Plant-Based Therapeutics, Specialized Topics
Last updated: September 15, 2025 Introduction to Herbals as Therapeutics Plants have been used since the dawn of humanity for medical purposes. Plant extracts or derivatives are used in traditional healing systems such as Chinese herbal medicine, Indian (Ayurvedic),...
Diseases and Disorders, Insulin & Diabetes, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: October 9, 2025 Definition of Diabetes Diabetes is any disorder characterized by excessive urine excretion. The most common form of diabetes is diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder in which there is an inability to maintain carbohydrate and lipid...
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction Processes, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: October 24, 2025 Introduction to the Wnt Family of Proteins The Wnt genes constitute a large family of cysteine-rich, secreted glycoproteins that are involved in critical aspects of early embryonic development. The term wnt is an amalgam...
Cellular & Molecular Biology, Signal Transduction Processes, Specialized Topics
Last Updated: October 7, 2025 Introduction AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) was first discovered as an activity that inhibited preparations of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA...
Biochemistry Topics, Energy Generating Processes
Last Updated: October 22, 2025 Introduction to Oxidative Phosphorylation The large quantity of NADH that results from cytosolic glycolysis and the NADH and FADH2 that results from mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation and the TCA...
