Atrophic gastritis is a basic precancerous disease of the stomach and serological markers have been demonstrated effective for screening for atrophic gastritis and, in turn, preventing gastric cancer. Recently, a clinical study involving 169 patient...

Human skin aging is a natural and intrinsic process that involves shift of endogenous processes combined with external environmental factors such as exposure to the ultraviolet (UV) and pollution. These factors induce physiological changes which may...

Many processes of tissue injury and repair in adult organs proceed through a transient dedifferentiation to a more developmentally primitive state. Recent studies have suggested vitamin B12 administration during an injury may promote cell plasticity...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has a higher prevalence in developed western countries than in East Asia, with about 120 to 200 cases per 100,000 for ulcerative colitis (UC) and 50 to 200 cases per 100,000 for Crohn¡¦s Disease (CD) in ...

Autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, systemic sclerosis, lupus erythematosus, and type 1 diabetes, were found to be linked with increased CV risks, with risk dependent on the types of autoimmune disorders. In a population-b...