Neurodegenerative diseases affect not only the life quality of aging populations, but also
their life spans. All forms of neurodegenerative diseases have a massive impact on the …

Inflammation, although first characterized by Cornelius Celsus, a physician in first Century
Rome, it was Rudolf Virchow, a German physician in nineteenth century who suggested a …

Apoptosis mediates the precise and programmed natural death of neurons and is a
physiologically important process in neurogenesis during maturation of the central nervous …

Natural substances originating from plants have long been used to treat neurodegenerative
disorders (NDs). Parkinson's disease (PD) is a ND. The deterioration and subsequent …

Bridging the gap between the ancient art of herbalism and the emerging sciences of
ethnopharmocology and phytopharmacotherapy, this book highlights the major …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most aggressive malignant tumors with an overall dismal
survival averaging one year despite multimodality therapeutic interventions including …

In the present study, we examined the molecular mechanism by which Piperine (bioactive
compound of Piper nigrum) inhibits neuronal cell apoptosis. We further investigated the anti …

A member of the Valerianacae family, Nardostachys jatamansi is the smallest, most
primitive, perennial, dwarf, hairy, rhizomatous, herbaceous species. It has an enlarged …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease
worldwide. Nootkatone (NKT) has been shown to have neuroprotective, anti‐inflammatory …

The neuroprotective effects of carnosic acid (CA), a phenolic diterpene isolated from
rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), have been widely investigated in recent years, however …