The advent of immunotherapy has made an indelible mark on the field of cancer therapy,
especially the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors in clinical practice. Although …

Psoriasis is now classified as an immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) of the skin.
It is being recognized that patients with various IMIDs, including psoriasis, are at higher risk …

Objective Mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have been related with improved job
satisfaction, wellbeing, health, and reduced workplace stress with employees. However …

Overweight and obesity are now considered a worldwide pandemic and a growing public
health problem with severe economic and social consequences. Adipose tissue is an organ …

The scientific interest in the biology of white adipose tissue (WAT) has increased since the
discovery of leptin in 1994. The description of the product of the gene obese (ob) …

The world is now experiencing an epidemic of obesity. Although the effects of obesity on the
development of metabolic and cardiovascular problems are well studied, much less is …

A number of hormones and metabolic mediators signal the brain of changes in the body's
energy status and when an imbalance occurs; the brain coordinates the appropriate …

Leptin, the adipokine produced mainly by the white adipose tissue, plays important roles not
only in the regulation of food intake, but also in controlling immunity and inflammation. It has …

Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has suggested that obesity may be
an independent risk factor for increased severity of illness from the H1N1 pandemic strain …

The subcellular distribution of steroidogenic enzymes has so far been studied mostly in
classical endocrine glands and in the placenta. In the peripheral intracrine organs which …