Antimicrobial activity, toxicity and anti-inflammatory potential of methanolic extracts of four ethnomedicinal plant species from Punjab, Pakistan

Rabia Naz, Hafsa Ayub, Sajid Nawaz, Zia Ul Islam, Tayyaba Yasmin, Asghari Bano, Abdul Wakeel, Saqib Ziaand Thomas H. Roberts BMC Complementary and Alternative MedicineBMC series – open, inclusive and trusted201717:302 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-017-1815-z ©  The Author(s). 2017 Received: 8 November 2016 Accepted: 31 May 2017 Published: 8 June 2017 Abstract Background The plant species Aristolochia indica (AI), Melilotus indicus (MI), Tribulus terrestris (TT) and Cuscuta pedicellata (CP) are widely used in folk medicine in the villages around Chowk Azam, South Punjab, Pakistan. The aim…

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Predicting autism: Study links infant brain connections to diagnoses at age two

Predicting autism: Study links infant brain connections to diagnoses at age two In previous studies, researchers linked infant brain anatomy differences to autism diagnoses at age two. Now they show differences in functional connections between brain regions at 6 months to predict autism at age two. Predicting autism: Study links infant brain connections to diagnoses…

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Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI in identifying obesity, new study shows

Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI in identifying obesity, new study shows Calculating a person’s waist-to-height ratio is the most accurate and efficient way of identifying whether or not they are at risk of obesity in clinical practice, a new study shows. Waist-to-height ratio more accurate than BMI in identifying obesity, new study shows Source:…

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Study could help explain link between seizures and psychiatric disorders

Study could help explain link between seizures and psychiatric disorders Scientists have identified different types of neurons in a brain region called the reticular thalamus. A better understanding of these cells could eventually help explain how both seizures and certain psychiatric disorders can occur at the same time. Study could help explain link between seizures…

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