunereinforcement summarizes our current understandingof this complex mosaic. The accompanyingselection of recent articles from across theworld provides further insight into this topic. 

scholarly journals Scientists, do it like Al Gore

2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. E
Author(s):  
Pietro Greco
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
The World ◽  
Hiv Aids ◽  
Al Gore

Human health has currently to face a growing series of global issues. From the spread of HIV/AIDS to a fresh outbreak of tuberculosis, increasingly drug-resistant, the world is witnessing a return, mostly unexpected, of infectious diseases. At the same time, the economic growth in many regions of the globe is generating a sort of “epidemics of wellbeing diseases”: obesity, diabetes, heart disease.

scholarly journals The Human Dimensions of Coastal Adaptation Strategies

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 546
Author(s):  
Chad J. McGuire
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Human Dimensions ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Coastal Adaptation ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The World ◽  
The Face ◽  
Global Citizenry ◽  
Insight Into

Not only are humans responsible for the anthropogenic causes of currently observed climate change, but we are also responsible for our responses to climate change. How we choose to respond provides important insights into our ability to collectively act in the face of threats with the unique characteristics of climate change. This communication attempts to provide an overview of some of the difficulties in forging new policy directions along our coastlines in an era of climate change. It is meant as a referential framing for the research presented in this Special Issue. As this communication is being written, the world is gripped by a global pandemic caused by a variant of the coronavirus. There are important corollaries between the underlying characteristics of the coronavirus and the causes and effects of climate change. Seeing how the global citizenry is responding to the current epidemic provides some insight into the difficulties in fostering collective action towards climate change. As with the pandemic, the issue is not really one of understanding the problem, but rather the varying human responses to the problem. We can expect the same difficulties as we continue to confront the ever-growing problem of climate change.

scholarly journals Genetics of Marine Organisms Associated with Human Health

Marine Drugs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (11) ◽  
pp. 548
Author(s):  
Maja Herak Bosnar ◽  
Helena Ćetković ◽  
Matija Harcet
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Marine Organisms ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Genetics And Genomics ◽  
Insight Into

The aim of this special issue was to provide insight into the field of research on genetics and genomics of marine organisms linked with human health [...]

scholarly journals Gas Capture Processes

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Zhien Zhang ◽  
Tohid Borhani ◽  
Muftah El-Naas ◽  
Salman Soltani ◽  
Yunfei Yan
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Gas Emissions ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
The World ◽  
Increasing Trends ◽  
Ecological Habitats

The increasing trends in gas emissions have had direct adverse impacts on human health and ecological habitats in the world. A variety of technologies have been deployed to mitigate the release of such gases, including CO2, CO, SO2, H2S, NOx and H2. This special issue on gas-capture processes collects 25 review and research papers on the applications of novel techniques, processes, and theories in gas capture and removal.

scholarly journals Effects Of Climate On Human Health (On The Example Of Bukhara Region)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (05) ◽  
pp. 132-135
Author(s):  
Gulshan Subhonovna Khalimova ◽  
◽  
Anvar Nusratovich Nematov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Sharp Drop ◽  
World Community ◽  
The World ◽  
Climatic Features

This article focuses on the effects of climate on human health. There is information about the diseases that affect the health of the local population due to the climatic features of Bukhara, as well as scientific research in this area. Human health is one of the most important issues for every period of society’s development. Indeed, the level of health and literacy of the population living in the region determine the state of development of any country. These two indicators reflect the role of states in the world community and their socio-economic potential. Each season is distinguished in terms of its natural features by the outbreak of certain diseases or the temporary cessation of some of their vital activities. In particular, due to a sharp drop in temperature in winter, infectious diseases are reduced, while in humans, due to sudden changes in temperature, colds increase. This, in turn, leads to the opposite.

scholarly journals Vitamin D and Human Health

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal A. Zmijewski
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Skeletal System ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
The Past ◽  
Overwhelming Evidence ◽  
New Directions ◽  
Insight Into

