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Paleoparasitological remains revealed by seven historic contexts from "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2006
Human occupation for several centuries was recorded in the archaeological layers of "Place d'Armes", Namur, Belgium. Preventive archaeological excavations were carried out between 1996/1997 and seven historical strata were observed, from Gallo-Roman ...
Gino Chaves da Rocha   +6 more
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Lutz's spontaneous sedimentation technique and the paleoparasitological analysis of sambaqui (shell mound) sediments

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013
Parasite findings in sambaquis (shell mounds) are scarce. Although the 121 shell mound samples were previously analysed in our laboratory, we only recently obtained the first positive results.
Morgana Camacho   +6 more
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Role of the Hair in Ancient Egypt [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 2018
The main aim of this research is to study the role of the hair in Ancient Egypt, as the hair was generally a symbol of mourning. In this regard, the study is divided into two (6) major parts as follows: Introduction, The hair care in ancient Egypt, The ...
Mahmoud El-Mohamdy, Hoda Kandil
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Proteomic profiling of archaeological human bone [PDF]

open access: yesRoyal Society Open Science, 2017
Ancient protein analysis provides clues to human life and diseases from ancient times. Here, we performed shotgun proteomics of human archeological bones for the first time, using rib bones from the Hitotsubashi site (AD 1657–1683) in Tokyo, called Edo ...
Rikai Sawafuji   +7 more
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Analysis of traditional Chinese medicine's understanding of functional movement disorder from ancient medical records

open access: yesChinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023
Functional movement disorder (FMD) is a common functional neurological disorder (FND), which is mainly manifested as subjective dyskinesia and cannot be explained by existing diseases.
LIN Yu⁃dong, FENG Bei⁃lei, WANG Gang
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Breast Diseases Of Women In Ancient Egypt [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage
This study explores the breast diseases that affected women in ancient Egypt, focusing on their Hieroglyphic terms, sources, symptoms, treatment, and overall understanding of women’s health through medical papyri such as the Ebers Papyrus, Edwin Smith ...
Liza Bishara   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Yao-Shan of traditional Chinese medicine: an old story for metabolic health

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Type 2 diabetes mellitus, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs), hyperuricemia and gout, and metabolic-related sexual dysfunction are metabolic diseases that affect human health in modern society.
Shuangling Yang   +4 more
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An Ancient Disease in a Modern World

open access: yesPoligrafi, 2023
For thousands of years people have attempted to understand epilepsy. Throughout our long history, healing traditions have incorporated dreams into both epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Recent studies provide new information on the impact of epilepsy on sleep and dreaming, while research into epileptic dream content offers insight into the emotional ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Comment: Characterization of Two Historic Smallpox Specimens from a Czech Museum

open access: yesViruses, 2017
The complete genome sequences of two strains of variola virus (VARV) sampled from human smallpox specimens present in the Czech National Museum, Prague, were recently determined, with one of the sequences estimated to date to the mid-19th century.
Ashleigh F. Porter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rare Genetic Diseases: Nature's Experiments on Human Development

open access: yesiScience, 2020
Rare genetic diseases are the result of a continuous forward genetic screen that nature is conducting on humans. Here, we present epistemological and systems biology arguments highlighting the importance of studying these rare genetic diseases.
Chelsea E. Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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