Vitamin D is currently one of the hottest topics in research and clinics, as well as in everyday life. Over the past decades, scientists gathered overwhelming evidence indicating that the observed global vitamin D deficiency not only has a negative impact on human skeletal system, but also facilitates development and progression of multiple disease of civilization, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, autoimmune disease, and cancer. This Special Issue, entitled “Vitamin D and Human Health”, summarizes recent advances in our understanding of pleiotropic activity of vitamin D in the form of eight comprehensive reviews. Furthermore, eight research papers provide new insight into vitamin D research and highlight new directions.

scholarly journals Remaking history and remaking psychology: On the contributions of Janusz Reykowski and Janusz Grzelak to the Polish Round Table negotiations

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Reicher
Keyword(s):  
Intergroup Relations ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Round Table ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Psychological Dimension ◽  
Historical Significance ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

In this introductory piece to the special issue, I seek to establish the importance of the topic under discussion: that is, the psychology of the 1989 Polish Round Table Talks. I start by underlining the unique opportunity to gain insight into this topic given that two of the main protagonists, Janusz Reykowski on the Government side and Janusz Grzelak on the Solidarity side, are social psychologists. Next, I argue for both the world-historical significance of the Round Table Talks and for the necessity of a psychological dimension to the analysis of what happened. I then address what Psychology provides for an understanding of the Round Table process and what the Round Table process contributes to an understanding of Psychology. Specifically, this turns on the need for a more complex and historical conceptualisation of intergroup relations in which the very nature of the groups in relation may be transformed. I conclude by pointing to further research opportunities on this key question of the configuration and reconfiguration of social groups.

scholarly journals Biobanks – serum and cells – human and animals

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Lynda Wright
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Cell Lines ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Emerging Infectious Diseases ◽  
Infectious Agents ◽  
Large Collection ◽  
Vital Part ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
The World

The Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), CSIRO is a high-containment facility and a vital part of Australia's national biosecurity infrastructure. AAHL closely collaborates with veterinary and human health agencies globally, as approximately 70 per cent of emerging infectious diseases in people originate in animals. The facility is designed to allow scientific research into the most dangerous infectious agents in the world and contains a large collection of serum and cell lines.

scholarly journals Heavy Metals and Human Health: Mechanistic Insight into Toxicity and Counter Defense System of Antioxidants

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 29592-29630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif Jan ◽  
Mudsser Azam ◽  
Kehkashan Siddiqui ◽  
Arif Ali ◽  
Inho Choi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Defense System ◽  
Mechanistic Insight ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Developing Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches to Bacterial Infections for a New Era: Implications of Globalization

Antibiotics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 916
Author(s):  
Lucía Fernández ◽  
María Dolores Cima-Cabal ◽  
Ana Catarina Duarte ◽  
Ana Rodriguez ◽  
Pilar García ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Bacterial Infections ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Diagnostic Systems ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Future Health ◽  
New Era ◽  
Research Level ◽  
The World

In just a few months, the current coronavirus pandemic has exposed the need for a more global approach to human health. Indeed, the quick spread of infectious diseases and their unpredictable consequences, in terms of human lives and economic losses, will require a change in our strategy, both at the clinical and the research level. Ultimately, we should be ready to fight against infectious diseases affecting a huge number of people in different parts of the world. This new scenario will require rapid, inexpensive diagnostic systems, applicable anywhere in the world and, preferably, without the need for specialized personnel. Also, treatments for these diseases must be versatile, easily scalable, cheap, and easy to apply. All this will only be possible with joint support of the governments, which will have to make the requirements for the approval of new therapies more flexible. Meanwhile, the pharmaceutical sector must commit to prioritizing products of global interest over the most profitable ones. Extreme circumstances demand a vehement response, and any profit losses may well pay dividends going forward. Here, we summarize the developing technologies destined to face the current and future health challenges derived from infectious diseases and discuss which ones have more possibilities of being implemented.

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